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IU to pine after Jang Geun-seok in Pretty Man

Confirmations are in for singer-actress IU, who’s signing on to star in KBS’s new Wednesday-Thursday drama Pretty Man just weeks after wrapping her long weekender You’re the Best, Lee Soon-shin. It’s an unfortunate title, given that Lee Soon-shin was not the best, but IU was quite lovable in the headlining role anyway, despite the head-scratchy plot turns. In her next drama she’ll be nursing a crush on Pretty Man Jang Geun-seok (Love Rain), as the averagest of average heroines, named literally Bo-tongie (“average”).

It’s pretty much the same character she’s always playing, though I get the feeling that this drama’s going to be laying on the ugly duckling act quite a bit. She’ll play the heroine who’s been in love with Jang Geun-seok for ten long years, pining for the unattainable pretty man ever since she met him in junior high. Her name is literal, in that she’ll be average in everything, from looks to style to status.

Jang Geun-seok plays a man who, for reasons I can’t quite pinpoint, dates ten of the most successful women he can find. The only thing I can figure is that he’s trying to win a bet, clear a debt, or write a scandalous tell-all. Maybe all of the above? Lee Jang-woo (I Do, I Do) plays the second lead with a pretty heart (I’m getting the sense that these characterizations aren’t exactly digging deep). He’ll be a quirky oddball character who ends up in a love triangle with the leads.

Despite the crazy-sounding premise, the show will be in capable hands. The manhwa adaptation is being penned by writer Yoo Young-ah, who’s worked on The Gift of Room 7 and Korea, and co-directed by the PD of Flower Boy Next Door and Flower Boy Ramyun Shop, and the PD of Tamra the Island. I think offbeat and weird will actually be the point of this show, though hopefully the writing will rein it in with a relatable heroine (she’s THAT average for a reason, right?) and the leads will have some onscreen chemistry worth rooting for.

Pretty Man follows current Wednesday-Thursday drama Secret and premieres November 20.

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All I need to know before watching this is : Did he cut his hair?!!!!

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I'm so behind this comment.

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AGREED.

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I really miss the sort of normal fresh from the military (or off to the military ) haircut from Beethoven Virus. You're Beautiful really started this string of pretty boy roles from him. I could not finish Love Rain. The combo of him + Yoona was a little unbearable for me. It could have just been Yoona though....:P

On IU, (I have yet to finish Lee Soon Shin) I really have nothing against her. Typecasted? Yes, but then will you be any better as an actress if you never take a role? You could shoot down said cookie cutter roles, but who knows when your time in the limelight is up and no more offers come in? So, I'm not against her.

Believable chemistry..let's just shoot for that now.

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I totally agree with your comment (about typecasting)... and also JGS REALLY needs to cut his hair..

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YTBLSS is not worth finishing, but I think the writer and director are more at fault for that train wreck than the actors.

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Well... the YATBLSS story is terrible but the actors performances are terrific.

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That would make the difference for me! I need to know which Jang Geun-seok will show up. Hopefully the (saner) one, but you never know with him.

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"Hopefully the (saner) one, but you never know with him."

You said it! Here's to hoping, you and me both.

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Question.... What does his hair style has to do with his 'sanity'? He is just fine... Finer than many idols/actors out there, actually!

If he cuts his hair, will that make him more 'sane'? If he has long hair does that make him 'crazier'?

The only thing it might happen when he cuts his hair is that some (maybe most) girls will find him more attractive. But that is a subjective thing.

I like him better with his hair longer but that is just a personal preference and it absolutely has nothing to do with his great personality, his great acting abilities or this drama...

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PLEASE.

lol.

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he was so cute in that drama about orchestras as the buzz-cut trumpet-playing down-to-earth musical genius

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agree, he's so charming and damn good looking in that drama.

