Stills for action drama City Conquest
by girlfriday
Principal photography is well underway for noir action manhwa adaptation City Conquest, though interestingly, the drama has yet to find a slot on the broadcast schedule, or a network to call home. The drama from Media Baek and PD Yang Yoon-ho of IRIS has begun shooting, in hopes of finding a home to air sometime this year. It’d be a scary thing to blow your budget on an action blockbuster without a guaranteed slot, but it seems they’re banking on the combined star power of leading man Kim Hyun-joong (Playful Kiss) and PD Yang.
Meanwhile the production has been shooting on location overseas, and remained pretty tight-lipped about the story. So far we know that Kim Hyun-joong is taking on numerous action sequences for the role of revenge-driven PI Baek Miru, in a pretty City Hunter-esque setup. Though in this story, the bad daddy is more of an outright baddie from the get-go. (To the hero, I mean–I’m pretty sure we all knew City Hunter’s Daddy was evil.) Kim Seung-woo has been cast to play the father who betrays the hero, and sets him on the path to vengeance.
Jung Yumi (Rooftop Prince) plays the heroine, Lee Dan-bi, a jewelry designer. Which… seems to have nothing to do with anything, based on the plot. Couldn’t she be a cop or a mobster or a code-cracker or even a jewelry thief? For her character’s sake, can we make her a designer for contraband knockoffs or a jewelry designer by day, diamond smuggler by night — something with a darker twist, to keep her interesting?
I hope for the production’s sake that it manages to secure a timeslot before having all its episodes in the can. In the live-shoot system, that’s a dramaland purgatory no one wants to go to. The action-packed City Conquest hopes to air sometime this year, TBD.
Via Osen
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1 red
July 30, 2012 at 5:10 AM
hmm action drama, can't wait!
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MsGB
July 30, 2012 at 10:44 PM
Is it just me or did anybody else almost did not recognize KHJ? Is it the hair? Or his face is just alittle bit sharper like he lost that last little bit of baby fat? Or something......
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maldita
July 31, 2012 at 6:41 AM
Recent plastic surgery probably. Dunno what exactly, but he had something done.
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gratisetamore
July 31, 2012 at 1:52 PM
FYI -he lost 7% fat through diet and training and besides HJ is already 26.There should be some muscles and body fat adjustments.Since you don't know,I'm telling you that he is the very busy Hallyu star for his FM's,CF's,prromotion of new singe in Japan and also having showcases.
But Girlfriday shoudn't worry about the drama's budget -Asian countries already bought the rights. The drama already earned money even without shooting a single scene. In fact,it might be a good idea to premiere this drama elsewhere. They just do it by habit and tradition to show it first in SK. KE is a progressive company, with their aggressive launching of KE stars in China who knows what they are planning. Japan has already schedule to show this drma is in a a local station.
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maldita
July 31, 2012 at 6:43 PM
Oh I know. I follow his activities. Sure, he's losing weight and training and everything but that doesn't change the fact that I think he had something done again.
anya
October 21, 2012 at 8:14 AM
really?..well just because your idols got their jawline carved out, eyes slit up to look bigger ,cheeks sucked out ,nose done and walk around like they were born and came out having to look like that naturally when they really aren't, does not mean that everyone out there is. maybe he got his nose done after he broke it but that is just about it,and his nose perfectly look good before he broke it ,if you even have seen his picture. and oh! your a** must be pretty jealous from all of that sh*t that is coming out from your mouth.
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mimi
November 27, 2012 at 7:00 AM
wow such a stupid comment, just because your idols take their plastic surgery like it was some kind of water like get their jaws shaved, widen their eyes until they no longer look like their parents son or daughter does not mean that everyone does so. so F*ck OFF!
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2 pisangoreng
July 30, 2012 at 5:27 AM
not interested. anything with KHJ in it I'll pass
though i like kim seung woo. i'm gonna drop this one
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Lena S.
July 30, 2012 at 8:06 AM
lol i agree i can't watch this guy "acting".
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July 31, 2012 at 7:58 AM
i agree. though for the drama's sake i hope he's improved
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Joe
July 30, 2012 at 4:20 PM
to #2 and #2.1
If you’d rather ditch that’s your prerogative.
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mimi
November 27, 2012 at 7:02 AM
funny cause you talk a lot for someone who doesn't care. Stupid!
