Lee Ki-woo joins Flower Boy Ramyun Shop

53 September 7, 2011

by javabeans

Another pretty face joins the drama designed around the concept of pretty faces, Flower Boy Ramyun Shop: The very, very tall (190 cm) Lee Ki-woo has been cast in the tvN drama in his first post-army project.

If you’ll recall, Flower Boy Ramyun Shop stars quintessential flower boy Jung Il-woo and is the first in cable channel tvN’s Oh Boy Series, which is targeted toward younger viewers and plans to cast kkot-minam (flower boy) stars in all its dramas. Jung Il-woo plays a chaebol in a food product conglomerate, whereas Lee Ki-woo will play a “genius chef” (ahh, chaebols and geniuses, the lifeblood of the Korean rom-com) who comes to Korea from Japan. At least he’s not a cold genius type, but instead shows a “cheerful, quirky, and free-spirited” side.

Lee explained making the choice because he was drawn to the “bright and witty script and distinctive character.” Apparently there’ll be even more flower boys to come, since Lee works in a ramyun shop with a number of them, and falls into a romantic storyline with the heroine who manages it.

There hasn’t been a lot of info about Lee Ki-woo since his enlistment two years ago, but it’ll be good to see him back now that he’s out (he was discharged on September 1). I’ve only seen him acting in a few things (his dramas include A Star’s Lover, Rude Women, and A Love To Kill) and to be honest I haven’t been wowed by his performances, but he has a cute, clean appeal. I’m gonna be rooting for Jung Il-woo all the way, though, no question.

Now all that remains is to see who’s cast as the female lead. Flower Boy Ramyun Shop takes the timeslot after Birdie Buddy and premieres in October.

Via Wow TV

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1 Alfani

September 7, 2011 at 12:09 PM

Something about his feature resembles Jung Il Woo....
or maybe all of these flower boys have similar face characteristics? ^^

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2 Biscuit

September 7, 2011 at 12:09 PM

"I’m gonna be rooting for Jung Il-woo all the way, though, no question."

But Lee Ki Woo just came out of army! The abs! The ABS!

Honestly, I completely forgot about him. I'm guessing JIW will be the jerk and Lee Ki Woo the soft dude? Cause there HAS to be one of each in every romcom. Or K-drama.

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Marina

September 8, 2011 at 7:27 AM

Haha...is there going to be a random shower scene for Lee Ki-woo?

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Alfani

September 8, 2011 at 9:28 AM

That's just mandatory isn't it? ^.~

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3 andrea

September 7, 2011 at 12:11 PM

If kim bum and song joong ki joins, it would be perfect!!

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ruthie

September 7, 2011 at 12:17 PM

im definitely gonna die with happiness if that happens. thas like a dream team

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diorama

September 7, 2011 at 12:37 PM

Hoo, yes. And does Yoo Ah In count as a kkot-minam? Them we can have Song Joong Ki and Yoo Ah In once again together, burning up our screens.

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Shel

September 7, 2011 at 2:32 PM

Ooh....Yoo Ah In. Drool-worthy...

And Lee KiWoo 190 cms? That's REALLY tall. I'm tall, so I like them tall. And cute. :0) I don't know much of him, only being into K-anything for the last year or so.

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muggledore

September 7, 2011 at 12:40 PM

but wouldn't our TV explode with all the hotness and cuteness that would bring?????

now if only we can have Lee Min Ho-tness too~~ ahahaha!

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Shikurai17

September 7, 2011 at 4:05 PM

I was totally thinking of Song Joong Ki. He'll fit in perfectly with the flower boy theme. XD

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Cam

September 7, 2011 at 7:11 PM

Yes Yes!!! That would be GREAAAAT if we will watch this so craaazzzyyy!!! =D

Aw, I really want to see Kim Bum back on TV drama so badly!!! ^__________^

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4 gingeranna

September 7, 2011 at 12:58 PM

Ok maybe I'm going nuts, but for the first two paragraph I thought they were going to be the OTP. I mean Jung Il Woo and Lee Ki Woo. RAWR!

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Noelle

September 7, 2011 at 3:19 PM

Hahaha thats wishful thinking which just happens to be my kind of thinking.

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msim

September 7, 2011 at 3:31 PM

My thoughts exactly! It made me giggle with pure joy.

Great minds think alike;-)

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cheonsa

September 8, 2011 at 6:23 AM

Haha I was thinking the same when I read:

"Apparently there’ll be even more flower boys to come, since Lee works in a ramyun shop with a number of them, and falls into a romantic storyline"

and I thought with another flower boy but then I read on:

"with the heroine"

aah the potential...

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5 Cynthia

September 7, 2011 at 1:23 PM

Oh, dear.

