Find the hidden message in Ghost’s posters
by javabeans
javabeans: Could you BE any more boring, Ghost posters?
girlfriday: “We are a Serious Drama. We do not do interesting.”
javabeans: “What do you mean, not interesting? We have suits and furrowed brows!”
girlfriday: “Which indicate the grave level of seriousness with which we do our very important jobs!”
javabeans: “We are gathered around a table, looking at the camera! This is a very exciting photo composition!”
girlfriday: “We make binary code jokes with our fonts! How do you not perceive that it is amusing?”
javabeans: “Yes, even though the witty ‘0 1’ typeface appears to be a keyhole more than a computer reference, it is still very clever!”
girlfriday: So like the Matrix. Just more confusing.
javabeans: “You hunt for the meaning in the font, like we hunt for the meaning in cyber crimes.”
girlfriday: “It took us a very long time to come up with that metaphor and as we all know, trying harder makes things cooler.”
javabeans: “It is the oft-overlooked corner of the coolness spectrum called effortful.”
girlfriday: Dude, Serious Drama has a stick up its rear USB port.
javabeans: I’m just wondering which one’s the ghost.
girlfriday: “We do not have a ghost. That is also a metaphor.”
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1 NA
May 21, 2012 at 3:17 PM
Loving the poster!!! can't wait for this drama :)
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2 Lazy Goose
May 21, 2012 at 3:18 PM
I actually think the posters look cool and mysterious.
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NewKDramaAddict
May 21, 2012 at 3:19 PM
1/2 of the pictures are on serious rotation on my iPhone!
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3 NewKDramaAddict
May 21, 2012 at 3:18 PM
A ghost can also refer to a hidden computer program. Being a computer geek myself, we will see how geeky this is!!
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glace
May 21, 2012 at 6:07 PM
cool. I think this writer is very smart considering she wrote Sign. I have high hopes for Ghost!
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WM
May 21, 2012 at 6:28 PM
I was thinking this myself. Ghost in the shell sort of scenario(s). Still, that first one did look an awful like either the set beside him was on fire and he was getting some residual smoke, or he was turning into a ghost. Perhaps the hidden meaning is...he IS the Ghost in the Machine!
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Nutella's Soul
May 21, 2012 at 8:23 PM
Oh Ghost In The Shell scenario... interesting... the only thing that came to my mind when comparing Ghost to any manga/anime was Dengeki Daisy =__=;;
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Arhazivory
May 22, 2012 at 1:42 AM
=O I'm a Dengeki Daisy fangirl. lol. Yeah, I can see how you'd think of it with the title 'Ghost.'
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4 supah
May 21, 2012 at 3:22 PM
Random bit of trivia: the 1999 series 'Ghost' yes, literally 고스트 starred Jang Dong-gun, Kim Ha-neul and Kim Min-jong. Also aired on SBS. Jus sayin'.
Ohmigosh, the commentary! Lulz!
I think I had similar thoughts seeing those posters. I still lub So Ji-sub but really, his career... It's like that saying: 'one bad turn deserves another... and another and another...'
However, if this is anything like the writer-PD tandem's Harvest Villa, there may just be hope yet?
No? Oh well. At least the male cast is hotter than Sign's.
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jyyjc
May 21, 2012 at 5:47 PM
Ooooh that's interesting. So this is a reunion for the three.
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diorama
May 21, 2012 at 8:05 PM
The people behind Harvest Villa? Then the story's probably pretty solid. And hey, I'm a computer geek, so I'm looking forward to this.
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MsB
May 22, 2012 at 8:17 AM
Me too! I will definitely be looking for mistakes!
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5 Arhazivory
May 21, 2012 at 3:25 PM
lol @ the commentary. I agree that the posters aren't very appealing (a bit of a yawn-fest really). They could have made it look more digitized with an awesome computer graphic background to play up the 'ghost' theme.
Can't see this and not think of Ghost in the Shell. Man, that was some good animation right there.
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reglest
May 21, 2012 at 5:03 PM
Ghost in the Shell??
No..no my brain can't keep up with another brain enhancing drama..
