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So Yi-hyun and Taecyeon cast in tvN ghost melo

javabeans: Ding-ding-ding! We have this year’s time traveling! Which… isn’t time traveling, but seeing dead people. ‘Cause in addition to the Hong sisters’ rom-com Master’s Sun, we now have tvN jumping on the bandwagon with Who Are You. Or maybe I should say jumping in front of the bandwagon.

girlfriday: Or running off with the bandwagon and slapping a new name on it?

javabeans: They totally bogarted that bandwagon. By which we mean, this one sounds an awful lot like Master’s Sun, only tvN is suddenly shoving it on air to premiere a couple weeks before Master. And let’s not forget that Master’s Sun already sounds like a reworked Chilling Romance.

girlfriday: So far, both have heroines who see dead people, and well, dead people. Check, check.

javabeans: In Who Are You, she’s played by So Yi-hyun (Alice in Cheongdam-dong, Glowing She, You’ve Fallen For Me), who “sees things things others can’t” in this “ghost melo.” Her opposite-self romantic interest is played by Taecyeon (Dream High, Cinderella’s Sister), who ONLY believes in things he can see and feel.

girlfriday: Of course. Because things always have to be opposite in dramaland.

javabeans: They’re both detectives and the plot involves items in the lost and found department that tell stories about their owners. It doesn’t sound like a rom-com, though, but rather human drama with paranormal elements. She hears ghost voices too, so we can lump I Hear Your Voice into the category as well.

girlfriday: Hm, the lost and found box doesn’t sound very exciting, but the show will supposedly be about her helping souls who come to her wanting to settle regrets before moving onto the afterlife.

javabeans: So it’s Sixth Sense and Hello Ghost too.

girlfriday: She’d have to be suicidal for Hello Ghost, so that sounds a little dire even for cable, but it’d be funny if she had the hangers-on like Cha Tae-hyun did.

javabeans: The thing is, this sounds potentially interesting, but it’s so obviously swooping in before Master’s Sun that I find it funny. (Who Are You follows Dating Agency Cyrano—so, Mondays and Tuesdays—and premieres in late July.) I wonder if the Hong sisters are pissed off right now. On the other hand, maybe this will make them work harder.

girlfriday: Yeah since they can’t do anything to stop it, maybe it’ll force them to make their drama bigger, badder, faster, stronger. Lord knows they need a kick in the pants after last year.

javabeans: Yes, they should not be allowed to phone shit in. They’ve certainly got the leg up in the casting department. Both legs up. Maybe an army of legs. Because you can’t compare Gong Hyo-jin and So Ji-sub to So Yi-hyun and Taecyeon.

girlfriday: I’ve never loved either of them in anything, and it’s not for lack of trying, I swear.

javabeans: So Yi-hyun is not a terrible actress, but she’s pretty good at playing people I want to slap, and Taecyeon… is the next generation’s Song Seung-heon. Gorgeous. Vaguely towelly.

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Yeah to Taecyeon. No thx to Miss So.

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No to both. Neither one can act worth beans. She's always shrill and annoying, and I wonder how many times Taecyeon is going to do the traditional fan-servicey showing-of-abs? Once? Twice? I can't think of any other reason why anyone would tune in. He really is the next Song Seung-heon.

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"Gorgeous. Vaguely towelly."

LOL. Cracked me up. I'm sure some people will tune in for that... and of course make stills and gifs. I'm counting on you fangirls and fanboys!

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YOU READ MY MIND. THANK YOU.

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'So Yi-hyun is not a terrible actress, but she’s pretty good at playing people I want to slap, and Taecyeon… is the next generation’s Song Seung-heon. Gorgeous. Vaguely towelly.'

I die.
Bwahahah

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LOL.

Me too. Die LOLing.

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so so funny and we all get the joke. Bwahahaha...

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I die.

I think we're all dead and turned into ghosts for them to see, ha.

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me too~ can't help but lol!

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Pass. Mainly because I've never really cared for this actress. The premise sounds okay, and tvN has been putting out some good stuff, but it would have to be mind blowing good to get me to watch. Not likely.

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Ack. tvN. Why?

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That sounds so much similar to Master's Sun.....!!!!

And he looks younger than her....so I don't know about their pair.....

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Kekeke... Competition! I bet the ratings of IHYV helped for the green light of this series. I like paranormal and fantasy so bring it on.
I like So Yi Hyun: She's good at playing the volcano under the ice. I can totally see her as a scream queen.
That said, not expecting something stellar. We'll see...

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"Vaguely Towelly" LOL.

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*sorry had to look up Master's Sun*

besides the dead ghost thing, they are very different. Ya know what this reminds me of... that one show with Jennifer Love Hewitt.

