Gu Family Book’s half-gumiho rises
by girlfriday
girlfriday: So, the posters are finally out for Gu Family Book…
javabeans: A poster is just a poster, right? It doesn’t mean anything or set a negative tone or portend doom or anything?
girlfriday: *awkward pause* *dodges question* Look, a squirrel!
javabeans: Because I dunno about you, but suddenly I’m a lot more nervous about things to come in this drama. Because if a poster is not merely a random piece of artwork, now I have to prepare myself mentally for glowing omniscient cat eyes of doom, flesh-eating diseases, and martial arts sequences punctuated by swooshy sound effects. I’m just not ready for that.
girlfriday: You’re forgetting the all-important storyline where apparently being a gumiho gives you really bad hair.
javabeans: From some angles (okay, just the one) Seung-gi looks pretty good. From all other angles, he looks like Chia Seung-gi. Except that I’m afraid to water him after midnight when he turns into Chia Gremlin.
girlfriday: He’s not… really going to look like this in the drama, right?
javabeans: …Do you want the happy answer, or the true one?
girlfriday: The happy one, naturally.
javabeans: Then no, the promos and stills and previews are all wrong. He will be simultaneously hot and adorable in the drama, which has zero chance of sucking. Even if Great Gatsby is watching. Waiting. Being totally inconspicuous like a good lurking hellbeast.
girlfriday: Yeah thanks for that. This is why I hate it when posters get released so late in the game. You get all excited based on a few stills of puppy in a ponytail, and then Wham! They hit you with the overzealous gumiho photoshop. I don’t know when he’s going to find time to fall in love and learn martial arts if he’s going to be so busy drinking blood, eating brains, and finding a cure for his necrosis.
javabeans: Well, if we’re going to have a zombie doppelganger loose on our hands, it seems fitting that he’d be hungry for human organs. Though admittedly, “Liverrrrr” doesn’t have the same ring as “Braiiiins.”
girlfriday: Who knows, maybe he’ll only want Cooooooow.
javabeans: Maybe he’ll buck the trend and be a vegetarian zombie half-gumiho Chia-Hero.
girlfriday: That would explain why he looks half-dead.
javabeans: Fingers crossed that the show’s half-decent.
girlfriday: Or someone eats our brains.
javabeans: I don’t like these odds.
Via iMBC
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1 Lynnnnn
April 4, 2013 at 10:07 AM
I liked the filming stills but the posters seem to be painting a very ominous tone :( I thought it was gonna be happy and comedic and Lee Seung Gi-ish and all but now... :<
Very curious as to why Suzy is looking like a Damsel in Distress in the second poster though. Shouldn't she be looking tough and all cos y'know, Daddy knows martial arts? I'm getting weird vibes from the posters.
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hhisc
April 4, 2013 at 11:43 AM
This drama was never billed as comedic in anyway, not sure why so many don't get that. but no worries we will be blessed with plenty of Seung Gi charm I am sure.
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tweetie
April 4, 2013 at 12:12 PM
Yeah, am also surprised about the surprise about its tone....hope it will be interesting and wellmade whatever its tone
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skelly
April 4, 2013 at 8:06 PM
I know it's not a comedy, but that first poster made me laugh out loud. I wished they hadn't placed those glowing eyes just so - they are too close to his head, and it looks like he has glowing bunny ears. And what has been seen, cannot be unseen: demented SG rabbit.
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YFYKID
April 5, 2013 at 10:26 PM
Whether it is a comedy or not really doesn’t matter, you are right we will be blessed with plenty of Seung Gi charm
哈哈~~~~
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Viki
April 6, 2013 at 7:52 PM
Yeah, people just expect a Lee Seung Gi drama to be comedic...it was never announced as such
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dominique
April 4, 2013 at 12:05 PM
ditto, this drama is either going to be good or a hot mess, no in between. With all the issues already, it is leaning closer to the hot mess category.
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hhisc
April 4, 2013 at 12:48 PM
lol, what issues? seems your the one with the issues.
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Alex
April 4, 2013 at 1:56 PM
@dominique,
Pray how did you know? Oh, I get it. Your gut feeling, or, much more likely, a simple prejudice.
Now that everyone is entitled to his or her own prejudice, I am going to say mine out loud, just like you:
From the trailer and all the interviews, Gu Family Secret is going to hot hot hot!