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alua
May 21, 2012 at 11:49 PM
It's an anime, consisting of several films and a TV series. I've see only the first film, but it was fabulous. (I will watch the rest in the future).
See http://alualuna.wordpress.com/2012/04/09/ghost-in-the-shell/
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6 Mystisith
May 21, 2012 at 3:31 PM
The pics are beautiful but brrrrr, so cold. They need a gentle ghost to play some jokes on them in order to lift their mood.
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MsGB
May 21, 2012 at 7:28 PM
What, like Casper?
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Peggy
May 23, 2012 at 12:38 AM
That's so funny :-) I immediately thought of Casper and then read your post. Can just see dear little Casper floating around in these pics.
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7 Cynthia
May 21, 2012 at 3:39 PM
All those stills and So Ji-sub has exactly ONE expression!
Why do I get the uncomfortable feeling that he hears inside his head the same thing my cat hears inside hers?
White noise.
He does look good in his suit, though.
:)
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rbee
May 21, 2012 at 5:12 PM
ROFL at "white noise". You've just turned those posters hi-la-ri-ous. That's all I can think of when I look at them now. *vacant stares*
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becca_boo
May 21, 2012 at 6:14 PM
All those DRAMAS and So Ji-sub has exactly ONE expression!
I actually like the guy, but don't ask me why because I have absolutely no idea.
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canxi
May 21, 2012 at 6:33 PM
Maybe it's the hair ;D
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becca_boo
May 21, 2012 at 6:52 PM
LOL! Definitely NOT! Although his Ghost hair doesn't look nearly as bad as his MiSa hair. Still, no. Just... no. : ]
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canxi
May 21, 2012 at 11:54 PM
Hahahahahaha~
lenrasoon
May 21, 2012 at 8:48 PM
i agree about So Ji Sub, i know the guy can act but sometimes i feel he got lazy and too comfortable with his acting/work. I had hope that he would change something with this drama but from the looks of it i don't think so.
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MsB
May 22, 2012 at 8:20 AM
He has a type! He has never acted in anything that was not dark in nature. If he has, let me know because I've seen just about everything! This will probably be (I hope) his most un-dark drama ever!
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kopytko
May 22, 2012 at 3:59 PM
In "We Are Dating Now" (2002) he played a good, innocent guy. Nothing dark about the character :D
becca_boo
May 22, 2012 at 8:45 PM
Ooh, I'd forgotten about We Are Dating Now. He was cute in that. Maybe I like him because of that.... I guess I am shallow, after all.
Mama J
May 21, 2012 at 8:33 PM
I am sure his hair will look spectacularly good in this drama. Perhaps he will cry in an episode or two.
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YY
May 21, 2012 at 11:28 PM
He looked pretty vacant in Sorry I Love You but I thought it was because of the bullet in his head. He looked REALLY vacant in Cain and Abel but I thought it was because he had amnesia. I'm optimistic I'll find a way to explain his vacancy (LOL) here.
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canxi
May 21, 2012 at 11:53 PM
He'll have that serious detective vacancy. "I'm too smart and calculating for emotions."
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becca_boo
May 22, 2012 at 6:33 AM
So funny. Maybe it's just an I'm-too-hot-for-acting vacancy that he has all the time.
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Mama J
May 22, 2012 at 9:11 AM
i'm too sexy for this shot, too sexy for this shot, i'm just so freakin' hot...
all credit due to right said fred, i think
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becca_boo
May 22, 2012 at 11:12 AM
Excuse me for minute while I laugh hysterically because that is Just. AWESOME.
Okay, now I'm taking SJS even LESS seriously because I'm thinking of when Rizzo did that song on Muppets Tonight. Heehee.
Eliza Bennet
May 22, 2012 at 7:04 AM
"All those DRAMAS and So Ji-sub has exactly ONE expression!"
No arguments there but that single expression is enough to make me want to watch him nevertheless :)
I don't think SJS can act. And he hasn't improved with the years at all. But I love to look at his face because it is sort of flawless you know.
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MsB
May 22, 2012 at 8:22 AM
You right, maybe its not the acting. Maybe we just like to look but if you have not seen his movies, they too are dark but very, very good!