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benn wondering as well for ageeeesss

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As they already did the poster photoshoot "quietly" according to some sources, i assume he already cut his hair. He also promised her fans that he would cut his hair on his past fanmeeting :)

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maybe his mum managed to coax him to cut it finally! ha ha:)

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second to that!

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IF he cut his hair then I might give this a chance, only IF he did.

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He is an actor...he'll do what is needed for the character.

Jang Geun Suk is one of the few celebrities who can get away with any hairstyles & look good on it. That is just one from a lot of reasons why I love this one of a kind Hallyu Star.

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He did NOT cut his hair for this. You can watch the previews on Dramafever, seeing his long hair added! IU, on the other hand, has short hair in this drama. SHe looks adorkable <3!!

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I'm looking forward to this show.....I like both the leads and the writer has good films in her filmography...

Also, I like the premise of girl falling in love first more than the opposite....

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Yeah, I guess it is something different from the usual shtick of unloved/down on her luck heroine suddenly having men fighting over her... but I'm pretty sure this drama will take the unrequited crush to, erm, unhealthy levels.

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Yup. Read the manhwa and boy, Kim Bo Tong is like Nodame 2.0!!! That girl is CRAZY!!!! XD

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I also am looking forward to it, but I don't find IU average at all, she's extremely attractive to me, but that's just my opinion.

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Agree. I'm a girl and I don't find her average at all when it comes to her looks.

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I don't find her average either, Jang Geun-seok on the other hand...

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well i find her average among the other idol girls, only her name doesn't sound average...

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Hmm, so Secret's only 16 episodes? Thought it was 20. Back on topic, I'm shocked IU's doing another drama so soon after album promotions. Hope she takes a long break after Pretty Man wraps.

Not too excited about the drama because of the flimsy premise, but I might check it out.

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Bummer....I love secret...was hoping it'll go for at least 18 eps....

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Looking forward to this drama for JGS sake..

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ditto!

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I just pray that JGS cut his hair. I want his baby and I hairs back.
This sound promissing if both IU and JGS can work well in chemistry dept. I like the writer combi so wish all the best for the drama.

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Ah, is this the reason her promotional cycle this time has been cut short. Well, good luck to them. I try to pretend LSS didn't exist, but I guess she was okay in it. Nobody could be charming playing her character all way through.

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I just tired of dramas casting idols. Where have all the real actors gone?

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Whatever... But it just so happens that both these idols are quite proficient actors (I gather that's the prevailing opinion among Kdrama watchers, yours truly included). I'm looking forward to this one. I'm with several others here who are keen to see which Jang Geun Soek makes an appearance (the sane one would indeed be refreshing---LOL!). Idols with acting chops provide no small dividend to production companies, which understand how competitive the drama market is, ratings wise. It all translates into profits, something they cannot afford to be cavalier about.

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Jang Geun-seok is actually an actor who branched out into music, just saying. I don't think anyone would identify him as an idol first.

I don't have issues with idols doing dramas as long as they can act, and IU actually can.

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Can't say I'm excited for this project even if I like her (& the second male lead). I have flashbacks of SkipBeat who wasn't the best drama ever... JGS: The ball is on your side if you want me to root for you.
Ratings nerd: If Secret ends at 16 eps (with the good ratings, they could decide to extend), I bet Heirs figures will then improve. Both Heirs and Pretty Man have the same (narrowed) target audience so what will the ahjummas choose? Maybe Medical Top Team? Lol.

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this is when i itch for the "like" button

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fyi...actually most of Heirs viewers are ahjumma in their 40s...same with Medical Top Team too while Secret is more spread from all ages and genders...

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Care to share a link to prove your point? Cause else I'll have to respectfully disagree. Sadly, the AGB/Tnms ratings don't tell us who's on the sofa at home (but we know who has the remote and they surely don't watch highschool dramas: They love their makjang)... On the other hand, viewers who watch online or on mobile devices can be guessed easily.

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i hate the link need moderation...