I KNOW I'll have to watch FBRS at least twice - the first time around I'll be totally mesmerized by all the hot boy candy and won't hear a word of dialogue or pay any attention to the plot.

Once again, hoisted upon my own shallowness.
:)

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6 birdscout

September 7, 2011 at 1:48 PM

I'll always remember Lee Ki-woo fondly from his role in the movie, "The Classic". That movie made me cry.*sniff*

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nozomi

September 7, 2011 at 2:25 PM

me too... i loved him in The Classic.

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yui

September 9, 2011 at 3:28 AM

yes, he's adorable in that movie. count me in! :)

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7 Lahlita

September 7, 2011 at 1:59 PM

The very, very tall (190 cm) Lee Ki-woo....
OK, I have to admit that I laughed at the height description because I was imagining André the Giant, but this child/man/person is not even 6'3"! It's amazing how perspective is skewed. He might be a FREAK in Asia, but his height completely unremarkable over here. Hell, send him to Northern Germany or the Balkans and he'll be a pygmy. Still, it'll be nice to feast my eyes on someone so tall since I am also a freak height-wise.

Wae so pretty, person whom I do not know? I think I shall enjoy seeing lots of lovely lads serving ramyun.

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Javabeans

September 7, 2011 at 2:19 PM

It's also because Lee Ki-woo's particularly thin and has a teeny face but broad torso, which makes him look strangely tall. He even looks oddly large with Choi Ji-woo, who's known for being quite tall herself:

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Lahlita

September 7, 2011 at 5:35 PM

Pahaha ... thank you for the incredibly detailed description of the man, JB, and the pic. I am all the more appreciative, and look forward to witnessing the hotness of a Korean guy who is 3 entire inches taller than I am. I need to party with him and Cha Seung-won. I'll wear my heels. Hollerrr!

I must say, I do love a man who tapers nicely from shoulder to waist. Yikes, I sound like a perv. And his face really is tiny. That is causing me much amusement. I think the only Korean male with a tinier face is SHINee's Choi Min-ho. Seriously, you guys, google that shit. It's hilarious.

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girlatsea

September 7, 2011 at 8:11 PM

LOL, I swear, at one point Minho's hair was bigger than his face.

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Selli

September 7, 2011 at 10:52 PM

I agree XD My brother's taller than that, and I've seen many taller guys, but for the Asian entertainment, he's definitely very tall!! ^^ Imagine him in a dorama, he would definitely tower over everybody!! XD

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bd

September 8, 2011 at 12:09 AM

LKW is not really that unusual; there are a good no. of younger Korean males who are 6'+ (the avg. height approaching 5'9" for young male adults).

However, he is on the taller side in the entertainment industry (altho Lee Kwang soo and Lee Chun hee are around the same height); same goes for Hollywood, most male actors are around 6' or shorter.

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8 Noemi

September 7, 2011 at 2:28 PM

Wow, that picture really does make him look freakishly tall! I haven't seen Lee Ki-woo in anything before, and while the premise of this drama doesn't really excite me, I might cave and watch solely because of Jung Il Woo.

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mary

September 7, 2011 at 5:24 PM

Isn't he one of the guys in The Classic?

And if so, then he also cameoed in Cha Tae Hyun's My Sassy Girl. :))

He also had this movie with Kim Bum's leading lady in Woman Who Wants to Marry.

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maria

September 7, 2011 at 6:22 PM

good spottings! i was gonna mention a couple of those as well! he's an older hand at this than most people think, i guess? :)

i like the premise of the drama, but anything with FLOWER in it needs MOAR JO IN SUNG.

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bd

September 8, 2011 at 9:06 PM

He was definitely in "Windstruck" (in the imaginary Princess flashback); don't recall seeing him in "MSG."

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9 come2noona

September 7, 2011 at 2:45 PM

.... "cable channel tvN’s Oh Boy Series, which is targeted toward younger viewers and plans to cast kkot-minam (flower boy) stars in all its dramas".....

HA! A legitimate sounding excuse for putting all of those pretty boys together... Sounds a lot better than "a surefire ratings winner". Yeah, I'll watch. Oh and Song Joong Ki totally gets my vote!

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10 Auntiemame

September 7, 2011 at 3:02 PM

Hmmm ... a version of "Antique Bakery", perhaps? But, set in a ramyun. Pretty boys aside, I hope the drama has a well-executed story, script, etc.

(Sorry, I'm still suffering from all the lost potential in Spy Myung Wol.)
(rolls eyes.)

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mars

September 7, 2011 at 8:27 PM

I was totally going to say it's kind of a Antique/Coffee Prince-esque concept! It's not wholly original but that's overridden by the ladleful (completely intended) of pretty boys.

