Seo-jin gets cookin’ for Grandpas Over Flowers in Spain
by javabeans
Reminding us that the show is only a few days from its premiere, we have new teasers and a poster out for tvN’s upcoming reality-variety show Grandpas Over Flowers: The Spain Trip. (I’m not totally certain how they’re counting “seasons” of this show with all the various trips and spin-offs going on — some places call this Season 2, having counted the France and Taiwan trips as two halves of one season, and others count this as Season 3. So we may just end up calling it Grandpas Over Flowers in Spain, or Grandpas in Spain to be concise about it. )
Aside from being just cute, the poster above makes me laugh because Lee Seo-jin (aka Seojinnie, aka Seo Genie) has added a new title among the many he has accrued while being the grandpas’ resident luggage boy, interpreter, chauffeur, tour guide, messenger, and more. Above his head, the show (or more to the point, Na PD) has written: Errand boy? Cooking king?
That point gets reiterated in the teasers below, where Seo-jin first heads out amidst gorgeous scenery in Barcelona, with pretty music scoring the moment, and gets asked what he’s doing. A half-grumpy “Going to cook” is all he says, and off he goes carrying supplies.
In the teaser after that, we have Seo-jin in the kitchen with hungry halbaes getting crankier by the minute as he runs around trying to fulfill their menu requests before they tear his head off. Il-sub halbae requests kimchi jjigae (“with lots of pork belly!”) and then waits impatiently by while Seo-jin gets cooking — and don’t you love the way Na PD hovers, all pesky-like? Geun-hyung halbae chimes in that it’s been all of ten whole minutes — what’s taking so long? The show sneaks in an Emergency Couple nod (way to cross-promote, tvN), calling this “Seo-jin’s Emergency Kitchen,” with heart rate monitor beeping away as Seo-jin barks orders like a surgeon demanding implements. In this case that translates to “Soju! Gimme soju, hurry! Boil the kimchi jjigae! Fry the bacon!” Finally he sits down at the table for the verdict, and thankfully it’s deemed tasty. Phew. Dodged that bullet.
The Spain edition of Grandpas Over Flowers kicks off this Friday on tvN.
Via Mt.co.kr
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1 ujsid
March 4, 2014 at 9:07 AM
awww they all look so super adorable in the poster <3
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KDaddict
March 4, 2014 at 6:11 PM
I think Seojin looks better as himself than as his char in Wonderful season, tho both have their hair combed up from forehead.
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2 topper
March 4, 2014 at 9:17 AM
Can't wait!
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3 Sombra
March 4, 2014 at 9:26 AM
Damn, they have the barcelona T-shirts, tsk. I will watched but with tears in my eyes (?)
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astromantic
March 4, 2014 at 9:42 AM
Hahaha, Hala Madrid!
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4 ANya
March 4, 2014 at 9:30 AM
From the looks of the past season, and his limited variety shows that i have seen. I say, he is good husband Material!
I dont understand , why he is still Single???
Me thinks, we wont be single for long anymore... LOL
ovaries everywhere are bursting! =)
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lilyalana
March 4, 2014 at 10:29 AM
from what i heard, it's all because of his mama. he dumped his ex cuz his mama doesn't like her (poor kim jung eun).
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Langit13iru
March 4, 2014 at 10:40 AM
ikr, i suspect his mom too. seriously, his life actually the same like in kdrama that have chaebol and evil mom...
i'm shipped lsj and hyori so hard back then. they're were couple before kim jung eun.
imagine if they still together and get married. they will be the entertainment power couple.
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lilyalana
March 4, 2014 at 11:38 AM
yeah, i'm guessing that's why he is still single.
i totally hope they get married back then, they were so in love with each other. i remember him guesting on her show n serenade song for her it was so cute.
their breakup was totally kdrama. i wonder if his mom actually did the classic evil mother n tell her to stay away from her son, give her money throw water in her face thing... (was what i imagined back then omg)
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anon
March 4, 2014 at 11:07 AM
OMG Now i remember all the dating and break ups he did back then HAHA
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thursdaynexxt
March 7, 2014 at 3:15 PM
omg ... your "ovaries" comment made be burst out laughing!! :D
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5 mary
March 4, 2014 at 9:33 AM
OMG That 2nd teaser cracked me up so much.
The throwaway "nomu mashitta(?)" at the end was such a contrast from the whole ER-Kitchen thing.
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6 byuldreamer
March 4, 2014 at 9:42 AM
LOL...the heartrate monitor...i felt so bad on his behalf...the poor thing is gonna end up with blood pressure like this ^^
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7 Helen
March 4, 2014 at 10:22 AM
Love the halbaes but the Barca shirts though...
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8 cherkell
March 4, 2014 at 10:44 AM
LOL LOL LOL they dressed Seojinnie in a Barcelona 'keeper's kit.' How appropriate for him, since he's trying to keep his team in his line of sight. :P
P.S. Manchester United all the way!!! GO YOU REDS!!!
