Joo Jin-mo comes back in Dream

16 June 10, 2009

by javabeans

A lot of attention has been paid to the younger actors of the upcoming SBS drama series Dream (such as F4’s playboy Kim Bum and pop singer-dancer Sohn Dam-bi), but let’s take a look at the manly-man heading the cast, shall we?

Joo Jin-mo (Frozen Flower, 200 Pound Beauty) is taking on the role of a sports agent, which means the Jerry Maguire comparisons are already trickling in. The drama features the world of mixed martial arts (which is a sport Kim Bum’s character takes up), from both the athletes’ perspectives and from the business side.

Joo’s character is the cold-hearted type who gave up both friendship and love to pursue his career. Although the character isn’t currently an athlete, he was once a baseball player, and Joo has been undergoing physical training to get in shape, for upwards of eight hours a day. To get the castmates more familiar with one another, they’ve gone on a team bonding trip, and Joo has reportedly taken on the role of hyung to hoobae Kim Bum.

Most recently, the 34-year-old Joo played a Goryeo-era king in the racy period film Frozen Flower opposite Jo In-sung, a role for which he won an Top Excellence award at the last Baeksang Arts Awards. The last drama he filmed was the (slightly crazily plotted, imo) Queen of the Game with Lee Bo-young back in 2006 (while his historical series Bichunmu aired in 2008, it was actually produced back in 2004).

The Monday-Tuesday series also features Choi Yeo-jin, Oh Dal-soo, Julien Kang, Marco, and Bae Jung-nam. It replaces Ja Myung Go in August and will begin filming mid-June.

Via Mk.co.kr

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1 Sonam

June 10, 2009 at 8:15 PM

I loved him in the 2nd half of Queen Of The Game after he gets amnesia. He was so much more sexier, earthier. Same for the leading lady- she looked so much better as the single mom. .....so grave and beautiful and sad.
I would prefer JJM to stick to films but I guess he has to earn a living.

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2 hjkomo

June 10, 2009 at 8:17 PM

Huh? Joo Jin Mo needed "physical training to get in shape" ??? o_O
...mind...having trouble processing...oxymoron...

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3 Carolin

June 10, 2009 at 8:26 PM

hmm..could be ok

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4 Rev

June 10, 2009 at 8:42 PM

MMA Drama? Count me in.

Wonder what the over/under is for Hong-Man Choi to make a cameo appearance. :-p (Fedor on Queen of Housewives was awesome)

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5 strawberryfieldsforever

June 10, 2009 at 9:37 PM

frozen flower us a goooood movie, not to mention that it also has great actors!

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6 ilovekangmae

June 10, 2009 at 10:02 PM

Totally HOT! :D

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7 djeedjes

June 10, 2009 at 11:04 PM

can I claim him as MINE? :P
He and Jang Dong Gun, I bet you'll gonna feature him soon since his 'Hollywood' movie is going to be released sometime soon, are MINE! harharhar.

Jo Jin Moo - MINE! ;)

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8 selva

June 10, 2009 at 11:56 PM

I can't wait to see his pairing with Bummie on screen :D I love JJM a lot and he already got me as a loyal fan ever since I saw "A frozen Flower".
aja aja

@hjkomo
yup me too lol he's like super hot with an amazing body! why would he need to get in shape! :P

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9 Jessica

June 11, 2009 at 12:05 AM

He has the sexist voice ever. I mean seriously... I can't get over how amazing his voice is. If they ever cast an Asian James Bond, JJM is the guy :)

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10 ed

June 11, 2009 at 1:46 AM

i will watch it for oh dal-soo! this is his first ever role on TV I believe. Pretty funny he's playing Kim Bum's Dad, huh? The Mother has to be twice as good-looking to have produced a boy like KB :D

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11 Endroine

June 11, 2009 at 12:47 PM

First time im commenting xD I liked him in the part i watched from A Frozen Flower, i thought he was cute,and then i watched 200 Pounds Beauty and omg he is so hawt in that movie XD but he is 35 ! thats waaaaaaay to old for me xD bwuhaha, i dont like Kim Bum for some reason i dont know myself, but im still going to watch it.

lalalala

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12 lOveKorea

June 11, 2009 at 1:19 PM

My first comment on this blog too^^ One of the silent lurkers here~~
Anyway, I'm soo looking forward to this drama cause his performance on 2003 sport drama Punch was awesome! I definitely believe he will rock again<3

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13 bd

June 11, 2009 at 9:53 PM

@endroine

If you thought that JJM was oozing sex appeal in "200 Pound Beauty," then you should check him out in "Musa" ("The Warrior") where he plays a general in a sword epic.