Kim Bum cast as Park Jin-hee’s younger boyfriend
by javabeans
Interesting! Kim Bum has been confirmed for MBC’s upcoming The Woman Who Still Wants To Marry, which stars Eom Ji-won and is a sequel to 2004’s The Woman Who Wants To Marry. He’s currently busy with initial character work, as he’ll be playing the younger boyfriend to Park Jin-hee (War of Money) — their characters have a 12-year age gap.
The main story centers around three thirtysomething women (Wang Bit-na rounds out the trio along with Eom Ji-won are Park Jin-hee) who are getting fresh new starts in different ways. Wang, for instance, breaks things off with her fiancé, while Park Jin-hee starts a romance with a much younger man (Kim Bum). I wonder if he’ll be a contender for a serious relationship or more of a boy toy. Either way, it’s a great way to stir younger viewer interest while also satisfying the drama’s target base, since Kim Bum has serious noona appeal.
Before that show broadcasts in 2010, though, he’ll also be making a cameo appearance in family sitcom High Kick Through the Roof, which is the spin-off series of the show that made him a star, Unstoppable High Kick. He will be the next actor from the old cast to reappear in the new show, after Kim Hye-sung showed up in Episode 1 and Jung Il-woo in Episode 35. He’ll be featured in Episode 72 as the university student nephew to Kim Ja-ok; he stays at her house and makes an impression on Hwang Jung-eum‘s character.
Kim Bum finished filming his part on the evening of December 11. His good buddy Jung Il-woo came to cheer him on, although they didn’t appear together (and when Jung filmed his own cameo, Kim Bum was there). Kim said, “I’m extremely happy to be filming with director Kim Byung-wook again. Most of the staff members are the same from Unstoppable High Kick so it felt comfortable and fun, like coming home.”
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1 sonam
December 11, 2009 at 6:17 PM
He didn't convince me as the playboy in BOF but he would make a perfect younger boyfriend who learns a thing or two.
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2 belleza
December 11, 2009 at 6:35 PM
Yup, Kim Bum has officially entered his idol Jo In Sung's "noona killer" career path to monster success.
Park Jin Hee + Kim Bum is a little dicey, because if Kim Bum pulls out his "screamer" routine again, it won't work. (Also because I can't really see PJH mothering or noona-ing anybody.) Park Jin Hee's naturally sexy, sophisticated, yet very likable -- this is really KB's role to screw up. He'll need to step up.
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3 ernie
December 11, 2009 at 7:05 PM
@belleza:
Actually, from other movies I've watched with PJH I think she could def do the noona-ing thing. Most definitely. :)
I better watch this ^^ I think PJH is hilarious (with the other things I've watched of her) and this could be an enjoyable thing to watch:)
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4 belleza
December 11, 2009 at 7:08 PM
"Actually, from other movies I’ve watched with PJH I think she could def do the noona-ing thing."
Thinking it over, you're probably right. To me, Park Jin Hee is in Ha Ji Won territory with being naturally sexy and approachable. But where HJW is all about pout-seducing you into fixing her car, PJH almost seems genuinely interested in being a real friend. Just love her casual realness.
To me, this is more about Kim Bum living up to the expectations. If he's good, this will be hot and hilarious.
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5 Andromytta
December 11, 2009 at 7:30 PM
I will DEFINITELY be watching this! Kim Bum = MINE! *lol* And JB, you definitely got it right, Kim Bum does have noona appeal! Allow me to quote my favorite line from Dream (and yes, I know I'm the only one who liked that show) "What's the big deal? I'm your noona."
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6 wasabi
December 11, 2009 at 7:31 PM
Lol... Kim So Eun was in "The man who can't get married"
Kim Bum now is in "The woman who still wants to marry..."
haha.. sorry I really find this two ironic...
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7 langdon813
December 11, 2009 at 7:46 PM
WOO HOO! Score one for the ICOMYM club! :-D
Serious ajumma appeal, too. ;-)
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8 alert
December 11, 2009 at 8:22 PM
#7 langdon813 cum the president
LOL! That's exactly what I thought when I read the article. You are definitely our president LOL! Hope Kim Bum pull this through.. so I will definitely wait for the drama!