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rham
March 4, 2014 at 3:38 PM
Ohh ManU fan
Glory Glory Man United
They will be back to rule BPL next season.
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9 miszeeta
March 4, 2014 at 11:25 AM
Love him more on his new drama. But can't wait for halbaes invasion in Spain!
But why do they wearing Barca jersey? tsk tsk ..
Anyway Go GUNNERS ;P
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Hipployta
March 4, 2014 at 1:13 PM
Hey fellow Arsenal fan! Or fellow Gooner I should say
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Dukdam
March 4, 2014 at 6:12 PM
Dramabeans Gooners yay!
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Nana
March 4, 2014 at 7:03 PM
Yayyyy... Korean dramas + Arsenal
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bakedshrimp
March 4, 2014 at 6:05 PM
Qatar Airways and the Barca team have been in joint partnership heavily promoting Barcelona as a tourism destination these days.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkTsyll1SUo
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Dukdam
March 4, 2014 at 6:18 PM
Tsk tsk... gone are the days of UNICEF sponsorship...
(Sorry but am still bitter, what with Paris, TH and finally Cesc)
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Gidget
March 5, 2014 at 11:08 AM
Yep. Mention of Spain keeps popping up in Dramaland, sometimes in the most unusual ways.
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10 Zara
March 4, 2014 at 11:37 AM
The grandpas are going get Soe jinnie married by end of this year I tell you...with the amount of kitchen talent he is showing it shouldn't be too hard lol
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thursdaynexxt
March 7, 2014 at 3:29 PM
It can be Na PD's next series: a show to find a partner for Seo-jinnie - and on every date, he can cook a dish for the girl!
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11 Pebbles
March 4, 2014 at 1:10 PM
They look so adorable..
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12 Mia
March 4, 2014 at 1:34 PM
I see Daeju PD!!! :)
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geese
March 4, 2014 at 8:20 PM
me too...i'm so happy seing him again...and i hope he'll have his baby....PD Na and Halbaes are back and of course my Oppa Seo Jinnie....as ever so handsome...darn that airport fashion so good...
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13 Shiku
March 4, 2014 at 1:50 PM
SEO Genie is back with the halbaes! I'm so excited.
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14 chi
March 4, 2014 at 3:00 PM
Wow, this show has really talented editors, to compare the kitchen to the emergency room is creative and makes the whole thing so much funnier!
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Gidget
March 5, 2014 at 11:29 AM
It really is all about the editing, isn't it?
And the music is genius too. Whoever does that part of this show has such fantastic range. The thing I'd wish someone would do is set up an online store and sell the soundtrack for each episode. I've often thought that I'd love to buy the music, but don't have the time to track it all down.
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stella
May 23, 2014 at 2:28 AM
At first I'm just scrolling with no intention to comment
and then I saw yours and I can't help myself.
YES! PLEASE! Grandpas over flowers OST. Will definitely want one!
I too have realized that the songs they used in grandpas are soooo good, wide variety and relate to the situation shown nicely and it felt sooo global.
The one in charge of the music sure deserves two thumbs up! (And of course other staff too)
This show is simply perfection. Very humane and warm. I just hope this will not end. Not so soon :"(
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15 whatis
March 4, 2014 at 3:16 PM
AHAHAH omg... I felt the enormous stress through the interweb of the 2nd teaser!!! ahhahahaa
And why is Na PD one of the people eating??? ahhahahahaaaaa
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geese
March 4, 2014 at 8:22 PM
what do we expect right he's always that PD who goes for food with the halbaes....1n2d days with kimchi tour...relieve the days with LSG...lol...
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16 DayDreamer
March 4, 2014 at 3:43 PM
I am just falling in love with Seo-jinnie. Like the slow kind of love where all these little things about him adds up one by one until my heart is bursting from fondness and deep-seated love. Oppa....if I weren't getting married so soon, I would have loved to marry you. Haha.
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17 kikidee
March 4, 2014 at 3:45 PM
Just call it Abuelos Sobre Flores, and we'll all know what you're talking about.
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18 Sora
March 4, 2014 at 5:10 PM
Booooo to the Barca jerseys.
The Red Devils will be back next season!!
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19 bakedshrimp
March 4, 2014 at 6:04 PM
Sigh...these posters and teasers sure make me want to join in their trip with them...
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20 Gg
March 5, 2014 at 7:24 AM
Oh yayyy this show is finally back! My Korean friend and I were just discussing this today, and she said that while lee Seunggi lost quite a lot of popularity in Korea because he appeared so hapless in the first few episodes, lee seojin gained a tremendous amount of popularity because of this show. I have to agree too that I like lee seojin much better than I used to after watching GOF!
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Chi
March 5, 2014 at 6:03 PM
Oh no, I'm sad to hear that seungi was not well received :( I think it was harder for him to get close to the noonas and this "discomfort" showed on screen sometimes.
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21 darksilvercloud
March 5, 2014 at 8:06 AM
Been seeing all the teasers on the facebook page. Though i don't understand korean, seeing the situation and expressions was already hilarious. Can't wait for this to start!!!
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