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You are right they do sound like that show with Jennifer Love Hewitt.

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My exact sentiments. First thing I thought of was the "Ghost Whisperer" with the afore mentioned actress, which I liked to bits and pieces but why watch something sounding so similar again when there may be something wit a more interesting premise. I am happily watching "I Hear Your Voice" right now :D

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i'm already interest when i read about master's sun n i don't watch drama that has similar story except the first drama i watch has interesting story but fail in delivering emotion.I think i will watch master's sun since the cast is better

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If I were to compare.. Hong sisters vs tvN

I like tvN shows more because they're fast pasted, and always seem to know where exactly they want to be by the end of the show, and will not suddenly change the story, extend episodes for ratings like the big 3 channels do.

Hong sisters dramas I always start loving it but there is always a point in the story that starts getting annoying, stretching the story, and watching it to finish feel more like a chore.

TvN episodes are 45 min... Thats a big +!! If the story isn't too exciting 45 won't feel too long. If it is really good I prefer the feeling of the episode ending and me wanting MORE than wanting the episode to FINISH.

However the cast in any show plays a huge part. I like both leading ladies, as for the lead guys, Taecyeon just CANNOT ACT!!!

I haven't decided which one I wanna watch. In the end depending on my time management and the reviews of both shows, I'll check them out

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Vaguelly...towelly...anyway,taecyeon,come to noona;)

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I actually like song si hyun's char in alice in cheongdamdong and she was delivered. Love her since watching that drama

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Same here. I find her appealing as an up coming actress. Better than a lot of second lead.

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Loved her in Alice, she showed a lot of range!

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Agree with u

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awww so glad I'm not the only one who love her in alice in cheongdam dong. I actually loved her char there. Bitchy yes. But so intriguing and layered. If only the writers willing to explore her char more. She can show her char vulnerable pretty well.

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I actually like song yi hyun's char in alice in cheongdamdong and she was delivered. Love her since watching that drama

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tVN did the same thing to the Hong sisters last year—they scooped Big with I Love Tae Ri. (Dare I hope that this time around both offerings won't suck?)

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i hated 'iloveleetaeri's' concept. What was with it anyway.

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I love Tae Ri was far superior to Big and actually a enjoyable drama. It was closer related to the plot/story line from the Tom Hanks movie version than the Hong Sister's Big and more deserving of that title in my opinion.

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Agree with you.

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Absolutely agree with you.
Tae Ri was a well-written, sweet and satisfying dramady - unlike BIG that devolved into one, huge mess.

SYH just did a guest appearance on Running Man and she was delightful. Clever, sassy and fearless. The only thing I've seen her in is Glowing She. She did an commensurate acting job. The real hesitation I have in this ghostly thing is her being paired with Taec - she really comes off as a noona to his appearance and age bracket.

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I use to find So Yi Hyun annoying because of her energy sucking screen presence but then I thought she was pretty good in Alice in Cheongdamdong. And then I caught her on an old episode of Strong Heart and she seems like a cool petson in real life. So now I kind of like her. As for Taecyeon, love him, just not when he's acting.

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*person -__-

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Vaguely towelly hahahahahaha, now from now on he shall be known as the dude who is vaguely towelly.
This sounds the network bosses went hurry let's make our own ghostly melo romcom!! without thinking it through.

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Honestly TVN has never let me down thus far. And I really like So Yi Hun after Alice. So will give it a watch. Hoping Taec gets to play a character not close to his personality, it seems as if he doesn't know how to let go and really "act". I like him (and 2pm) so hoping he has improved from his Dream High days.

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I really loved the "who are you" from several years ago,with the ghostly dad. Now we'll have another melo with the same name.

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So Yi Hyun? No, no, no and no.

Reading this news does make me want to re-watch 'Who Are You?', though, so that's a plus. *g*

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That "who are you" is in my bottom 5. I might give this one a try, I don't know how it could be worse.

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Hmm I actually don't mind, I think neither of the leads are great but I've got a strange fondness for So Yi Hyun since seeing her in Resurrection (she was kind of way more interesting than the actual female lead) and Taecyeon's just too good-looking to ignore. Cable's been coming up with some great stuff lately, so i hope this one won't be any different.

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Who keeps giving this kid roles?

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my question exactly.

I don't mind So Yi-hyun, but I'm giving this one a miss because he's just a black hole of acting suck.

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Right?! So Yi Hyun is not the problem here - not by a long shot.

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Tell me about it. Doesn't seem to matter how bad he does, or how indifferent the audience response, like a cockroach he just keeps reappearing. As soon as he gets a little older and loses those abs he'll be toast, so I guess he is getting everything he can while he can.

