Choi Kang-hee as Joo-won’s potential leading lady
by javabeans
We’ve finally got a potential co-star for Joo-won in the upcoming rom-com spy drama Secret Agent War, with the latest reports telling us that Choi Kang-hee (Protect the Boss) has been offered the role and is considering it favorably. As she’s currently filming a movie, according to her agency Keyeast, both sides are working out scheduling issues.
I mean this in the nicest way possible: Noooooooooo.
There are so many reasons this feels weird and off-putting to me, mostly because it’s an odd coupling. Individually, I can see both actors working. Choi can do feisty, and she had a pretty ballsy character in Protect the Boss, so she should fit in playing a secret agent who hides her work from her boyfriend. But together?
It’s not strictly the age difference, although that’s definitely a concern with Choi being a 1977-er and Joo-won a 1987-er. Or should I say the mere numbers aren’t the issue, because I’ve long since gotten used to drama heroines being noonas (that’s just a fact of life in an industry where your most eligible actor-bachelors have to take two years off in the army). Lee Min-ho and Kim Hee-sun have the same ten-year gap between them but I don’t really care about the age difference in Faith.
But Joo-won just seems like a baby, with his aegyo personality and little-boy ways, and Choi Kang-hee definitely has a more mature vibe. The whole fun of the source movie (Level 7 Civil Servant) was that they were on equal footing, both in love and in their spy confrontations. I want hot romance, not Adventures in Babysitting! (Must remind myself of Joo-won’s powerful on-screen transformations. Arg. But who can recall Gaksital’s fierceness when you’ve got images of Joo-won squealing over moths and bees running on an endless mental loop?)
Secret Agent War is being planned as a 20-episode drama and will air in January 2013.
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Tags: Choi Kang-hee, Joo-won
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51 neener
October 18, 2012 at 6:52 AM
totally off topic but can someone recommend me a good streaming site of 1 night 2 days with english subtitles?? I've been dying to watch like EVER SINCE the season 1!!! PLEASE! PLEASE!
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Sonia
October 18, 2012 at 6:55 AM
http://www.daebaksubs.com/search/label/1N2D%20Season%202
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neener
October 19, 2012 at 10:35 PM
THANK YOU!THANK YOU! I'll be checking this out once I'm done catching up with the dramas I'm currently watching!
THANK YOU!
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52 Daisy
October 18, 2012 at 6:55 AM
NOOOOOOOOOOOOO is what I can only say...
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53 angelica borja
October 18, 2012 at 7:00 AM
Too bad..maybe if JW will be able to read this he will feel bad..it is just a matter of how he will pull it through..this drama si quite a big challenge on him this will prove his versatility.. A good actor no matter who his leading lady will be will always shine if he is really good..WHY DON'T YOU PEOPLE JUST TRUST JOO WON AND CHOI KANG HEE..
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54 Liana
October 18, 2012 at 7:01 AM
I second (or third? fourth? We're all on the same page!) your NOOOOOOO!
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55 kuki
October 18, 2012 at 7:02 AM
This is why MBC drama suck.
Doesn't Choi Kang Hee has a mirror? Does she know how exactly old she looks next to him?
New on-screen couple should make you excited... but I just feel bad for Joo Won right now.
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hery
October 18, 2012 at 7:20 AM
I just dont understand JW said in his recent interviews he likes to play a role around his age with sweet love. Does that mean romancing an ahjumma called sweet love. Why not Gong Hyo Jin she can portry every charcter and not that old. If it is confirmed i dont think the luck with JW this time. I hate mbc..
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Tru2u
October 18, 2012 at 10:38 AM
Gong Hyo Jin as a spy? NAH pass on that. That's a BIG NNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
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56 watch&listen
October 18, 2012 at 7:05 AM
I dont know if they'll suit or no. I kinda against the pairing too. But since I saw how she can kick and fight well in Protect the Boss, I'll be prefer her than some actress who can act well but cant do the fighting scene well. This about spies right? So as long as the actress can kick and throw some punch 'beautifully', Im all in. I cant really 'feel' it if when they do fighting scene and the actress do some powerless kick and punch.
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57 Lala
October 18, 2012 at 7:06 AM
Nooooooo!
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58 kuki
October 18, 2012 at 7:10 AM
I wonder how Korean netizens feel about this? Are they against it too?
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imyura
October 18, 2012 at 1:21 PM
Korean netizens wanted him with Yoon Eun Hye since she was one of the actresses who was offered this drama. So when she accepted Missing you, many were depressed.
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59 apple
October 18, 2012 at 7:13 AM
NO!!!
Just NO!
I cannot picture them together.
