Seo In-gook up for MBC rom-com Shopping King Louis
by girlfriday
Seo In-gook, Nam Ji-hyun, Yoon Sang-hyun
Hee, Shopping King Louis is the new drama that initially courted Yook Sung-jae to headline, and I find it funny that they’ve now cast Seo In-gook (Police Unit 38) in the role, since Yook Sung-jae’s drama debut in Answer Me 1994 had everyone calling him Little Seo In-gook. The director clearly has a type in mind, which is certainly fine by me, since that means I get to see Seo In-gook twice in dramaland this year.
The new MBC Wednesday-Thursday drama is described as an upbeat rom-com about surviving in the city. It comes from PD Lee Sang-yub of Mr. Back, King’s Daughter Soo Baek-hyang, and Light and Shadow and new writer Oh Ji-young. Seo In-gook is up for the title role, and Nam Ji-hyun (What’s With This Family) and Yoon Sang-hyun (Ms. Temper and Nam Jung-ki) are up to co-star. All three actors are in final negotiations, so it looks like a pretty done deal.
The drama is a youth romance about an amnesiac chaebol heir. The hero is the last surviving grand-heir to a chaebol chairman, and he grows up alone and adrift in America after losing his parents in an accident during his childhood. He’s described as “a flower boy youth in a greenhouse,” which I think is meant to emphasize his utter loneliness, a void he fills by shopping. Lol, like retail therapy?
He somehow ends up going from California (agh, don’t be like Heirs, don’t be like Heirs…) to Seoul, and loses his memories. He meets Nam Ji-hyun, a sweet country bumpkin who’s quick on her feet and internet-illiterate, and the drama is about their eventful survival in the city, and his journey to reclaim his identity. I wonder if it’ll be a little like Beautiful Gong Shim, which is a lighthearted version of a similar setup.
Yoon Sang-hyun has been cast as Seo In-gook’s rival, a department director in the chaebol conglomerate who will also have a loveline with Nam Ji-hyun. I don’t know that I’ll really buy that loveline, but at least it’s a secondary one if she’s paired with Seo In-gook. I like all three actors in light comedy and can see it being an addictive story with all the birth secret amnesia tropes but without the heavy melodrama, so it seems like something to look forward to.
Shopping King Louis will follow W—Two Worlds on Wednesdays and Thursdays this September.
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Tags: Nam Ji-hyun, Seo In-gook, Shopping King Louis, Yoon Sang-hyun
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1 mindy
June 29, 2016 at 1:17 PM
Does he ever sleep?!
Gotta hand it to him, he sure picks a variety of roles (and manages to nail them all). The premise doesn't sound super interesting to me but I've yet to be disappointed by a Seo In-gook character, so I have faith.
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mindy
June 29, 2016 at 1:23 PM
Also, funny how I'd normally hear "chaebol heir" and run far, far away but the premise sounds like it's playing it for comedy, and also I'd watch Seo In-gook play literally anything.
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mystique
June 29, 2016 at 1:46 PM
That and amnesia...run far FAR away. But yeah seo in gook seals thr deal for me too.
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blnmom
June 29, 2016 at 2:15 PM
That, and California. I turned off Heirs forever right when the English-speaking part came on, which if I remember correctly was the first episode. I don't know if I can stand watching something like that even for SIG. But I've liked/loved all his dramas so far, so here's hoping he picked another good one!
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junsungmin
June 29, 2016 at 6:16 PM
to remember seo in guk in superstar k is so great, where he is a boy from a country and his mother is collecting recyclable waste, and now he played various roles musician (duh!), school boy (reply 97 & high school savvy), ice hockey athlete cum corporate guy (high school savvy), Prince & King (King face), bodyguard (master's sun), FBI profiler (i remember you), Scammer (squad 38).
He starts from singing competition winner -> Singer -> extra role in a forgettable drama (love rain) -> lead in a cable drama (which surprise everyone with its sudden popularity) -> supporting in weekend drama -> supporting in primetime drama -> lead in primetime drama.
Oshi
June 29, 2016 at 1:53 PM
Exactly my sentiment. I'm gonna need some time though. So much SIG!
