The gentlemen strut their stuff
by girlfriday
Okay, I haven’t really been wowed by any of the promo stills from A Gentleman’s Dignity yet, but I have to admit, F44 strutting down the street for the poster shoot is kind of awesome. Cue Rat Pack music, slow motion intro with a close-up of Jang Dong-gun, a smirky grin from Kim Min-jong, a wink from Kim Suro, a 360-turn from Lee Jong-hyuk when they walk past a beautiful girl… Damn, now I’m just going to be disappointed that this drama isn’t as Ocean’s Eleven as I want it to be.
If anything, this show has been smooth in the PR department, sending out endless stills every time you think you might forget about the show. And with a cast this star-studded, it’s not hard to drum up interest. It must be their doing (or perhaps a word trend that’s everywhere right now), but the Korean press keeps calling the gentleman quartet Angujeonghwa, which you might remember as the name of Shut Up Flower Boy Band‘s rock band, meaning literally “a visual so pleasing it cleans out your eyes.”
I still find the term slightly embarrassing — even when the brash young band of hotties did it, I was like, damn, you think a lot of yourselves. But I just automatically associate the term with that drama, so it sets up a really weird comparison. Don’t get me wrong–the oppas are plenty hot. It’s just that A Gentleman’s Dignity conjures up pretty much the farthest possible image from the Angujeonghwa in my mind. Perhaps it’s just a word I’m going to have to disassociate from Shut Up now, if it’s going to be co-opted all willy-nilly.
A Gentleman’s Dignity + free eye cleanse premieres May 26 on SBS.
Via Osen
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1 Blondie
May 8, 2012 at 3:13 PM
Okay so sexy ahjussis are sexy - and I also had a Rat Pack strut visual going on...
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sogba
May 10, 2012 at 3:49 PM
"sexy ahjussis" love it!
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2 lovepark
May 8, 2012 at 3:15 PM
They look so awesome! I just know I'm going to be disappointed because my expectations are just spiraling to a point I know the writer will never be able to meet. At least the cast is superb.
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3 pabo ceo reom
May 8, 2012 at 3:20 PM
Someone tell the PR team to just use F44!
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4 Mystisith
May 8, 2012 at 3:21 PM
Angujeonghwa: Hahahaha... Yep. So connoted.
And Rat Pack is a good reference too: Now i want to see them playing pool and/or poker. Strip poker...
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jomo143
May 8, 2012 at 4:29 PM
Na du!!!!
I think this needs to be in the script, M.
Write the network!
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momosan
May 8, 2012 at 5:15 PM
Let's face it, if you and I were on that path, and those 4 came strolling by, we'd be the ones going 0-0 - or fanning ourselves - or doing a 180 and stalking them.
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jomo143
May 8, 2012 at 6:04 PM
I want to be a psycho stalker!!!
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iZzie :)
May 8, 2012 at 6:22 PM
clam down, unnie!
but then again... Jang Dong Gun.
Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!
shukmeister
May 9, 2012 at 5:23 AM
I just want to trip one and beat them to the floor - [evil grin]
YY
May 8, 2012 at 8:38 PM
I would just plonk down hard, senseless, like my grandma's 300-year-old oak tree if it were ever to fall, right across their paths, and the ground would shake and the skies darken. And they'd fight each other to get to me. Of course I'd have the good sense before I lose my senses to make sure I fall nearest to Lee Dong Gun. In fact, I think I'll fall clutching his pants and let it R-I-PPPPP oh-so-gracefullyyyyyy down down down.....
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YY
May 8, 2012 at 8:41 PM
*Jang Dong Gun I mean....my two fav men have the same name....Lee Dong Gun I miss youuuuuuu come back soonnnnnn
MsB
May 9, 2012 at 5:06 AM
You ain't lying momosan!! Mouth would hit the ground!!
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5 ck1Oz
May 8, 2012 at 3:25 PM
The sight of those 4 fine gentlemen strolling down that path?If I was a fan watching? Heart attack inducing.The ahjummas should be screaming louder than the kids this time huh?
Plot or no plot but it should have them.This is one drama where we really need subs.
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Alvina
May 8, 2012 at 3:28 PM
omg, haha. I can just imagine the fainting ahjummas and general commotion this would cause on the streets of Korea XD
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jomo143
May 8, 2012 at 4:30 PM
Oh to be a fly BTS.
I'm sure they are a charming lot, as well, having been around for so long in the biz.
They prolly can get the crew to do anything, and they prolly treat them well, too.
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YY
May 8, 2012 at 11:52 PM
Jomo, which fly - the insect or the pants zipper? I'm pretty sure you mean the latter, but i just wanted to be sure.
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jomo143
May 9, 2012 at 8:46 AM
I never know what former means, or latter, so I will answer by saying while I wasn't originally thinking of the zip kind, I definitely would LOVE TO BE A ZIP kind of fly.