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alienlaii
April 5, 2013 at 6:47 AM
Super hot that it surpasses the hotness of the sun. lsg charm is like that
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yukiNYC
April 4, 2013 at 12:36 PM
Have some faith in "Dal Ja's Spring" writer and "Secret Gardem" PD. They can make you laff and cry (Ep.17 of Secret Garden)
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lemondoodle
April 4, 2013 at 12:42 PM
It's honestly not that weird. The gumiho half is supposedly evil and cursed (since Mamma Kang Chi ends up dead I'm assuming...) and Suzy should avoid at all cost, but then we'll figure out that the humans are the bad ones (since the guy doing everything bad is actually human) and what makes you human is not actually being human but acting like one... blah blah blah.
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wanne
April 4, 2013 at 4:42 PM
I don't know why Dramabeans ladies skip the long trailer and just talk about the posters..
Watch the long trailer, and you will see this drama will have it's dose of comedy, action and melo.
http://vimeo.com/63347230
Of course, if we need to go by the posters, Seunggi's half beast image doesn't look that exciting. But is look more important than the story? I'm disappointed. I love the trailer and was looking forward to hear what Girlfriday has to say about it and the press conference.
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wanne
April 4, 2013 at 7:47 PM
I don’t know why Dramabeans ladies skip the long trailer and just talk about the posters..
Watch the long trailer, and you will see this drama will have it’s dose of comedy, action and melo.
Of course, if we need to go by the posters, Seunggi’s half beast image doesn’t look that exciting. But is look more important than the story? I’m disappointed. I love the trailer and was looking forward to hear what Girlfriday has to say about it and the press conference.
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crazyahjummafan
April 4, 2013 at 8:23 PM
Totally agree with you, wanne!
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y
April 4, 2013 at 9:31 PM
they look like identical twins
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ar
April 7, 2013 at 9:46 AM
I think this drama is going to be a mix of everything- drama, fantasy,comedy, romance, and action. Sort of like Arang. I think it is great to tell a story not limited to just one or two genres. And from Suzy and Lee Seung Gi's cheesy smiles in the third pic, there will definitely be some funny involved. Of course, given that the hero's half gumiho and no one in sageuk Korea likes gumihos...and he has also been raised as a normal human...there will be angst when he realizes he is the creature that he has heard bad things about and when people start hunting him. As for Suzy looking damsel-in-distress...we do have her looking like a fighter in one of the posters, so i think it is okay to have her prettied up for fan service.
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2 Jesse
April 4, 2013 at 10:09 AM
The first poster is great!
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3 Big Unni
April 4, 2013 at 10:10 AM
JB and GF you guys are hilarious! I too hope that this show doesn't come out all pretty at first and then latter in the game try to eat our brains! *puts on garlic necklace* Wait what detracts a half-gumiho? And what detracts bad plotlines and half-baked characters? *googles* Don't worry Dramabeans I will protect you! hehe/lol :)
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4 zee
April 4, 2013 at 10:16 AM
Ah..Ok.. those eye things in the background are kinda creepy..I really have hopes for this drama but these posters just ruined one of them..
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5 pogo
April 4, 2013 at 10:17 AM
I SEE SUNG JOON IN BLACK WARRIOR COSTUME UNF
I liked the teaser for this, for once Lee Yeon-hee didn't annoy me with her blandness.....but then Jang Ok Jung has also gone and put out a trailer in which its leads actually seem to have chemistry, there's a chance there'll be a ratings fight now (if it isn't too late to convince people to watch your show after all the previous promo material was so shoddy, that is)
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topper
April 4, 2013 at 1:55 PM
Jang Ok Jung will win. Ahjummas with the remotes have little interest in trendy fusion saeguks, the more familiar the story the more they will watch it.
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harukogirl
April 4, 2013 at 3:01 PM
Yes, but Seung-gi is the nation's favorite son in law, so....it could be close. :-)
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Addylovesbwood
April 4, 2013 at 6:10 PM
yea that explains why the rating for king2hearts were so great. lol... i dunoo bout that...rooftop prince actually did better than k2h ratings wise.
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asdfhhjkl
April 5, 2013 at 6:51 AM
Maybe k2h have a sensitive plot that's why it got that ratings. Tss
samaren
April 5, 2013 at 7:15 AM
yes but it beat out rooftop prince on average and it was topsy turvy....but still tk2h first episode had 16.5 ratings at its pilot episode...but agreee with you though......
ar
April 7, 2013 at 9:57 AM
And maybe the ajummas won't want to hear a version of the Jang Hee Bin story where Jang Ok Jung is the heroine and the beloved Queen Inhyun is the villain? and then they decide to tune in to watch the nation's favorite son-in-law.
