Big’s soul-swapping shenanigans
by girlfriday
HEE. Hee hee hee. I am so going to love this drama. I knew when Gong Yoo teamed up with the Hong sisters, resistance would be futile. And so far the stills aren’t proving me wrong. Getting my hopes up is usually not allowed, but damnit, my excitement just will not be tamed. Here’s another set of stills from the upcoming romantic comedy Big, where a soul-swapped Gong Yoo gets stealthy, pink-panther-style.
When a freak accident causes 18-year old Kyung-joon and 30-year old Yoon-jae to swap bodies, a high school troublemaker suddenly finds himself in the body of a grown man. In his stupor, he finds his way to the hospital where his original body (played by Shin Won-ho) is being treated. Only when he gets there, he’s further freaked out by the sight of his new body’s face plastered all over the hospital’s walls, because Yoon-jae is a star doctor there… and he happens to be the face of its PR. Ha. The sight of Gong Yoo covering up his own face in terror just cracks me up.
Then below that are shots of the original doctor Yoon-jae pre-swap, being the perfect boyfriend and stapling his fiancée’s skirt hem when it comes undone. You mean he just carries a stapler, at all times? In his geeky pocket protector? Omg, if you make Gong Yoo play a nerd, I’m a goner. He was apparently so funny that Lee Min-jung couldn’t keep a straight face, which is pretty much what I wonder through most Hong sisters dramas: How on earth are they acting and not laughing right now?
We’ve had our share of body-swapping dramas in recent years, but this one’s guaranteed to milk the comedy out of the situation, which is what I’m most excited about. It’s one thing when drama heroes are immature and bratty just because, but this premise gives that trope an actual motivation other than Just Born An Ass. The age/soul swapping gives us fantastic comedy setups, but also sets the stage for some heart-tugging coming of age as well. Show, you’d better deliver.
Big follows Love Rain on KBS.
Via My Daily
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1 birdscout
May 16, 2012 at 5:13 AM
Blue Crocs! :)
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Kiara
May 16, 2012 at 7:31 AM
Blue staple lol.
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kimchi
May 16, 2012 at 8:00 AM
are doctors wear Crocs nowadays?
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kimchi
May 16, 2012 at 8:04 AM
DO doctors wear Crocs nowadays? *facepalm*
gong yoo crocs.. you're making me confused!
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Fangirl
May 16, 2012 at 8:36 AM
Yep they do. I've seen a lot here in our place :)
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Rashell
May 16, 2012 at 8:54 AM
Yeah, they wear them where I'm from too. They're comfy and because they're rubber they don't slip on the tile floors. Plus easy to clean.
bern 75
May 16, 2012 at 8:57 AM
i was just going to say that they got the crocs part right. yup i see those in the hospital (esp surgery duties) wearing them....
Yay! GONG YOO!!!!
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im_eve
May 17, 2012 at 6:24 AM
yep..esp during surgeries. it's easy to slip on when you're rushing, changing into sterile surgery clothes :) if i have i choice, i'd wear it on ER duties too! hehe
so yeah they GOT the crocs down right..& cute detail too hehe
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lovedramas
May 16, 2012 at 11:58 AM
My sister & BIL wear Crocs... they are both doctors working in a hospital - good for those on call days or whatever they call them. They don't wear them for Office Hours, or so I heard.
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Gaslady
May 16, 2012 at 11:06 PM
I am an anesthetist and I wear them in the theatre too :). But he should carry pens from drug companies cos most doctors won't bother getting their own plus they always lose them going from one part of the hops to another
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2 alice20
May 16, 2012 at 5:15 AM
Girlfriday, go to bed!
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Rashell
May 16, 2012 at 8:54 AM
with Gong Yoo! Heee!
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3 momogi
May 16, 2012 at 5:16 AM
oh nooo,, I want so badly to watch this drama but by the time it airs in KBS, I'll be back on my hometown AND my parents don't watch this kind of show,,ugh I hate this..
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jessly
May 16, 2012 at 5:24 AM
South Korean? Most tune in using web streaming or downloading, for example subscribe to Tving. No more fighting for the remote with parents, anyway they will always win in Korea.
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Cham
May 16, 2012 at 5:59 AM
Try ionair.tv for live streaming.