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mindy
June 29, 2016 at 1:59 PM
Lies, there is never enough SIG!
(But please rest. Please get sleep.)
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fab
June 29, 2016 at 1:58 PM
He will sleep during army duty. Oh wait...
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UnapologeticKdramaaddict
June 30, 2016 at 12:02 AM
Two of my fav guys going for military service next year it seems - Gukkie and Wookie (Ji Chang Wook).
How am I gonna survive the next two years!! :(
Rewatch, repeat. Rewatch, repeat...
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jellybine
June 30, 2016 at 12:33 AM
Is Ji Chang Wook going to army next year? Oh my God. I can't. He's not even back to Kdramaland yet. How could he do this to us? Nooo! Don't! Not yet!
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2 Itenoria
June 29, 2016 at 1:21 PM
Hahaha. I love the drama already, more so because Seo In Guk is involved. Plus what if the story turns out to be what Pretty Man wanted to be but failed miserably at, in that Seo In Guk's Louie is given the target to like shop in 100 stores across 10 countries to prove that is the ultimate shopper who has the departmental store chaebol blood flowing through his veins. Because we all know that most chaebols males have 'interesting' taste in clothes, and our shopper has to show up in chaebol style. Looking at you there Lee Min Ho in every chaebol role you've played and Hyun Bin and your love for that tracksuit.
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wapz
June 29, 2016 at 2:35 PM
You mean pizzas and burgers and pink skinny pants.
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Itenoria
June 29, 2016 at 8:33 PM
Hahahaha. Exactly.
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Nina Chikovani
June 29, 2016 at 2:48 PM
You gave me idea
Seo In Guk might play a genius here. He can shop in his own departmental store/boost his sales, that way his shopaholism would be considered as working.
Oh and if he will shop there/be director then imagine the whole shop of chaebol clothes-turtlenecks and huge scarfs of Kim Woo Bin, Lee Min Ho's suits and Ryu Jun Yeol's shorts
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Itenoria
June 29, 2016 at 8:34 PM
Hahaha. I can so totally imagine it. He will be the one stop personal shopper for all the other chaebols. Like a chaebol personal shopper for other chaebols because they all have chaebol tastes and must dress in chaebol ways.
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3 RamyunIsTheName
June 29, 2016 at 1:27 PM
Im already like no on the premise. It just seems so greasy but I love the actors so ill try. But like really not just a chaebol but a sad back story chaebol but not just any back story but amnesia AND dead parents ?!?! Does any chaebol in Korea have both parents ?! Is drama land trying to tell me orphans are hot or something ?!
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mindy
June 29, 2016 at 1:29 PM
It's the Disney Effect, ha.
And yeah, I dearly hope they play up these cliches for comedy. But maybe I'm giving them too much credit.
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Oshi
June 29, 2016 at 1:54 PM
It is a new writer so who knows.
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mindy
June 29, 2016 at 2:00 PM
True true. She could be a brilliant prodigy writer.
Or she could be terrible. But I'm being optimistic here!
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4 Kiara
June 29, 2016 at 1:33 PM
You had me at Nam Ji-hyun. Love her as a child actress and still do. She is enough for me to watch this.
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ObsessiveCompulsive
June 29, 2016 at 3:37 PM
YES I absolutely adore NJH and to see her with SIG is like a Drama casting I could really get behind. Hope it happens and really hope its good!
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s_parks
June 29, 2016 at 3:46 PM
Same! I was like, "nam ji hyun in a drama? yes!" I don't know if a care for the premise, but all three actors mentioned are solid and NJH generally has a good eye for projects, so I'll definitely tune in if only to watch her acting.
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pogo
June 29, 2016 at 11:49 PM
Same here. Though the 'country bumpkin' part worries me, I hope she's not about to be typecast after WWTF. She's far more versatile and deserving of leading lady status than some of the specimens dramaland keeps trying to inflict on us.
With SIG, though? I could really get into that. I just hope the premise/story doesn't end up being as stupid as it sounds.
