Swing dancing in the spotlight in new Mystery Queen teaser

20 March 17, 2017

Swing dancing in the spotlight in new Mystery Queen teaser

by tineybeanie

A weird but interesting new teaser for upcoming ajumma-sleuth drama Mystery Queen has been released. The story is about the partnership between an ajumma with amazing survival skills and a hard-boiled investigator as they track down suspects in an ongoing case.

The teaser features the two leads, Choi Kang-hee (Glamorous Temptation) and Kwon Sang-woo (Temptation), standing on a spotlit stage, and then suddenly breaking out into dance. It is reminiscent of this teaser, which also had a serious meeting of rivals abruptly erupting into a dance number. Perhaps it’s not so plot-relevant, but it definitely draws the eye, and adds an extra layer of quirkiness that I always enjoy.

In Mystery Queen’s teaser, audio clips about homicide cases and violent crimes blare in the background as each spotlight shows different parts of a police investigation, from the captured criminals to the reporters to the forensic team going about their duties. At the center highlighted in bright clothing, Kwon Sang-woo and Choi Kang-hee gaze into each other’s eyes, off in their own world of swing dancing. After a vigorous twirl, a copy appears that says: “The mystery drama you’ve been waiting for.”

Recently released stills show the tense relationship between Kwon Sang-woo and Lee Won-geun (Sassy Go Go), who plays a new officer at the station. Having just graduated police academy with top honors, he’s much younger and greener than Kwon’s experienced street cop character, but his rank is higher, leading to a hierarchical mess when it comes to giving due respect. Perhaps it’s this aspect or their differing opinions on Choi Kang-hee, the ajumma who somehow plants herself in the middle of the investigation, that leads to the strained dynamic between the two, but I’m hoping it’ll turn into a great bromance by the end.

Mystery Queen will start airing on Wednesday-Thursdays on KBS, beginning April 5 after the end of Chief Kim.

Via News1

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1 gureum

March 17, 2017 at 2:10 PM

It has a much sexier feel than I ever anticipated. Actually kind of interested in watching!

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2 potatodrama

March 17, 2017 at 2:31 PM

This looks so good!!

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3 fay17

March 17, 2017 at 2:44 PM

I'm having dejavu from LA LA land. But this looks good yeah. As if they're immersed in their own world. I do wonder if there will be romance in it.

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4 namedx

March 17, 2017 at 2:54 PM

I really hope I like Choi Kang-hee's character in this - I loved her in Protect the Boss, but some of her other characters have been hard to stomach. She's hit or miss for me depending on how she portrays her roles.

The trailers sure look good though - clearly, they've put a lot of thought into them.

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5 Wag-a-muffin

March 17, 2017 at 3:00 PM

I don't mean to be negative, but that was just weird to me.

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6 yucaesar

March 17, 2017 at 3:05 PM

To be honest, I wasn't really interested in Mystery Queen when only reading about the plot and the castings. But when I see all these released posters and teasers, that's when things got really interesting for me!

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Lee Ah Na

March 17, 2017 at 5:52 PM

This is why they should have named it Mysterious Temptation. This and because it kind of completed the circle of Temptations for the lead actors, right?

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Flightey Gazelles

March 18, 2017 at 12:56 AM

me too!! I've been enjoying the tiny glimpses we've gotten about this drama so far!!

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7 astromantic

March 17, 2017 at 3:28 PM

I think it would have been better if they used an actual swing song. :(

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blueribbon

March 17, 2017 at 3:33 PM

Right? "Swing sing swing' was playing in my head as I was looking at the pictures the I played the video hoping to hear swing music and we just got a weird song that didn't go with the dance.