Second teaser and more stills for Prime Minister and I

57 November 18, 2013December 12, 2013

Second teaser and more stills for Prime Minister and I

by javabeans

The second teaser for Prime Minister and I is out, though it isn’t much of a change from the first, merely flipping around the perspective to show Yoon-ah’s side (the first featured Prime Minister Lee Beom-soo getting ready for his day). Mostly what I get from it is tone, since it does little to explain the story (of a prime minister single dad who falls in love with the “young mother” who comes into their lives), and seems like a bright, uplifting type of rom-com.

Lee Beom-soo recently gave an interview describing the show and his role, and described Yoon-ah, Chae Jung-ahn, Ryu Jin, and Yoon Shi-yoon as cheerful, comfortable, and enjoyable co-stars who keep the set atmosphere fun. (Not that I’d expect anything less than compliments in this kind of interview.) There’s actually a funny coincidence connecting him and Yoon-ah, as he moved into a new apartment building not long ago and realized that she was an upstairs neighbor, although they’ve never run into each other. Is there an apartment villa in Seoul just for celebrities, and would that be really cool or uncomfortably surreal?

Lee’s a father in real life — he has a daughter and his wife is pregnant with their second child — though hopefully he’s better at it than his character, who’s sharp and smart in politics but completely without skills in the domestic realm. He describes the drama as a “warm, happy, romantic” show, which keeps things light and heartwarming for the Christmas season. It seems like the extreme melos and makjang crazies are the big hits these days, but I wouldn’t be averse to having feel-good shows getting more love.

Prime Minister and I airs on Mondays and Tuesdays beginning December 9.

Via TV Report

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1 Moko

November 18, 2013 at 9:10 AM

cute!

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2 dramaddict

November 18, 2013 at 9:17 AM

will check this out!

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3 snow_white

November 18, 2013 at 9:22 AM

I'm excited for this.....definitely tuning in :)

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4 Mommai

November 18, 2013 at 9:27 AM

I can't help but think he looks like Anthony in some of the pictures. Slap some fur on him and he's totally there!

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kellie

November 18, 2013 at 12:06 PM

Yes! My first thought when I saw the LBS photos was they're trying to make him look like Kim Myung-min.

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ilikemangos

November 18, 2013 at 1:17 PM

I was just going to say i get anthony - Lee Go Eun vibes based off of their chemistry. It could also be the way lee bum soo is styled just like anthony, no to mention yoona has the same exact hairstyle as Jung Ryu Won in KOD.

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whitewire

November 20, 2013 at 5:01 AM

I looooove both Lee Beom-soo and Kim Myung-min! :-)

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5 Abbie

November 18, 2013 at 9:49 AM

So cute! Cannot wait to see this!

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6 Kristy

November 18, 2013 at 9:55 AM

Cute....
Hope that the story is great....

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7 klir

November 18, 2013 at 10:08 AM

Omg Lee Beom Soo looks hot. And i loved Yoona in the trailer, i hope her acting improved for this drama.

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8 brian

November 18, 2013 at 10:25 AM

I'm not a fan of Yoona but I liked LBS in History of a Salaryman, and I like fluffy light Rom/coms even more -- so I'll have to watch at least a few episodes of this -- I can enjoy less serious fare more easily -- cliffhangers always stress me out waiting for the next episode, LOL.

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9 dramarathon

November 18, 2013 at 11:07 AM

I love the song in the teasers! Does anyone know it? Thanks!

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Orion

November 18, 2013 at 11:13 AM

Standing EGG - Runner's High.

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10 dramarathon

November 18, 2013 at 11:07 AM

Still zero signs of Yoon Shi Yoon, guess it says as much about the size of his role... :(

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Orion

November 18, 2013 at 11:15 AM

I think they're focusing on the two leads to ease people into the idea. With everyone whining over the age gap, they have some pretty heavy convincing to do.

But there are images of him around, from filming and such. I'm more curious about our villain and second female lead. Nothing from them yet. You'd think at least the rival would get more exposure. But maybe keeping him mysterious is the idea.

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Lola

November 18, 2013 at 12:49 PM

I have rather the feeling that each character gets such a trailer leading up to the premiere introducing their characters. It has been almost exactly one week since the trailer wich focuses more on Lee Beom Soo. So maybe Yoon Shi Yoon is next.