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3 eny
July 30, 2012 at 5:33 AM
most of action drama lack of story and good acting, even big budget drama, this drama looks like city hunter from the sinopsis, i only watch two episode of city hunter and i didn't enjoy it so i think i'm not gonna watch it,the only action drama that i like is gaksital
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eee
July 31, 2012 at 12:21 PM
Oh please, don't compare City Hunter with this. KHJ is no where near Lee min ho's caliber.
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4 zsa
July 30, 2012 at 5:36 AM
can't wait...I love JYM...him? Let's see if he has improved...
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5 jasmin
July 30, 2012 at 5:46 AM
I skip this one... Don't like Jung Yumi!
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6 Christy
July 30, 2012 at 5:49 AM
I'll be looking out for this. Love KHJ!!
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Steph
July 30, 2012 at 10:10 AM
Glad I'm not the only one who's a fan. Loved him since WGM. He's not the best actor, but he's hardly the worst. Ima love him long time and hope he improves as much as Yoona has!
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mjfan
July 30, 2012 at 2:47 PM
I love him too since WGM , he is the funniest person EVER .......
I hope he acts well this time .....
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vereelimee
July 30, 2012 at 8:07 PM
Plus that is one killer smile!
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pipit
July 30, 2012 at 10:00 PM
Ameeeeen! I still can't get enough of his smiles no matter how often I see them. He's one of the few actors with the greatest smiles ever grace the small screen.
Will have a look at his one although I have no liking for the female lead. My love for Kim Hyung Jun is likely enough to overcome anything.
zoe
July 31, 2012 at 12:44 AM
Did someone mention KHJ's smile??? ^^
He's got one of best smiles...its so sweet, its like when u see it u go awwwwwww~
Southerner
August 1, 2012 at 7:25 AM
DITTO!!!
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Po
August 2, 2012 at 4:20 PM
im being very objective here..but
he really is one of the worst idol-actors. like, yoona-level of badness.
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christy
July 30, 2012 at 7:46 PM
i just did a double take going "i don't remember commenting yet.." :)
love KHJ too. :) thankfully, I saw PK first and then watched his eps of WGM at the same time I found BOF or I might not have!
I'll definitely give this a shot to see if his acting has improved and hope the lessons worked! So I do have some other reservations as well (the Lie to Me writer?!?) but not enough to keep this out of my queue!
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7 ditdut
July 30, 2012 at 5:54 AM
here's hoping hyunjoong can be at least bearable.
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8 Briggy(@subin70)
July 30, 2012 at 6:05 AM
I cannot wait!!
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9 Mystisith
July 30, 2012 at 6:27 AM
What would I give for a (contemporary) good action drama? Just for that I will give it a try.
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blaumauss
July 30, 2012 at 8:46 AM
Me too!!!
A drama with lot of actions like (parkour)chases, lot of martial art fights, hot evil girls, ... hmmm maybe showerscenes... . That would be nice. IRIS was an action-drama which deserves that name - so I will give it a try too.
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meecheellee
July 30, 2012 at 9:20 AM
I knoooow. *Sighs* The casting and director have given me a lot of fluff dramas. Eye candy but no plot. But on a different note, I want to see KHJ improve, just a little bit, if that's possible. Oppa, please learn how to act. Please.
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Ivoire
July 30, 2012 at 11:07 AM
Hi Meecheellee, I like how you are pleading. Let's hope he has improved.
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minhoswife
July 30, 2012 at 12:51 PM
I'm with you! I hope he improves!! But regardless, I will watch him because I love and support him :D
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kd-addict
August 1, 2012 at 2:10 AM
Haha me too.. Hopefully this time they will leave out more image and put in more REAL acting n action. Really think they take a bit too much care of his image - hair, looks, bla bla.. in all his dramas. I mean, I love him alot too - he's my ultimate bias but, this is after all a DRAMA, not a beauty contest :P
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10 ishi
July 30, 2012 at 6:38 AM
Let's hope he has improved his acting skills by a mile. He did improve a bit on PK compared to BBF so hoping he's bearable now.
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ilikemangos
July 30, 2012 at 8:47 AM
lets hope he took acting classes in between PK till now.
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tapegunslinger
July 30, 2012 at 9:26 AM
I actually see facial expressions so I have a small seed of hope.
