Lee Sang-yoon courted for tvN rom-com Twenty Again

43 July 10, 2015August 28, 2015

by girlfriday

Oh, cute. I like the idea of a Choi Ji-woo–Lee Sang-yoon drama pairing. I mean, it’ll always be second in my heart to a Choi Ji-woo-Lee Seo-jin pairing, but they can make it up to us by dating in real life, right? Now that the new tvN romantic comedy Twenty Again has locked down Choi Ji-woo (Temptation) to headline, the offer is out to Lee Sang-yoon (Liar Game) to play her leading man.

It’s a bit of a question mark what exactly their drama relationship entails though, because he’s called her love interest but there are differing press releases about the story particulars. The series is a coming-of-age romantic comedy about a 38-year-old woman who decides to change the course of her life by going back to college, and through her comical experience of mixing it up with 20-year-olds, she relives a part of her youth that she skipped over when she became a mother at 19.

Earlier stories describe the heroine as a wife and mother, with a professor husband and a 19-year-old son who’ll be entering college at the same time, which should be hilarious. Well, embarrassing for the son but funny for us. I just don’t know what her marital status is or will remain, and I’m just hoping that it’s not an adultery drama, because that doesn’t exactly sound like a happy premise.

Lee Sang-yoon is being courted to play an adjunct professor in the theater-film department. Too bad, he makes one crazy hot criminal psychology professor. Just sayin’. The character is high school classmates with the heroine, and he’s a carefree single guy who’s spontaneous and prickly, but he leads a very passionate life. It seems like the obvious setup for them to become romantically entangled, so I’ll just wait for the drama to explain away the husband in some manner that makes sense, so that Lee Sang-yoon can get the girl. ‘Cause he’d better get the girl.

Writer So Hyun-kyung of 49 Days and Two Weeks and PD Kim Hyung-shik of Suspicious Housekeeper and Sign are at the helm. Twenty Again follows Oh My Ghostess on Fridays and Saturdays in late August.

Via Herald Pop

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1 SnarkyKitsune

July 10, 2015 at 9:04 AM

While I want to see Lee Sang Yoon in a drama again, I wish it'd be Liar Game Season 2.

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Adal

July 10, 2015 at 9:06 AM

Me too. :-(

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Ek Ladhki Thi is Kim Eun-sooks no 1 fan

July 10, 2015 at 9:18 AM

He can always do Liar Game 2 later. All the stars need to align for that to happen though. I just hope whenever that is, they don't give him that ridiculous hair do they did at the end of episode 12.

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kokoro

July 10, 2015 at 10:07 AM

Same here. I was just thinking yesterday what his next drama will be. And now he has been offered to play a role with Choi Ji-woo.

A professor character suits him well like in Liar Game even I think in real life. But I wish the character would be like Ji Hyun-woo's character in Angry Mom. That would show his dimples a lot which is cute.

We'll I'd rather wait if he will choose his or if there will be Liar Game II. :)

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kokoro

July 10, 2015 at 10:07 AM

Same here. I was just thinking yesterday what his next drama will be. And now he has been offered to play a role with Choi Ji-woo.

We'll I'd rather wait if he will choose this or if there will be Liar Game II. :)

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riya

July 10, 2015 at 12:22 PM

I want Ha Woo Jin's hair....please LSY

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2 tara97

July 10, 2015 at 9:06 AM

Having mixed feelings of seeing lee sang yoon again & saving it for liar game season 2 T.T :(

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3 crazedlu

July 10, 2015 at 9:19 AM

That is a fantastic picture.

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milktea

July 10, 2015 at 4:44 PM

i was thinking the same! <3

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alti

July 10, 2015 at 11:29 PM

Well, he is a fantastically good-looking, drop-dead-gorgeous man!

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4 Ek Ladhki Thi is Kim Eun-sooks no 1 fan

July 10, 2015 at 9:19 AM

Maybe her husband cheated on her so she's finding herself and taking revenge on him.

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5 shinayame

July 10, 2015 at 9:19 AM

Please say yes, please say yes, please say yes...I'm suffering from dimple withdrawal. Does prickly mean he'll be a little Woo Jin-y? Coz yum.

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6 Iris

July 10, 2015 at 9:28 AM

I hope he says yes....!

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7 rearwindow

July 10, 2015 at 9:29 AM

I'm hoping that she gets a divorce and it's the divorce that catalyzes her return to college in order to make a life for herself. I'm a sucker for a coming-of-age story.

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8 wackycashew

July 10, 2015 at 9:31 AM

I like this pairing. Hope he will sign on! ^^

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9 Tess

July 10, 2015 at 9:33 AM

Aww, I was really hoping that PD's would capitalize on the Choi Ji Woo/Lee Seo Jin "mania" after GOF! Come on drama gods, what would it take to see the two of them cast in a rom com?

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10 fay17

July 10, 2015 at 9:57 AM

I wish he doesnt...he's too cool to play this =[

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11 annflln

July 10, 2015 at 9:59 AM

Say yes please!!