Kim Bum, you're going in the right path when you try to please us noonas!
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9 'cille
December 11, 2009 at 8:28 PM
"Either way, it’s a great way to stir younger viewer interest while also satisfying the drama’s target base, since Kim Bum has serious noona appeal." He does! He does! HE DOESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS! lol.. i definitely think that he owns that noona appeal!
i can't wait to see this project come to the screen!!
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10 djeedjes
December 11, 2009 at 9:04 PM
this Noona is definitely interested. *nod nod*
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11 etnet
December 11, 2009 at 9:17 PM
Awesome!!!!
Well Jang Geun Suk also mentioned that he wants to do another rom-com and be a "younger boyfriend", why not he join this drama too?!
Imagine two eye-candies, Kim Bum and Jang Geun Suk, in one drama being noona-ed, omg I'm going to faint already.
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12 bbm
December 11, 2009 at 9:17 PM
adding one interested noona...
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13 celestialorigin
December 11, 2009 at 9:40 PM
Cooool!
yeah, 12 years, a great inspiration for us ICOMYM members.
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14 linz
December 11, 2009 at 10:56 PM
okay...so maybe I'm a little late on this, but what exactly does ICOMYM stand for? I keep reading it and now I'm interested haha :)
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15
December 11, 2009 at 11:35 PM
@ 6
Lol, can we say "seoulmates"?
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16 Dele
December 11, 2009 at 11:40 PM
Do you need to watch the 2004 one to understand this one?
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17 langdon813
December 11, 2009 at 11:42 PM
@ 14 linz
"Inappropriate Crushes On Much Younger Men"
:-D
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18 belleza
December 12, 2009 at 12:11 AM
@etnet,
"Well Jang Geun Suk also mentioned that he wants to do another rom-com and be a “younger boyfriend”
Then again, JGS has been playing "younger boyfriend" pretty much his entire career.
Jo In Sung is and will probably always be The King of Noona Killers, but JGS, Kim Bum and Lee Seung Gi will all make runs for the crown.
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19 hjkomo
December 12, 2009 at 12:36 AM
Eom Ji Won, Wang Bit Na, and Park Jin Hee...this will be fun to watch.
Add Kim Bum as the younger boyfriend and langdon813's fangirly/Pres. squees,
and we're good to go. :P
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20 celestialorigin
December 12, 2009 at 12:39 AM
@17 langdon813
Thank you. Even though I'm a card carrying member, I couldn't remember what the letters stand for and was about ask as well.
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21 Sharon
December 12, 2009 at 12:52 AM
another kim-sam-soon alike story?! maybe interesting, anyway.
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22 Snikki
December 12, 2009 at 1:00 AM
Finally! A Kim Bum project that piqued my interest.
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23 Unnursvana
December 12, 2009 at 1:42 AM
Too bad I can't join the noona club since I am like 2 years younger than him ^^ but I will watch this, I watched Dream because of him and I will watch this because of him, even if it is bad!!!
I kinda want to see him being the boy toy!! that would be interesting.
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24 Balletgoddess
December 12, 2009 at 6:57 AM
Did these people not learn from BBF that Kim Bum, does not do well with this theme [going out with older women] ?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
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25 nycgrl
December 12, 2009 at 8:33 AM
@Belleza
"Jo In Sung is and will probably always be The King of Noona Killers, but JGS, Kim Bum and Lee Seung Gi will all make runs for the crown."
Jo In Sung and Lee Seung Gi holds no appeal for me though the korean lady who cuts my hair told me Lee Seung Gi is majorly hot in Korea right now and getting all the CFs. I'm on the fence with Kim Bum (he looks a lot like Im Joo Hwan BTW) but I haven't seen enough of his work but JGS has always gotten my attention starting with HwangJini and I think he so far has the best acting chops of the 4 mentioned though I'm holding off final judgment until Kim Bum catches up with a larger body of work.
Park Jin-hee is really wonderful in everything I've seen her in. Even in terrible stuff like "Please Come Back SoonAe". I'm really looking forward to this.
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