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iZzie :)
July 30, 2012 at 9:49 AM
Good for you. Me, I don't have faith on a Man of Still.
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zsa
October 3, 2012 at 1:32 AM
Hey...I thought the man of stil is yong hwa...??
11 kelinci biru
July 30, 2012 at 6:48 AM
Boy grows up so fine. Wow. I can't believe he's the same boy with Boys Before Flowers' Ji Hyo.
I'm not his fan yet, but I might check this one and become one.
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12 firestarter
July 30, 2012 at 6:56 AM
Hmm... Bike and helmet... Does it means there is a chance we have an encore of the BOF's scene where he answered the phone over the helmet??!!!! -.-'
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~Feather~
July 30, 2012 at 7:19 AM
XD
I still can't get over that!
It's not like he couldn't put it on speakerphone, right?
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meecheellee
July 30, 2012 at 9:23 AM
OMFG. I remember that! PUAHAHAHA. Wutttt. Lollllll. Apparently besides the fact that he has money and is good at everything, he also has exceptional hearing. Superman
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Ivoire
July 30, 2012 at 11:04 AM
I had forgotten about that scene. LOL!!!!
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oftheshore
July 30, 2012 at 12:26 PM
Hi there, Ivoire!:)
Well, it was one of the defining moments in Korean dramas, you know...It showed us the true power of flower boys!
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canxi
July 30, 2012 at 9:02 PM
flower hearing!
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13 msim
July 30, 2012 at 6:58 AM
Admittedly, my mind is in the gutter because I like the dirty rough-and-tumble chemistry of the first picture rather than the Hallmark-smiley 2nd picture.
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14 seriously wtf jin and now (really) big
July 30, 2012 at 7:04 AM
I think the networks might have the same question we do....is KHJ believable as anyone but himself? So far, much evidence to the contrary. :/
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15 oftheshore
July 30, 2012 at 7:25 AM
http://donnapie.tumblr.com/post/28325422725
-->my thoughts exactly
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Tru2u
July 30, 2012 at 9:02 AM
LMBOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Donnapie ALWAYS gets me laughing!!!! XD
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oftheshore
July 30, 2012 at 10:05 AM
Seriously, though, what IS this City and how does it manage to get so much attention? :D
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Tru2u
July 30, 2012 at 12:25 PM
I was asking the same question. -_-
I was wondering why they named it City Conquest, when LMH already did a drama called City Hunter?
Does anyone want to take a wild guess of the next CITY?
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Ivoire
July 30, 2012 at 11:04 AM
Hi True, good to see you here. What is LMBO, Please?
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Shiku
July 30, 2012 at 11:12 AM
Laughing My Butt Off
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Tru2u
July 30, 2012 at 12:15 PM
Good to see you 2 ^^, how have you been? Yes, its as Shiku said, Laughing My Butt Off.
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christy
July 30, 2012 at 7:29 PM
LOL, love that!
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16 crazedlu
July 30, 2012 at 7:25 AM
no slot yet? yikes. then again, don't really care. ha. i cannot see kim hyunjoong as some intense hero, even though i see pictures of him being some intense hero. just another pretty boy who doesn't like to get his hair messed up. meh.
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17 cv
July 30, 2012 at 8:02 AM
Can't wait! I'm waiting to be surprise by this drama! ^^
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18 Anonymus
July 30, 2012 at 8:33 AM
I'm just waiting for the crazy fangirls to start with the "Leave Kim Hyun-joong alone" posts. Shouldn't take much longer...
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iZzie :)
July 30, 2012 at 9:25 AM
I'd say, "Leave the City alone!"
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Anonymus
July 30, 2012 at 9:36 AM
Pretty hard to defend something you haven't even seen teaser from. At least with with Kim Hyun-Joong they can fangirl like crazy.
No offense, but I think that it will suck pretty bad. At least in the acting department. I can't imagine that he can improve, because he just has no talent to work with.
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iZzie :)
July 30, 2012 at 9:46 AM
LOL. I'm not defending the drama. I just feel sorry for the 'City.' The 'City' must be sooo tired of all these huntings and conquests.
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Anonymus
July 30, 2012 at 9:51 AM
LOL
jomo143
July 30, 2012 at 9:59 AM
Double LOL!