상속자들'·'메디컬탑팀', 40대
just search these words above in google..
and another prove if you go to naver there are rating keywords based on profession and housewife like to search about "Heirs" most of the time...

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Thank you very much. :)

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thanks for enlightening! ha ha... so I was wrong, ahjummas watch Heirs?; I thought they would be watching Secret with its juicy storyline and lots of vengence and betrayal etc.

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Secret and Heirs are two very different flavors. Heirs is a lot more fluffy, while Secret is a bit dark and pretty serious. Just based on that, I would suspect that MTT would pick up more than Heirs. But since both would be quite a ways into their run, not sure either would pick up a lot.

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"The only thing I can figure is that he’s trying to win a bet, clear a debt, or write a scandalous tell-all."

If those are the reasons he has for the serial-dating, that'd be pretty funny and entertaining!

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I am on the fence on this due to the plot and the second lead and that they have this girl who is obviously considered very attractive cast an an average Jane. That's right up there with Chae Rim's-drop dead gorgeous- Dalja being criticized for her looks by her co workers. Blind much? I'm really interested in the pd from FBND/FBRS-that makes it promising. I hope that second lead guy doesn't walk around with his mouth hanging open like he did in I Do I Do. I think JGS has acting chops but I just can't get My Pet to go away-its burned into my retinas and I'm not sure I can go back.

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I don't think Chae Rim is all that attractive, and her hair was annoying in Dal Ja, so jokes about her looks didn't really bother me, lol. I really wish Jang Geun Suk hadn't done My Pet. Well no, I wish that movie had never been made at all, but at least if he hadn't been in it, it wouldn't have marred him so. Man, that movie was bad!

I'm totally going to watch Pretty Man, it sounds cute and fun and exactly my kind of show. I always figure, if they actually cast an unattractive girl, people would just say how mean it is that they have an 'ugly' girl acting like an ugly girl, you know. But at least if they have a pretty girl playing an average girl, it doesn't seem as cruel.

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Oh stop it, you're babbling. Your comment is UGLY.

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Chae Rim is quite attractive accept for her nose, it really look plastic from the side. She admitted to having had some job done on it.

IU is definitely a natural like PSH.

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The writer's credentials really really speak volume, no doubt (cried buckets watching both movies). But the premise of this show - or sounds like anyway - is seriously WTFery even at its best. Hoping there's more than meets the eye, pretty please.

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If the drama is going to keep with the Manhwa's format, the Beautiful Guy is very ambitious and a rich ex-wife see's him and see's how ambitious he is and takes him under her wing and becomes his mentor. Seducing 10 rich, beautiful women is a mission she gives him.

Also, in terms of IU being cast as an "average Jane" I agree with the fact that, looks wise it is VERY hard to believe she is average. Acting wise though, she's very good at pulling it off. Like the post says, it's really the only character she's ever played, so she's gotten very good it pulling it off.

I'm waiting for the role where she's cast as this gorgeous girl who know's she's beautiful and is even a little vain. I'd love to see that drama lol. Maybe they could do a gender swap with this drama and call it "Beautiful Girl"??? LOL :)

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Good idea about the gender swap, but you know JGS would never consent to dressing down and being called plain. He's got to be the prettiest in the room.

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you can say that again... ha ha... that is so true to truth!

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This made me LOL.. So fucking true!!

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Really. Even if JSG didn't cut his hair, please please dye it black and at least have a normal styling, no need to have fancy and ugly Love Rain Hair.

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but I love JGS love rain hair. It's weird but suit him. And he acted great there.

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Yeah, I'm an outlier too. One of the things that sucked me into kdramas was JGS's hair/clothes in You're Beautiful and Love Rain.

As an American viewer, I can watch millions of shows with dudes who look like they just threw on whatever was on their floor and bland guy-next-door hair. It's shallow I know, but I love how kdramas often enough have male leads who are flamboyant or at least obviously styled. Even in workplace dramas, or those in which the dudes are suit-hangers, the suits are always super tailored. Master's Sun: relatively low-key suits, but carefully chosen, and tailored within an inch of their lives. LOVE.

