Trickster of the month Lee Min-ho
by javabeans
SBS’s upcoming fantasy-romance drama Legend of the Blue Sea is taking an interesting approach to a first promotional character cut, by putting its star, Lee Min-ho, on the cover of a fake magazine (“Trickster monthly”) which depicts him as his drama character, Mensa member and legit genius turned scam artist, Heo Joon-jae. There really is a magazine for everything!
He (as character Heo Joon-jae) is the magazine’s cover story for its November issue, and the (faux) article points out that he doesn’t just con people indiscriminately—he doesn’t take from people who don’t have anything—recognizing his sense of morals (ish?). Are you making him some kind of Robin Hood, or is he only kind of a criminal for scamming people who presumably deserve it?
For a meta touch, the cover also makes mention of Hot Drama Legend of the Blue Sea, starring Jeon Ji-hyun and Lee Min-ho, because even in fake dramaland, the promotional machine churns on.
Legend of the Blue Sea pairs Lee Min-ho’s master con artist with Jeon Ji-hyun’s last-mermaid-on-earth character in a romance that spans multiple eras (and species), and will air on Wednesdays and Thursdays following Jealousy Incarnate. It premieres on November 16.
Via TV Report
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1 lmhysoht
October 23, 2016 at 11:38 PM
They successfully fooled me! I went to google to search about what kind of magazine and why Lee Min Ho being a cover model, but i realized that its his drama still cut lol Its so interesting. What a unique way to release the still cut. I think im going to fall in love with Junjae. Im weak of genius and sexy guy *-*
Ps: if you see the barcode clearly, its LMH birthday and the release date of the drama lol
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spazmo
October 24, 2016 at 7:22 AM
FUN!! love it when they do a totally convincing faux cover, side articles and barcode dates included! thanks for mentioning, alot of us can't read hangul so we'd never know...
: )
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2 Yoyo
October 23, 2016 at 11:39 PM
Mensa? Really? They're going there with Lee Min Ho?!
I can already imagine the hilarity of that very thought. Then again, it would be nice to see if Min Ho can put some algebraic expressions to his acting chops. Intresting. Very interesting.
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gem28
October 24, 2016 at 2:21 AM
Mensa, trickster, Robin Hood..........to quote Scream Queens, "This ones gonna be a doozy"
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3 mary
October 23, 2016 at 11:40 PM
I'm confused but that's good because City Hunter promos confused me too and look what a gem it was. @.@
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4 whimsyful
October 23, 2016 at 11:57 PM
If there's a Trickster of the Month magazine, they're going to have to work hard to convince me LMH's character can beat out Liar Game's Ha Woo-jin as far as geniussss con men go.
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hawoojinruinedme
October 24, 2016 at 1:10 AM
Amen. LMH's gorgeous, yes. But a pretty face can only take you so far.
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boomboompow
October 24, 2016 at 1:41 AM
Or Squad 38's Yang Jung Do.
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greentea
October 24, 2016 at 5:16 AM
Liar game Ha woo jin vs LMH's character? lee sang yoon vs lee min ho? i doubt LMH can make me move on from a long time crush on lee sang yoon post liar game. ha woo jin is so amazing character and it's likely that lee sang yoon is made for that character. that is basically he himself is probably genius, fyi graduated from Seoul Univ in Physics
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5 Tara
October 24, 2016 at 12:02 AM
Lol... Kurosagi much?
I can't wait for this show to air, even though it'll mean the ending of Jealousy Incarnate which I am thoroughly enjoying.
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hasy
October 24, 2016 at 3:57 PM
OMG, IKR! I love that show!!
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6 Nemi
October 24, 2016 at 12:30 AM
Trickster Monthly, lmao... if that magazine had been real, I'd be getting a subscription right now.
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7 Baek
October 24, 2016 at 12:34 AM
Robin Hood style? I like haha..
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8 Peppa
October 24, 2016 at 1:23 AM
It would be great if Jeon Ji hyun will get a movie poster for her character too, that is ala little mermaid poster. Imagine JJH sitting on the rock in her mermaid tails. Heol.
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angieya
October 24, 2016 at 1:41 AM
She deserves her own magazine cover...oh wait there are fishing magazines...swim as fast as you can, girl!
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Baek
October 24, 2016 at 4:05 AM
Maybe she will get one "December" copy haha
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Baek
October 24, 2016 at 4:07 AM
(CONT) then a final copy in Jan with both together..