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Pepperandice
June 9, 2012 at 3:43 PM
Channeling zoolander
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8 Rashell
May 21, 2012 at 4:02 PM
Well, they all look very SERIOUS but still very pretty. For eye candy alone it's worth looking at. But I'm not sure I want to invest hours in this drama. But Eom Ki Joon is in it, and I adore him. So I'll probably at least check it out.
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houstontwin
May 21, 2012 at 5:09 PM
Me too! I am not usually gushy, but Eom Ki Joon is so, so talented. It is a crying shame that he doesn't get the lead roles (though he makes every role compelling).
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MsB
May 22, 2012 at 8:31 AM
Loved Ki Joon in Scent of a Woman! But that was the first time I had ever seen him.
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9 Kiara
May 21, 2012 at 4:06 PM
“We are a Serious Drama. We do not do interesting.”
That is so So Ji-sub. I'll watch him again when he tries something different.
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10 jae
May 21, 2012 at 4:11 PM
is it john mayer of tk2h ? where is daniel choi ? just curious.. ^^
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11 Tru2u
May 21, 2012 at 4:23 PM
our Eom Ki-joo aka Poopy seok is looking HOTT!!!
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12 linda
May 21, 2012 at 4:25 PM
I heard daniel choi will appear in the first ep. He will face off to become so ji-sub in the remaining eps.
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13 jandoe
May 21, 2012 at 4:37 PM
I actually really liked the posters. On the simple side maybe, but still come off with an edgy vibe. Never planned to watch this but damn, I might just keep it under my radar...
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14 Noelle
May 21, 2012 at 4:44 PM
Where is Daniel Choi?
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Ani
May 21, 2012 at 5:31 PM
I knew someone was missing. This was me "I could have sworn there's another second lead there somewhere people were excited about."
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canxi
May 21, 2012 at 5:35 PM
Word. That's what I said.
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15 E
May 21, 2012 at 4:53 PM
All I'm thinking of is...why does So Ji Sub look so short next to Lee Yeon Hee? lol
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16 amee
May 21, 2012 at 5:06 PM
not really planning to watch this, but the posters look kinda cool actually. just a bit bland. i want all the blazers lee yeon hee is wearing!
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17 missjb
May 21, 2012 at 5:16 PM
whahahh So Ji SUb is sooo HOT and handsome! ^^
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18 antonia
May 21, 2012 at 5:17 PM
love the posters!!!!! can't wait for this drama
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19 reese
May 21, 2012 at 5:18 PM
I thought the posters and pictures were interesting; not great, but definitely interesting.
I can't wait for this drama.
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20 purexorange
May 21, 2012 at 5:38 PM
so ji sub always had that look with his eyes... avery sad pitiful look he can never get rid of....
hahahah hope he tries a comedy sometime.
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skelly
May 21, 2012 at 9:43 PM
So true...he reminds me of this white cartoon dog that was popular when I was really small, a white basset hound with huge sad eyes and flapping jowls - Droopy Dog. Even when he smiles, he still looks sad.
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MsB
May 22, 2012 at 8:41 AM
Sad but true! He does sexy well too.
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jomo143
May 22, 2012 at 11:31 AM
So you're saying droopy is the new sexy?
Ahhhh Grampa will be so happy!
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21 JC
May 21, 2012 at 5:43 PM
Daniel choi is the ghost so he is missing in the poster?I guess I just gonna spend time following the update before watching the serious drama... =)
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22 becca_boo
May 21, 2012 at 5:44 PM
*sigh* What uninspired posters. On the other hand, the commentary from our fearless leaders is hilarious, especially when read with a Sam the Eagle voice. Thanks, jb and gf!
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skelly
May 22, 2012 at 5:20 PM
LOL! At first I thought you were talking about us, the people posting to the website
(really? am I really ...uninspired?)
Oh, you mean the actual drama posters...those things that are made of paper and hung outside movie theaters...I've had my Emily Litella moment, I think I'll go home now...