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6 Mama J
April 4, 2013 at 10:17 AM
Ok yes but - DID YOU SEE SUNG JOON in that poster? Up there? The one with Sung Joon in the background leaning up against something. He's on the not left side what is that word the right THE RIGHT side. Oh, please, Sung Joon in sageuk with mane of glory forever and ever please please.
Plus. Seung Gi and Suzy look adorable together. But in a cute twinsy kind of way. It's ok though.
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pogo
April 4, 2013 at 10:38 AM
GREAT MINDS THINK ALIKE, obviously >_^
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Mama J
April 4, 2013 at 1:13 PM
not only alike, but at the exact same time! I feel so connected to you, Pogo!
*singing*
It's a small world, after all, it's a small world, after all, it's a small world, after all, it's a small, small, world!
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Men Boong
April 4, 2013 at 8:42 PM
Great Manes think alike too
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cheekbones
April 4, 2013 at 9:59 PM
I just hope his role is not too small. :(
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7 Starstruck.
April 4, 2013 at 10:18 AM
Regardless of the posters, I have faith in puppy. He always chooses the right projects. Besides, I think the only problem with gumiho seunggi is that it was overly air brushed...I mean..they can't possibly airbrush a video right...? Or can they use CG for it? I kinda have a feeling that Suzy's character is gonna be real bad ass in the beginning but then slowly turn into a damsel in distress (and loses her spunk..). This is based on what I see in the 2nd poster. But still, I have very high hopes for this drama. Gu family secret fighting!
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8 akikisetsu
April 4, 2013 at 10:19 AM
I guess Lee Yeon Hee is not really too keen on this drama. She had issues during the script reading, didn't attend the press con and didn't participate/not included on the promo posters, while Choi jin Hyuk's there.
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hhisc
April 4, 2013 at 10:40 AM
she only appears in the first couple episodes, he returns as a vital part Kang Chi 's journey, please dont spread unfounded negativity
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9 anna
April 4, 2013 at 10:22 AM
Finally! Sung-joon. Eyes shifted to him in the poster instead.
An about zombie/chia gumiho, it's not THAT bad. Maybe it'll look cooler in action. I wish they just go full on white, but maybe that's too Inuyasha. So they stuck with highlights because he's only, you know, half. We get it.
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10 sunshower
April 4, 2013 at 10:25 AM
O.M.G. really? what is with the evil eyes in the posters??
The promo stuff hasn't really taken on this evil hue. Is this suppose to prepare us? Really? I felt like I have been taken on a ride *hrmph*
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Gidget
April 4, 2013 at 3:42 PM
They're evil fox eyes.
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skelly
April 4, 2013 at 10:31 PM
Glowy bunny ears. Floating in the sky.
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11 marid
April 4, 2013 at 10:25 AM
Sorry.. My shallow side only sees hot body guard.. Seriously as much as love puppy.. I might LUFF Sung-joon even more... How much bad drama can I put up with?? Well with G7CS it was 8 episodes... Sigh please don't be bad.. Please don't be extremely bad..
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12 Tazzo
April 4, 2013 at 10:27 AM
Oh! I am getting Inuyasha vibes from this! Very very excited about this drama! :D
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Sussie
April 5, 2013 at 11:29 AM
Ditto!!
IKR! I LOVED Inuyasha, so I am really excited about this! Plus chemistry between leads seems to be great :D
Plus I am not afraid of the "beast side" of our hero... I think that will make the plot more interesting ...
Plus, I am hoping (so much) that Suzy´s character is a figther... I just love when the female lead fight and participate in the action field YAY! *crossing fingers*
PS: I thought I was the only one getting " Inu vibes" LOL
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anneakemi
April 7, 2013 at 8:52 PM
Totally thought Inuyasha too when I read about Book of Gu. I thought Inuyasha was such a cute and entertaining anime, so I am hoping this drama will have a similar mood and tone - adventure, humor and romance.
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13 stront
April 4, 2013 at 10:49 AM
Wow the red Seungi looks *ugly*.
Hope the drama is good.
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14 MsScorpion
April 4, 2013 at 10:49 AM
Well, the preview is out, and I can't wait. It's tone looks really good, and there is great chemistry between LSG and Suzy.
Check it out here with Eng. sub.:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=akzJvnxZyNk
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minea
April 4, 2013 at 1:33 PM
Thank you for the link! Can't wait to watch this :)
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Requiem
April 4, 2013 at 1:49 PM
Thanks for the trailer links
LIKES:
- Chemistry between Seung Gi and Suzy seems fantastic.