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Cham
May 16, 2012 at 6:02 AM
http://www.ionair.tv
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4 obsession
May 16, 2012 at 5:26 AM
omg! these new still pix are killing me inside coz waiting for a month before it finally airs. Gong Yoo never fail to make me gugu gaga over him. i have a high expectation for this drama which might not be good, but... when it comes to Gong Yoo, everything has to be high expectation for me...
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5 bourbon
May 16, 2012 at 5:29 AM
*Dies of Too Much Cute*
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6 sparkskey
May 16, 2012 at 5:51 AM
First reaction: HE'S WEARING CROCS!
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Mama J
May 16, 2012 at 8:11 AM
Second reaction: Even Crocs can't kill the Gong Yoo Cute!
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sparkskey
May 16, 2012 at 8:44 AM
lol, THIS so much
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Enz
May 16, 2012 at 11:11 PM
Lol... In fact, crocs become cute cos yoo is wearing them!
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7 zsa
May 16, 2012 at 5:52 AM
He has like...the perfect hair...look at that!!!
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Mama J
May 16, 2012 at 8:12 AM
(suspiciously) That's what *I* say when people talk about So Ji Sub's 'acting'...
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canxi
May 16, 2012 at 9:32 AM
LOLOL I never get tired of this.
Me: That tie looks nice...it's a nice color...
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8 LK
May 16, 2012 at 6:02 AM
Gong Yoo? Lee Min Jung? Hong sisters? I'M SOLD!
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Jo
May 16, 2012 at 2:50 PM
I KNOW RIGHT?!@#$%^&*(
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9 hpn88
May 16, 2012 at 6:05 AM
If I was that hospital's PR director, I'd use Gong Yoo for PR tactics as well which would involve lots of photoshoots.
But holy perfect hair Batman!
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10 graygirl
May 16, 2012 at 6:08 AM
I'm on! Definitely!!!! Kind of hoping that Love rain end faster..
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11 Pitch
May 16, 2012 at 6:17 AM
I´m so stoked for this!
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12 Mystisith
May 16, 2012 at 6:20 AM
How can you keep a straight face when you're shooting a ridiculous scene with a gorgeous guy in front of you? I keep asking myself the same question... I wouldn't be against body-swapping dramas when the time-travelling ones come to an end, if it's cleverly done...
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GDragonian
May 17, 2012 at 5:00 AM
id do a Yoo In Na in Queen In-Hyun's Man, and just grab and kiss him on the lips and say that it is the normal, polite way of greeting. ;D
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13 twentyonebuds
May 16, 2012 at 6:25 AM
AHHHH GONG YOO IS BACK!! I can't wait to see this, so excited! If it weren't for the Hong Sisters and Gong Yoo and Lee Min Jung, I would be very wary of this drama, but despite not finding the premise all that appealing, I'm definitely cautiously hoping this will fulfill my crack requirements when TK2H ends :)
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polly
May 16, 2012 at 10:54 PM
IKR! I really wanted him to b back with a drama...and he is yay! \^^? Desperately waiting for this!
June is gonna be soooo awesome with Big, I do I do and Gentleman's dignity...never knew i ll get to see Jang Dong Gun, Kim Sun Ah and Gong Yoo at the same time...dis is like Christmas already!
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14 come2noona
May 16, 2012 at 6:27 AM
We need a shower scene where the kid is checking out "his" newly acquired man muscles. Flexing and acting goofy... wearing nothing but a towel, still wet from the shower...
It's a post Army drama comeback after all. :)
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Mama J
May 16, 2012 at 8:13 AM
Noona is my hero.
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spjork
May 16, 2012 at 9:29 AM
THUMBS UP ALL THE WAY.
Love,
Fellow noona-perv
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houstontwin
May 16, 2012 at 2:06 PM
GY was lovely in a towel in his pre-army days!
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Enz
May 16, 2012 at 11:14 PM
Agree. Totally!!!
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GDragonian
May 17, 2012 at 4:44 AM
and im sure he's just as lovely, eherm, sans the towel too. ;D
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enz
May 17, 2012 at 9:32 AM
unfortunately, we will be unable to confirm that on kbs.
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15 blergh
May 16, 2012 at 6:31 AM
Just Born an Ass = Hyun Bin in just about everything (?)
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Mystisith
May 16, 2012 at 7:23 AM
And the best at doing it. :)
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nana
May 16, 2012 at 4:15 PM
except in Ireland.
he was actually the nice guy (mostly) in that one, but most people don't bother watching. the possible-incest-thing mixed with the only-having-partial-subs thing tends to turn most people off.
too bad, i actually liked it and would love to see it with proper english subs.