Maybe the citizens need to reflect on why they are attracting all that evil...You know, karma and all.
iZzie :)
July 30, 2012 at 10:07 AM
They've got to do something about the Han's feng shui.
oftheshore
July 30, 2012 at 10:17 AM
@jomo
I think 'the City' is Gotham - it gets the hunters and conquerors it deserves...you get the drift. I'm still holding onto my idea of City Fashion, an haute couture drama (or comedy, depending on your taste) starring JGS as the tortured male model escaping the wrath of evil fashion designers.
jomo143
July 30, 2012 at 10:22 AM
@ots LOL
Based on JGS's red carpet fashion, I believe they caught him!
iZzie :)
July 30, 2012 at 10:26 AM
@jomo
ROFL. True that!
I wonder what the next 'City' drama is gonna be about. And who would star. :D
oftheshore
July 30, 2012 at 10:43 AM
@jomo: Just had to let you know that I nearly died laughing. Then again, if they caught him, we could have a drama about him trying to escape those evil designers!
@IZzie: Well, it's either JGS (see above), or Yoochun as the City Scholar. I would also take Kim Bum as a City Painter.
iZzie :)
July 30, 2012 at 10:54 AM
@oftheshore
Or all of them as City Flowers. Up to fight the flowershop cartel that's holding the entire city's special occasions hostage.
re: City Fashion. Does it involve Hwang Ji An and the Fashion King?
jomo143
July 30, 2012 at 11:05 AM
@Iz and ots so funny!
City Florists?
or
City Bakers
They're up at dawn beating up dough, and up all night beating up bad guys.
Where's YY?
daniela
July 30, 2012 at 11:09 AM
What about the new drama "Shower City"to wash out all the bad and evil karma.
iZzie :)
July 30, 2012 at 11:15 AM
@jomo
LOL! Yeah! Where's YY? We need her to spin the City into an even crazier place.
@daniela
What about City Carwash?
It's making me think about Wookie in a Carl's Jr. ad.
iZzie :)
July 30, 2012 at 11:53 AM
@jomo
I still owe you that trevi fountain photo from *bows in shame* last year.
Unfortunately, I haven't found a photo of either Bae Yong Joon, Jung Yong Hwa or Kim Hyun Joong showering - yet (let me think of ways), but I've started working on it and instead used THT's photo at the mo. So here's the initial image while I work on the other three to include in this.
Tru2u
July 30, 2012 at 12:29 PM
@ Iz, I wouldn't mind City Fashion with Hwang Ji An ^^
oftheshore
July 30, 2012 at 1:07 PM
@True2u,
Having left the company, Ji An becomes a fierce masked vigilante who fights against social injustice, corrupt businessmen (and women) and fugly shoes. Tae Kang designs her shoes and costumes, and Ankle...is just being her cute self! <3
Tru2u
July 30, 2012 at 1:32 PM
@ oftheshore, if i can just hug you right now!!!
"Ji An becomes a fierce masked vigilante" < why? why are you doing this to me? <LOL!!!!!!!! masked? haahahahahaha, her slogan would have been, "Saving the world one shoe at a time."
YY
July 31, 2012 at 6:26 AM
@jomo and izzie Here I be. Ask and ye shall receive.
COMING YOUR WAY THIS AUGUST
The City is under seige.
These men will stop at nothing until they bring the city to its knees.
Only one man can stop them.
CITY FARTER
He takes on the bad guys with his lethal farting skills.
CITY FARTER
A fartfest with explosive sound effects
CITY FARTER
"I AM MY OWN WEAPON."
CITY FARTER
A fart to the finish
CITY FARTER
Rated PG.
sina
August 1, 2012 at 8:22 AM
lol i'm agree with u, he can't act
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19 ninji
July 30, 2012 at 8:36 AM
Well, he ain't no Lee Min Ho, that's for sure.
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20 Lily
July 30, 2012 at 8:50 AM
Jung Yumi's character in Rooftop Prince has made me hate her so much that I'm not sure I can watch as a heroine :/
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21 Ivoire
July 30, 2012 at 8:50 AM
Thank you for the news!
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22 TokyoDogz
July 30, 2012 at 9:32 AM
Why not pick other actors? But oh well ill give it a try. It would be a waste tho if the drama gonna fail. Cuz the motorbike the revenge thing and the action.. Me like. Tho they could make the girls charcter basdass too. Why is one always bad and the other pure? Well not always, but mostly it is.