- Liked the chemistry between the parents too
- Love the lighting and cinematography from what I saw in the trailer
DISLIKES:
- OMG, Seung Gi has to be one of the worst at action sequences I've ever seen. He looks like he literally has no idea what he's doing in a fight. And everything seems to be going in 1/2 motion for him while everyone else is trying to slow down from full motion and can only slow down to 3/4 motion.
Overall, I'll probably wait and see how others evaluate it to see if it's worth the time. I want to like the drama, but man, oh, man, those "action" sequences were cringe-worthy. Every single one of them.
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bellaluna
April 4, 2013 at 2:48 PM
Jeez, its a trailer, they showed mostly highlighted action scenes, which is mostly in slo-mo, dont judge before u watch the whole thing. Even the director said he was impressed with SG's action acting, even it at was his 1st action drama, so it shouldnt be bad.
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Requiem
April 4, 2013 at 4:26 PM
That's part of the problem. It's the highlighted ones. I couldn't find one sequence which looked even passable. If those are supposed to be the best, I can't even imagine what the not as good ones look like.
Of course, it's quite possible that they just happened to show the really bad ones, but I wouldn't bet on it.
There's just something about Lee Seung Gi's movements which don't look natural at all when he's moving through the action scenes.
I trust my eyes than what the director says. After all, what is he going to say "Man, LSG was pretty bad, but he got a little better with a little coaching?"
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ar
April 7, 2013 at 10:32 AM
I don't think the director has much of an action background (unless you count the action school bits in Secret Garden, but he was lucky both to have ha ji won and stunt doubles) anyways and given how many mini series end up in live shoots, I doubt he will take the time to make sure everyone gets their action moves to look natural. unfortunately, I feel like actors who can do these sort of moves naturally are slim in kdramas. Idols can probably do them well enough given that they are always being physically and mentally pushed to learn new moves in a short period of time and to do them as if it is second nature. Arang lucked out with lee jun ki having a martial arts background.
franz
April 4, 2013 at 3:00 PM
How can you judge an action "scene" when the trailer only showed a couple of seconds of any given "scene"? He wasn't even fighting bad guys in the trailer and more like hooligans-who-will-be-his-entourage-come-finale or something.
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Requiem
April 4, 2013 at 4:38 PM
There's a certain style of movement where you can see how natural something looks.
Very few of the moves that LSG made in the action scenes of the trailer looked natural. They almost all looked staged or acted out.
I'll admit that I'm pretty picky about these sort of things, so if you're not used to seeing these types of movements by watching a lot of action flicks or doing martial arts, maybe they'll work for you.
I'm just giving my opinion as an action-lover and martial artist, that the movements look fake to my practiced eye.
Feel free to disregard if you want.
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franz
April 4, 2013 at 4:59 PM
Of course they're fake. DUH. Are you seriously banking on action scenes that look too organic and raw? You're looking at the wrong drama.
Requiem
April 4, 2013 at 10:33 PM
I'm looking for the actor to not look awkward when doing his action sequences, so that I can suspend disbelief that he actually is this larger than life half-gumiho character.
Unless, he's a half-gumiho character who's SUPPOSED to look awkward when fighting or running around toying with the people chasing him.
In that case, then, he fits very well into the character.
And as I stated earlier, I agree with you that I might be looking at the wrong drama as it's caused me to re-think whether I want to watch it.
lemondoodle
April 4, 2013 at 10:54 PM
Er, responding to your other posts... I think you have the wrong expectations. He's not a gumiho yet. If you read the description is says it awakens after a certain event. He's not suppose to be a super powered kung fu fighting machine in the first episode he appears in. He's just a normal guy there screwing around. Though I still don't see anything awkward or bad about the scenes.
Gidget
April 4, 2013 at 4:08 PM
I wonder if they'll take care of that in post production. As an example, in Iljimae some of the things that the actors did during fight scenes had a noticeable appearance of being done at super-human speed. Also, I remember seeing an interview where LMH said one of the challenges he had in Faith was the awkwardly slow speeds they asked the actors to achieve when shooting some of the action sequences.
It'll be interesting to see if in the finished product, LSG's leaps will appear higher (with that Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon floatiness) and body movements will appear more efficient and dramatic.
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Requiem
April 4, 2013 at 4:30 PM
It's possible, I guess.
He just looked very awkward in the action sequences.
Most of the CTHD effects though were not done through post-production, but with wire-work (which a lot of kdramas use for sage-uk fantasy fights, e.g. Hong Gil Dong).
So, I'd be very surprised if they looked significantly better after post-production.
I hope to be surprised, but I wouldn't count on it.
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wanne
April 4, 2013 at 4:58 PM
I guess I know nothing about this because I love Seunggi's action scenes in the trailer. Too bad for you..