What about:
- Park Shin-hye
- Sung Yuri
- Lee Da-hae
- Eugene
- Song Ji-hyo
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carol
October 18, 2012 at 8:28 AM
Yeah, Song Ji Hyo would be awesome. Or maybe Park Min Young
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Tru2u
October 18, 2012 at 10:40 AM
I agree with the former, but the latter bores me to tears!
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oh yes
October 18, 2012 at 12:22 PM
Park Shin Hye could have been partnered with him in Baker King if she wasn't too busy with her movie at that time... so I would like to see them tgt
She can fight too lol
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60 Panda123
October 18, 2012 at 7:13 AM
I don't mind the older actress but i rather have someone like Han Ji Min, i loved her with Yoochun in RP, i look she is so beautiful and could totally do the action role. I could totally see her with Joo Won. x
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61 Annie
October 18, 2012 at 7:19 AM
JW was cast first, so I'm going to go ahead and say that she's way too old for him and looks it too. She looked way older than Ji Sung and he's only like a year younger than her...
What is going on with Kdramas? This is getting ridiculous.
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62 Ingrid
October 18, 2012 at 7:19 AM
This is good! I really like the idea. Oh, please just let them be.
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eny
October 18, 2012 at 8:01 AM
i like it too,let it happen
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63 notizen
October 18, 2012 at 7:25 AM
We should send this web page and comments to MBC mailbox.
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Cherry
October 18, 2012 at 8:42 PM
Can I have the link, please? I want to bombard them with messages!
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64 citizens
October 18, 2012 at 7:28 AM
We should send this webpage and all comments to MBC mailbox to know people's opinions.
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65 okitokki
October 18, 2012 at 7:28 AM
noooooo ):
i cant be the only one who didn't like her in protect the boss. i liked her character well enough, but not her.
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66 katiamon
October 18, 2012 at 7:30 AM
NO FREAKING WAY! joo won is too young and the age difference is too much. i think Han Chae-ah would be perfect for the role, she rocked it on gaksital and i think she could do better than her role in Ohlala Couple...
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67 hery
October 18, 2012 at 7:31 AM
Mbc like to cast younger men with ajummas, Why he take mbc drama i already feel sorry for him. Imagine the kissing scene....omo...i dont think i can rewatch that.
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68 kuki
October 18, 2012 at 7:44 AM
Unlike Kim Hee Sun who was cast first in Faith...
This time Joo Won was cast first... it makes me think Choi Kang Hee has ulterior motive. Joo Won should be prepared :D
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Tru2u
October 18, 2012 at 10:42 AM
hhahahaha, noona's need some young blood too!!!
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69 hapacalgirl
October 18, 2012 at 8:08 AM
I may be in the minority but I think choi kang hee can rock this role, joo won on the other hand is far too. young looking for the role. I mean he has the gravitas to pull it off for sure but he doesn't look the part. The original pairing worked because they were MATURE sexy beetches not because they were the same age . Joo won , while talented, looks like a baby .
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Annie
October 18, 2012 at 8:13 AM
Joo Won was cast first though; otherwise, I would totally agree. I don't object to CKH, just CKH with Joo Won. What a casting fail...
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canxi
October 18, 2012 at 2:25 PM
It's not the age difference that many of us are worrying about it's just that Choi Kang Hee next to Joo Won would just seem like a sister/brother pair rather than a romantic pair. Choi Kang Hee rocks and I really like her but I can't picture her and Joo Won being together romantically.
And like everyone said Joo Won was cast first, so now you have to pick a person that's suitable for him in terms of looks and acting ability. They don't look like a couple, per say, even though the acting ability is there.
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Yoori
October 18, 2012 at 5:35 PM
THIS!
I'm surprised at the reactions on DB! Also, that's a really bad picture of CKH! I wonder if they posted it on purpose to emphasis the disagreement of "Noooooooooooo".
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70 browncoat_78
October 18, 2012 at 8:10 AM
EPIC. FAIL. That would be a disaster. Nothing worse than seeing a fun premise and a great leading man ruined by horrible casting of the female lead. Please, oh, please, don't let this happen.
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71 lovenicole
October 18, 2012 at 8:15 AM
Some one who was born 1984 or after like Shin Mina or Jung Yoo Mi would be okay,but even Eugene who was born in 1981 would be too old for Joo Won in this drama.
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72 mini
October 18, 2012 at 8:21 AM
ok.ok.so i will be watching aunt-young boy romance?joo won.i love you but i afraid i will have to skip this one...
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73 crazedlu
October 18, 2012 at 8:28 AM
Friggin NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
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74 Jellybeanieba
October 18, 2012 at 8:29 AM
She should fire the person who released that picture.
