Choi Jin-hyuk, Song Ji-hyo shoot teaser for Emergency Couple

79 December 20, 2013February 12, 2014

Choi Jin-hyuk, Song Ji-hyo shoot teaser for Emergency Couple

by javabeans

Here we go with first stills of tvN’s new romance drama Emergency Couple, taken from its recent teaser shoots. The drama stars Choi Jin-hyuk (Heirs, Gu Family Book) and Song Ji-hyo (Mandate of Heaven) as ex-spouses who reconnect on the job—as doctors in the same emergency room. (Let’s just hope all the romancing happens around the doctoring, because I’d at least like to preserve my illusions that when I go in for medical care, that’s what my doctors are thinking about.)

We’ll have to go on faith that these two will make a cute couple, but as they’re both actors with a lot of personal charm, I’m remaining hopeful. (Fine, I’m always hopeful. I know this. Sometimes this is a cause of more grief than comfort, but what can I say, I always want things to be good.) I’m mostly hoping for Choi Jin-hyuk’s sake, because at least Song Ji-hyo’s had a few turns playing romantic lead; Choi’s most memorable roles have been disappointed in love, and even when he’s gotten the girl (a rare occurrence, in It’s Okay Daddy’s Girl), the occasion has left much to be desired.

Together, they’ll be enacting a bickering (re)courtship, as a couple who divorced six years ago after being married through med school. Now they’re interns, and they’ll have to navigate the workplace as they figure out how to navigate their relationship. Supporting leads will be played by Lee Pil-mo (Light and Shadow) and Choi Yeo-jin (Incarnation of Money), he as the ER’s cool-headed chief resident and she as a calm surgeon. The two were once involved, but due to various difficulties never made it to the altar.

A few more familiar faces have been cast to play interns, including SNL’s Clara as a free-spirited graduate of an American med school and Answer Me 1994′s Yoon Jong-hoon (computer sci classmate Ki-tae) as a confident resident.

The 20-episode drama is set to replace Answer Me 1994 on weekends, and will premiere on January 24.

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1 pabo ceo reom

December 20, 2013 at 12:16 PM

Song Ji-hyuk? ;)

Merry Christmas JB!

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Rashell

December 20, 2013 at 12:25 PM

Couple name? Javabeans just getting into her shipper spirit a little early. ;)

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Mia

December 20, 2013 at 10:49 PM

hahaha I didn't notice it, so slow xp
I too hope it works for them, Ji-Hyuk couple fighting! :D

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Steph

December 20, 2013 at 1:41 PM

Lol, JB obviously ships it!

I'm interested simply because of the leads. I may check it out. Cute pics.

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kiwichan

December 20, 2013 at 5:07 PM

my 1st word exactly! Song Ji-Hyuk???
Ji Hyuk couple hwaiting! LOLOLOL!

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nomad

December 20, 2013 at 7:59 PM

I'm so slow...when I read the title, I thought "Oh how cute! They have the same middle name!"

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Yee

December 20, 2013 at 9:09 PM

Oh that' a cute name for them! We are definitely shipping them earlier than expected..LOL!

I think I shall name them the OH-OH couple, judging by their bickering! Wonderful chemistry, can't wait!

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2 callmeadreamer

December 20, 2013 at 12:17 PM

Awwww, the photos are cute.

I remain optimistic about this drama ❤

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3 disfigurine

December 20, 2013 at 12:20 PM

Toooo cuteeee! Kang Gary has competition haha

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Rashell

December 20, 2013 at 12:24 PM

Monday couple forever!!

Although, maybe a Friday affair with Choi Jin Hyuk could happen. It would be VERY hard to say no to that.

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4 bananana

December 20, 2013 at 12:22 PM

Haha. It's Song Ji Hyo. I was surprised a little reading the title. I'm really looking forward to this drama. I hope the series ends up not disappointing.

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5 Elianne

December 20, 2013 at 12:31 PM

Song ji-hyuk? Are we shipping together already? LOL

Please be good drama, please be good.. I sat through most of heirs for CJH. I don't think I can make myself go through something that again.

As for Miss Mong, I love her to bits in RM. She's just pure awesome personified. Now I would like to love her in dramas as well pretty please?

I'm rooting for you drama! *does rain dance*

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6 didichan

December 20, 2013 at 12:39 PM

Song Ji-hyuk? fighting

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7 Waiting

December 20, 2013 at 1:00 PM

JB, I can see how a gal can be distracted typing that man's name...

Too bad we have to wait until 1/24 is all I'm sayin'.

Santa, my little wish...
Maybe they'll go to a masquerade party at the hospital and he'll come as Daddy-ho and she'll make that Blank Ji face in response. I know I would be speechless in the best way e.v.e.r. in the face of Gummi-Yummy! Too must to ask? lol

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8 Elise

December 20, 2013 at 1:09 PM

Won opaaa!