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yucaesar
June 30, 2016 at 5:30 AM
As much as I looove Seo In Guk, the show's premise sounded a bit... eh to me at first. But then I saw that Nam Ji Hyun was gonna be in it and I was sold. I've only seen her in Angel Eyes (I swear the bg teen story was the (only) highlight of that drama) and The Great Queen Seon Deok. She absolutely blew me away in TGQSD, being the first child actor that grabbed my likings.
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5 tiado
June 29, 2016 at 1:39 PM
But honestly the premise is really boring!
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zia
June 29, 2016 at 2:25 PM
But, maybe the drama isn't. I will wait for the drama before I give my judgement. There are a lot of dramas that I thought would be boring but it turns out to be really good.
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6 I Quit
June 29, 2016 at 1:50 PM
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mindy
June 29, 2016 at 1:58 PM
You've got a point. Nam Ji-hyun will probably play slightly older than her actual age (just a few years) but as a fellow 20-year-old girl, I would choose Seo In-gook in a heartbeat.
But then again, I'm slightly obsessed with Seo In-gook so maybe I don't count.
Still, I could never imagine myself dating a 40-something year old man. The difference in life experience between a 20-year-old and 28-year-old is large enough. The difference between a 20-year-old and 42-year-old is just... unfathomable to me.
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zia
June 29, 2016 at 2:28 PM
Why not? It happens in real life. Also, we all know that she won't end up with Yoon Sang Hyun.
The 8-year gap is also not a big deal. There are a lot of couples out there who have a 10 years gap.
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mindy
June 29, 2016 at 3:10 PM
It happens, yes, but I was talking about me and how I would feel about it as a fellow 20-year-old girl. Again, this is from a real world perspective.
When you're 20 you're probably still in college and still have no real knowledge of the real world--I know I don't. At 28 you have probably been in the work force for 5 years. Being in a relationship with someone with that much more real world experience than me would be strange. Not completely baffling, but still strange.
But in dramaland, they can make that seem like not such a big deal. Nevertheless, it's hard to make a 22-year age gap NOT seem weird. 20-year-olds and 42-year-olds are at COMPLETELY different stages in life, and I simply can't fathom two such people having anything in common. I don't see how such a relationship would work in the real world.
Maybe in dramaland they could somehow make it more believable, but in the real world I couldn't see such a relationship making sense.
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Anabella
June 29, 2016 at 7:10 PM
Well... My mom was 21 when se got married to my dad who was 30 at the time and they been together for 30 years now. So in my peronal perspective I don't really care much about the ae gap as long as the girl our boy is over 21 years old.
P.S. My folks meet when my Mom was 16 and my Dad was 25... So yeah, strange things like this do happen.
pogo
June 29, 2016 at 11:46 PM
Honestly, speaking as the product of a mother and father who had me at age 21 and 31 respectively, and the best friend of a girl who happily dated a 27-year-old when she was 19, there's no single correct "real-world" perspective on these relationships, especially when the younger person is in their twenties.
I personally would not have touched a 30-year-old with a ten-foot bargepole when I was 20, but obviously that's not a view my parents and friends shared.
That's not to say that there isn't likely to be an element of exploitation in extreme age gap relationships where the younger person is very young, but relationships between people in their early twenties and late twenties would raise no eyebrows where I'm from.
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June 30, 2016 at 7:36 AM
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Kiara
June 29, 2016 at 2:32 PM
Dramaland is obsessed with big age gap. If it's not in the story they'll make up for it with rl actors.
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irmar
July 4, 2016 at 9:17 AM
You mean... you would even refuse Ji Sung? Really? Look at me in the eyes and tell me you would refuse Ji Sung because he's 39. You cannot, right? I knew it.
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7 fab
June 29, 2016 at 1:56 PM
Wait....this hero is NOT a geeenius? Someone notify the copywriter. Not that it'll really matters as long as SIG is cast. The shopping part tho...XD
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Miky
June 29, 2016 at 2:03 PM
Maybe he's a genius shopaholic...Pray that the script is good....In Guk never dissapoints in delivering and is comedy gold so really hope the script do them justice....the premise is meah but maybe i'll be plesantly suprised seeing the actual product...
