Joo-won goes on the run for Yong-pal
by javabeans
Ah, it’s nice to have an intrigue-filled set of stills as our first look at a drama, and here we are with the promise of thrills for SBS’s upcoming melodrama Yong-pal. The series centers around a talented surgeon who takes illegal side jobs treating the rich in secret, operating under the code name Yong-pal, and I’ve been hoping the story would live up to the darkness hinted at from the premise. This is only a few shots, but so far I’m encouraged.
Joo-won plays that doctor, and in these early shoots he’s depicted mid-chase scene alongside a gangster boss (Song Kyung-chul), who’s sporting a nasty wound in his abdomen. Reasons aren’t given for why the two men are on the run or why they end up on a bridge railing, but we do know that Joo-won will make friends (or at least allies) with shadowy types who hover on the fringes of the law (hence the need for medical treatment outside of the system). Perhaps this is one such case.
I’ve always generally liked Joo-won, but I find myself appreciating him more with every role; he certainly throws himself all-in and commits. And of all the many genres he’s tried his hand at, I do really enjoy him in the dark action role best. I was nervous when the drama switched out the God’s Gift—14 Days PD for a director with much lighter credits (PD Oh Jin-seok did Modern Farmer, Lovers in Paris, and Lovers in Prague) but these stills capture my interest, and I’m trusting that writer Jang Hyuk-rin of Reset will bring the darker edge.
Yong-pal held its script reading at the end of June, and below are some photos from that gathering of its principal cast, which also includes Kim Tae-hee as the heiress kept in a coma by her enemies, Jo Hyun-jae as a chaebol villain, Chae Jung-ahn as his wife, and Jung Woong-in as a surgeon with questionable ethics.
The drama will premiere on August 5 as SBS’s next Wednesday-Thursday series.
Via DongA
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1 lee_june
July 14, 2015 at 3:19 AM
Yay! So exited for this.
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2 mary
July 14, 2015 at 3:19 AM
Yay yay yay looks like Good Doctor meets Cruel City. :D
Oh you meant 49 Days Jo Hyun Jae, not Punch Jo Hyun-jae. Hehe. I'm so confused, I saw a still of Punch Jo Hyun Jae earlier today in a suit in a new drama too...
But 49 Days JHJ is still cool. I haven't seen him in an evil role. I hope he and Jung Woong-in and Chae Jung-an give our leads hell. But, not too much hell, y'know? Just enough for me to be worried sick and then be glad when Joowon and Tae-hee win in the end.
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jules
July 14, 2015 at 11:08 AM
49 Days = Jo Hyun Jae
Punch = Jo Jae Hyun
Similar enough to be confusing. :)
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mary
July 15, 2015 at 12:53 PM
Oooooh hahahaha!
Thanks, I will try to remember that. :)
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3 sunandhearts
July 14, 2015 at 3:27 AM
That stare from Joo Won during the first script reading - Intense!!!
I, too, love Joo Won more when he plays dark, action roles. Hoping for a really awesome Yongpal this August! :)
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DongniPongni
July 14, 2015 at 8:23 AM
I was just about to mention the same thing. That last picture is so damn hot. Love frowny, dark Joo Won. Looking forward to this!
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4 wackycashew
July 14, 2015 at 3:28 AM
I'm looking forward to this. I've definitely enjoyed Joo Won's performance in various roles. ^^
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5 prettysup
July 14, 2015 at 3:28 AM
Looks good !
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6 Matt
July 14, 2015 at 3:29 AM
I remember the reaction after the news of Kim Tae Hee's casting broke off and all I want to say that is I hope that it turns out to be good. We've been proved many times that not only actors make the drama (ekhem, Hyde, Jekyll, Me ekhem) so I have high expectations for this one.
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7 mira
July 14, 2015 at 3:30 AM
Looking forward to this drama !!!
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8 jazza
July 14, 2015 at 3:43 AM
Excited for this.
I hope Kim Taehee improved hee acting?
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9 blo
July 14, 2015 at 3:56 AM
Any one have any confirmed reports on Kim Mi-kyung (ahjumma on Healer) being on the show? She posted something on her Instagram a week ago that seems to be one of those blue scripts. Anyways, I hope this drama will deliver. It needs to help me get through the next two years without Joo Won.