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9 space kablooie

December 20, 2013 at 1:12 PM

Does it seem weird to anyone else that they were married through medical school, divorced for six years, and are just now interns? Am I confused somewhere?

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Rashell

December 20, 2013 at 1:22 PM

Maybe it should be residents instead of interns?

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KDaddict

December 21, 2013 at 1:56 AM

They are called Residents in the U.S. Outside the U.S., esp. in British system, they are called Interns. Same difference.

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bananana

December 20, 2013 at 6:41 PM

I read somewhere that he ends up quitting to become a pharmaceutical salesman. Ji Hyo's character was originally a dietician so she had to start from scratch and attend med school.

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bananana

December 20, 2013 at 6:42 PM

I should clarify again. He ends up quitting to become the salesman then after the divorce decides to go back to med school.

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KDaddict

December 20, 2013 at 9:05 PM

TQ for that clarification.

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Mrs.Jang Guem Suk

December 20, 2013 at 8:39 PM

Agreee I have no clue what's going on im just goin to watch it cause I ❤ Won oppa in Panda & Hedgehog soooooo cute that show....... if u lubbbbb urself some fluff watch that show Panda & Hedgehog 4ever ?

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KDaddict

December 20, 2013 at 9:04 PM

So glad you mentioned that. I was going: Uh??? How many years does medical school last in SK?
If you do the math: Say they were married for 3 years, MS would be 9 years! OH No!

2nd, medical interns barely have time to sleep. Same goes for full fledged doctors in ER. As interns in ER, How on earth do they have the time, energy or presence of mind to court? How????

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10 Noelle

December 20, 2013 at 1:42 PM

I hope this will turn out decent or even drama crack worthy.

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11 Steph

December 20, 2013 at 1:45 PM

Oh, this is TVN so ....well, I'm just gonna say it. Will there be lip action, I wonder. Lol, don't act like I'm the only one. Anyway, I love Song Ji Hyo's RM. I'm still trying to love her in dramas. Fingers crossed.

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s2cutechibi

December 20, 2013 at 9:15 PM

yup hope in this drama mong ji can show her strong personality=))) unlike in "Mandate of heaven" where she was kind of boring

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12 byuldreamer

December 20, 2013 at 1:52 PM

i am so excited for this pair...i love them both individually and it's been a while since i saw them in a project deserving of them... <3

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13 savanna

December 20, 2013 at 2:14 PM

tvn = LOVELY KISS SCENES <3
thankgawd for cable tvs :')

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CFLH

December 21, 2013 at 12:42 AM

my thoughts exactly!!! haha...i'm loving tvn dramas!! can't wait for this and INR3!!! waah!!!

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14 tokio

December 20, 2013 at 2:24 PM

Song Ji Hyo my ideal lady. keke. I'm so excited to see her in this.

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15 Lixie

December 20, 2013 at 3:05 PM

They didn't change his hair! I hate this haircut! He's SOOO much better than that. :P

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16 aznative

December 20, 2013 at 3:20 PM

Yoon Jong Hoon is the kid -- he's an '84, but then he's a kid to me because I'm old enough to be his Mom :) -- that starred in "Monstar" as the bratty pianist, right?

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Rashell

December 20, 2013 at 3:22 PM

Yeah, I think he was the bully in Monstar who was always making Radio sing in class.

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aznative

December 20, 2013 at 3:35 PM

Oh, that sounds right. It will be nice to see him as a different character.

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meanrice

December 20, 2013 at 6:35 PM

THATS where he's from. You have no idea how hard ive been trying to place him without looking it up!

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17 kpopjungirl

December 20, 2013 at 3:26 PM

I can't wait!!!!! Honestly, this will be the first time I watch Song Ji-hyo acting in a drama. After Gu Family Book, I like Choi Jin-hyuk and so I watched Heirs. He was soo wasted in that drama! Hopefully this drama will be great. Anyway... Song Ji-hyuk FIGHTING!!!!

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aznative

December 20, 2013 at 3:38 PM

I've seen Song Ji-hyo in "Goong" as well as a movie with Jae-Joong (of JYJ fame) and of course I'm sure everyone loves her as the ACE from Running Man! Haven't seen "Heirs" or "Gu Family Book" yet, but they're on my to-watch list.

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18 Caitlyn

December 20, 2013 at 3:48 PM

I'm just happy to see Choi Jin Hyuk smiling! I'm going to get over my dislike of medical dramas just to watch these guys. It's TVN so I have a bit more hope that it will be a pretty decent show.