More In Guk on our screen,good for me!!!Gonna miss when he'll enlist
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8 Nina Chikovani
June 29, 2016 at 2:21 PM
"Yoon Sang-hyun has been cast as Seo In-gook’s rival, a department director in the chaebol conglomerate who will also have a loveline with Nam Ji-hyun."
To be honest after Ms Temper I thought he would get better roles. right now, his character sounds like your typical second lead....
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Nina Chikovani
June 29, 2016 at 2:25 PM
..plus +20 year older than heroine
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gerry13
June 29, 2016 at 7:59 PM
Ysh is so good in miss temper but maybe as u age, got to settle for 2nd lead
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9 kaybee
June 29, 2016 at 2:24 PM
Oh dear, this plot sounds terrible. But SIG's usually great at picking his roles, so maybe it'll somehow turn out brilliant?
Oh well, either way, we all know I'm gonna watch it. ... 'Cause SIG.
It could be a drama about a whale being turned into a man looking for his true love who happens to be human, but still only being able to speak whale and ultimately failing to woo her and trying to walk back into the ocean, just to end up as a beached whale because he didn't make it back in time... if SIG was that whale, I'd watch it.
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blnmom
June 29, 2016 at 2:30 PM
Actually, your plot sounds better.
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irmar
July 4, 2016 at 9:18 AM
I know, right?
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boomboompow
June 29, 2016 at 8:50 PM
I'd watch that.. nekkid SIG, I mean whale, why not..
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10 utopious
June 29, 2016 at 2:27 PM
Imagine Yook Sungjae was cast, he's 21 just like Nam Jihyun. And Yoon Sang hyun 22 years older than both lol
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11 shin
June 29, 2016 at 2:30 PM
Why did Yook Sungjae decline?
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utopious
June 29, 2016 at 2:33 PM
Schedule conflict. His group's albums, overseas concerts, promotions etc.
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12 angieya
June 29, 2016 at 2:57 PM
Lol, the premise already has included most kdrama tropes but still gonna watch it because... SIG, duh. Hehe.
But damn you, SIG... two dramas within 6 months and then leaving us behind with serious withdrawal symptoms for the next 2 years?! Ok, where my SIG support group at?
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asmara
June 29, 2016 at 5:57 PM
I'm here!!! LOL!
Oh god, what to do? A variety show on military service maybe? :)
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aesna
June 29, 2016 at 7:45 PM
I'm here too..lol
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ObsessedMuch
June 29, 2016 at 9:06 PM
Heheh.. I am here too... His army years are gonna hurt real bad but it is awesome that he is doing so many shows that we have enough shows to re-watch in 2 years while waiting for him.
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13 Sim
June 29, 2016 at 3:14 PM
Seo In gook rules all the shopping and the savvy yet can't manage to find a bed to take a nap in. He's done like 17 dramas in the past 2 years while all I've done is find time for naps
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Adal
June 29, 2016 at 3:53 PM
17 dramas in 2 years! Really? That many??
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Sim
June 29, 2016 at 4:05 PM
haha no but i swear it feels like it
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14 fay17
June 29, 2016 at 3:20 PM
Really really sad and disappointed that sung jae declined....coild have been his first lead role in a proper rom com...:'< :'<....what was he thinking? Sobs....
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fay17
June 29, 2016 at 3:21 PM
*could
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Seph
June 29, 2016 at 3:30 PM
Sungjae apparently felt miserable missing the promotions for BTOB Way back home while filming for Village of Achiara, and kept saying to fans he would never want to miss promotions again (not sure how long he's going to keep that up tbh, but probably not for ever).
Right now, he seems to be prioritizing group promotions (Kr Remember That, Jp L.U.V.) over dramas, apparently having declined 3 of them so far. ^^"""""
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15 Seph
June 29, 2016 at 3:27 PM
Squad 38 has me OBSESSED with seo in guk. Well, I already was, so let's say re-obsessed. Funny how I keep forgetting how charismatic he is every single new drama. He has just the right combination of nonchalance, cool, and dorky.