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Sena
July 14, 2015 at 4:46 AM
That lady in the background of the last picture of Joo won looks like her. On the right, in glasses and a black shirt.
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minathens
July 14, 2015 at 5:52 AM
OMG-- that would be so awesome! I love her in everything she's ever done-- even when the rest of the show is not so hot, she's always great.
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blo
July 14, 2015 at 4:16 PM
Oh wow thank you! I didn't even notice that. I'm so excited now.
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fantasy
July 14, 2015 at 8:02 AM
I think she is the busiest actress in dramaland, sometimes I found her back to back airing dramas...
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Quiet Thought
July 14, 2015 at 5:19 PM
Seven dramas in 2013, six dramas in 2014.
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Onion
July 14, 2015 at 9:56 PM
I love her! I hope that lady in the blue is really her
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10 bluelysia
July 14, 2015 at 3:58 AM
Joowon looks hot.
is that enough reason for me to watch this?
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anabear
July 14, 2015 at 5:10 AM
UHM YES. hahaha, the story's a bonus. lol
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elric
July 14, 2015 at 6:08 AM
DEFINITELY! Joo-won is the sole reason why I will watch this hahaha
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Onion
July 14, 2015 at 9:53 PM
YES YES YES!
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11 TJ
July 14, 2015 at 4:04 AM
I don't find Joo won to be a sexy lead but I like his acting. Good enough. Kim Tae hee I don't find attractive either but that doesn't matter as well. I hope she's not as bad as everyone says. I think she hit the jackpot with the public about her looks because I fail to see it. Anyway, I will try this because I like Joo won. He usually pulls up good performances.
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Requiem
July 14, 2015 at 4:39 AM
Supposedly, she made some great strides in her last drama, Jang Ok-jung, Living by Love.
I didn't see that drama, though, I did like her in My Princess. Of course, she was much better than her counterpart, SSH, who at least was moderately acceptable as the lead.
Anyways, I'm curious about this, because I like Joo Won, I do think she's really pretty, and I'm curious if she actually has gotten better.
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12 Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms
July 14, 2015 at 4:20 AM
OMGSH YES I AM SO EXCITED. This sounds like medical Healer! Joowon in in a dark action medical Healer role yaaaaaaaaassss
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13 czak
July 14, 2015 at 5:27 AM
That look on joowon had me flashback on Healer. I was already excited fot joow9n in a thriller-esque intrigue drama from the get go, bit this still just shoot up my excitedment to overdrive... as well as made me miss Healer all over again.
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14 bunny
July 14, 2015 at 6:08 AM
I love both leads! So excited!
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15 Evi
July 14, 2015 at 6:24 AM
This drama is made for me. Lolol :D
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16 kororo
July 14, 2015 at 6:38 AM
So much Healer feel from those stills ( I need to watch this drama again), I'm crossing my fingers for this to be really good!!! But KTH character is in a coma ??
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SS
July 14, 2015 at 7:06 AM
KTH's character was in a coma for 3 years but she became increasingly immune to the effects of the drug. I read this and more but I am unable to confirm if the source is accurate. Anyway, her character is not a damsel in distress. I had thought that she will just lie there waiting for her Prince to wake her with a kiss. However, it seems it is not like that at all.
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17 coby
July 14, 2015 at 7:07 AM
can't wait!
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18 tapiocapearl
July 14, 2015 at 7:18 AM
Truth be told, as much as I love Joo Won, I haven't finished any of his dramas since Gaksital. I agree that he is so well-suited to these darker dramas, so I'm excited for this show! I love Gaksital, but I want Joo Won to not be synonymous with that character forever. He's too good!
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19 maddragonqueen
July 14, 2015 at 7:57 AM
He so pretty!
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20 Sintia
July 14, 2015 at 7:58 AM
Omo omo omo!Excited! Joo Won looks great. Those eyes and loooong legs)) And he’s a really good actor in my opinion so I can’t wait to see what he’ll show to us this time.
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21 Kim
July 14, 2015 at 8:17 AM
huhu..
So Mask is really about to finish huh.
I don't know what to do once the withdrawal symptoms kicks in.
I hope this drama will also a be good one.
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22 Trinity 🍆
July 14, 2015 at 8:51 AM
I just finished re-watching Gaksital so I've been in a Joo-Won mood lately. So this is coming out at the perfect time.