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The funny thing is that I'm not even sure that Korean ajhummas find him the least bit appealing - his idol group is pretty popular in Japan so I guess the producers want to get it sold over there.

This industry is looking more rotten by the minute imho.

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Not only in Japan, 2PM have strong fanbase across Asia, just like SuJu.
And, this noona included.. *sheepish smile*

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Er....I'm not a fan of either, but even with my limited knowledge of kpop I know that SuJu is a lot more popular than 2pm. I'm not even sure 2pm is as popular as B2ST.

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CS - he is given a small role
dream high is a jype production obviously they are going to cast someone from their company

and for the movie...his role as the fiancee is probably 5 - 10 mins out of the whole movie (considering they have quite a large cast) the only reason he is mentioned a lot of times , making him look like a impt cast, is bcos the movie pds are using his popularity to get the movie name out

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Does it pay to be so negative? ¬_¬ You make it sound as if you never age.

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Started to like So Yi-hyun when she was a guest in Hwashin. But Taec? Man! Even if he's way better than Yunho, he's still wooden Taec. Plus he couldn't do melo! He was a bit amusing in some funny scenes in DH, but don't put him in dramatic scenes. It'll make me cry. From secondhand embarrassment.

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*looks at Taecyon's photo*

"Wow, that's a cute pair of................shoes."

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LOL.... I was thinking the same thing!

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I'd rather see another time travel or just hearing voices not the ghost part. Does not sound interesting to me and neither actor interests me either but I do like most tvn shows so I might try it

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Pretty meh about this news.
Then again it's not like hong sisters aren't fallible so ill give who are you the benefit of the doubt.

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Taecyeon... awww, together with YWJ, he captured my attention and stole my heart in CS. Now, after few dramas, I love him more as rapper and dancer.

But as the next SSH who is vaguely towelly, plus TvN, I simply can't resist the urge to watch.. ^^

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Is there a betting pool on which of the Talking Dead shows is going to be this year's Dr. Jin? A hack job so godawful it makes the rest look artsy by comparison?

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I like So Yo Hyun! Lol and I see I'm not the only one. I liked her in Gloria and Cheongdam-dong Alice. Not so much in Glowing She, but I think I hated everyone in that drama and the drama itself, lol.

Teacyeon? *Yawn* I think I agree about the next-generation SSH comment. I was watching When A Man Loves and I realized something! He is boring, lol. Very handsome! But so so boring. I think Taecyeon is the same way and that's why I rooted for Kim Soo Hyun's character so hard in Dream High, lol.

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Maybe he'll get too busy and has to be replaced! (WISHFUL THINKING)

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Anyone here that's seen Medium? And there were another series like that too, there'll always be... Oh well, don't think they'll make it TOO scary, I'll probably check 1st episode if I'm in the mood for it.

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I have more trust in tvN than I do the Hong Sisters, who have never impressed me, so I'm more likely to watch this than Master's Sun

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I feel the same way, after My Girlfriend is a Gumiho, which I kinda liked, I couldn't watch another Hong sister drama. :/

Best Love just didn't grab my interest and Big.. not even gonna say anything about that drama.
And even they're old dramas Choon Hyang, My Girl, Hong Gil Dong, You're Beautiful, yeah I watched them but they weren't my favorites. The only one I didn't see is Couple Fantasy.
However tvN has made me happy with Reply 1997, Flower Boy series <3, Nine, Queen Inhyun's man. I even saw 3rd Hospital which wasn't so bad except I dislike Kim Min Jung.

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I liked So Yi Hyun in Gloria (I still haven't figured out why I watched that whole drama..), and I'm meh about Taecyeon, don't mind him much. I'll probably check it out since its summer and the more dramas the better!

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Yeah, she was good ing Gloria and I didn't want to slap her there. She did good. I think this role will be a new door to her play kind/good heroine and not a bitch like she always play.

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I have to say from casting alone I'm much more interested in Masters Sun but oh well.

"So Yi-hyun is not a terrible actress, but she’s pretty good at playing people I want to slap"

completely agree but maybe now that she's playing the lead she'll show she can play someone I don't want to slap and or bash the hear in of.

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Vaguely towelly means soooo much in so few cryptic words.

The fact that we understand EXACTLY what you mean is awesome.

Thanks for yet another laugh out loud in a long line of 'em.

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I'll check this out, only cause I liked her in Alice in Cheongdamdong (yes I did like her character bitchy as she started out, not the drama though) And it's tvN.

And I really just can't picture Gong Hyo Jin and So Ji Sub together :/ it just doesn't feel like a couple that will have chemistry to me.