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seccond! Masters´ Sun had great wardrobe and especially when Joong-Won switched to sweaters. it was telling. he got cold.

I wish dramas would be more careful with the wardrobe. although JGS is probably one of few who can wear outrageous extravaganza and it might be quite suitable here. who knows. still, you gotta have this guy on a leash all the time (and not, it is not My Pet reference, I mean literally, or he´ll run away with the Crazy.)give him a chance and it will be outta your hands with clothes and hair

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I like all three of the leads so I am behind this one. However, I, like the rest of you, am hoping for JGS to have a palatable hair style...

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Bambi..couldnt agree more. Was it bethoven virus? JGS looks very macho in that drama. But looking a this drama i'm not sure his hair will be like that..

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in the manhwa doko matte is chaebol's illegal kid , his brother's ex-wife gave him the mission to seduce 10 women ( from 18 to 50!!) so she could help him to get his daddy's company.

if JGS cut his hair I'm all for it.

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theories.

1. maybe Averegina is literally cursed by her name. except the evil witch is rea and the curse is more like deliberate actions to show her in bad light. she has a birth secret and the stepmother trips her every attempt to success. in the end, she becomes the royality and changes the name to Regina (The Queen)
2. maybe Geun-seok´s character is a bit like...well, lets say, actors love a different woman in every movie and drama and they can go crazy a la Don Juan De Marco, and in the end you don´t know any more.

and how these two are connected I have no idea.

it has gotta be very messed up. it should be. bring me entertainment. I want to see crazy people. really, I do. Makes me feel better about myself...

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Did I detect some romanian words in your comment or are my eyes deceiving me?

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Hey, which word is Romanian? I dont find it. I kinda curious my self :)

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My eyes were deceiving me. I got confused, because Regina means Oueen in romanian (and in spanish) and in the " evil witch is rea" part i didn't realize it's supposed to be evil witch is real because I thought of the romanian word rea which means bad. My mistake.

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sorry for confusing you, I did not correct my mistake! I think Regina is queen because of latin, it means the same in several languages. in old estonian language a bastard, jerk, hideous person is "reo" but it is not connected... more like it comes from the word for sewer

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Hopes this one rekindle my love for Sukkie.

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I'm guessing the hero dates successful women because he's trying to find someone who he thinks is better than himself (being the arrogant and narcissistic ass that he is) only to unexpectedly find love in Miss Averagina?

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Oh ok nvm, just read comments above.

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Okay, so IU is trending on nate, and I clicked on her to check out the news. I kid you not when I say - I couldn't tell who was the girl between them both when their pictures were put together. Its downright creepy.

JGS needs to *desperately* get a hair cut. Because if he doesn't, I may buy the pretty, but not the man. Or maybe I won't buy both. He needs to get back to his old days of glory (ala You're beautiful, etc.) I can't even believe I used to like him when I see him today.

Anyhoo... IU is seriously taking up a lot of projects! She just wrapped up YTBLSS and released an album, and now she's doing another drama! Take a break girl!

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can they just give chances to other actresses not some idol/singer turned actress! -_-
she just finish her 50 long episode drama..

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to tell the truth i really really REALLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! love guen suk's long hair.he looks so good and cute.i personally don't like him with short hair.

Or is it maybe i am a teen and don't like manly men

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Based on the title, shouldn't the male lead be "pretty" and a "man"?

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Okay, this is just a plain mean comment. Jang Geun Suk is definitely a man, and he sees himself as so. This is just rude.
I mean, I don't like Jang Geun Suk as an actor but making such personal attacks is just so rude.

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I'm torn between "omg I want this NOW" and "please be good please be good please be good..."