He definitely is better in the darker character rolls because he is so INTENSE as an actor. It feels like the lighter rolls he has played recently has had him holding back as an actor.
Joo Won is one of my favorite actors though so I'm thrilled for this just because of Joo Won.
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23 Miky
July 14, 2015 at 9:02 AM
Joo Won looking mighty fine,hope this role will be good and more dark as well
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24 james94131
July 14, 2015 at 9:14 AM
Yay Chae Jung-Ahn! Miissed her from Coffee Prince days.
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25 samui
July 14, 2015 at 9:24 AM
Joo Won is unrivalled in darker and meatier role.
But somehow, I think he's also good in lighter ones. It's just his last project didn't work out well.
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26 changhyun
July 14, 2015 at 10:50 AM
Reset was an awful drama evidenced in viewer ratings and public opinion (as well as my own)...not a good sign that the writer has signed on
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27 Athena
July 14, 2015 at 12:02 PM
So excited to see Joo won in a drama again and this is so different from his last role.
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28 sigalltheway
July 14, 2015 at 12:25 PM
that's a lot of Kim Tae Hee compared to the others.... :P
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KindaD
July 14, 2015 at 1:57 PM
author is so biased lol
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29 R
July 14, 2015 at 12:28 PM
Joo-won ! I've missed you :)
Hope this will be a good drama !
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30 Gladys
July 14, 2015 at 2:43 PM
Joo Won = I.n.t.e.n.s.i.t.y
I can't barely wait for this. Please make it a good and brilliant drama!!
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31 jennie
July 14, 2015 at 4:49 PM
CANNOT. WAIT.
Kim Tae Hee looks so youthful, and Joo Won looks banging with that new hair.
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32 little-muffin
July 14, 2015 at 7:17 PM
I shall be shallow. I'm gonna watch this simply because it's Joo Won!
He's really one of the most interesting actors nowadays since he dare to take up diversity of roles and really commit himself into all of them (yes I watched every drama he's in). Of course Gaksital will always be his best role and I can't wait to see him dark again.
He looks great with his new hairstyle too! so excited.
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33 pinktape
July 14, 2015 at 8:59 PM
Yongpal pleaseeee be good! The premise is so interesting even before Joowon was cast so I hope the PD change and the writer won't disappoint!
I decided to trust Kim Taehee since I know she can be good. Is she going to romance Joowon? If so, please God spark some chemistry between them
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34 uo;o;
July 15, 2015 at 12:50 AM
pretty kim tae hee
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35 korfan
July 15, 2015 at 2:05 AM
Looking forward to this.
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36 manisha
July 15, 2015 at 7:46 AM
Joo won- THE BEST EVEERRR! He's soo awesome in every project he has ever done. Just llok at him while reading the script; so intense. I just wish he gets the popularity he deserves
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37 Michiki
July 15, 2015 at 6:53 PM
Looking at the pics, Joo Won's character looks like Healer (a mysterious errand boy) in mission, right? Haha...He doesn't look like a doctor, but more like a secret agent! LOL
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38 LL
July 16, 2015 at 12:04 AM
This is an unpopular opinion, I don't find Lee Jun Ki good in this drama. He is overacting in a melodramatic way. Does not help that Yoo Bi is overacting cute. Together it's jarring. If it's all out campy and cheesy, I won't like it but I can still go for the ride. As it is, I don't know what the show is trying to go for. I laughed when I think I shouldn't. Gwi is the only character that seems to fit in whatever genre this is meant to be.
I will prefer Lee Jun Ki in contemporary dramas like 14 days. Enough of saeguk for the moment, they all start to look the same. Unless it is more of a political, non-fantasy type written by a reputable writer.
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⭐ Sera The Ms Temper ⭐
July 21, 2015 at 12:56 AM
LOL, the comment above is out of nowhere.
u wrongly put the comment my dear.. your comment shud be under scholar who walks the night.. haha
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39 Ma-el
July 21, 2015 at 8:42 AM
Joo Won!!! Yeah!! I can pretty much can go crawl under those sexy thighs.. ^____^ And I cannot wait to watch this.
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40 bapgongju
July 22, 2015 at 11:21 AM
There were a few photos of Joo Won with a much fuller face. Did he get fillers/fat/steroid side effects?
His face looks "normal" here but I got so distracted I spent two hours googling Joo Won + fat cheeks (sorry!!!)
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