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Oh, I understand your opinion in that latter sentence. I'm also having a hard time seeing it. Maybe, she will bring out another side to him or vice versa. I think they are people who usually have good chemistry with their partners but I think it's because they are such polar opposites (in terms of roles and acting) that it is hard to picture! O:

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next generation’s Song Seung-heon.. gorgeous . Vaguely towelly..Ha ha ha ha ha..I am rolling on the floor right now.. In my books that's the worst compliment .. No offense to anyone..

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That was not a compliment lol

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Maybe i'll give this a shot because it's tvn and they've been making some awesome dramas.

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"an army of legs"

I second that.. tvN's move totally makes me laugh though! I've like their dramas enough to give this one a try.

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well i'm actually really really really excited for Taecyeon!!!!!!! Gonna watch this for him!!~

FIGHTING TAECYEON!!~

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"Vaguely towelly." LOL... love it.

Not a fan of the leads, but since it's TvN, I might check it out. I really hope Master's Sun is good though...

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Like someone said, I immediately thought of BIG and 'I love Lee Tae-ri' as for tVN goes against Hong sisters, though I doubt it's intentionally(?) Either way, I enjoyed ILLT much much more than BIG which I gave up like at 1/3 to pick up the last eps which earn from me a big WTF. On other hand, ILLT pulled a big smile on my face xD It's not realistic but damn satisfying for this kind of story.
The thing I like about cable dramas is their style are so refreshing, whether it's writing, directing, or casting. They keep surprising me again and again. Hong sisters are overrated imo, their dramas are not re-watchable materials to me, I may enjoy the 1st time but the 2nd time I find it too silly.

Rant end. Idk about this drama, I like Master cast more tbh. This cast, hmmmm. but who knows, really. I'll check both, or which sub comes out 1st.

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So this isn't a remake of Yoon gye sang's who are you right?
I thought that was what it was, lol but I think my head's a little fuzzy, lol

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WHO ARE YOU was horrible.

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Might as well watch both then. Could both be very good.

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I only liked So Yi Hyun in Alice... I don't remember if I have ever seen her in anything else. As for Taecyeon, I get why he is popular, but I can not fathom why people call him a good actor (or rapper). I don't have any expectations for this. I will most likely not watch this, but I am always up for dramas being a nice surprise.

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no one called him a good actor. even his fans (which include me)

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Loved her in Alice... I was really looking forward to her next project. It's unfortunate to see that it's with Taecyeon because I will definitely not watch!

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Why don't they cast someone around the age/ older to be paired with So Yi Hyun.. Tacyeon looks so much like her younger brother rather than a lover..

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even though i like taec, i am surprised that he is given a lead role. lol. hopefully jype decide to invest some acting lessons for him since their acting management >>>>>> wall you climb over >>>>> music management these days.

in addition, i can assure you might not see his abs for this drama bcos he hasnt been working out for months ever since he broke his arm.

and funnily, he is like friends with song seung hun(and so jisub) maybe sjs can teach a thing or two him abt acting

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you might change your mind if you watched the global edition of we got married -- he is really quite watchable even though he is so dorkily awkward. co-incidentally his virtual wife goes by the name Gui Gui which means ghost/phantom. so from one ghost to a girl who sees ghost -- is this what you call fate?

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Hearing people's thoughts, seeing and hearing dead people... Soo now the ttrend is supernatural/paranormal stuff... Oh but for peoplewith special abilities sexy Vamp Prosecutor Min Taeyeon gives them all A run fortheir money.. He's just flawless lol

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Man, Taecis everywhere these days.

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OMG WTF is wrong with the dramaworld!? Another couple I don't approve... I love the actress, I couldn't care less about Taecyeon! Ugh. Unfortunately to say, I'd have to SKIP this!

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... I'll be awaiting news that there's going to be a DIFFERENT MALE LEAD then Taecyeon. Hoping he'll play a supporting role... with less importance, the better. Sorry Taecyeon fans, but I can't stand the guy!

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I think SYH was hateable in cheongdamdong Alice because she was supposed to be. If u wanted to slap her- she did her job well. I used to hate KTH until I saw her in JOJ. She's awesome in that. Give SYH a chance

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This sounds a lot like the American tv show ghost whisperer. I'd be more excited if different actors were in it.

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I’d rather see another time travel or just hearing voices not the ghost part. Does not sound interesting to me and neither actor interests me either but I do like most tvn shows so I might try it

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i like Taec but not his acting..he just sooo awkward tbh...
next generation of SSH...i dont really like SSH..he's soooo boring..for ur info..SSH and Taecyeon quite close actually..

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