On another note, I'm going to wait for that drama with SIG, 6 Sungjae, and N together. Dinosaurs trio epicness. I might have to wait until I die, but I don't care. Would be worth it.
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Jemerald
June 29, 2016 at 9:28 PM
Hahaha love your Idea of SIG, Sungjae and N in one show.. I will definitely watched it if it happens..
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pogo
June 29, 2016 at 11:51 PM
*sigh*
I really wish he could be in one of those guaranteed-for-hallyu-success dramas, if there was any justice (or these things actually went by talent) he'd have blown up to supernova levels long ago.
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16 Adal
June 29, 2016 at 3:46 PM
Anything with more SIG is welcome in my book! Himm
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17 Adal
June 29, 2016 at 3:50 PM
Anything with more SIG is welcome in my book. Gimme more! Lol.
On a serious note, it seems that he's doing these back to back projects because he is due for Military Service, soon.
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18 s_parks
June 29, 2016 at 3:59 PM
Honestly, at first glance the drama sounds like a wreck, and I do kinda wonder why nam ji hyun chose it... but then again, the drama hasn't even aired yet, so I shouldn't judge. I'm excited to see how seo in guk and nam ji hyun pair up, since the latter has great chemistry with ever actor she's paired with.
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19 Eldalis
June 29, 2016 at 4:10 PM
It's interesting to see that Yook Sungjae was courted before Seo In guk. He is really gaining recognition as an actor and as a leading man. Sadly he keeps refusing all the offers because of BtoB promotions.
At least now drama producers recognize he has first lead material *_*
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20 Thaipeppa
June 29, 2016 at 4:15 PM
Just like everyone else, I don't really care for the plot yet. Seo In Guk is all I need. I can watch him sleep on screen for an hour for all I care....he's dreamy. Funny how whenever there's news about him, the comment section just blows up. That's the Seo In Guk effect. *sigh*
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21 bebeswtz
June 29, 2016 at 4:27 PM
1. Oh thank God that "Police Unit 38" is pre-produced, or else we'd be seeing Seo In Guk jump from one drama set to another, and I'd be crying for him to get some sleep instead of trying to fiddle around with the time continuum and play with his precious sleep
2. Okay, now, by this time of the year and since this type of casting has happened for the umpteenth time in a drama this year, I'm POSITIVE that all the drama writer-mins and PD-nims FOR SURE sat down for a round-table at the beginning of the year and had a meeting about what would be a good drama trope for 2016 to write into EVERYTHING.... And then they came up with casting every other drama couple, primary and/or secondary couples, with massive age gaps between the actors.... because everyone was drunk on soju and high on celebratory spirits for getting through 2015, and oh, had DOTS to look forward to XD
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prettysup
June 29, 2016 at 11:59 PM
So 38 task force has finished filming already? In that case he is going to have plenty of rest as this one will probably only start preparation in Aug or so.
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mingmangming
June 30, 2016 at 12:15 AM
they're still filming yesterday.
it's half pre produced not fully pre produced drama.
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22 sev
June 29, 2016 at 5:06 PM
When I read that Seo Inguk will headline another drama so soon after Squad 38, my initial response was "what? Already? Yeay, I'm happy, but I hope he will get his much deserves rest first" then I read that his leading lady will be Nam Ji Hyun, and I was like "WHAT?"
I'm a big fan of both leads. I love Nam Ji Hyun since Queen Seondeok era, and already watched her dramas and movies while waiting for her to get her leading role. Then she finally got it and and her lead male is Seo In Guk? It's like dreams comes true!
I just hope that the plot and characters itself will be really good. For sure though, I will love this pairing.
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23 kanz
June 29, 2016 at 5:23 PM
Seo In Guk: from High School King to King Gwanghae to Shopping King
Any bet he'll take another king role?
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asmara
June 29, 2016 at 5:36 PM
LOL! You're so right! He IS my King too in my forever real life drama lol.
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24 asmara
June 29, 2016 at 5:50 PM
From June to the end of the year, SIG SIG SIG!!! My feels!!!