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becca_boo
May 22, 2012 at 8:31 PM
Thanks for the laugh! I have moments like that all the time, too. : )
As for the (comment) posters, I'd say the 100+ comments means we're fairly inspired, even if the (drama) posters aren't. Maybe it all balances out in the end....
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23 Steph
May 21, 2012 at 5:51 PM
Lol, the poster are fine by me. I don't really care about that though. Just be good drama.
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24 Anvesha
May 21, 2012 at 5:54 PM
So. Bland.
LYH's pics look like the ones where a character stands and you just change the outfit... Same pic.. But differen outfit!
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25 dahlia
May 21, 2012 at 5:56 PM
WTH where's CHOI Daniel I dont see him or Im just blind :(
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worldword
May 21, 2012 at 9:01 PM
choi daniel is cameo
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26 jessly
May 21, 2012 at 6:15 PM
They should paste this posters on the newly opened So Ji Sub Road. Is this drama about cyber sleuth? If so at least that is something new for kdrama.
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Cynthia
May 21, 2012 at 6:56 PM
Lol
I just read about this over at Soompi. There's no road yet, but there sure is a gallery at the beginning of where they're planning to start the road - and guess what's in the gallery?! Pictures of SJS showing his many poses and same expression. And the best part? He's actually standing there admiring himself. He's one happy fella. Pfft.
:)
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jessly
May 21, 2012 at 7:25 PM
LOL, so they are still building the road? The gallery is a hoot.
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Shiku
May 21, 2012 at 7:59 PM
He is building his own road? LMAO!
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Cynthia
May 21, 2012 at 8:54 PM
Well, to be fair, they're naming a yet-to-be-built road after him - along with that So Ji-sub Gallery chockful of his glory.
:)
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Shiku
May 21, 2012 at 9:59 PM
So in SK they name roads after celebrities?
Cynthia
May 22, 2012 at 7:51 AM
IDK. Maybe this is a national first? Just what So Ji-sub needs - an ego boost.
At least now he'll have a special road to drive his monogrammed special car on. Does it get any better?
I think not.
:)
27 Thatgirl
May 21, 2012 at 6:18 PM
Why do I have a feeling that they are only making Ghost look boring so that they can surprise us by slapping on a Rated 19 for nudity and sexual conduct? Lol!
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MsB
May 22, 2012 at 8:25 AM
I'll buy that for $1!
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Cruelsummer
May 23, 2012 at 6:13 AM
That would be awesome.
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28 Niki
May 21, 2012 at 6:33 PM
Is LYH really that tall or did they make her stand on a box?
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29 hanie
May 21, 2012 at 7:16 PM
gosh your commentary that makes this interesting. The posters are pretty but cold and uninteresting... well, probably it just because I not fan of the leads.
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30 lovedramas
May 21, 2012 at 7:37 PM
I still can't get past the fact that I really did not like his character in Bali. But if he's super cool and the writing is as good as it was in signs... I'm all for it. I don't remember what this series is about... but if it's about solving crimes, I love that. SJS looks really fine here.
LYH looks good in the posters. I'm hoping her acting is better than the other stuff I've seen her in.
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31 kayana20
May 21, 2012 at 7:37 PM
So Ji Sub is back ojn tv so excited. But I am not excited for the drama since Lee Yeon Hee is pretty and cannot act.I hope that the lovely people on this thread can change my mind because other than Queen In-Hyun Man my wed/thurs is looking pretty empty. I don't know if I will either like Time Slip Dr. Jin or Bridal Mask too.They all look so serious and tragic. And it doesn't help that only one show has 2 main strong actors.The rest it's all secondary.Counting on the dramabeans family to show me the light.
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32 Sue
May 21, 2012 at 7:39 PM
Hey, not everybody is serious...In the group poster G.O. seems to be cracking a smile ; )
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33 Guam2000
May 21, 2012 at 8:20 PM
This question is out of context to the other comments but I have to ask, who decides who writes the review for which show. Do you guys jong gang po it or toss a coin? You are both great writers so what decides who gets to write what? Do you guys ever fight over writing for the same drama series?