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crazyahjummafan
April 4, 2013 at 6:19 PM
Really? I don't think so. Most K 'action' dramas that I've watched are all the same - slow mo, so I don't see any difference here.
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AIreN
April 4, 2013 at 8:38 PM
agreee! most of k-drama when there's action scenes, some are slow-mo and some are fast-paced. i think because the director want to show the half-human half-beast power, that's why he choose to do the slow-mo instead of fast-paced. If it's fast-paced, who could notice that?
*just a thought :)
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Requiem
April 4, 2013 at 10:46 PM
It's not the slo mo thing that's bothering me. It's that to me he looks awkward when moving around in the action sequences.
I feel like I can see him literally thinking through each step of what he needs to do to get the scene filmed. It's like he's going through a mental checklist of each move he's making rather than something organic.
So for example,
Step on this rock (check), jump to railing (check), land on this platform (check).
Kind of like how when we critique actors like SSH of thinking how he's supposed to change his facial expressions to show emotion so that the audience can feel it, only for action sequences.
And when we the audience members can actually see the process in his acting and it feels like they're acting rather than are the part themselves.
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AIreN
April 5, 2013 at 8:25 PM
well said, but i hope you're not forgetting that this is his first action drama~ aren't you expecting that-kind-of-flaws-that-only-your-eyes-saw-it? others and i also like it though. i don't see any mental checklists and stuffs. what i can see is he's trying his best.
samaren
April 5, 2013 at 7:20 AM
really you speak like you coach in action....the way you analyzes.......geeez........the action seeems fine and natural but i think excepting lsg to turn half human half beast in real for to satisfy your real action belief........
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15 HKO
April 4, 2013 at 10:53 AM
i just cant wait , even if he was a blood sucking zombie I LOVE EVERY INCH IN HIM !! MY OPPA
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16 bjharm
April 4, 2013 at 10:53 AM
well Suzy can do not wrong for quite a while in Korea, she just keeps on getting bigger and bigger., let hope this drama is not the work that put a stop to that.
I frankly do not know why Suzy so popular but as she cute I really do not care...hey maybe I just answered my own question!
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17 bellaluna
April 4, 2013 at 11:05 AM
aww, I hate that they made Gumiho-Kang Chi looks so old with that gray hair, & dark face, how about totally white hair then? It'll be better. BTW, I hope the drama won't be so much in cliche' with all the Chinese martial dramas before. Even it seems like the drama will be bright & funny in the beginning but dark & tragic later. Haizz, I trust LSG acting but i think it will be too much for Suzy, don't think she can act in tragic scenes yet.
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18 lemondoodle
April 4, 2013 at 11:06 AM
Meh, I wouldn't worry too much about the evil look stuff going on... judging by the trailer handsome daddy was adorable and fluffy and nicer than most of the humans in the drama. Hey, I might have figured out the moral of the story.... I doubt there will be much brain eating.
Though I dig the posters for the most part.
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19 snow_white
April 4, 2013 at 11:12 AM
hahahaha....the conversation is so funny and that makes the first and second poster funny as well :D :D
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20 Cynthia
April 4, 2013 at 11:20 AM
Awww, don't get too upset with this round of posters.
We all can remember those crazy-ass City Hunter poster illustrations....
:)
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otchosais
April 4, 2013 at 2:59 PM
Indeed ;)
CH posters were :(
but it turned out the best drama I have ever seen in 2011 :)
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21 HeadsNo2
April 4, 2013 at 11:21 AM
*squints* Sung Joon, what are you doing way back there? Shouldn't you be in poster foregrounds by now?
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22 Mystisith
April 4, 2013 at 11:22 AM
I like the Gumiho's version of LSG: It's a bit vampirish, beasty and sexy at the same time. (I love good vampire stories).
When the game is to get the girl or eat the girl, the romance doesn't taste the same. ;)
Wasn't planning to watch this but maybe I will give it a try.
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Mama J
April 4, 2013 at 1:16 PM
Get the girl, eat the girl. Win-win, I say!
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skelly
April 4, 2013 at 8:12 PM
LOLLL! And I can think of some tasty candidates, too.
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23 Alex
April 4, 2013 at 11:29 AM
I think it has more to do with the baser instinct of being a half gumiho, He might not be in full control of gumiho part in the beginning since he only knows about it when he grows up and will be forced to deal with it. I agree with above comment that this drama that this drama show that a non-human can be more of a human than regular people.
And I hope suzy will be kick ass throughout regardless of second poster , that poster might only be showing her emotional vulnerability regarding kang chi and his struggle.