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16 exquisitemelody
May 16, 2012 at 6:55 AM
SO EXCITEDDDD ♥ I hope this one delivers well :D
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17 21
May 16, 2012 at 6:57 AM
So excited for this show!!! Hehehe! Hong sister's have the funniest plots!! Can't wait!
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18 Eliza Bennet
May 16, 2012 at 7:15 AM
Hong sisters never done me any wrong so far, I'm looking forward to this one.
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19 djeedjes
May 16, 2012 at 7:16 AM
Oh man, what a turn off, that ugly Crocs! Come on, there are many other 'comfortable' shoes out there.... you can be perfect, doctor and all, but whyyyy Crocs!! Gong Yoo, you disappointed me :(
I'm soooo on board with this! Miss him so bad!
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tia
May 16, 2012 at 8:49 PM
doctor wearing crocs in hospital for hygienic reason. esp in O.R they all wear crocs
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20 chula
May 16, 2012 at 7:22 AM
crocs is the norm though among hospital staff because as ugly as it is, they are comfy - especially when you have to stand up for hours for surgeries or walking around the hospital.
these stills are promising. can't wait :)
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trixicopper
May 16, 2012 at 9:18 AM
Where I work we all wear crocs. And I don't work in a hospital. Do a couple of 8 to 14 hour shifts on your feet in the wrong "pretty" shoes. You won't care what they look like. :)
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chula
May 16, 2012 at 10:20 AM
right?! i don't own crocs but i know people who swear by them [for work] so i won't judge :)
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21 caryatid
May 16, 2012 at 7:26 AM
Gong yoo!!!!!!!!! Ooooohhhhhlalalalahhhhhh!!!!! Need i say more!:D
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22 Noelle
May 16, 2012 at 7:53 AM
Please be all that I want you to be and more! Hong Sisters I believe in you! Fighting!
PS Please have Gong Hyo Jin do a cameo so at least that way I get them on screen together even if its only for one scene.
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23 jomo143
May 16, 2012 at 7:55 AM
That body. That face. Those eyes. Those writers. That girl.
I am so already dead.
I cried so much in CP for "him." Imma do that again, aren't I?
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spjork
May 16, 2012 at 9:32 AM
You're going to be in full traction by the time this is all over. I'm going to send you the cards and fruit baskets IN ADVANCE.
Get well soon, jomo!!
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24 nheony
May 16, 2012 at 7:56 AM
I'm a goner. Oh please please please let this be a good one.
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Enz
May 16, 2012 at 11:29 PM
Please please please please from me too
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25 ceire
May 16, 2012 at 8:00 AM
Gong Yoo! Gong Yoo! Gong Yoo!
In other words: I can't wait. I'm not sure the storyline is my cup of tea, but the Hong sisters + Gong Yoo = it can't be bad.
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26 GDragonian
May 16, 2012 at 8:00 AM
why do i get this image in my head of girlfriday giggling to herself like a little girl alone somewhere in a private space, maybe the loo, just imagining GY in this drama? lol.
i love GY but i still can't picture him with anyone other than YEH, so ill be watching this with my eye completely focused on him and him alone... and skip the scenes that don't include him, just like i do with CP. i swear i've seen that show a gazillion times and yet i've yet to see it in full. i simply fast forward to the GYEH scenes. XD
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spjork
May 16, 2012 at 9:35 AM
Hahaha, you're probably getting those images in your head because you're a PSYCHIC and they're totally happening!
Right, I'm off to the bathroom for *my* bout of incessant and uncontrollable giggling.
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27 Kimchigirl
May 16, 2012 at 8:01 AM
Yayyy!! Super excited 4 dis..:)) n i can watch it on kbsworld too*dies*
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28 Rashell
May 16, 2012 at 8:10 AM
OMG is Gong Yoo the hottest thing EVER!? So cute stapling his girl's skirt. And I'm with GF, if he's a hot nerd then I'm a goner. Nothing sexier then a smart guy doctor and when you add in smoking hot...well that's just the trifecta.
This drama looks so funny and these two leads have the comedic chops to pull if off. I can't wait. Maybe I will survive the end of K2H.
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29 SuziQ
May 16, 2012 at 8:19 AM
Love your comment about JUST BORN AS AN ASS! Alas, most male leads fit into this category in Kdramas.
SO glad GY is back and in a Hong sister comedy which is just their cup of tea.
