Hot-blooded police hopefuls Park Seo-joon and Kang Ha-neul in Midnight Runner

33 July 24, 2017

Hot-blooded police hopefuls Park Seo-joon and Kang Ha-neul in Midnight Runner

by tipsymocha

Ha, the bromance is strong in this one. Park Seo-joon (Fight My Way) and Kang Haneul’s (Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo) upcoming film Midnight Runner, or Youth Cops if you translate the Korean title literally, is set to premiere in theaters in a couple of weeks. This is one of Kang Haneul’s last film projects before he enters military service, and since he had to back out of Bad Guys 2 last minute, I’ll just have to console myself with Midnight Runner and his other upcoming film Recall the Night.

The action comedy will center around two students at Korean National Police University who get caught up in a kidnapping case when they are the only eyewitnesses to the crime. When the authorities, and their future sunbaes, reach a dead end due to lack of evidence and frustrating bureaucratic obstacles, they decide to embark on their own amateur investigation, which gets them into all sorts of hilarious trouble.

What I’m most looking forward to, though, is the comic bromance between the two boys. You can’t exactly call them two peas in a pod: Park Seo-joon is a punch first, ask questions later kind of guy, while Kang Haneul is a bit of a dork and a stickler for the rules. But this is one of those “opposites attract” situations, and it’s so cute watching Park Seo-joon teach Kang Haneul how to fist-bump and question a suspect (“use banmal”). Though Kang Haneul’s studiousness does pay off when he gets all the answers to instructor Sung Dong-il’s (Real, Hwarang) questions, and takes down a suspect using what he learned in combat classes. I love how he’s as surprised as anyone else when he manages to do it: “Whoa! Try it like they taught us. It actually works.”

I love a good comedy in the summer, and Midnight Runner looks like it’s going to offer some quality funny with a good dose of action and bromance thrown into the mix. The film will premiere on August 9 in Korean theaters. Can’t wait to see Park Seo-joon’s chicken poses and Kang Haneul flipping everyone off!

Via TV Report, Osen, Naver Movie

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1 Carolina

July 24, 2017 at 12:00 PM

Yay! Super excited for this bromance.

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2 jaderjylsk

July 24, 2017 at 12:04 PM

Looks fun! I hope this movie gets available online soon. Lol at Kang Ha Neul flipping the finger.. haha

I was so looking forward to Bad Guys 2 with him in it :( Oh well, I hope when he comes back from the army we can finally see him be the lead in a drama ♥

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3 trav

July 24, 2017 at 12:05 PM

I am so ready. Crime, action, comedy and KHN+PSJ - what more is there to wish for?

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4 kaylaa

July 24, 2017 at 12:05 PM

PSJ reminds me of dongman here lmao

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5 Kudo Ran

July 24, 2017 at 12:21 PM

The chicken pose ?

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6 UmbrellaMan

July 24, 2017 at 12:26 PM

This looks hilarious and who can say no to this epic pairing? I only wish that I didn't have to wait, who only knows how long, to see it.

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7 korfan

July 24, 2017 at 12:30 PM

Oh these two! It looks fun and funny!

And there's Sung Dong-il once again. He is soooooo busy. The actor appears in what seems like every movie and drama! Heh.

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8 Yuyuu, The Drama Queen

July 24, 2017 at 12:33 PM

And so Park Seo-joon attacks yet again with ANOTHER bromance.
I'm not complaining. Especially if it's Kang Haneul
Bring it on

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9 Majo

July 24, 2017 at 12:37 PM

Will Kim Haneul be in active duty?

I hear that from the next year the Celebrity Police Unit will be discontinued

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10 undrama

July 24, 2017 at 12:40 PM

I can't even express how excited I am for this movie! I've been waiting for it ever since they first announced Park Seo Joon and Kang Ha Neul as the leads. They are so good when it comes to bromance especially Park Seo Joon, I hope the movie will get an international screening.

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11 Pickwick12

July 24, 2017 at 1:01 PM

The publicity for this has been beyond adorable. I can't wait to see it.

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12 anglvue

July 24, 2017 at 1:17 PM

this is the pairing i never knew i wanted! park seo joon and kang ha neul have been my leading men for a while now...the bromance looks hilarious. this needs to tide me over until his return.

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13 Rachel

July 24, 2017 at 2:41 PM

I dont usually watch Korean movies but this looks awesome. Cant wait!

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14 bbstl 🧹

July 24, 2017 at 3:50 PM

omg, these two together is a dream come true. LOL at their dork faces.

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15 elvira

July 24, 2017 at 4:55 PM

The trailer look refreshingly funny.
Kang Ha neul as nerdy young police? Check!
Park Seo joon as hot blooded young police? Check!

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16 purplesheesh

July 24, 2017 at 6:15 PM

I don't want to see one of them die in this movie, you hear me? Korean Movies who are tagged as comedy ALWAYS make us cry in the end.

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meowingme

July 24, 2017 at 6:42 PM

Totally true, am so eager to watch this but first I need to know it has a happy end!

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msbeatrice81

July 24, 2017 at 6:52 PM

OMG so true...I'll never forget how traumatized I was after watching Hyung...

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17 jetsetlag

July 24, 2017 at 6:31 PM

Be still my heart ❤️

They're too cute. I'm just so happy that both my biases that were so underrated before are getting so much love.

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18 msbeatrice81

July 24, 2017 at 6:54 PM

I really can't wait to see this!!!! I've been wanting KHN to do another comedy film because he's been so great in his prior performances, and now I couldn't be more excited that this also includes PSJ as costar!!!!! I hope this one sustains the hilarious hijinks and fun atmosphere all the way through and avoids the drippy melodramatic mess that so many Korean "comedies" end up heading toward in the end. We need something to cheer us up after the end of Fight For My Way!!!