That would be In front of the scenes, though, IFTS, not BTS.
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6 Alvina
May 8, 2012 at 3:26 PM
Ah man, girlfriday just HAD to make that Ocean's Eleven comparison... now I'm getting slightly sad too, if only just slightly (since there's an Ocean's Eleven movie korea style with Kim Soo Hyun lol)
But, I cannot wait for the drama, if only for the manly pretty and dose of nostalgia. I dont even think I'll mind (too much) if the drama is bad. Trying not to get my hopes up too high.
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7 jules
May 8, 2012 at 3:31 PM
Aww, these pics kind of remind me of The Woman Who Still Wants to Marry - only with, you know, men.
*g*
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8 milkmustache
May 8, 2012 at 3:37 PM
I think I'll watch this drama, regardless of the plot. F44 is hot. *_* And I actually like KHN as the leading lady. Her character in On Air was incredibly aggravating, but she was great in Blind. I hope her character here is good too.
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KDaddict
May 9, 2012 at 6:28 AM
There is a leading lady in this thingy? Whatever for?
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9 come2noona
May 8, 2012 at 3:38 PM
I can squee freely without feeling like a perv!
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iZzie :)
May 8, 2012 at 6:15 PM
time to change ur s/n to "come2dongsaeng" :)
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10 mtoh
May 8, 2012 at 3:43 PM
As much I loved F4 they have long way to go...go F44 ;)
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11 Elise
May 8, 2012 at 3:43 PM
I have an incurable weakness for Kim Su Ro oppa ; )
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12 hpn88
May 8, 2012 at 4:04 PM
I LOVE how Lee Joon hyuk is styled. He's giving me Osca from SeGa vibes (speaking of which what is Yoon Sang hyun up to?)
The stills are making this drama look like a lot of fun!! Excited
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jeezvive
May 8, 2012 at 10:36 PM
Last week, Yoon Sang Hyun started filming for his debut movie "Tone Deaf Clinic" ^ ^
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13 nadoka
May 8, 2012 at 4:07 PM
when i saw the first picture the first thing cam to my mind was the song Stayin' Alive by Bee Gees
"Well, you can tell by the way I use my walk
I'm a woman's man: no time to talk "
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14 zashi
May 8, 2012 at 4:15 PM
Now we know what will happen to F4 if they age a little. So excited to see this. I hope its a good one!
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15 lovedramas
May 8, 2012 at 4:37 PM
I just love these 4... i really really hope it's as good as I hope it to be. My expectations are also reaching the danger zone (way too high)...
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16 Daniella
May 8, 2012 at 4:56 PM
They look so good!
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17 Noelle
May 8, 2012 at 4:57 PM
Eye cleanse sounds so weird lol. I'm not familiar with any of the male cast but I'm liking the feel. Especially the pic where the one guy is piggybacking the other. It's gonna be bromance galore!
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jandoe
May 8, 2012 at 6:20 PM
OMG you're not familiar with any of them? *genuinely surprised* I always thought Jang Dong Gun is such a household name, esp. in Korea...
he is AMAZING, so definitely tune in :)
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toledogirl
May 8, 2012 at 11:15 PM
household name indeed. Has been so for the past 20 yrs, and still going strong despite his marriage. True story. AMAZING indeed. :)
once you're trapped in his fandom, there'll be no way out...ever! True story. :)
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18 ck1Oz
May 8, 2012 at 5:36 PM
Please don't kill me for going off topic. But why are those 4 together? Not that they are F44. More like F33 at that time.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSBAbA_caNA&feature=related
All you older KD fans never let on that they can sing :-)
Can we have a serenade from the F44 somewhere in this drama?
If we have JDG singing with a bouquet of roses in hand, I am IN for this drama.
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houstontwin
May 8, 2012 at 8:06 PM
Thank you!
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19 Biscuit
May 8, 2012 at 6:18 PM
I've finally understood why Jang Dong Gun is THE top male actor in Korea. He basically screams charisma. He's got that masculine yet refined vibe where you can't hate a single thing about him. *Swoon*
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20 iZzie :)
May 8, 2012 at 6:20 PM
And so I dub them the Visine Gang!
Jang Dong Gun!!! :D EEEEEE!!!
(am I thankful that Cha Seung Won isn't in this, or I won't be able to stop squeeing for an entire day. but I'm squeeing already. let's see if this goes on till tomorrow.)
<3
Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!
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YY
May 8, 2012 at 8:46 PM
Geez, izzie, you've been eeeeing non stop, get a grip, girl.
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21 Debbie Lee
May 8, 2012 at 6:29 PM
ARGh! too hottttt:) hahahahhaha totally melted when i saw F44 walking down the street....
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22 djeedjes
May 8, 2012 at 6:43 PM
the oppas are HOT. Ohmy. *fan self*
Come on, please this becomes the start of oppas' comeback! younger oppa like Won Bin should make appearance in drama soon too....