She looks like she's been up all night in a hospital waiting room wondering if the patient would survive.
Her hair looks like she cut and colored it herself in a dark room with the lights out using a dull pair of pruning shears.
And it looks like she left the cellulite cream at home. She should sue someone.
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Tru2u
October 18, 2012 at 10:56 AM
I think the picture was on purpose! Look at all the picture on the internet and this is one the posted -_-.
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75 madqueen
October 18, 2012 at 8:35 AM
I'hink she can be real good in the secret agent role.
As for pairing with Joo Won, why not?
Joo Won looks older than his age in Gakistal.
And I had all the reservations in the world about Lee Seung Gi and Ha Ji Won in TK2H with their 9 years age gap and look how fantastic together they turned out in the drama.
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76 Anao
October 18, 2012 at 8:35 AM
This pair seems a little odd but after watching Ha Ji-won & Seung Gi in "King 2 Hearts" and Kim Sun Ah & Lee Jang-woo in "I do I do" I think any coupling might work as long as there's chemistry. They wouldn't pair them if there's no chemistry right? Right?
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77 danna
October 18, 2012 at 8:47 AM
I kind of love CKH since she played the best female characters in all of last year's dramas....she can act and kick ass...in that respect the casting would've been way worse, especially since the most eligible leading ladies are already taken....also lets not forget that Joo Wom has been playing older characters in all of his dramas...so I think she fits into character now lets just pray they have chemistry...but i've stopped worrying about that too since King 2hearts
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78 Panda123
October 18, 2012 at 8:48 AM
Eugene has already paired with Joo Won in Baker King. I want to see him with someone new. x
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79 Shortiesss
October 18, 2012 at 8:52 AM
Did Korea run out of young actresses? I'm tired of all these Noona romances!!!!!!
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80 dduk
October 18, 2012 at 9:15 AM
jesus .... no. I'm all for noona's to be paired with a younger cast... but it just seems off like really really off.... how about Im Joo Eun she looks the part anddd is around the same age as joowon so the dynamic won't look so... off.
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81 HoGaZzZz
October 18, 2012 at 9:23 AM
I love her but: NO!
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82 JoowonLover;P
October 18, 2012 at 9:26 AM
Have y'all seen his new Cosmopolitan pictures?
SMOKIN' HOT. Literally.
http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mc3gtzRdgd1qcth8ao1_500.jpg
http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mc343udJcX1qi8xsso1_500.jpg
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R
October 18, 2012 at 9:45 AM
Wow thanks for the pics ! Like it very much !!
I was hoping for Lee Min Jung or Sohn Ye Jin and cannot say that I am verry happy about this news... However, let's wait for the confirmation !
Joo Won can be like a baby in real life but I trust his acting talent and hopefully he may have chemistry with Choi Kang Hee as well ^^
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YooYoon
October 18, 2012 at 9:50 AM
1st pic: NOOOOOOO why is oppa smoking? Not cool Joo Won.
2nd pic: Hmmmm I'd like to come home to that any day.
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83 saranga
October 18, 2012 at 9:36 AM
i'm opposed because i just don't like the actress. protect the boss would have been much better if choi kang-hee hadn't kept hanging around! something in her face that annoys me, and her voice gets tiring pretty quickly.
i actually see joo-won as more of a man than a baby, though i definitely see where he can seem like one. he has cheekz! i think he deserves a better name than choi kang-hee. let's face it, there are hotter names out there right now than hers...
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84 hery
October 18, 2012 at 9:37 AM
But TK2H rating were not great and I do i do barely was around 9 percent.
TMTETS had high rating due to great start from child actors. Choi kang hae latest drama rating 14,15 percent. Another Mbc drama with lead ajumma and that was totally flop is TWWSWTM costar kim bum. Other than kim sam son i dont recall other drama with older actress who had higher rating. I mean with high rating more than 20 percent, because all JW earlier dramas had more than 20% rating. Please Please Please not this weird pairing.
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ilikemangos
October 18, 2012 at 10:16 AM
I don't think percentages would prove much of an affect on your argument, considering there are alot of reasons as to why percentages are low or high, many not having to due much with the pairing but whether or not the story actually even holds up with them.
K2H was a flop in viewer ratings but the highest in downloads each week.
I don't think you should determine an actor/actress's appeal based upon ratings.
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ilikemangos
October 18, 2012 at 10:17 AM
do much*
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Annie
October 18, 2012 at 11:41 AM
Advertisers don't care about download rates. They make money when people tune in on their TVs. But I agree that not all noona dramas have been utter flops. Sageuks rule the roost in Korea and dramas in modern settings have a hard time competing whether the couple is conventional (i.e. guy is older) or not.
