Scent of a Woman shoots in Okinawa

80 July 4, 2011July 3, 2011

by javabeans

Here’s a batch of fresh new stills and photos from Scent of a Woman, SBS’s upcoming weekend drama. The first couple of stills shown here were taken in Okinawa, and feature leads Kim Sun-ah and Lee Dong-wook on a picturesque beach date.

The cast flew to Japan on July 2 for the shoot; the beach scenes were filmed on their second day there. In fact, the crew had quite the welcome upon their arrival in Japan, with a press conference held at Okinawa’s Naha airport. (Photos from which are posted at the very bottom of the page.) Second lead Seo Hyo-rim was also there for the Japan shoots, although Eom Ki-joon (pictured below in his character’s doctor’s gown) was not.

Asked about filming with her co-star, Kim Sun-ah said laughingly, “I’ve filmed a lot of scenes by myself in the time before Lee Dong-wook was released from military service” — he joined the Scent production directly upon his discharge — “and now that we’re shooting together, I love it, and I really enjoy having a partner like Lee Dong-wook with his face like a sculpture.” (Meaning, chiseled and handsome.)

Lee Dong-wook said, “Kim Sun-ah sunbae gives me really good acting guidance, and I’d been nervous after such a long break from acting so it’s encouraging to hear her praise. The mood is great on set, so I think the drama will come out well.”

Plot refresher: Kim Sun-ah plays an ordinary woman who’s given a short period of time left to live. Lee Dong-wook is the chaebol who falls for her, Eom Ki-joon her cynical doctor who loosens up because of her, and Seo Hyo-rim the chaebol’s passionate and rich fiancee who once loved an ordinary man, only to realize he’d only been after her for her money. When she catches wind that the Everywoman heroine is about to steal her man out from under her, she puts up a fight.

From the looks of the stills, Kim undergoes a transformation at some point, probably in keeping with her new live-life-to-the-fullest attitude. And if we know anything about Drama Shorthand (and we think we do), a curly-to-straight hair transformation = a bolder, sleeker, more confident new attitude.

We’ll see how well Scent of a Woman strikes upon its rom-com tone, but for now I can say that at least the thing looks gorgeous. The drama premieres on July 23.

Via Osen, My Daily

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1 leila8mae

July 4, 2011 at 5:27 AM

Oh My Gosh!! Dong Wook looks so hot!! Military made his body more sumptuous.. did I just say that? LOL

and my fave Ki Joon looks mighty fine too!! Loving his aura in this one ♥

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geri

July 4, 2011 at 7:59 AM

yes, omg lee dong wook is so so so hot.

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han

July 4, 2011 at 9:41 AM

I know! He looks so much hotter than I remember him in My Girl (the only thing I ever saw him in).
His face is more chiseled. Thanks to army duty? His face is sooo sculptured like a Greek god.
Kkrrr. :fangirl squealing:

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gmei

July 4, 2011 at 8:12 PM

*drooling* Omo!

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leonardswench

July 4, 2011 at 9:15 AM

Exactly, so why are we on a beach with Lee Don Wook and his shirt is ON????????

PD has gone nuts not to cash in on that post-MS bod!!!!!

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Komapet

July 4, 2011 at 1:33 PM

My exact thought. They're depriving the fans on purpose. Teasing us =[

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Kdlover

July 4, 2011 at 10:38 AM

Oh my man LDW.

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2 Banu

July 4, 2011 at 5:29 AM

Awesome.. oh wait why is her hair like that..O__O I hope it's just that changes XD..

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Aidan

July 4, 2011 at 6:44 AM

She also looks a lot thinner than I ever remember seeing her....

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Kristal

July 4, 2011 at 7:01 AM

I was thinking the same thing. But at least now maybe we won't get childish comments about her character's weight like there were in City Hall and obviously Sam-soon...

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han

July 4, 2011 at 9:47 AM

OMG! She must have lost A LOT of weight. I totally did not recognize her since I never remember her name when I watch Samsoon.
She is so skinny now. Wow.
Does anybody think she resemblances Choi Jin Shil (bless her)? Or is that just me.