The premise tho, it sounds errr... and it's from a new writer. I know I shouldn't be judgmental. SIG rocked every roles wonderfully and it seems that the other actors are great as well, never watched them both. Really really hope the writing is good.
Like Savvy, the premise sounds so unlikeable but it turned out a very heartwarming kind of slice of life drama. And IRY, it sounds like a boring typical police procedural at first, but then it was a gem last year.
I thought SIG will go to Military Service right after 38 Squad. If he could make one more drama, why not pair him up with Park Bo Young, they would make a very cute couple with awesome acting.
Or, put him in K2 with Ji Chang Wok. I heard they went to noraebang together in real life and SIG is a god of bromance (from Hoya, Lee Soo Hyuk, Park Bo Gum, and Ma Dong Seok). With those two beauties on the screen, the screen might explode tho lol.
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gaeinalee
June 29, 2016 at 6:22 PM
Somehow my mind went straight to you, @Oshi and @ObsessedMuch when i saw this article. Now my mind is in auto mode, go to the SIG Three Musketeers, like whenever I read SJR I'll think about one particular Beanies.
Yayy for SIG on another drama before march to the barrack~! ❤❤❤
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asmara
June 29, 2016 at 8:07 PM
Hahahaha!!! Hi there!
From Shallow sister to SIG Three Musketeers, you can call me everything!
OT, how do you make that love icon? I know, I'm shallow in tech too.
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gaeinalee
June 30, 2016 at 12:26 AM
I just copy it from internet "Heart Emoji" and paste it in comment box.. ^^
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asmara
June 30, 2016 at 1:47 AM
Ah, thank you, dear! Def will use it on my next comments. On SIG of course haha.
ObsessedMuch
June 29, 2016 at 9:10 PM
Hi there fellow shallow sisters.. I can't believe I am late to this article! I missed some commenting fun.
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25 sweetsour
June 29, 2016 at 6:36 PM
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26 Kaylie
June 29, 2016 at 7:26 PM
Eh, Nam Ji-hyun is typecasted as a country bumpkin... Her role in What Happens in My Family is a country bumpkin too. I don't think that's a good idea for a young actress like her.
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Hwari
June 29, 2016 at 8:19 PM
Yeah, that's what on my mind while I read about her character in this drama. Just like her role in WHIMF. Did she got typecast.
Poor Yoon Sang Hyun. I wonder why he will do this drama. Since he much older than those 2.
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Kaylie
June 30, 2016 at 7:56 AM
Yeah, it'll be so awkward. She's a '94-er and he's of uncle age to her.
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27 Kiko
June 29, 2016 at 8:09 PM
I'm deeply concerned about this project. The premise is totally old-fashioned like 15 years ago, I don't even understand why MBC would pick it up to produce. SIG always chooses interesting stories. Did he take this one out of no choice because military service is around the corner so he will do whatever one of big 3 channels offers? In terms of ratings, competitors of the time slot are On the Way to Airport starring Kim Ha-neul and Incarnation of Envy starring Gong Hyo Jin, both of which have excellent rating history and smart project choice. I don't even want to think about what rating he could get. I'm SIG big fan and I will watch whatever he gives me, but I'm just so upset.
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mindy
June 29, 2016 at 8:51 PM
I'm also skeptical about the premise, but I doubt he would choose this just to be in a Big 3 drama right before enlisting. Police Unit 38 might be cable but it's doing really well ratings-wise. Plus, cable made SIG a star, so I doubt he would think so little of being on cable that he would just do any Big 3 drama. Lots of top stars are doing cable dramas now, I honestly don't think doing a show just to be in the Big 3 is a big draw for ANYONE. Not these days.
I'm just going to hold my breathe and hope this show is good. SIG has had such a good track record so far and has had such great characters, I don't think he'd pick a dud to be his last drama before enlisting.
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Kaylie
June 30, 2016 at 7:57 AM
Yep, not to mention MBC's been losing the ratings battle all year.