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19 fangirl98

December 20, 2013 at 4:05 PM

I'm a new fan of Choi Jin Hyuk. His voice knocks me out! I'm eagerly waiting to see him leading a drama. Never too much of a good thing! :-D

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20 damianna

December 20, 2013 at 4:31 PM

aww...forget teasers, i need the drama already! please be cute, extra cute. i hope they'll have great chemistry with each other.
also, it's nice to see song ji hyo all styled and pretty because it seems like she doesn't care how she looks in RM all that much (because she's awesome like that!)

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Rashell

December 20, 2013 at 5:00 PM

Ha, I know. It's so funny how all the boys are so surprised by her beauty on those episodes when she has to dress up.

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21 mintiefresh

December 20, 2013 at 5:01 PM

LOL, Song Ji-Hyuk.

Really excited for this drama :) Love Ace Ji-Hyo and I am starting to get into Jin-Hyuk's acting so it will be interesting to watch this pair.

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22 bebe jam

December 20, 2013 at 5:12 PM

omg!! I'm jumping around like a puppy right now! After I saw Choi Jin-Hyuk on Running Man (with The Heirs cast), I really wanted to see him and Song Ji-Hyuk together. Today is a goood day!

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23 bebe jam

December 20, 2013 at 5:12 PM

* Song Ji-Hyo

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24 kiwichan

December 20, 2013 at 5:16 PM

I'm anticipating for this drama!
I've watched almost all Ji Hyo's dramas/films, her acting sometimes was delivered but sometimes just like her personality in RM, MONG! But i do love her..Choi Jin Hyuk, he has talent/look but too bad I never finish watching all his dramas including his recent drama, The Heirs..hope this one will hook me up!

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bjharm

December 20, 2013 at 7:51 PM

yeah I still have shivers at her fate in that gangster film way too may flash backs of her in the drum, could do with a nice romantic drama with some laughs to get it out of mind once and for all! happy thoughts happy thoughts

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25 meanrice

December 20, 2013 at 6:37 PM

My mother is a huge Choi Ji Hyuk fan (can't blame her), he was the only reason she stuck with Heirs...

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Yee

December 20, 2013 at 9:22 PM

He's the reason I struck with Heirs too! I'm also a mother here who love CJH & Im Joo Eun...SIGH.. so wasted! Their altogether limited 15 minutes romance is so much more intriguing and conflicted than the overexposure main pair ever were!

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Yee

December 20, 2013 at 9:23 PM

oh *stuck* with the damn Heirs!

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pogo - sailing HMS Queen of Tears and HMS Sailboat Lovely Runner🍉

December 21, 2013 at 6:02 AM

The drama could have been a LOT more interesting and less draggy if he and Im Joo-eun had been the focus of it - having adults who are (well, him anyway) actively involved in the corporate takeover scene be the OTP would have given it higher stakes, or at least made the high stakes believable.

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26 blueangel

December 20, 2013 at 6:44 PM

OOH a drama where Choi Jin Hyuk gets the girl. Well at least i hope so cause after what happened in Heir, he needs to get the girl.

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pogo - sailing HMS Queen of Tears and HMS Sailboat Lovely Runner🍉

December 20, 2013 at 6:58 PM

Needs to get the girl, and have a role where he does more than parrot s single line for 14 episodes - in a way, the wastage of him in that is a blessing because at least he jumped back into work right away!

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27 Elvira

December 20, 2013 at 8:53 PM

My heart aches for Kang Gary,
but since he's the Monday boyfriend and this drama will air on weekend, so why not having Choi Jin-Hyuk as a weekend boyfriend (or ex-)...

OH MY GOD...

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Mia

December 20, 2013 at 10:53 PM

Hahahaha
That last one, my sentiment exactly.

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28 Perrie

December 20, 2013 at 9:13 PM

Already feeling the chemistry so I'm already shipping them!
Soooo excited! Hope it doesn't disappoint!

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29 kimchikay

December 20, 2013 at 9:35 PM

This looks like all kinds of fun....we're talking about two very versatile actors...Song Ji Hyo is quirky as she is adorable and Choi Jin Hyuk goes from being cute to serious in minutes with that darn smile....I'm already in love....I think this is going to be great!!

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30 keidey

December 20, 2013 at 11:40 PM

I just hope I'll be able to properly control my inner fangirl so I don't get weird stares from my parents when I'm watching the drama secretly at home. Shipping them so hard so hard already!

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31 Valerie Gudorf

December 20, 2013 at 11:52 PM

I'm hoping this one makes much better use of Choi Jin Hyuk's acting skills and personal charisma than Heirs did---talk about a waste! At the very least, I'm hoping he'll get to crack a smile once in a while in this drama. His Kim Won character was a veritable stick-in-the-mud.

