The long, desperate wait in Reunited Worlds
by tipsymocha
Oh no, I can just tell Yeo Jin-gu (Circle) is going to break my heart—AGAIN—in this. Posters and stills from the set of SBS’s upcoming fantasy romance Reunited Worlds have been recently released, and I’m really digging the dreamy, contemplative atmosphere of the individual posters for each of the main characters.
In Reunited Worlds, Yeo Jin-gu stars as a 19-year-old who comes back from the dead 12 years after a car accident that supposedly kills him. He’ll reunite with his childhood best friend and maybe sweetheart Lee Yeon-hee (Hwajeong), although she won’t be the teenager that he remembers, played by IOI’s Jung Chae-yeon (Drinking Solo). She’s now a kitchen assistant at the bottom of the pecking order, trying to fulfill her best friend’s dream of becoming a chef, although it doesn’t look like she has much talent in this field if she’s still an assistant after five years in the same restaurant. She does become the object of a one-sided crush from her boss though, a suave, kind chef-restaurateur played by Ahn Jae-hyun (Cinderella and the Four Knights).
Each leg of our main love triangle gets their own poster, which has them all facing upwards at the sky. I actually love what they did with these, because aside from the gorgeous, muted colors, the quote that is repeated in each could be interpreted differently per the character it accompanies, even though the words are the same. In Lee Yeon-hee’s, she says, “If I want it desperately enough, he’ll come back,” probably thinking of her late best friend. Ahn Jae-hyun, perhaps with his kitchen assistant in mind, thinks, “If I want it desperately enough, she’ll come back.” And of course, there’s Yeo Jin-gu, who smiles up at the sky, “If I want it desperately enough, I’ll come back.”
The promo team for Reunited Worlds must know what its audience wants (or okay, maybe just what I want), because the batch of stills released all include Yeo Jin-gu’s character. In one, he’s having fun with Jung Chae-yeon’s character in happier, pre-accident days, and the next shows their reunion years later, symbolically on either side of railroad tracks, both looking shocked and dazed. My favorite by far, though, has to be the one with him and his younger sister and brother. Yeo Jin-gu playing a momma bear older brother who ties his sister’s braids for her? Sign me up.
SBS’s Reunited Worlds will follow Suspicious Partner, which ends tomorrow, in the Wednesday-Thursday slot on July 19. Ack, I can’t believe that we’re starting a whole new cycle of dramas already; I just managed to get rid of my panda eyes!!
Via Newsen, SBS Fun E (1), SBS Fun E (2), Sports Chosun
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1 azzo
July 12, 2017 at 11:08 AM
What happened to Lee Yeon-hee's hair?
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azzo
July 12, 2017 at 11:13 AM
Okay posted that too fast!
This drama is looking good so far, I just started marathoning Circle and loving it, will finish it before this starts and I'm excited to get Yeo Jin-gu back on my screen so soon!
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Ek Ladhki Thi
July 12, 2017 at 12:42 PM
Her hair? What the hell is going on with her eyebrows?
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2 hannaehh
July 12, 2017 at 11:12 AM
Ahh, can't wait!! And I guess the first episode will be the backstory episode when they were in highschool.
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3 Kip
July 12, 2017 at 11:15 AM
When will the trend of having bangs dieeeee? I want to love you, so much, Show, you've got so many things going for you, so if you'd please just.
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Lord Cobol (Kdramas, like water, flow downhill)
July 12, 2017 at 11:36 AM
Bangs look good on Kim So-hyun. Lee Yeon-hee, not so much.
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Midnight
July 12, 2017 at 11:42 AM
Normal bangs are ok, too short bangs are a mistake. On anybody.
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Elle
July 13, 2017 at 1:35 AM
Lee Yeon-hee's bangs keeps distracting me. It looks awful.
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zoeyandcoco
July 13, 2017 at 10:28 AM
too short bangs looked good on Choo Sarang though. :-p
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Ahj ❤ ❥ ♡ ♥ ღ
July 12, 2017 at 11:10 PM
That kind of bangs is only good with anime characters. Lol
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4 vannerie
July 12, 2017 at 11:28 AM
I'm really looking forward to this.
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5 mindy
July 12, 2017 at 11:30 AM
Wow, those are some gorgeous posters! Yeo Jin-gu looks so radiant.
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6 Starry Knight✨
July 12, 2017 at 11:31 AM
The show certainly knows its audience. Showing Yeo Jin Gu's side profile is a great strategy to attract viewers! :D I am in!
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circulate9oo
July 12, 2017 at 6:48 PM
They have access to my memory chip... they surely know I always look at pictures of him showing his side profile. That jawline, the nose, the cheekbones ugh and that killer smile. T_T
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7 Darls_25
July 12, 2017 at 11:43 AM
Ahn Jae Hyun.?
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8 Jessi Bear
July 12, 2017 at 12:19 PM
Oh please dramagods make this drama thought-provoking and wonderfully gut-wrenching. With this cast onboard I am expecting nothing less than amazing, so please please pleaseee don't disappoint!!
Also YJG in a frilly apron cooking, and braiding hair. He's going to be the ultimate sweetheart isn't he?
And AJH is going to give me such second lead syndrome isn't he? Argh.
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9 merisoo
July 12, 2017 at 12:30 PM
The posters and stills are so beautiful! But hands down what gets me is the still of Yeo Jin Gu braiding his little sisters hair. I'm such a sucker for 'momma-bear' older siblings taking care of their tiny counterparts. Love it.
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Ek Ladhki Thi
July 12, 2017 at 12:45 PM
I can't believe Yeo Jin-gu is old enough to have an older sibling. I remember when he used to BE the younger sibling.