I'll try not to judge without seeing it first or depending on few posters , if I did that then there are probably half the dramas i might have not seen.
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otchosais
April 4, 2013 at 3:01 PM
the only weakness I can think of for Suzy's character, (YW) is that she seems good at martial arts and in fights
and yet she became EMOtional thinking she'll end up alone in her life time ;)
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24 lapetitelapine
April 4, 2013 at 11:33 AM
I could only focus on Sung joon in that poster, omg!!! those eyes, that mane of glory! win! I'm quite excited of this drama, i hope Suzy's character kicks ass and LSG looks so young with the hair lol
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redfox
April 4, 2013 at 11:46 AM
I know! I mean I KNOW he is a remote something fourth removed from any actual plot - or is he? but I CANNOT THINK OF ANYTHING ELSE!
I sort of feel like the action part doesnt feel right. those poses, uh....I am very unsure about that. It looks clumsy.
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lemondoodle
April 4, 2013 at 11:47 AM
The actions looks great in the trailers
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25 HaibaraChristie
April 4, 2013 at 11:55 AM
Am I the only one psyched for the first four episodes with the Gumiho Parents? Shockingly, Lee Yeon Hee is quite good in the 5 min trailer. Drama Gods, what just happened here? I never thought I would WANT to see Lee Yeon Hee on my screen!?!
I also think this will be a bit like K2H in tone; serious and action dominated, but with lots of comedic moments.
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Peridot
April 4, 2013 at 6:24 PM
I am just as excited for those first four episodes!
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26 Lisah
April 4, 2013 at 12:14 PM
There is so much wrong with those posters, ESPECIALLY the burning eyes one where Suzy and Seung Ki are grinning. What is THAT about? And the trailer . . .the backstory looked interesting, then Seung Ki's battle skills looked goofy but not like intentionally funny goofy (because if that's what they were going for, it would need like wacky music and and more hamming it up). I have officially gone from "this could be really cute" to "oh I . . .can't . . . even". Fingers crossed that this show has something that can't be abbreviated into a 5 minute promo (and that whoever did these posters was fired for completely missing the mark).
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HaibaraChristie
April 4, 2013 at 1:52 PM
That's what we all said about TK2H--Remember when we thought that drama would just completely tank because all the previews were crappy? Well, it turned out to be pretty good end.
For now, I have faith in Lee Seung Gi to at least choose a decent drama, or a meh drama that's a ratings juggernaut (Brilliant Legacy.) Honestly, half of what he touches turns gold in all aspects of his career, so I'm hoping for the best.
That said, I totally agree about the trailer. I'm not too excited yet about any of the characters or story-lines.
(Besides the parents. They need a drama for themselves.)
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HaibaraChristie
April 4, 2013 at 1:56 PM
*in the end.
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Lisah
April 4, 2013 at 3:37 PM
I agree about the parents . . . that story was pretty compelling. And K2<3 was a little rocky at the start but it found its footing (I still think the villain was too cartoon-y). And yes, I was surprised LSK could pull off such a mature yet suave almost modern day JFK. There is certainly room for him to surprise me again.
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ayow
April 5, 2013 at 9:25 PM
hes totally surprising in all of his projects. i mean, when i first watched him in brilliant, i didnt like him at the beginning, but in the end i completely fell for him no matter how flat he was in that character. and then mgiag, with all the overreact stuff, i didnt mind him at all and i found him super cute there. and then king, i dont think i could love him more. i wish all the best for this one. finger crossed!
27 Hamster428
April 4, 2013 at 12:18 PM
Seriously, all I can see is also Sung Joon tucked away at the back there. Secret heroes FTW.
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28 Caia
April 4, 2013 at 12:24 PM
The fourth poster made me grin: Suzy and LSG smiling mischievously and in contrast the rest sporting a dangerious/serious face. "It's a comedy." "No, it's a serious sageuk". "And what's the gumiho doing here then?" "Can't a gumiho be serious? Plus, we've all the sword fighting going on..." "No, it's still..." "No, you..." BLITZ, picture's taken. ;)
Coming now... the fiery fox eyes of temptation. Grrr.
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lemondoodle
April 4, 2013 at 3:13 PM
Of course they are happy. They get to be together while everyone else is dying alone and unloved.
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ayow
April 5, 2013 at 9:26 PM
agree. these posters are just bad. the teaser one is way better.
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29 redfox
April 4, 2013 at 12:33 PM
well all I can say, there can never be enough screen time for foxes.
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30 ida
April 4, 2013 at 12:48 PM
Meh.