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23 Aya
July 30, 2012 at 9:33 AM
eww
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24 DarknessEyes
July 30, 2012 at 9:48 AM
looking forward to this! I hope his acting skills have improved a bit tho lol
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25 jomo143
July 30, 2012 at 9:54 AM
I really want KHJ to have improved, and I really want him to beat expectations, but something evil in me wants this to turn into a Jin-like Snark fest and have Heads recap it.
Although, prolly by the time Jin is finally done, Heads will roll into the sunset searching for a vacation from the snark.
Can we just let her write nice things about good dramas?
What?
NEVER!
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iZzie :)
July 30, 2012 at 9:58 AM
If this one goes down the Jin path, I'mma watch it.
And I'm gonna be watching out for Heads' recaps too.
This is going to be fun! :)
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danna
July 30, 2012 at 12:31 PM
you know i'd love that too...but i think one more such drama might crack Heads' brain (or give her a brain fetus) and we need her to recap more stuff she (and us) will love
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26 iZzie :)
July 30, 2012 at 10:00 AM
btw. pic#2 looks like bae yong joonification is well under way.
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Anonymus
July 30, 2012 at 10:03 AM
must have the same plastic surgeon. ;)
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iZzie :)
July 30, 2012 at 10:05 AM
Shh! I can hear KHJ fans coming.
*ducks*
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Anonymus
July 30, 2012 at 10:10 AM
shh! they have been bound to come as soon as Kim Hyun Joong is mentioned, just look at the last Kim Hyun Joong article... ;)
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Pat
July 30, 2012 at 1:43 PM
They have the same stylist and bodyguard and Japan PR zap!
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danna
July 30, 2012 at 12:37 PM
no kidding, couldn't even recognize him in this pic:
http://i966.photobucket.com/albums/ae145/ockoala/Misc%20Drama%20Stills/iopp1.jpg
what's up with that nose?
i miss this gyy who used to take my breath away with the pretty: http://www.weloveshopping.com/shop/decatshop/W001.jpg
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Anonymus
July 30, 2012 at 1:30 PM
That isn't just a simple nose job, there must have been done some other things to his face. I'm not an expert, but you can't even recognize him on most new pictures. He's 26 years old, a face can't change like that by itself.
Why fix something, when it wasn't even broken to begin with?
I was never really into him looks wise or anything other, but he appealed to his fans with his old look, so why change it so much? Does he really think that people wouldn't notice?
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Audrey
July 30, 2012 at 7:19 PM
He looks the same to me.. His hair is just shorter and features more mature..
http://kathysbench.blogspot.com/2012/07/photos-kim-hyun-joong-at-presscon-for.html
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Audrey
July 30, 2012 at 11:57 PM
And this is his pics from vogue.. Still looks so freaking gorgeous with or without make up..
http://kathysbench.blogspot.com/2012/07/photos-kim-hyun-joong-full-scans-for.html
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Po
August 2, 2012 at 4:25 PM
your posts even made me more convinced that he did get some PS..and his nose,lips look the same with bae yon joon.
27 Koreandramasrock
July 30, 2012 at 10:18 AM
Jung Yumi and Kim Seung-woo are such PHENOMENAL actors that putting Kim Hyun-joong as the hero just seems wrong on so many fronts!
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Saima
July 30, 2012 at 12:19 PM
Not to forget that Nam Goong Min is playing the second lead to KHJ!! blerghhhhh.....he was amazing in CYHMH!
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Roro
July 31, 2012 at 5:54 AM
omg the cutie of CYHMH is there...
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28 Tenshii
July 30, 2012 at 10:32 AM
I'll watch it for Nam Goong Min hehehehe =3
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29 jomo143
July 30, 2012 at 10:46 AM
I wonder what perpetual side kick actors like:
Park Hyo Joon, (City Conquest; Harvest Villa; Lie to Me) or Shin Seung Hwan (I Do, I Do; Fashion King;Tree with Deep Roots, etc) or Kim Sang Ho (City Hunter, Sparkling, a million films)
think about the hype surrounding the stars in their shows?