Up until then, here is Yoon Shi Yoon inviting everyone to watch "Prime Minister and I":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOLAWq5fI7E

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dramaddict

November 18, 2013 at 3:20 PM

probably to put out the main pairing out there as much as possible...

when first filming started, photos of yoona and yoon shin yoon filming together was released as well as a news article about it... people were raving about the drama pairing because they look good together. the news article was then edited at the end of the day to emphasize that lee beum soo is the main lead.

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11 Z

November 18, 2013 at 11:21 AM

My only tonight about this article is that Celebrity Apartment Villa sounds like an awesome show idea! Then i thought, "Nah, because you know the heroine world be the spunky Candy who walks their dogs or cleans all their toilets."

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Orion

November 18, 2013 at 11:25 AM

Why nah? That sounds like the typical Candy starting point. Add an arrogant, spoiled and significantly violent and misogynistic top star celebrity male lead and you have the basic kdrama recipe for "romance"! :P

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eunjae

November 18, 2013 at 2:33 PM

That'd be a great idea, but it'd be so much better if both lead were arrogant and a celebrity, as they'd be like "I'm more popular, I did THIS and THAT", I'm actually imagining it, hilarious.

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12 Laura

November 18, 2013 at 11:42 AM

I wanna see Ryu Jin in lead...

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13 Hazel

November 18, 2013 at 12:22 PM

She looks more like his niece than his love interest. I'll be surprised if they have any sexual/romantic chemistry, but who knows...

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Barbara Starks

November 18, 2013 at 4:33 PM

You don't get that with actors/actress of the same age so this would not be no great disappointment....

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14 Every Idol's Noona

November 18, 2013 at 2:34 PM

I still think about why oh why they didn't let Soo-young do this instead. I mean, if they really, really hell bent on having an SNSD member in the show.

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klir

November 18, 2013 at 3:47 PM

Because she already had drama this year and Yoona didn`t, plus KBS loves Yoona since she can sell their dramas to international market.

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fyy

November 18, 2013 at 3:59 PM

'cos it's all about the marketing & not the acting skills when it comes to casting idols. Plus, it's SM's own show so obviously, they'd want to cast their biggest & most popular star and that's Yoona.

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15 Perrie

November 18, 2013 at 3:29 PM

It's a good think lee Beom Soo looks young....

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16 jasmine

November 18, 2013 at 5:08 PM

idk how i feel about yoona in this...... i just hope her acting improves because i just hate how the lead roles go to idols that can't really act and not other rookie actors/actresses who are .. well better at acting

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17 eny

November 18, 2013 at 5:20 PM

not really excited about this drama

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Ann

November 18, 2013 at 5:28 PM

Me neither. The cringe factor is just way up there for me.

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kimchikay

November 18, 2013 at 9:01 PM

ditto.

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18 Mandy

November 18, 2013 at 5:36 PM

Every time an idol is casted in a drama, so many people complain that other rookie actresses don't get a chance, etc etc etc. honestly, I think the argument is pretty useless because this is a money making business. Whether we like it or not, Suzy and Yoona will bring in a lot more money from the get go than say a Lee Yoo-bi would - even if she may be the better actress. The argument is futile, so I guess instead of repeating something that really won't change, we might as well just move on...

Anyhoo - just wanted to rant there. I'm not into the too-much-smiling from Yoona, but she looks sweet and this looks fluffy. I like the lightness to it all, and I'm hoping it stays that way unlike MC which was promoted like this and ended up being angsty... Kinda looking forward to this - so drama, don't disappoint!!

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dramaddict

November 18, 2013 at 8:35 PM

heirs is promoted as romantic comedy in high school too...

most kdramas have one genre - romance melodrama... dramas being promoted as a medical, sports, comedy, etc initially are just lies... LOL

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19 B-Gna

November 18, 2013 at 5:39 PM

Yoona is pretty and I think her act is ok. but I just don't know there is something - liveless - on her, I never can connect with her characters.