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31 all4movies
April 4, 2013 at 12:52 PM
First time I've ever seen a guy out "pony tail" a girl. LSG's actually looks fancier than Suzy's. What's next, women's lingerie?
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bellaluna
April 4, 2013 at 2:42 PM
Duh, I dont see anything wrong with the ponytail, it's a historical style after all,have u not seen the chinese historic al drama, they have even more feminine appearance.
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Annie
April 4, 2013 at 3:15 PM
Long hair is not feminine. Not altering what your parents gave you is an import precept of Confucianism.
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Annie
April 4, 2013 at 3:15 PM
errr, 'important'
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32 fun-lugha
April 4, 2013 at 1:05 PM
Maybe I don't know much about theatre and what not but posters have never really bothered me, seriously what's the biggie?! I watch the drama and make up my mind...simple!
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33 Ace
April 4, 2013 at 1:31 PM
I don't care about the posters. What I'm wary of: the preview trailers. From experience, the more meh the trailer, the better the drama (City Hunter). The more exciting and promising the trailer is...let's just say, I'd rather watch the trailers over and over. ;)
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franz
April 4, 2013 at 3:11 PM
Shitty Hunter got shitty at the end when all the focus went to Kim Nana. Another action drama wasted by some love story Romeo and Juliet crap.
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1234itsover
April 4, 2013 at 6:15 PM
uh did you even watch city hunter? in the end nana barely appears.
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franz
April 4, 2013 at 6:27 PM
Yeah, but all of the Shitty Hunter's focus was all about Nana. It started out great until Nana came to the picture.
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lemondoodle
April 4, 2013 at 6:29 PM
Haha I hated the love story in CH. I would have liked it had he not turned into such a softy. I guess I'm like bad daddy...
34 topper
April 4, 2013 at 1:42 PM
Why would he want to become a human if there is no negative side of being a gumiho? The evil eye fits the premise perfectly.
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35 chaosgirl
April 4, 2013 at 1:45 PM
Hmm, considering the only reason I was going to be watching this was for that kid leaning against a tree there who has shown up in ONE POSTER of all the promo material, I am rethinking things a bit.
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franz
April 4, 2013 at 2:58 PM
Than don't watch it. Just wait on youtube for the compilation of his scenes after the drama is finished.
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crazyahjummafan
April 4, 2013 at 7:13 PM
I agree with you franz. My advice to chaosgirl - Don't watch the drama. You will be disappointed. If he was the lead or even second lead, his pic will appear more and he'll have more air time and lines. Pls be rational. This is NOT his drama - he was slotted in almost at the last minute. if you want to see more of him, then do as franz suggested or rewatch his other cable dramas.
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36 N
April 4, 2013 at 1:46 PM
Wow, how did they manage to mess up these posters? In the first one, it looks like Seunggi grew a potbelly. What!?? Why is this cute puppy (who lost 3 kg recently) showing a potbelly?? lol
And the second poster, he looks so old....what are they doing to puppy??!
That being said, I'm still waiting to check it out. If it's too cynical, then we'll see...hwaiting!
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37 TS
April 4, 2013 at 1:56 PM
" don’t know when he’s going to find time to fall in love and learn martial arts if he’s going to be so busy drinking blood, eating brains, and finding a cure for his necrosis."
ROFLMAO.
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38 Rachael
April 4, 2013 at 1:59 PM
Looks like it's going Naked Kitchen comedy style. Rats.
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39 Quiet Thought
April 4, 2013 at 1:59 PM
That trailer had all the energy and originality of a high school class project. Suzy still has only two expressions: "big smile" and "blank." But I've got faith in LSG's taste in scripts and I hope this show rocks.
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40 Noelle
April 4, 2013 at 2:16 PM
Someone needs to know how to get his hair right. I think it's his head shape or something. Or maybe he has real thick hair like my mom and it's just hard to cut without it looking like a disaster zone.
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orochi
April 4, 2013 at 2:56 PM
No, his natural hair is very smooth and looks great, it just the wig and too much gel I guess.
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41 Lotus_Blossom
April 4, 2013 at 2:50 PM
Action sequence cringe-worthy. Suzy dead fish eyes creep me out. Looks like a cheesy wuxia. Still hoping.
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42 orochi
April 4, 2013 at 2:54 PM
I was hoping he'll look cooler and meanier in gumiho form :(, with his hair down and torn clothes to plus. Geez, why do they have to put the gray hair on him??? That looks so freakin old ! Hix, I was pretty content about the normal outfit and then BAM, they dissappointed me like this! I hope it will look better in the drama, SG isnt so photogenic after all.