Just couldn't get interested in Love Rain, so please end faster so I can see BIG.
Love the difference in hair style.Is that how we can tell them apart when they are body switched?
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30 Cruelsummer
May 16, 2012 at 8:23 AM
Why is he so gorgeous? It makes no sense. Crocs and all. I'm kind of confused with all the swapping right now and it doesn't seem like my cup of tea, but with Gong Yoo it's pretty much mandatory watching.
Crocs in the hospital are a no no. At least where I am. Most of the docs, techs and RN's wear Danskins. You are not allowed to wear shoes with holes in them. Exposing your piggies to the elements (blood, samples etc.) is not advised.
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Gaslady
May 16, 2012 at 11:35 PM
That's true but I still wear them. :p
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31 Eeefu
May 16, 2012 at 8:39 AM
I just had my Coffee Prince Nth-time fix last evening. Now I miss him all over again...
Same short length - he wears the hair differently for the 2 characters - love both - I am helpless!
Rock on - Gong Yoo!
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32 Juris
May 16, 2012 at 8:53 AM
Gong Yoo in stills reminded me so much of his Coffee Prince days and I don't know why,same genre maybe? Lee Min Jung on the other hand looks exactly the same hairstyle as Han hyo Joo had in her Brilliant Legacy role. Not sure about the premise though(not a fan of age/body-swapping-chuchu) but sure watching it 'coz of the 2 leads.
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33 marissa
May 16, 2012 at 9:02 AM
He so adorable!! and funny.
And super hawtttt.
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34 glencorajane
May 16, 2012 at 9:20 AM
crocs shd thank Gong Yoo for the endorsement. LOL
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35 dee
May 16, 2012 at 9:22 AM
if the geek is as handsome as gong yoo i'll stick with him..
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36 canxi
May 16, 2012 at 9:33 AM
If Gong Yoo worked at a hospital near me, I would never eat an apple.
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37 Cam
May 16, 2012 at 9:45 AM
H~O~O~R~A~Y ! ! !
\\^o^//
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38 MsB
May 16, 2012 at 11:21 AM
I am HAPPY!!! BIG is coming to DramaFever!! YES! YES! YES! Gong Yoo! So excited!
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39 anna
May 16, 2012 at 11:28 AM
LOL! I'm curious to see how that kid is going to try to get out of surgery. OMG. I'm scared now for his patients.
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40 Arhazivory
May 16, 2012 at 12:38 PM
lol. I'm laughing already and the drama hasn't started yet. Definitely looking forward to this. :D
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41 bd
May 16, 2012 at 12:41 PM
All this GY love - lol
Having 1st seen GY in mediocre to crappy films like "My Tutor Friend" and "Spy Girl" - can't say that I was impressed w/ either his acting skills (granted, he didn't have much to work w/) or his looks (which aren't exactly classic matinee idol looks).
But this all changed when I saw him play the role of Han-gyul in "Coffee Prince" to near perfection (still wouldn't say GY has classic matinee idol looks, but he's the type who looks better as he gets older due to his facial features filling out a bit).
Have to say, the screenshots are really engaging.
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kaidanmono
May 16, 2012 at 3:42 PM
Watch 도가니 (Dogani, a.k.a. The Crucible) if you have the stomach for it. Best acting of him I've ever seen. I think this is a case of bad material = relatively bad acting and good material = good acting.
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bd
May 16, 2012 at 8:29 PM
I've been meaning to watch "The Crucible"; while it's true bad material = relatively bad acting, GY, himself, stated that he really threw himself into the role of Han-gyul and that was the role where he really grew as an actor.
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GDragonian
May 17, 2012 at 4:54 AM
true. just the slight narrowing in one eye he did when HK became jealous as EC was giving Han Seung a thank you present after the CP concert. and the lovely expression on his face climbing up the stairs, looking at EC mopping the floor - the face of a man in love. also the morning after the kiss just b4 jin ha rim spilled the beans on EC. so many small nuances of his acting in that drama that made me fall in love with him, like forever.