I'm itching to see who they cast as the female lead. I'm in love with the character description.

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11 bananamilk

September 7, 2011 at 3:09 PM

more flower boys!! haha. add song joong ki and maybe kim soo hyun... the cherry on top would be kim bum. hahaha.

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12 Noelle

September 7, 2011 at 3:26 PM

Never heard of this guy before. I agree with some of ya'll about him looking oddly like JIW. But to me there is only one Penguin! Seriously, JIW reminds me of a penguin. So cute!

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13 folieadeux

September 7, 2011 at 3:58 PM

...And I thought Lee Min Ho and Im Ju Hwan are tall enough (both are 186cm), only to find that there's this guy who'd beat them out!

I fondly remember him more in The Classic and A Love To Kill.

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14 Abbie

September 7, 2011 at 4:33 PM

Cool! Don't know this guy! But still! This show is sounding really interesting. I hope the female lead is someone funny and cute who I can root for easily.

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15 yeohweping

September 7, 2011 at 5:49 PM

The female lead is Lee Chung Ah

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16 conan

September 7, 2011 at 6:35 PM

Lee Ki-woo! Wow, it's been a long time. I have to agree with JB. His acting hasn't wowed me, maybe because I've only seen his earlier work (The Classic, Sad Movie) so maybe he has improved. He's hella tall though. In my country of tiny people, he'll stand amongst the crown like a sore thumb. Or a really handsome sore thumb. Er, yeah, I need another metaphor.

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17 Yoo_R

September 7, 2011 at 6:50 PM

There's a news spreading in my country a week ago that Lee Ki Woo is a moslem. Is that true? Maybe that's reason he has a clean image???

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18 Uca

September 7, 2011 at 7:01 PM

and yeah, who will be the luckiest girl in this drama now?
even I'm envious of her when I haven't known her yet.
LEE KI WOO! ABS! JUNG IL WOO!

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19 theleenbean

September 7, 2011 at 7:03 PM

hm, sorry, this is slightly off topic, but anyone watching birdie buddy care to weigh in on it? how is the plot? and is uee any good?

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20 djeedjes

September 7, 2011 at 7:06 PM

I wonder how many real life chaebol son and geniuses exist in Korea?
There should be an article in 'Forbes' Korea, or similar mags about these chaebol family!

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21 Cam

September 7, 2011 at 7:16 PM

I thought I've never seen this actor Lee Ki Woo before, but I DO!! I watched him in that movie "the Classic" and it was very sad beautifullyyy!

I think it will be very deeply interesting to watch this incoming drama --- Jung Il Woo hola!!! =D =D

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22 D

September 7, 2011 at 7:38 PM

i've to say this, LEE KI WOO MINE! He is forever my Han sung oppa...

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23 Melissa

September 7, 2011 at 7:41 PM

he looks really young in that picture

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24 annie

September 7, 2011 at 8:07 PM

Is it just me, or does he look kind of like Ryu Jin in the that picture?

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25 Mari

September 7, 2011 at 8:32 PM

Yayyyyyyyyyyyy spazzworthy drama with Lee Ki Wooooo! I really wished he could take on a male lead role in his first project after army service, but this is good enough for mee!!! Ki Bum and Lee MinHo or JoongKi wouldn't be in this drama since they're too big of stars at this point. Maybe not Joongki, but the others would want the lead roles. I'm going to predict that idols will be cast as second leads...Which is unfortunate since I don't want to see idols in dramas right now. I want some fresh faces from the rookie actors!

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26 koreandramalover/kay

September 8, 2011 at 7:43 AM

Such an unbelievably good-looking guy!!

He looks so good even with just a small smile...

and those lovely, lovely EYES, LIPS, COMPLEXION!! Wow!!!

To echo what Shin Min-ah once said in an interview, referring to Lee Seung-gi and Noh Min-woo :

"How come they are so pretty?"
"How come they have such great complexion?"

and HIS HEIGHT!! 1.9 m???!!!! Wow!!! Just WOW!!!

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bd

September 8, 2011 at 9:10 PM

Don't see how LSG is either "pretty" or "handsome."

LKW reminds me of a more boyish-looking version of Lee Jung jin ("9 End 2 Outs").

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27 miyi

September 8, 2011 at 12:20 PM

It seems cable has a lot to offer, and many stars are flocking to these cable dramas. Good for us - more choices!

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28 PinkFox

September 8, 2011 at 8:02 PM

helloooooooo-------ooo!!!!!! How can anyone not LOVE LEE KI WOO???! Noticed him in Rude Woman, n he is the sweetest guy ever!!!!He was also in the movie "Sad Movie", playing opposite Shin MinNa!