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han

July 4, 2011 at 9:50 AM

Oh wait...
Is the woman on the beach Kim Sun Ah or the 2nd lead? Cause that might explain why I did not recognize her. LOL.

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MAVY

July 4, 2011 at 10:07 AM

Kim Sun Ah, yes she's lost that much weight...

3 sweetspring

July 4, 2011 at 5:36 AM

wa! lee dong wook is looking damn buff just out from service *salivates*... imagine how hyun bin will look *more salivates*...
the drama looks like some summer fun, subbers ready & getset those typing fingers :)

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4 yaya

July 4, 2011 at 5:42 AM

Hyorim is beautiful^^ I loved her in SKKS))

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yaya

July 4, 2011 at 5:43 AM

but Seonah looks very different.. on some pics I wouldn't recognize her...

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dramaaddict

July 4, 2011 at 6:17 AM

Not to be a hater, but has she or hasn't she had plastic surgery?

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garcia_marina

July 4, 2011 at 7:52 AM

i've read somewhere that she had her nose done...nevertheless it doesn't matter, she's a great actress...i loved her as Kim Sam Soon and Mi-Rae...

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bubbleyum

July 4, 2011 at 11:25 AM

she had plastic surgery on her nose and eyes, but that was a loooooong time ago, before she was well-known as an actress and before the kim sam-soon drama, so that's prob not the reason why you don't recognize her.

other than that, recently she lost a lot of weight(obviously), and she got braces, which can sometimes change the shape of your lower face some.

personally i think she looks skinnier but still pretty much the same as her kim sam soon days.

also, before kim sam-soon she was always "skinny", but after she had put weight on for that drama she had struggled to lose it. looks like she finally did, good for her.

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win

July 5, 2011 at 6:41 AM

I get that most people know KSA from her Sam Soon days so they are use to seeing her a little chunkier but yea, she use to be skinnier. And I hate to admit this but KSA is one of those girls that just looks better on the skinnier side since she's so tall.

YY Chats with Toast Between Bites

July 4, 2011 at 8:33 AM

I think she's beautiful.

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5 alice

July 4, 2011 at 5:44 AM

omg. I live in okinawa! How did I not know about this?! Ugh last time they filmed sunshine angel here and I missed that too!

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eggy

July 4, 2011 at 12:58 PM

YOU DO?! Maybe they're still there!

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okisummer

July 4, 2011 at 9:28 PM

I'm here too! I saw them filming at sunset beach yesterday. KSA was so adorable and LDW looked so yummy - chiseled and handsome indeed! She was play-punchig him in the stomach when he did not do a scene right. So playful - Love her. They are filming at the Manza Aqua Luce chapel today. You can find out the latest info from LDW's baidu tieba. According to that, they will be here till Jul 9.

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Rocelle

July 4, 2011 at 9:53 PM

That's KSA alright, she's playful.

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6 mizweng

July 4, 2011 at 5:46 AM

YAY!!! am excited with this OTP... KSA looking beautiful and LDW looking manly... I hope to see an electrifying chemistry...

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7 Lorlena

July 4, 2011 at 5:48 AM

ooo the shoulders..o the body... oooo thank you army :) Wookie is back :) and with Kim Sun-Ah . hell yes!

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8 yong in

July 4, 2011 at 5:51 AM

the only thing that will make this rom-com would be when there is actually a misdiagnosis and she's not really dying after all. hope i'm right. ~crossing fingers~

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9 Nina

July 4, 2011 at 6:12 AM

He's back, he's back, he's back - wooooooo wheeeeee! Oh my first ever K-actor crush... ^_^

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vannie

July 4, 2011 at 9:27 AM

yeahhh mee tooo! my girl is what got me hooked to kdrama. i saw it briefly back home in '06 but i had to go away. after 3 years i went back home for a brief vacay and saw BOF..got me thinking to that hot guy i saw in my girl. it's wookie!! so by the time i saw the drama he was already in the army..what a long wait! finally he is here!!