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32 jel

December 21, 2013 at 12:07 AM

Sincerely, for the sake of Ji Hyo's acting career, I hope people would focus on this and not talk about MC in a drama that has nothing to do with RM.

Its the same with people who go to LeeSsang concerts and start shouting Ji Hyo's name.

You may say oh RM brought them all the fame. Which is true, but this is now Ji Hyo as an actress, not Ji Hyo as MC girlfriend in RM.

Yes, this is me speaking as probably the only person in the world who watches RM for more than just MC.

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maymay

December 21, 2013 at 12:44 AM

Oh I would love to like Ji hyo in a drama for once too....she has such a spunky personality that I wish the writer capitalize on that. I don't think she's a fantastic actress but given the right roles, I think she can shine too.

I also hope that Choi Jin Hyuk smiles more in this drama. He was adorable in GFB because of the smiles. I don't want him all frowns and grouchy looking ala Heirs.

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JT

December 21, 2013 at 3:15 AM

I agree. As much as I love MC moments on RM, and as much as I find her (onscreen) personality spunky, I think Song Jihyo needs to find an acting role that is really hers, kind of like the iconic roles she has done. So far, her roles haven't been particularly memorable. She's not a terrible actress, but there's much room for improvement, and I get the sense that given the opportunity, she can bring her acting up to the next level.

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meochun

December 21, 2013 at 5:56 AM

Thank you! People always bring his name to anything released by her and it annoys me to no end. And then if i say anything im battered and hunted down with fire and pitchforks.
Just wanted to say your not alone

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Rashell

December 21, 2013 at 6:03 AM

I would think most people know that a variety couple and an actual couple are two different things. But the fact is being the MC has made them both insanely popular. That's why they keep playing it up.

Ji Hyo has been in other dramas and movies since being the MC and it doesn't seem to have hurt. So I'm sure this one will be fine too.

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heartieme

December 21, 2013 at 7:45 AM

Nah, you're not alone.

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Quiet Thought

December 21, 2013 at 9:10 AM

I watch RM for a number of reasons, and the Monday Couple is just another running gag they do. It's funny, but it isn't any big deal. What I've always admired about Song Ji Hyo, aside from her looks, is her competitiveness and her smart game play. Gary, by the way, is underrated in both categories, as far as I can tell.

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Nancy

December 22, 2013 at 12:34 AM

Agreed. Don't get me wrong, I like Jihyo and think she's really brave and cool for being able to hang with the guys on RM but honestly, her acting career has been less than memorable. I hope this role will allow her to shine and help her improve as an actress. And this might be an unpopular opinion but aside from competitive nature on RM, her variety persona is rather bland.

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33 DarknessEyes

December 21, 2013 at 2:11 PM

OMG!
I love this, I am definitely watching!

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34 midwest mz

December 21, 2013 at 2:45 PM

When this guy smiles, his entire face is as bright as the sun!! What a blindingly beautiful smile. Talk about being blind sided if you have never seen it before.

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35 Yumi

December 21, 2013 at 6:20 PM

Cute couple!~~ >uu< MERRY CHRISTMAS, everyone!~

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36 Chiaki

December 21, 2013 at 6:53 PM

I wish this wasn't a medical drama. Medical dramas are not my thing. Anyway, Fighting!

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37 Abbie

December 21, 2013 at 7:43 PM

OMG! I'm looking forward to this! For both of these fantastic actors!

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38 Sweet Potato Days

December 21, 2013 at 9:02 PM

They makes such a beautiful couple!!!

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39 One

December 22, 2013 at 2:46 AM

i already see the teaser and sure that this would be a lovely couple as the beginning of 2014... they both really lovely and sweet though..heee

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40 mirela

December 22, 2013 at 3:47 AM

Ji-Ji coulpe fighting!!

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41 Vanya

December 22, 2013 at 7:52 AM

I'm so happy for Choi Jin-hyuk! He deserved a leading role! I just wonder why they didn't see his potential of romantic lead since "I need romance"?! I'm sure he will do his best like he always does. Just hope for a good scenario and more... love then medicine :)
Choi Jin-hyuk, fighting!

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42 yusrina

December 22, 2013 at 6:50 PM

i love both of them (jin hyuk and jihyo)... actually i'm a huge fan of jjhyo... always watching her movie and drama, and i hope they also have the same chemistry and do the best like she always does ;) !!! i'm definitely watching her new drama..... love you jihyo!! =D

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43 jenss

December 23, 2013 at 12:08 AM

They have good chemistry. I can't wait for this drama. Btw... I was kinda hoping they would cut ji hyo's hair I think her hair has been badly damage probably due to frequent styling for her photo shoots and other stuff. Her hair kinda looks dull specially on running man. She's still beautiful though.