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34 lenrasoon
May 21, 2012 at 9:13 PM
i think the posters are good i mean basic good but i'll still check this drama out for curiosity sake. I just don't know if i can take another So Ji sub cold character.
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35 gary
May 21, 2012 at 9:13 PM
So Ji sub is sexy
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36 mew
May 21, 2012 at 9:51 PM
Lee Yeon Hee is pretty but how come in all the posters she only has one facial expression, which is expressionless. It turns me off a a bit about this drama although the other leads are great
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jomo143
May 22, 2012 at 11:33 AM
You guys gotta look at the bright side of "one expression" actors. I know I am repeating myself here:
SJS looks sleepy.
LYH looks sleepy.
Ergo, we can look forward to seeing them sleepy together!
:D
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37 21
May 21, 2012 at 10:01 PM
The dude does not look happy.
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38 pauper
May 21, 2012 at 10:48 PM
So Ji-sub needs a new agent/agency, stat. Just because you have eyes that look ready to cry in any second does not mean you cannot do light-hearted dramas.
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39 kopytko
May 21, 2012 at 11:28 PM
I think the posters represent the makers' honesty: we give you an hour of So Ji Sub, twice a week. Are you in? And then I say: of course I am! As I already wrote somewhere - if you ask me, he can just play an accountant at work, I don't mind.
I actually like that the poster shows one of the drama's best assets (I hope SJS doesn't screw this up:P) without trying hard to come up with some unnecessary fireworks.
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40 Eliza Bennet
May 21, 2012 at 11:44 PM
It doesn't matter how boring the poster is, I like the cast of this drama and even if I didn't SJS looking this good in a suit would get me to watch it - I have actually finished Cain and Abel, that is my level of love for SJS :)
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jessly
May 22, 2012 at 12:50 AM
By that measurement, I am convinced your love is true.
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MsB
May 22, 2012 at 8:29 AM
Watched it too. Can't say I was super crazy about it but I liked it the best of all of his dramas!
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41 aitit
May 22, 2012 at 12:15 AM
Lee yeon hee looks so pretty with the bangs
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42 ClaraD
May 22, 2012 at 1:12 AM
Yeah, can he do comedy?
Eom Ki-joon is a better actor in my book *hide* I hope he can he be a lead in a drama someday, fighting Ki-joon shi!
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43 ginggaggolli
May 22, 2012 at 1:59 AM
...whew interesting!
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44 Yeez
May 22, 2012 at 6:39 AM
OH MY. The cast looks great, but it looks too damn serious !
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45 Hawjimage
May 22, 2012 at 8:13 AM
Lol - No one cares about the storyline or the drama - Everyone will just be looking at So Ji Sub and praying he takes his shirt off. lol.
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MsB
May 22, 2012 at 8:30 AM
At least one shower scene! Cain and Abel had a plethora of scenes! I actually had a shower scene overload!
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kopytko
May 22, 2012 at 1:25 PM
Don't think I am a weirdo, but I prefer him in a suit ;)
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46 matinsoleil
May 22, 2012 at 8:14 AM
i'm wearing my glasses but i can't see daniel choi on the poster...maybe i miss some information. Did he leave the show or something?
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47 Cam
May 22, 2012 at 8:37 AM
Ooooo!! OOO!! It looks so freaking GREAT & awesoooome when these actors and 2 actress poses like that (in posters) ~ I really loooove it!! :D
So Ji Sub look so handsome w/ his style like that! \^o^/ Sooo mysterious!!
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48 annnsow
May 22, 2012 at 2:26 PM
...
Why the heck is he half brown.
Someone explains me why this skin colour refers to a ghost. It's about ghosts right?
And yeah, the posters are boring.
I don't think I'll watch this.
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49 purpleZ
May 22, 2012 at 2:50 PM
What's wrong with the posters??? So plain and uninteresting and also badly edited. They want to keep them... minimalistic to the fullest? Yawn.
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50 Verónica
May 22, 2012 at 4:45 PM
Eom Ki Joon. I don't need excitement, or fun, or boredom, or anything else for that matter. There's Eom Ki Joon to cover all I need. :D
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