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10 Phem

July 4, 2011 at 6:23 AM

Wooo! Lee Dong Wook is back! He's gets hotter! :>

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11 Cynthia

July 4, 2011 at 6:27 AM

That polka-dotted summer dress is just adorable!
I must say, this girl cleans up really well - she's almost unrecognizable in her before and after pics.
The man-candy doesn't hurt, either!
:)

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12 ck1Oz

July 4, 2011 at 7:04 AM

Woo hoo I see I am not the only one who noticed his body post MS.

He's got biceps and the manly look 'swoons'

I am so looking forward to this.Don't they look all summerly and cool?

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13 Porcelain

July 4, 2011 at 7:14 AM

Sun Ah in that polka dot dress is gorgeous... And Wookie... man... army did him well... not that he was not hot to begin with... welcome back bb!

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14 Moonlightmadness

July 4, 2011 at 7:15 AM

I love LDW but I have always had naughty thoughts whenever I watch the guy playing doctor don't why maybe it's his innocent looking face or is it the glasses.....?

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15 hileudcau

July 4, 2011 at 7:19 AM

OH.MY.GOD.

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16 jully moue

July 4, 2011 at 7:25 AM

so handsome!!!! i rmb him as a hotelier in my girl.. anw, is this a rom com, if its not then i wont watch it. have barred myself from watching melos, since stairway to heaven

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17 pioneerfira

July 4, 2011 at 7:45 AM

this is definitely gonna be in my must watch list... kyaaa!! suna is soooo beautiful and sooo slim now . very very different from her samsoonie days ..and she partners with dong wook who i've adored after my girl days ....can't wait!

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18 jastinel

July 4, 2011 at 7:45 AM

Wow, they look good together!
There is a video clip of that photo in Baidu, check it out!

http://tieba.baidu.com/f?kz=1130252804 Video....filming in Osaka Japan KSA and LDW scene.

http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMjgyMDkzNTMy.html Filming in Okinawa Japan

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19 garcia_marina

July 4, 2011 at 7:49 AM

how many episodes is this? i hope KSA won't die at all

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spazzy06

July 4, 2011 at 10:19 AM

Scent of a Woman will have 20 episodes.

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20 Rachel

July 4, 2011 at 7:51 AM

Looks cute. I love both leads, and can't wait to see them together.

However, as someone who has naturally curly hair (and gave up trying to straighten it), I hate how curly hair = ugly in these shows.

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21 Brenda

July 4, 2011 at 7:52 AM

i forgot what an awesome cast this had <333 why do they look so stunning together? to watch or not to watch.. :)

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22 sassy

July 4, 2011 at 7:52 AM

I like this couple already. I'll watch the drama for sure.

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23 Mouri

July 4, 2011 at 7:53 AM

Cant Wait!! I love Kim Sun Ah!

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24 aparna

July 4, 2011 at 8:07 AM

Oh my god. Lee ding wook! Woot woot! He looks gorgeous. Does military really make you like that? Rawr.. why can't it be mandatory in more countries? Now that I am done hawking, the last thing that I saw him on was the song that he did when he was in the military? Does anyone remember the name?

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25 noe

July 4, 2011 at 8:11 AM

she is thinner... So does her lips...?? She looks different from city hall.....

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26 Kath

July 4, 2011 at 8:29 AM

The first picture of them is absolutely gorgeous. This is one hot pairing. As for the premise of the drama I'm still wary about it but I'm hoping it'll come out with flying colors and be another K-drama drug lol.

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27 red

July 4, 2011 at 8:46 AM

she is actually a chameleon...her look changes with every drama or movie she makes...sometimes subtlety like a weight gain which widens her face and shortens her neck...or more extreme like now, where she lost a lot of weight making her features more pronounced. Make-up and eyebrow shape can also change one's looks. So no, I don't think she had surgery...even her old pictures do not suggest that she had one...I should know I am a doctor.

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jastinel

July 4, 2011 at 4:13 PM

Quote red;I don’t think she had surgery…even her old pictures do not suggest that she had one…I should know I am a doctor.

...and I`m a follower of her, I believe nothing has change on her face. She lost weight, became more gorgeous and super HOT...hehehe!

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28 momo

July 4, 2011 at 8:57 AM

I did not recognize her...