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lee jang woo as the guy with the pretty heart, as if his face isn't pretty. I like him though, so no complain here :D

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Urgh, another Plain Jane! I hate this kind of heroine!

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OMG I don't I've ever seen her in anything, b/c I kept confusing her with UEE. Damnn

Second on JGS' hair...

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don't think*

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have you never watched Dream High or You're the Best Lee Soon SHin?

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Please don't let JKS in his Liberache (did I write this right?) style...And why do I always read Averagina as V*gina? :s

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It's just with a c. And you're not the only one :/

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Honestly don't know which pairing is worse: IU and JGS or Yoona and LBS.

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It looks like Yoon Shi Yoon will be third wheel to Lee Beom Soo and Yoona so i hope him and Yoona will end up as a couple. They would actually look cute together.

As for IU and JGS i just can`t picture them as couple.

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Hahahaha! Good one!

I don't see chemistry happening between IU and JKS at all.

As for Yoona and LBS, maybe if he was 15 (or so) years younger.

Yoon Shi Yoon and Yoona.... Hmmm... Not really.. She's kinda to radiant and lively comparing to him. But we'll see... Maybe their roles in 'Prime Minister is dating' (what a stupid name for a drama, btw) will prove me wrong.

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JGS already cut his hair. His recent picture today http://u1310.hizliresim.com/1g/q/tttvf.jpg

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thanks for this. Yes, he looks quite sharp again. Actually, I do luv him with his long hair, just that he had it for too long a time. It's about right for the re-invention of his hair. Good on him..

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Thanks for posting! JKS new hairstyle looks great!

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wow he looks neat. yay for black haired JGS.

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So, he looks great and neat and sharp all of the sudden... Does he now?

Because, just FYI, this picture (http://u1310.hizliresim.com/1g/q/tttvf.jpg) is actually him with his long hair just tied up in a ponytail!

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did he really cut his hait or just his bangs and has hair tied behind his neck? ? on love rain it seemed like he cut it but It was terrible that aside yeees!! dark hair is back thank god

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Sorry, but Jang Geun-seok is just too full of himself. I won't be watching, even with IU in it. :(

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If you don't like him then stop using his name if you don't mind.

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deng! good one.

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Like!. I bet this gonna be another yaaawn... sooo over him!

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So why are you here reading this??? Pretending to be disinterested...get a pill will you, don't watch his drama so you can fall asleep. :P

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IU couldn't be average even if she wore a paper bag and smudged dirt all over her face. FAIL.

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you know during her debut, haters tried to boo her off the stage because they thought she wasn't pretty, right? She's gorgeous now, but there was a time in her life when she was called fat and ugly. So yes, she can be average.

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...but I like his long hair. Am I seriously the only one??? :-S :-(

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I like his hair long. But the thing about that style is that when men get older is really doesn't look good, so it is better for a guy to change it up once in a while and not make it a signature style.

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i actually like IU's acting.
will look forward to this drama

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Oh god I'm gonna have such a hard time with this show. Gonna have severe second lead syndrome. Is there any point in hoping he wins her heart in the end?

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So, basically the main dilemma for this drama is JKSs hair style... What da f... ?!?!

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Bring it on Pretty Man!

Group 8 its time that you take out your magic wand once again & let it unleashed its magic. Make this another Goong or BOF!

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*unleash

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hey Jo :) i am sorry that i made you upset but i surely didn't maen it like that.all i ment was that that i like his cute and cuddely side better

i love jang guen suk
and iam super sorry fo upsetting you

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Cn't understand why So many negative comment for JKS. He is a versatile star. He sings well, he can dance. He is a good actor. He is witty and funny. And most of all very good looking. Give him a break!

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You said you couldn't figure out why the main guy was getting with the successful women.

For what it's worth, the drama is based on a comic book, which is based on the French novel Bel Ami, in which a poor man becomes rich by seducing the right women and working his way up the social ladder.

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