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12 Lucy

July 10, 2015 at 10:04 AM

¡¡¡please!!!

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13 Andybcs

July 10, 2015 at 10:09 AM

This sounds really really similar to a chilean drama called "mama mechona" that aired recently. I wonder if they got their inspiration on this drama or if there's some other drama somewhere that started with this idea...

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kalel

July 10, 2015 at 12:57 PM

I think the original idea is always "Educating Rita", a British play about a working-class older woman who goes back to open University and meets the almost alcoholic professor; he helps her to open her mind to education and literature in order to elevate her life's goals *unnecessary information to theatre buffs*
Anyway there are endless adaptations of this story both usual and unusual. Looking forward to "LSY's Educating CJW" a la korean ;-)

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14 DBChen

July 10, 2015 at 10:24 AM

I like the divorce as catalyst angle. And if the (ex-)husband and Lee Sang Yoon's character are in the same dept...

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15 kororo

July 10, 2015 at 10:33 AM

I hope Lee Sang Yoon Oppa and is ridiculously cute dimples can make a comeback in Liar Game soon I'm still not over the “I’m just a dog right now,” “Nam Da-jung’s faithful and vicious dog. I’ll show you what happens when you mess with my master.” thing.
But I will wait patiently for that while watching this if he takes the part. But can't they cast Lee Seo Jin as well that would be a really nice GOF reunion!

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16 MikoD

July 10, 2015 at 11:02 AM

His dimples make me happy.

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17 sungjong

July 10, 2015 at 11:37 AM

Yaayyyy,,,i so wish to see him in a drama again !! watching seoyoung and liar game currently ...i am totally fangirling over sang yoon oppa!!

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18 padmé

July 10, 2015 at 12:20 PM

All of a sudden I'm interested in this drama :D

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19 mary

July 10, 2015 at 12:44 PM

I miss him and Shin Sung Rok and Kim So Eun and Lee El and...

K. I just want Liar Game 2. With Rim, if possible.

(PS I also like CJW's new drama but wish the lead is Seo-jin instead.)

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20 exquisitemelody

July 10, 2015 at 2:10 PM

Here's to hoping there's a divorce at the beginning of this drama or I don't think I'll be able to root for them...

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21 Diana

July 10, 2015 at 3:01 PM

Lee Sang Yoon ssi... i'm happy that you are being offered this role,,.
but what makes me more happy is news of liar game 2,..
I hope in this drama you will play a naughty prof hahah,..
Please comeback asap Lee San Yoon ssi,.
I hope this drama turns very well ^_^

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22 kanz

July 10, 2015 at 3:16 PM

Lee Seo Jin could be the husband then... hehehe

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23 ana

July 10, 2015 at 3:44 PM

So kind of like Angry Mom without the bullying but in college?

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24 Ivana

July 10, 2015 at 3:46 PM

I fell in love with LSY in My Daughter Seo Young (same writer), and I loved Ghost (PD)!!! I definitely won't be missing this one! LSY withdrawal syndrome after Liar Game was so hard to bear!

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25 eunchans

July 10, 2015 at 4:41 PM

Oooo sounds good. I've been waiting for LSY to grace us with his wonderful dimples in dramaland again. Sadly I don't think LG2 is gonna happen :/.

Also I really hope they won't cast an idol actor to play her son, but I bet they will.

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26 myra do

July 10, 2015 at 5:30 PM

Hope HE would accept this offer, Writer was remarkable good, lead Actress is totally beautiful with great Charisma. Surely this drama would be of big hit since Lee Sang Yoon are also known for its cool and great actor as well. Looking forward to it, FIGHTING!

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27 Lizzie

July 10, 2015 at 6:01 PM

omg. please take this one!!! and please let it not be an adultery drama...I've had more than my share of those in the past year...gah I love the pic too!!! WHY IS HE SO HOT AND CUTE?!!!

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28 nanoo

July 10, 2015 at 8:45 PM

Such a pretty good news in a good day. I want to see LSY more after Liar Game, he makes me so impressed

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29 Requiem

July 10, 2015 at 9:21 PM

Funny thing is this would be kind of a role reversal for LSY in real life as he graduated from Seoul University in 2013 at the age of 31 after taking leave because of acting and military service.

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30 azkaa

July 10, 2015 at 10:20 PM

Maybe LSY will be the husband? And CJW will enter college because she wants to learn and live as 20s after missing it the first time? I can totally imagine all the fun and quirky banter between spouses.

Dearest Lee Sang Yoon though...
What i would be willing to give to have him as criminal psychology professor teaching my psych class T_T

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31 makoto

July 11, 2015 at 12:17 AM

while I am happy... super duper happy with the casting of Lee Sang Yoon and Choi Ji Woo, but I can never forget the writer's ending trademark (which I reffer from 49 Days and Two Weeks). In the end... no one ended up with anyone.