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29 Ruby

July 4, 2011 at 9:15 AM

Naha Airport must be hiding some pretty rad places, cos the last time I was there I did not see this building!

...then again, i flew out from the domestic terminal =\ that might have made all the difference.

Welcome back Dong Wook-oppa! good to see your handsome face again <3

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30 PFT.

July 4, 2011 at 9:28 AM

OMY Dong-Wook. Why so Handsome? >_<

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31 Linda165

July 4, 2011 at 9:41 AM

So Wookie is def. sporting his after-army-sting body. Looking good.

I'm anticipating to watch Eom Ki-joon playing another cold bastard. He does them so well!

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32 mjfan

July 4, 2011 at 9:42 AM

Iam literally counting the days until 23 july comes , why is it so far? really cant wait to watch.......and these stills are just gorgeous , they look great together , I hope to see unstoppable chemistry like city hall............

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33 Ais

July 4, 2011 at 9:42 AM

The pair look gorgeous! I am very excited about this drama. I need a new crack after The Greatest Love :D

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34 dulcedeleche

July 4, 2011 at 10:37 AM

well you know what this means.....obligatory shower scene for Lee Dong Wook

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35 Stephanie

July 4, 2011 at 11:48 AM

The minute I saw his face, I smiled. Haha My girl left me sweet memories of him (Yes I always talk about male leads as if they were my ex-flings HAHA)

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36 appie

July 4, 2011 at 12:42 PM

I'm loving the couple already, can't wait~

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37 Qd

July 4, 2011 at 4:09 PM

Kim Sun Ah!!!!!! OMG! Been so long not seen her on any drama!! I guess this will be the drama that I will watch after Best Love! This story seems interesting too!

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38 jandoe

July 4, 2011 at 4:35 PM

honestly not a pair I'd ever expect but i love ALL four actors so i'm totally going to watch this. sounds sort of kind of like la dolce vita gender-reverse. kinda. looking forward to this!

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39 Liesel

July 4, 2011 at 6:17 PM

Personally i think Eom Ki Joon's hotter than LDW..

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40 sulyn

July 4, 2011 at 6:28 PM

What a beautiful couple! KSA looks so amazingly
young with the HOT LDW. This is a must-see drama
for me.

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41 mamaluvsKdrama

July 4, 2011 at 6:32 PM

KSA brings out the best in male actors and I'm hopeful that will happen for LDW -- who is oh-so-handsome but kind of wooden in his acting. They both look so great and I'm looking forward to this show!

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42 Clyde

July 4, 2011 at 7:22 PM

Wooot Wooot!!!! =D =D

KIM SUN AH is REALLY my best top favorite actress!

My Lee Dong Wook is FINALLY back, heh! (I still adore him since I first saw him in that drama "My Girl" about six years ago, yups.)

He seem MORE handsome and manly after releasing his military service, ooooh oooh....... AH! I WILL BE LOOOOOKING FORWARD TO THIS!

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43 marmar

July 4, 2011 at 7:47 PM

OMG I hope she doesn't die in the drama then because seriously that's gonna suck balls.
But I am excited for this drama.

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monchaichan

July 5, 2011 at 3:19 PM

ugh ia...i prefer happy endings with the heroine/hero surviving.
Bad Guy and 49 days killed me at the end, but i eventually forgave them. lol

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44 ...

July 4, 2011 at 8:37 PM

I don't normally comment on an actor's appearance...

BUT OMG
OMG
Lee Dong Wook
O_o

Someone benefited from the army well. :D

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45 JLemonade

July 4, 2011 at 10:47 PM

How nice for LDW. The drama is waiting for him just after the MS. Sure enough, he will be most delighted to perform again after a period of long absence. He is just awesome... more handsome and with great body. KSA is also pretty as before despite after many years performing in Kim Sam Soon.

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46 Northern Star

July 4, 2011 at 11:30 PM

Great to see LDW back! He looks amazing as always. :)

As for KSA, this should be a good pairing.

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47 Aternall

July 5, 2011 at 2:22 AM

whoaaa~ he is really handsome:D kkkkk and they have chemistry, so I think it's gonna be super duper:)) also, that doctor is the songsengnim from Dream High ^o^