They prolly more look to Lee Won Jong (in everything) who does 4 - 5 dramas a year, delivering a reliable, credible performance no matter what script is before them.
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iZzie :)
July 30, 2012 at 11:09 AM
talk about busy actors... isn't Ahn Seok-Hwan everywhere? He's like the staple kdrama Daddy. I wonder what he has to say about his superstar co-stars.
If we're going to do a six-degrees of separation chart of korean actors in dramas, Ahn Seok-Hwan would be the center of the web branching out to everyone.
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Mystisith
July 30, 2012 at 12:28 PM
Hubby the hub. *Run & hide in shame*...
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30 lily
July 30, 2012 at 10:57 AM
ooh KHJ's so hot in these stills, and the couple look good together. I can't wait for this drama!
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31 Cynthia
July 30, 2012 at 11:50 AM
HEY!
Why so mean to my cyber-hubby?!
Never mind. I get it, even if I disagree.
I can't even envision this not getting a time slot/network. It's already been sold overseas for more than $10 million (USD) just with Hyun Joong's name alone.
As I mentioned in a prior post, I'm hoping that he'll surprise his Negative Nellies by turning in a decent acting job. This time around, he's motivated by taking on a role that he's always said he's wanted to do - bad-ass biker type in an action setting. Motivated enough to take both action and acting classes. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that his enthusiasm for the role will translate to the screen for a successful performance.
I can also see Yumi being his love interest - light against the dark kind of thing. She can play sweet (1,000 Day Promise) and she's a good actress.
:)
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linda
July 30, 2012 at 1:12 PM
I heard that too. He is really taking serious on his acting and action classes. He had improved a lot on his vocal so I hope some improvement on his acting.
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Mar
July 30, 2012 at 2:33 PM
I'm with you, Cynthia. I hope Kim Hyun Joong is able to expand his skill set. I like the guy, he's got something going on that made me pay attention. I think he needs to develop range- I feel the BOF and PK characters had that same keep it under wraps vibe, and he comes off different in music video "characters." Then again I liked BOF and a lot of people don't, and I liked him in that. BOF was like crack to me, even with all the goofy stuff and some of the continuity issues. My concern is that CC is supposed to be edgy and dark and so is the character...not really seeing that vibe in the still shots. And it is going to be compared to City Hunter, there is no avoiding that. A lot of the press stuff said KHJ was going for a edgier 'image' with his last 2 songs/MV, um, Heat and I forget the other one, but, that so didn't happen. He needs to channel up what he had going on with Breakdown. I was like, whoa, is that Sunbae trying to be a bad boy, I like it, lol. I do not like Jung Yumi very much, but I'm open to see what happens. Anyway, after sucky badness of the BIG ending I am desperately waiting for something exciting happymaking fun to happen in dramaland so I'm looking forward to new shows.
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kdramalover
July 31, 2012 at 4:28 AM
I'm just looking forward for this drama. I never understood all the bed appreciation of KHJ 's acting - maybe they never took in consideration the script and director's indications and more - THEY NEVER LOOKED HIS EYES during acting. His eyes always said more than the lines.
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Anonymus
July 31, 2012 at 5:06 AM
He just recites his lines, I wouldn't call that acting. He has been like that constantly, you can't blame the director/writer/viewer for that.
And that his eyes speak to you I would call wishful thinking.
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red
August 2, 2012 at 4:32 PM
"his eyes always said more than the lines"
PWAHAHHHAHAHAHA...are you freaking kidding me???
there is nothing there!!
he has got the deadest expression ever when acting.
all he does is squint his eyes a lot to appear he's "emoting".
Your comment made me laugh so much.
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Mar
August 2, 2012 at 8:16 PM
kdramalover-You are absolutely correct about his eyes speaking volumes. The scenes is BOF with Jan-Di on in the stairs come instantly into my mind.
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32 Anao
July 30, 2012 at 12:10 PM
It would be good if KHJ's acting improved, but anyway I'm in if the story is good. I care more for the plot in a drama. I would rather watch a well written drama with mediocre acting than one with good actors and a trainwreck of a story. Of course, the ideal would be for dramas to have good acting, writing AND direction, but doesn't seem to come often.
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33 Nheony
July 30, 2012 at 12:33 PM
Here's hoping this drama will get a slot and KHJ will learn how to have more than one expression.