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43 DayDreamer
April 4, 2013 at 3:24 PM
I'm probably in the minority when I say that I'm not troubled by the posters. They look fine to me and I do like the supernatural evil look on Seung-gi. I'll be watching this drama because it gives some vibes of Arang and the Magistrate which I loved.
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crazyahjummafan
April 4, 2013 at 7:07 PM
I'm with you Day Dreamer! 'Never judge a book by it's cover'? - in this case, its never judge a drama by it's poster or even trailers! I remember the TK2H trailer which was very bleak and boring, but the drama was absolutely daebak! But I also do not want to hype this drama too much either! Personally, I love the trailer, but I do not like the 'gumiho' version of Kang Chi.
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44 Troppie
April 4, 2013 at 3:47 PM
I find the 5min preview to be quite enjoyable. To those questioning the action scenes, those guys seem like a fodder bunch trying to catch a goofy seung gi causing trouble. Hence the lightheartedness in those scenes. My biggest issue is Suzy's acting..she seems to have that same blank expression throughout the preview. I'm hoping she pulls do and at least do a decent job. I was afraid Seung gi might begin overacting again but the beautiful last scene proved that he hasn't lost his acting chops yet.
Now the posters...I don't know...too much airbrushing and looks extremely fake and dark. I loved all their poses in last poster but the editing D:
Can't wait to see both Jang ok Jung and Gu family book and the showdown b/w the nation's mother's friend's son and the nation's mother's friend's daughter.
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45 jomo143
April 4, 2013 at 3:58 PM
Well, if he turns into a vegetarian zombie half-gumiho Chia-Hero, wouldn't he eat his own hair each time it regrows?
OK. I accept, but then we would have a balding vegetarian zombie half-gumiho Chia-Hero.
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Peridot
April 4, 2013 at 6:35 PM
lol!
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46 reglest
April 4, 2013 at 4:15 PM
I'd gotta honest.
The action scene, is aBIT MEH. No matter how much I love Seung Gi, but it's not that decent. Well, I understand since he did the most by his own, and I know he enrolled to action school for this drama. I'm waiting for his improvement, and I believe he will:)
The poster is YUCK, no more no less.
And from 5 minutes trailer.. I can see veryclearly who put more effort. Hopefully the other side able to balance the act well as the time goes by
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47 Peridot
April 4, 2013 at 4:30 PM
I am actually hoping that the drama has a more serious tone (they can go some many places with the subject matter!), but if there is a compromise then I hope that the comedic and serious moments blend organically. And I wouldn't worry about zombie gumihos Girlfriday and Javabeans. Perhaps all the photoshop is trying to emphasize the darker and more complex side of his gumiho nature. When it comes to how supernatural creatures are depicted, I am usually disappointed (I am thinking, for example, about the half-goblin/half human figure in My Girlfriend is a Gumiho--who resembles a model and not some hybrid creation--as well as Miho herself). I feel that in their completely human state, there should be something in the physical appearances of these beings that hints at their otherworldliness (perhaps something about their eyes or some other detail). They can resemble some state in transition. And when they transform, they should really look different. One supernatural depiction I really liked was from the film, The Company of Wolves (1985). There was something feral beneath the seemingly calm exterior of the hunter (who appears in the last portion of the film). Then there is an in-between state right before his final transformation (for a film made in the mid '80s, he looks amazing!). Anyway, I'm rambling...and waiting excitedly for Monday!
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48 Trina
April 4, 2013 at 5:00 PM
Hmm interesting. I like the posters better than the preview. And Sung Joon totally HOT in black and mane of glory. I hope it will be dark and tragic. If they do either dark/tragic or light/funny. They should all the way not half way and change it halfway.
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49 Wood
April 4, 2013 at 5:08 PM
We know Kang Chi is reckless in the beginning, but he is good at heart, he is probably the village robin hood. He just finds himself bigger and faster than the baddies. No one taught him kungfu.
If you want a slick kungfu drama, please watch Damo instead.
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Wood
April 4, 2013 at 5:53 PM
I was wondering why in the action stills, Kang Chi stance does not have his hands in fist like any kungfu scenes or even us typical human instinct. Then it hit me : coz he is not ! My admiration for Seung Gi as an actor rise again. He had put much attention to details .
Again, if you are looking for a slick kungfu drama, please watch Damo instead. Really.
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50 Roxy
April 4, 2013 at 5:35 PM
Did they really have to have the same hair? -.-
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skelly
April 4, 2013 at 8:17 PM
Roxy, it is a sign the they were Meant to Be. What could be more OTP than a matching 'do?
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