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mtoh
May 9, 2012 at 10:00 AM
Read my mind, I thought about that yesterday... Won Bin would be perfect at the end of the year ;)
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23 mskololia
May 8, 2012 at 7:11 PM
Hmmm, hmmm, good!
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24 Rashell
May 8, 2012 at 7:48 PM
Ohhhhh they look Goood!!! I'm still not sure what to think about this drama. But I'll be tuning in for the hotties. Finally some Oppas for me. Seriously F44 is looking mighty FINE.
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25 shopgirl
May 8, 2012 at 8:04 PM
sureeee...those man surely give you a different vibe from the young one, but I still find myself giggle
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26 Lady Seoul
May 8, 2012 at 8:57 PM
They are very good looking!
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27 graygirl
May 8, 2012 at 9:00 PM
Can't wait to watch this!!!!!! Heeeee~
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28 maldita
May 8, 2012 at 9:40 PM
Kim Minjong is one hot ahjussi.
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29 katkat
May 8, 2012 at 10:01 PM
I'm glad Jang Dong Gun is back!
But I disagree that he should belong to F44 coz he doesn't look like one. HE's only 40 years old and in person, he looks like a 30 yr old guy. And also, I'm quite amused that a lot people here doesn't know him when he is such a household name in Korea. His name is always being mentioned in Korean dramas because he's that popular in Korea until now.
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wanne
May 9, 2012 at 3:41 AM
Oh yeah. His name was even mentioned when a certain someone was just an inch away to kiss his girl. *coughthekingtwoheartscough*
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30 crazedlu
May 8, 2012 at 10:30 PM
dang. the wardrobe is smokin'.
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31 aidablue
May 8, 2012 at 10:59 PM
Dang! Now I with for the time to pass faster in order to see this drama. And May is my fav moth of the year, I don't really want it to be gone. I'm in a dilema here. Tsk, tsk, tsk ...
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32 pof
May 9, 2012 at 12:21 AM
They just bring out the first teaser, so much Kim Ha Neul there, I wish to see more abt F44
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33 mtoenlob
May 9, 2012 at 2:00 AM
Jang Dong Gun!!! Oh, yes, yes, yes!!!
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34 Aya
May 9, 2012 at 2:42 AM
no flaws detected
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35 fab
May 9, 2012 at 2:51 AM
Kim Hang-ah should see this too. :p
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36 wanne
May 9, 2012 at 3:45 AM
I think I've only watched one drama of Jang Dong Gun; All About Eve, and that image of him with Chae Rim still remain fresh in my mind.
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37 nny
May 9, 2012 at 3:49 AM
Kim Min Jong doesn't age!
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38 currypoker
May 9, 2012 at 4:44 AM
and what is leejonghyun(cnblue) going to act as?
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nouastella
May 9, 2012 at 5:27 AM
he will supposedly play the role of a young man looking for his real father among the F44....this is what I read somewhere...I think from the Daum cafe of A Gentleman's Dignity...
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39 Tenshii
May 9, 2012 at 5:47 AM
Forever 4!
F4,
J4 (Joseon), Sungkyunkwan F4
Flowers Boys 4
F44
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40 Rita
May 9, 2012 at 8:52 AM
F44 is a good tag. I am sure the drama will be a bit romantic, a bit wacky but more than a bit likeable! I will watch this one.
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41 Stephanie
May 9, 2012 at 10:28 AM
The pic is nice... but they still look like uncles to me. Men can't la.... Women get more beautiful with time. Till like 50 plus before they lose they're shine.
The second pic makes them look like over-zealous ahjussi(s)
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42 luraaa
May 9, 2012 at 3:34 PM
Not gonna lie, but I kind of wish Jung Woo-sung is included in the cast. Him and Jang Dong-gun had that bromance chemistry in the Giordano ads (kind of like we're-both-in-love-with-the-same-woman-but-we're-friends-so-we're-still-friends vibe).
And Yoon Kye-sang too. He's not an ahjusshi per se, but, he's YKS. He's Pil-joo.
But I can deal with these ahjusshis. They're a feast to any woman's eyes.
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43 ulaulo
May 10, 2012 at 4:55 PM
i realized now. jdg not that tall... so every one must make some adjustments ... he2x...
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44 Berka
May 11, 2012 at 1:10 AM
He is the shortest among the 3 and the oldest ? !!
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toledogirl
May 12, 2012 at 6:31 AM
Kim Min Jong is the oldest among the 4 (born 1971) and he is also the shortest. JDG is quite tall (180 cm). Not the tallest, but taller than KMJ..
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45 kekw
May 13, 2012 at 9:45 PM
im in the picture!!!^^
i was one of people behind them doing giant yut nol yi! Haha guess who i am
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