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enz
May 17, 2012 at 9:40 AM
even the non romantic scenes like when han sung was telling him about yoo ju being pregnant. his expressions were just spot on. and cute to boot. how not to fall in love la!
enz
May 17, 2012 at 9:50 AM
i watched coffee prince and then checked out some of his other works coz i so loved his performance in coffee prince. his acting really had matured by the time he did coffee prince although i do think he was generally consistent before but he didnt have good vehicles for his talent. thats my opinion anyway. i only managed to biscuit teacher and star candy - which baffled and somewhat disturbed me (because of the student-teacher romance) and my tutor friend which i enjoyed but his role in it was very limited.
he was marvellous in crucible. i wish i could find finding mr destiny although i worry i may be disappointed coz i love him so much :p
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GDragonian
May 17, 2012 at 9:03 PM
he was a dream in she's on duty as well while i've been sent to delirium with his scenes in s diary. ;D
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enz
May 17, 2012 at 11:58 PM
was he? i can find that on the net! thanks - have done best love in anticipation of his role in a hong sisters drama. will def try to check out s diary and she's on duty then. am a real newbie at korean dramas :)
i agree with you in that he doesnt have the typical or usual pretty boy korean look but he has this combination of being adorable and hot at the same time, which i find unique. and i like that he looks like such a cool cat while giving off a mostly happy vibe. i dont like them broody angst ridden men haha
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enz
May 18, 2012 at 2:50 AM
gdragonian! thanks for the heads up on s diary - yup... delirious adequately describes me right now :p. i just looovvve his body le
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GDragonian
May 17, 2012 at 9:08 PM
also, suggest to me how i can send you a copy of mr. (my? ;D) destiny with subtitles and ill gladly do it.
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enz
May 18, 2012 at 12:06 AM
ahhhhh!! if you mean on the internet, then i wish i knew. i only just upgraded my internet connections just to accomodate my recent passion for some kdramas. unless you mean you can send a hard copy??!! really??! you want your destiny to become MINE? :D
i can give you an email address if you can do via internet. how to make this private?? thanks so much for the thought even!
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GDragonian
May 18, 2012 at 6:19 AM
you can easily create a new email address (yahoo) and i can send a link to that email ad. no need to use your real email address. u can even use mrs. choi han gyul as ur account name, but of course, ive already taken it, lol. then i can send a link from my dropbox public folder. still trying to figure out how exactly to do it as i've never done it before. it's only 420 mb, so the quality might not be good enough if ur gonna watch it on a big screen, tho. but it's good enough if ur gonna watch it on a laptop. just let me know.
enz
May 18, 2012 at 10:06 AM
thanks so much gdragonian. am happy for you to be mrs choi han kyul (although i dont know how that is possible when he is with eun chan already) coz i would rather be gong yoo's gal.
therefore, based onyour suggestion, i have created [email protected] for the specific purpose of getting your finding my (!) destiny. hope it works. thanks in advance!!
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42 Mashimomo
May 16, 2012 at 12:45 PM
If I would be stuck with a Primary Care doctor (THANKS HMO!) then hands down, Gong Yoo is IT :D thanks GF! I know I wouldn't want to get my hopes up just yet either but the stills are just too cute to pass up.
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43 Abbie
May 16, 2012 at 1:38 PM
This looks so funny! I can't wait!
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44 Claudia
May 16, 2012 at 2:47 PM
Dang, Gong Yoo! How can you look so good even when you're wearing those hideous looking crocs?
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45 Daniella
May 16, 2012 at 3:19 PM
WHY IN THE WORLD DOES LOVE RAIN HAVE TO BE 24 EPISODES!
I'm sorry, nothing against love rain fans, but seriously! I'm dying to watch!
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spjork
May 16, 2012 at 3:45 PM
Ugh, tell me about it.
They would've done better to cut out the tedious/draggy her mom and his dad stuff and kept it down to 18 episodes. Like, I could've done without the 70's portion of it (the first 3 episodes) altogether. Love Lame, more like.
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46 urnchai
May 16, 2012 at 4:19 PM
hi, i love both of the main leads but i hope the drama would focus more on lee min jung because i love her acting is amazing
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47 starrynighttt
May 16, 2012 at 6:54 PM
KYAAAA!!! OMG I WANNA WATCH THIS SO BADLY RIGHT NOW ;~;
YAYYY CAN'T WAITTTT!!!!
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48 smalltrade
May 16, 2012 at 7:42 PM
oy, so much drama goodness! good-bye any semblance of an actual life...
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49 malta
May 16, 2012 at 8:05 PM
OMG! Gong Yoo's SWOON worthy hair in the pictures of him as the doctor!
....spazzing out right now.
Superman Hair! :D
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50 jojojanamarizz
May 16, 2012 at 8:58 PM
eggzayted! :)
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