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85 Noelle
October 18, 2012 at 9:47 AM
What an awkward pairing. However, it did work in Me To Flower. I never would of thought those two would click but they did. I don't know. I would love to see someone different in the leading lady role but if it is her I hope to see it work. Maybe the casting director is seeing something we don't.
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86 k4ice4thu
October 18, 2012 at 9:53 AM
NO.
Just NO.
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87 ayma
October 18, 2012 at 9:58 AM
those pictures.. wowww!! i always have soft spot for smoking man
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88 Vicianie
October 18, 2012 at 10:03 AM
One word .NO.
I like ckh and loved her in protect the bosss but her pairing with joowonie isnonojonojonighyfyckxjgcv hell to the noCKH please reject this role or else i might cry.. Im suck of noona-dongseng loveee :(((
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89 ilikemangos
October 18, 2012 at 10:11 AM
Wellllllll, i guess we could argue that Ha Ji Won also has that mature vibe + coupled with an aegyo lee seung gi in K2H. Both a decade apart. Heck, lee seung gi looks younger than joo-won. I think it's because we've all seen joo-won act all cutesy in 1night 2 days that we're forgetting he's a great actor who can turn into manly badass in a snap.
What i'm saying is, despite the completely different images of ha ji won & lee seung gi, this OTP ended up being my perfect couple in the land of dramas.
Then again, one could also say Ha Ji Won has more of a feminine touch..
I don't know.. anything's possible in k-dramaland.
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Bu Young
October 18, 2012 at 11:23 AM
I love Ha Ji Won, but I couldn't stand her in K2H and it had nothing to do with her age difference with LSG. It was the whole aegyo thing but what's wrong with this pairing with Joo Won is that Choi Kang Hee's acting is odd to me.... no so much their age.
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Annie
October 18, 2012 at 11:42 AM
I also didn't like how HJW infantilized her role... she and LSG were supposed to be 30 in that drama and she sure didn't act like it.
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90 ilikemangos
October 18, 2012 at 10:27 AM
Btw, this photo might not be so good(not flattering!) for those who don't know her and are judging off of this one photo. She looks a bit tired and the hair looks horrendous..
Maybe if she fixes up her hair a bit i'll have some hope.
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91 bacca
October 18, 2012 at 10:34 AM
Sorry Joo Won hun, I love you and all but if this ends up being who you're going to make out with, I'm gonna have to take a raincheck. It's not you, really.
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92 Shu
October 18, 2012 at 10:48 AM
big noooon for me as well!!
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93 septembermoon16
October 18, 2012 at 10:52 AM
its like the wrongness of all her scenes with jae joong in protect the boss times 100 >.<
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94 Queenie
October 18, 2012 at 10:54 AM
I totally agree. First thought was 'noooooooo' too. It's an obvious looking age gap. Need a younger looking actress... Like ha ji min.. If the real age gap don't matter.
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95 oblivious
October 18, 2012 at 10:56 AM
maybe its because her picture is the DB screencap but, even though she is older i think Son Ye Jin would be awesome with Joo Won. And i could believe her as this kick as secret agent with a slight neurotic side.
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96 Strawberrycube
October 18, 2012 at 10:56 AM
Noooooo!!! I would still watch the drama because of Joowon but like with tears in my eyes. I'v watched every episode of faith because of Lee Minho so I suppose I can do it again. And i even like the pairing in that one. But when can I finally enjoy watching a drama with my fave actors???
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97 hery
October 18, 2012 at 11:00 AM
It's not just the age that bothers me but the face also, which handsome, young, rich and wise man would fall for this ahjumma? Is it some kind of fantasy drama? They should make leading actor crazy that can be beliveble.
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septembermoon16
October 18, 2012 at 11:25 AM
Amen - enough of the noona storyline!
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98 TokyoDogz
October 18, 2012 at 11:17 AM
Kim Hye Soo anyone? haha, naaah he wont be able to handle her, she's way too sexayyy for him >.<
Choi Kang Hee is cewl. lookin forward to it!
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99 Bu Young
October 18, 2012 at 11:19 AM
I'm also on the Noooooo line
I find her acting..weird...
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100 samnelsen
October 18, 2012 at 11:23 AM
i heard ham eunjung is one of the candidates too.
i prefer her than this ajumma.
MBC pls pick eunjung instead
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Tru2u
October 18, 2012 at 11:29 AM
NNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!! Not feeling her as a spy! If it was han eunjung then, I'm down with it.
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