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minhoswife
July 30, 2012 at 1:18 PM
LOL at KHJ learning to have more than one expression. I love him but I totally agree with you!
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34 danna
July 30, 2012 at 12:41 PM
i have a bad feeling about this drama every time i hear about it and its not even KHJ really.....
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35 Pat
July 30, 2012 at 1:51 PM
This can go so wrong in so many ways..........Not optimistic.
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36 matinsoleil
July 30, 2012 at 1:57 PM
Pleassssse make him a decent actor!! I wouldn't be able to stand another bad acting Kim hyun Joong -_- chebal!
But he's freakin' hot in these stills!!
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37 jyyjc
July 30, 2012 at 2:11 PM
Remember when we were all like "what? why is she a veterinarian? that's kinda random but okk.." but then found out she's useful cuz she can treat city hunter's injuries? Maybe jung yumi's jewelry designer will be of some use...
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38 awkwardturtle
July 30, 2012 at 3:06 PM
If one of the dramabeans recappers will recap this, I will give this a shot before really diving into watching the series.
I'm not a huge fan of KHJ, actor-wise and singer-wise. I'm really hoping he'll bring to the table some decent acting skills, I've seen PK and he did an okay job. I wasn't cringing each time I saw him on the screen, so that was ok...?
Thanks for the article!
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39 lo
July 30, 2012 at 5:15 PM
I can't get over what Kim Hyun-joong did to his face. he used to be complete perfection. he was gorgeous imo but his face looks so damn odd to me. he went for gorgeous to just ok. so sad.
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40 lo
July 30, 2012 at 5:15 PM
I can't get over what Kim Hyun-joong did to his face. he used to be complete perfection. he was gorgeous imo but his face looks so damn odd to me. he went from gorgeous to just ok. so sad.
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41 sosoxrah
July 30, 2012 at 5:16 PM
No matter how well-directed or action-packed this drama will be, I'll pass because Kim Hyun-joong is the leading man. I don't think he's fit for a revenge role when he's just about one of the worst actors who can't express his emotions well on screen.
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42 whimsyful
July 30, 2012 at 5:44 PM
Hmmm, I've never seen Kim Hyun Joong in anything, and I like the premise and Jung Yumi and Kim Seung woo...but it's the writer from Lie to Me UGHHHHH
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43 Me
July 30, 2012 at 8:18 PM
Awesome! Another great looking like drama to look forward to! :)
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44 Notoriousnoona
July 30, 2012 at 8:39 PM
City Hunter Daddy was not evil.
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45 dulcedeleche
July 30, 2012 at 9:02 PM
Javabeans.....does KHJ have a PERM? ;)
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46 canxi
July 30, 2012 at 9:16 PM
I'm hoping his acting improved. He's not playing a stoic, anti-social high schooler with personality issues anymore so I'm gonna see how he acts as a normal person with not so normal vigilante hobbies? I dunno.
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47 MeeisLee
July 31, 2012 at 1:21 AM
Taking on numerous action sequences, huh? Don't break your nose again Kim Hyun Joong but I suppose if you're in another drama you can take advantage of recession prices :).
I joke. Mostly. But anyway, I'm not going to completely write this one off because I'm not a fan of his acting. I didn't mind Jung Yumi in Rooftop Prince. So we'll see. I'm digging action-y shows these days and IRIS was entertaining enough. But it was painful getting through Lie To Me towards the end. Maybe the writer is better at action dramas than rom-coms?
I suppose if there's a lot of explosions and other noise-y stuff then it will distract me from any plot holes... for a bit.
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Anonymus
July 31, 2012 at 2:05 AM
Oh dear god, the writer is the one from Lie To Me?
Just lost all hope for it. The drama will lose a solid plot after a few episodes and the director will fill the blanks with explosions. :(
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48 L@L@
July 31, 2012 at 1:29 AM
KHJ is my prince charming..nuff said..xoxo
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49 kaka
July 31, 2012 at 2:41 AM
Kim Hyun Joong, in the first pic, why in a fight all dirty but still so pretty huh?
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50 Khrisstyne
July 31, 2012 at 2:21 PM
If he stepped up his "acting" since PK then I will give it a chance. Geesh he makes me cringe when he "acts".
But I do like Jung Yumi. She made me hate her character that I started liking the actress. :D So I may watch.
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