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9 redna
October 24, 2016 at 1:31 AM
wait, it's a drama? i don't know why all this while i thought it was a movie o.o
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eerinmide
October 24, 2016 at 2:10 AM
LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL! For some reason, your comment cracks me the hell up! That means you have been missing all the undercurrent excitement that THE Lee Min Ho is back in dramaland and he is back with THE Jun Ji Hyun? Lol, so lucky! Thank goodness the channel isnt churning out teasers and stuff at an epic proportion, or coupled with the how people around me are already behaving, I would have been tired of the drama before it even began.
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Flightey Gazelles
October 24, 2016 at 9:00 AM
Lol!
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10 CrimeFighter
October 24, 2016 at 2:38 AM
Not really for LMH but the storyplot is not bad. Scammer again. Seems like now it is the trend in both kdramaland and in reality! Reminds of my fav charismatic com artist Yang Jung Do in Squad 38 !! I want a sequel 2 of Squad 38 with the same lead cast !!
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11 Nissa
October 24, 2016 at 2:52 AM
I tought that's PBG. LOL..
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12 saranga
October 24, 2016 at 3:40 AM
groan. does that mean there's 3 whole more weeks of jealousy incarnate to go? (why hasn't it ended yet!?)
sorry to jealousy incarnate fans out there.
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CrimeFighter
October 25, 2016 at 3:21 AM
haha I'm one of those ppl who want JI to end earlier....draggy plot and messy rs....ugh
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13 elric
October 24, 2016 at 4:11 AM
Really digging his hair in this drama
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14 ilchul
October 24, 2016 at 4:53 AM
that was super smart of them!! LOL I loved how they played it!!
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15 YellowEyes
October 24, 2016 at 5:04 AM
This was a really clever way to present his character. Up until now, they are doing a great job with the promotion, getting us all excited for the drama, even people who werent interested at first.
Lee Min Ho looks awesome-love his hair!- I see some haters are already trying to dismiss him, but there is no point reasoning with them. Time puts everything in place.
In my opinion, Lee Min Ho is not just a pretty- really pretty- face. In City Hunter, he was an action hero, a playboy & also a smart hacker, and he did a good job at it. Im sure he will nail the genius con as well.
I cant wait to see Legend of the Blue Sea!
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16 Enny
October 24, 2016 at 5:07 AM
Wooooow....I love this...lmh fighting
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17 wapz
October 24, 2016 at 5:11 AM
No offence to anyone but even though his face is somewhat hidden by his hands gesture, it looks really photoshopped. His face is not that thin. Can be due to the camera angle too.
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wapz
October 24, 2016 at 5:13 AM
The hair look amazing though, really suit him.
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purpleowl
October 24, 2016 at 3:35 PM
I think it's camera angle and hair. I doubt there was much photoshopping, though there would be some. It's about how he looked at the table read. His face is pretty slender at the moment.
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18 Love lee min ho
October 24, 2016 at 7:43 AM
His eyyyyyeeeees!!!! ????❤❤❤??
He looks SoOoo Cool, confident, smart and charismatic!! ??? This picture is killlinn meeeee!! Why november isn'r coming?? ??????
Miss Lee Min Ho Soo much
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19 zee
October 24, 2016 at 8:17 AM
wow, this one does really great with promo materials..i'm really crossing my fingers that i'll love the drama as much as it's teaser and all the things released, because while I love JJH and her character in YFAS, I didn't fall for the drama itself as much as I thought I would, the whole spanning through eras thing just doesn't click with me, but here's hoping to some awesome characters and chemistry doing wonders...
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LillyLee
October 24, 2016 at 10:20 AM
Maybe some of the spanning through eras is to show how she ended up being the last mermaid
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20 flamingotamer
October 24, 2016 at 10:41 AM
I can't wait to see Jeon Ji-hyun and Lee Min-ho together in promotional materials!!! :D I'm so glad she's coming back to dramas even with all her success and after having her kid. She is a queen.
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21 mel
October 24, 2016 at 2:08 PM
is it just me or does Lee Min Ho's character sound kind of like that of Seo In-guk in 38 Tax Force?
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CrimeFighter
October 25, 2016 at 3:22 AM
I know right....now the current "trend" is flight stewardess, messy relationships and con artist running loose in kdramaland ! *LOL*
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22 Sinta
October 24, 2016 at 2:44 PM
Hul Lee Min Ho is way too handsome ?
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