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riarallahssi
July 1, 2016 at 7:49 AM
I see your point. But let's see. I think Seo In Guk has a smart way of thinking things through (I'm a big fan, too). He once chose an off drama (rascal's son) even when he was at that reply 97 point of basically having the opportunity to turn things around for his career. So... maybe this is a classic move. Business longevity. One last hit right before MS
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28 bips99
June 29, 2016 at 8:24 PM
The plot sounds like a train wreck ... but SIG ... what to do? what to do?
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29 An
June 29, 2016 at 9:14 PM
I am not excited about the story, doesn't stand out to me.. And then there's amnesia.. But then you add Seo In Guk and I'm watching for sure. This seems like a very different role for him... I don't think he ever played a chaebol? At least, he isn't a genius here..
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riarallahssi
July 1, 2016 at 7:41 AM
hahahaha well now that you put it that way. he was actually a genius in three of his dramas by now. you're right. this is new for him
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30 ObsessedMuch
June 29, 2016 at 9:18 PM
So much Seo In Guk goodness this year! I am so grateful to him for doing another show before going for army service, and giving us more awesomeness to gush over. Is it too much to ask for one or two variety show appearances too?
But I would also want him to take rest and sleep. We fans don't want him to tire himself out, right?
The story sounds like every stereotypical kdrama ever made but I trust SIG to chose an awesome project as it might actually be what he is remembered by! I also hope this show is a ratings king cuz I need him to get the credit he really deserves.
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31 Bùi Quốc Khánh
June 29, 2016 at 9:21 PM
New writer, but thy the pilot sounds boring than weekend drama. And why they cast Yoon Sang Hyun? I don't like him in a triangle love again. He's good at Ms.Temper & Nam jung Gi.
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32 Hiro
June 29, 2016 at 9:44 PM
Seo In Guk a lot better than Young Jae
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Pandasuse
June 30, 2016 at 2:28 AM
Agreed with you absolutely! SIG is great as yuahin , songjungki , kim woo bin ,kim so yhoon , they all good actors of Korea, i l8ve them
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mel
July 1, 2016 at 9:25 AM
Did you mean Sungjae? I'm sure no one claimed otherwise lol
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33 pogo
June 29, 2016 at 11:53 PM
OT but Police Unit 38 is SO GOOD. I'm even breaking my no-watching-live rules for it!
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Kiara
June 30, 2016 at 5:30 AM
I'm squeeing over it quietly because I don't want to get overly excited just incase lol. I love the cast!
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34 korfan
June 30, 2016 at 12:51 AM
You just never know, this might turn out to be quite funny. We'll see.
At this point, my only concern is the director. I'll admit to watching Mr. Back, and oh my gosh, the direction was, dare I say, awful. I still remember how the scenes didn't flow from one to the other. It was jarring.
Hopefully, this will be different.
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Lily
June 30, 2016 at 4:32 AM
Can't agree more. I can't bear the terrible shooting and editing and scenes of Mr Back for more than 1 episode.
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35 bd5
June 30, 2016 at 1:11 AM
The premise is "meh" and Yoon Sang-hyun has never done anything for me, but will give it a shot for SIG.
If this is even 60% as good as PU 38 - would be worth a watch (PU 38 is way better than OHYA and even better than MoTW - the writing is original and refreshing).
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36 riarallahssi
July 1, 2016 at 7:53 AM
Oh but why does it have to be California? Can't it just be something like... idk. Just not California
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LarryMimosa
July 1, 2016 at 4:26 PM
Hahaha..."Just not California". We're not all in Malibu here, and not all dramas are "Heirs" (thankfully). Maybe they'll do the location shooting up here in Gods country, the Monterey Peninsula.
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37 Roy
July 3, 2016 at 11:18 PM
Heirs or inheritors was suck..such pathetic storyline n i couldnt even finished after ep7
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38 PANGIA
July 10, 2016 at 9:59 AM
I'M DIGGING THE STORY B/C THIS IS MY CUP OF TEA!!! and of course THE TALENTED SIG IS IN THERE LOL
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39 Romi
September 22, 2016 at 1:47 PM
Hi Guyz! does anybody know the english song played in ep01?!
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