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yuka sato

November 18, 2013 at 7:35 PM

i think it's the smile. the smile she gave in her acting and her idol life are the same.

why can't she choose drama which she has to be a grumpy girl or someone with bad history or a traumatic girl or anything but bubbly girl with innocent image?

she type casted so much and it doesn't peek my interest to see her act,

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dramaddict

November 18, 2013 at 8:31 PM

yoona did a bratty role in 9 ends 2 outs. yoona also did great in portraying 2 very different characters in love rain. did not watch both you are my destiny and cinderella man though, so can not comment on those.

kdramas have a basic pattern for the lead roles - characters deviating from it are the exceptions, not the norm.

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yuka sato

November 18, 2013 at 10:31 PM

i don't know about 9 ends 2 out, but somehow all her role was not challenging enough IMO. i watch snippets of love rain & my destiny, well, still not change my mind.

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dramaddict

November 18, 2013 at 8:20 PM

it is probably your image of yoona that is giving you a barrier in seeing her in character...

most kdrama watchers are so involved with the actors/actresses that it seems they can not separate the character or role from it...

much like moon geun young's... she looks young, but if you compare her looks now from a decade ago - there are traces of maturity in her face too. but audience can not seem to separate the image of her as nation's little sister that it is hard for them to actually watch her doing adult roles.

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jeera

November 18, 2013 at 11:43 PM

And I think because MGY though there are traces of maturity in her face. But lot of times you'll catch her with this childlike expression in her face & the way she delivers her line.

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20 Jackie

November 18, 2013 at 6:42 PM

So Yoona is going to play some cutesy optimistic character??? Color me surprised. Lee Bum soo so disappointed in you. :-(

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21 candycane

November 18, 2013 at 9:03 PM

I am hoping Yoona will appear with a new hairstyle and haircolor. These pictures look too much like her character in Love Rain.

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Beng

November 18, 2013 at 10:12 PM

totally agree!!!! but since the shooting seems to have started already, i don't know if it's still can be done =(

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22 mira

November 18, 2013 at 9:35 PM

nope

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23 Beng

November 18, 2013 at 10:07 PM

Is she a young mother here?

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24 jeera

November 18, 2013 at 11:47 PM

Yoona is pretty as usual, the images remind me of Love Rain. Well goodluck to her new drama.

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25 Noelle

November 19, 2013 at 1:52 AM

still can't see it. so wait she has a kid?

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26 Lotus_Blossom

November 19, 2013 at 2:00 AM

Uncle and niece--too close to reality for comfort. Need my fantasy fluffy drama to be just a tad more fantasticaL. Just cannot ship this couple.

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27 katey

November 19, 2013 at 7:36 AM

I just think she looks too thin in the pictures to properly handle that big camera..

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hanyuja

November 19, 2013 at 9:55 PM

i was just going to say that my first response is, MAN HER FACE IS TEENY.

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28 jam

November 19, 2013 at 10:29 AM

as much as i like LBS, the plot+pics still aren't attractive to me.......wahhhhh.....

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29 doomy

November 19, 2013 at 12:56 PM

the pairing doesn't look nearly as odd as it sounded.

i saw upto 2 or 3 eps of love rain post timeskip, and my god, her FACE. she's so adorable, and no longer a bad actress, ppl need to get over the yoona hate. i feel like her and yoon shi yoon would have wonderful chemistry..... these days i read 9/10 drama synopses like 'ok, sure, but if *insert tweak here* it would be SO AWESOME'.

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30 shepo

November 19, 2013 at 5:55 PM

Let me ask you guys,,,

If LBS is called Prime Minister?,,,

IS THAT MEAN THERE'S A KING IN THIS DRAMA??

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Orion

November 20, 2013 at 1:42 AM

There is a president, whether we'll see them or not. But unless this goes for the fantasy genre, no. Why would there be?

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shepo

November 20, 2013 at 8:51 AM

yeah,,because, mostly, countries where they use PM,,then there will be a king/queen,,just like england, japan, thailand, etc..

but of course there are countries where a president co-exist with PM...

and I think between king or president to co-exist with PM, k-drama will use king because of its joseon history...

that's what i'm thinking......

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Orion

November 20, 2013 at 9:14 AM

Well, yes, they did in Joseon, but modern SK does not have a king, so they would not have that in a series unless it was semi-fictional, like 'Goong'. ;)