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Ek Ladhki Thi
July 12, 2017 at 12:45 PM
Lol, obviously I meant have a younger sibling. Can't function today.
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merisoo
July 13, 2017 at 8:54 AM
lol, I understood! :)
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10 Ek Ladhki Thi
July 12, 2017 at 12:44 PM
Lol, Yeo Jin-gu built a bridge from connected worlds to reunited worlds. Okay, I'm going to stop now. I know that was a lame joke.
Bye.
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mushmush
July 12, 2017 at 2:16 PM
haha, ok, I wrote kinda the same sentiment below before reading everything. He does seems to pick his project on a certain theme :)
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11 ShaRi
July 12, 2017 at 12:44 PM
yeo Jin goo, Fighting! <3
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12 cherry 🍒
July 12, 2017 at 2:04 PM
LOL, it surely does sound very much like Circle ?
• Yeo Jin Gu as a caring brother -> check
• YJG dying in a car accident -> check
• YJG coming back to life looking the same while everybody grew older -> check
I can't wait how he's going to pull off romance with 9 years older actress!
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13 mushmush
July 12, 2017 at 2:15 PM
From just the headline, I thought this will be season 2 of Circle and clicked immediately! From "connected worlds" to "reunited worlds"...
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14 stringofpurls
July 12, 2017 at 2:33 PM
These posters look great and really make me anticipate the drama. I can already imagine some laughs and plenty of tears.
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15 ana
July 12, 2017 at 2:50 PM
Based on the promo material so far, I have an inkling that Yeo Jin Goo will play some kind of guardian angel, who is going to help Lee Yeon Hee with her life and career.
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circulate9oo
July 12, 2017 at 6:50 PM
I have a feeling it will be like that too. He came back and make sure his loved ones have properly moved on from his sudden death and leave them happy T_T
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16 Jolly
July 12, 2017 at 2:59 PM
Happy with both leads. Yeo Jin-gu is stellar, and Lee Yeon-hee in Miss Korea is one of my favorite performances in dramas. Hoping she'll pull off something similar here.
Just give me a happy ending. That's all I ask.
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17 Nam Joo-hyuk is Tall
July 12, 2017 at 3:36 PM
YJG seems to be my forever bias. He is so young I'm going to still be squealing about him when he's an ahjussi. He's terribly talented, obviously, but I do still see room for growth in him--it's actually a really nice thing, and gives me something to look forward to with each role he takes. I have no doubt I'll have moments during this drama where I'm like "I knew he was good, but DAMN boy." Can't wait.
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18 bambi
July 12, 2017 at 5:36 PM
Oh hi there, second-lead syndrome.
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19 circulate9oo
July 12, 2017 at 6:45 PM
Yeo Jingoo's side profile is so perfect and gah... I'm already having feels just looking at his character poster. I'm absolutely not digging Lee Yeonhee's bangs here but she's still really pretty. The director said in an article a few days ago that Lee Yeonhee's acting is different from what she's done all this time, so I'm having my hopes high.
And gah I just saw the 2nd teaser last night and it's gorgeous! Jingoo and Chaeyeon have really good chemistry so far, and my heart totally fluttered in this teaser T_T Absolutely looking forward to this now, I need me more Jingoo!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jvtBYUkWPE
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20 ShaRi
July 12, 2017 at 7:13 PM
i'm perfectly sure i'm NOT going to have second lead syndrome because yeo jin goo is the main lead! :D
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circulate9oo
July 12, 2017 at 7:30 PM
LOL High five! I'm way too biased to have a second lead syndrome when it comes to Yeo Jingoo. I'll always end up rooting for his character's happiness no matter what.
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21 pohonphee
July 12, 2017 at 7:50 PM
I chose to have panda eyes, than I don't have any drama to watch though :P
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22 rhapsophie
July 12, 2017 at 8:48 PM
Wow, I really like how the quotes on each character's poster are exactly the same words, but mean different things because of the context: What each character desperately wants is different, and also there is no subject (in the grammatical sense) attached to the verb "return", which opens up the way for different interpretations as to who or what is returning. Cool wordplay! ? Here's to hoping that each of them will get what they desperately long for... ?
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23 jadea
July 12, 2017 at 9:05 PM
Big giant no to those bangs on Yeon Hee, but a big yes to everything else. I really want this to be good.
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24 mysterious
July 12, 2017 at 9:59 PM
I can already see that this show is going to be the death of me. I'm almost scared to watch it. Yeo Jin-gu is a double-edged sword with me. He's so good that I have to watch; but then he's too good and I'm afraid if things don't turn out the way I want, I may end up breaking something.
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mischiefdreamer
July 13, 2017 at 7:10 AM
Oh my we have the same sentiment! I can't resist him but he makes me cry too much in his dramas! Is it too much to ask for him to be happy? Haha
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25 dramaDee
July 13, 2017 at 2:14 AM
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26 dramaDee
July 13, 2017 at 2:15 AM
Yeo jin goo❤ so glad we get to see him on back on our screens so soon.
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27 lolita
July 13, 2017 at 5:27 AM
I'm excited about this one! Fingers crossed ?
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28 mischiefdreamer
July 13, 2017 at 7:07 AM
Oh my heart, why do you have to show me Yeo jin gu dying again ?
Is he just going to be a guardian angel in this show? I want him to end up alive but he's going to tear out my heart again in this show I can feel it....but of course I won't be able to resist. Please don't make me cry too much show ???
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29 crazyyo
July 13, 2017 at 1:07 PM
Where can I get this gorgeous picture of yeo jingoo minus all the writing on my boy's beautiful face <3
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