Veggie Store gets its bachelor, broadcaster, and leading lady
by javabeans
It’s confirmed: Ji Chang-wook will take the lead role in the drama series Bachelor’s Vegetable Store, which will air on cable (surprise surprise) on Channel A. The news was teased a while back after Yoon Shi-yoon dropped from the list of candidates, filling his schedule instead with the upcoming Me Too, Flower, and Ji was tapped to fill the slot.
Playing his love interest in her first leading role is Wang Ji-hye, who’s coming off a string of secondary roles in well-received dramas like Protect the Boss and President. Meanwhile, Ji Chang-wook will get rid of his lustrous warrior’s locks (sob) from Warrior Baek Dong-soo to portray the young hero here. Don’t get me wrong, he’s pretty any way you cut it (in this case, “it” being his hair), but it means for the time being we’ll have to say goodbye to this:
The drama is based on the true success story of a young man who turned a tiny (roughly 350 sf) vegetable store into a nationwide franchise. That young CEO, Lee Young-seok, began the operation in 1998 and expanded to 33 stores. A book was published in 2003, and now the story takes to the screen.
I’m pretty satisfied with the casting, since both Ji Chang-wook and Wang Ji-hye are rising stars with comic talent as well as dramatic. And while Ji is actually a year younger than Yoon Shi-yoon, he strikes me has having a more mature vibe, and less of an obvious noona-dongseng gap with Wang, who’s two years older than him. (Not that noona-love is a bad thing. Nope, not at all.)
Bachelor’s Vegetable Store was initially slated to air on cable channel jTBC, but it’s hopped over to Channel A instead. It premieres on December 21.
Via Newsen, Hankook Ilbo
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26 Lahlita
November 3, 2011 at 11:57 AM
Oh. Em. Ji Chang-wook! Holy sheeit. How does Korea pull off having boys who are so girl-pretty of face, and sexyfine-as-hell of body? It's messing with me something fierce. I must say, this is the best damned advert for eating your vegetables if I ever saw one.
*runs lips up and down stalk of celery*
I don't have anything intelligent to contribute to this discussion. Sorry.
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Mama J
November 3, 2011 at 12:13 PM
Lahlita, I'm laughing at Oh.Em.Ji Chang-wook, because I refer to a certain actor as Oh Ji HoMygod. Great minds pun alike!
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aoiaheen
November 3, 2011 at 1:37 PM
I will never see celery the same way again.
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Mama J
November 3, 2011 at 1:50 PM
Note to self: Buy celery on the way home.
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Lahlita
November 3, 2011 at 3:13 PM
Hey, JoAnne, this is just a reminder to buy some celery on the way home.
And also some creamy vegetable dip if you're feeling filthy, AND YOU KNOW YOU ARE, GIRLFRIEND! :D
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Mama J
November 3, 2011 at 6:46 PM
OMG who are you I love you
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cherkell
November 3, 2011 at 2:46 PM
Celery, a baguette, and some warm garlicky vegetable oil to dip that in... ya know, like for bagna cauda...
Okay, I'll shut up now. :)
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Arhazivory
November 3, 2011 at 6:16 PM
Celery....I've never liked it but I think I'd eat some right now.
lol@ Oh. Em. Ji Chang-wook
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Raine
November 4, 2011 at 9:48 AM
Celery...totes sexy now. I used to thing it was stringy and gross. But give me oh, em, ji chang wook and i will dip him and...please fill in the blank.
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27 Elllen
November 3, 2011 at 12:03 PM
Yay! Ji Chang Wook! Can't wait to see you again. I feel warm, hot, blushing with excitement.
Not so excited with his leading lady.
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28 Sejong
November 3, 2011 at 12:56 PM
A worthy replacement for Yoon Shi Yoon :)
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29 Cam
November 3, 2011 at 1:35 PM
HOOOORRAAYY for Ji Chang Wook!! I reaally LOVE him from Baek Dong Soo drama -- that was amaaazing martial arts, my goodnesss......*shakes my head*
I am glad that Ji Chang Wook finally confirmed for his new drama with Protect the Boss (former) cast Wang Ji Hye -- Haha, she's reaally funny, keke. :D I will be looking forward to thissss!!
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jbb
November 3, 2011 at 4:12 PM
Swords are sexy.
We have a Gumdo master here in our city and I am playing with the idea of taking a swords class. :D
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Mama J
November 3, 2011 at 6:47 PM
...but will you send us pictures of his abs?
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jbb
November 3, 2011 at 9:16 PM
The teacher is an old guy and he has a pot belly. Bwahahahaha!!! Although there was this one kid with long hair and he was pretty ripped. I can imagine how sore your arms would get.
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Mama J
November 4, 2011 at 6:30 AM
from rubbing warm veggie oil all over his abs? I can handle a little suffering.
jbb
November 4, 2011 at 9:16 PM
No. You do NOT want to rub vegetable oil on THIS gumdo master's stomach. Eeeewww! He is old, fat, ugly and bald. I think I threw up in my mouth.
jbb
November 4, 2011 at 9:18 PM
Sore arms from swinging a sword around.
Mama J
November 5, 2011 at 5:56 AM
silly girl, I was talking about the young guy!
30 Mama J
November 3, 2011 at 6:48 PM
I just read through all my comments. I am a filthy, filthy noona in my heart. In real life, I am a filthy, filthy, FILTHY ahjumma.
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YY Chats with Toast Between Bites
November 3, 2011 at 10:12 PM
From all the hilarious comments here, I'm thinking this drama could be a groundbreaker in terms of plot: absy guy absily wakes up every morning, strips, scratches abs, showers, oils abs for max UV protection, goes to veggie plot with abs heaving beneath his veggie hoe, plants veggies, oiled (and scratched) abs glistening in the hot sun. Goes home. Showers. Scratches abs. Sleeps. Fastforward two weeks later. Harvest time! Guy harvests veggies, abs heaving beneath his baskets of veggies. Strips. Scratches abs. Showers....you get my drift....What an absmazing veggie plot-less plot!
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cherkell
November 3, 2011 at 11:03 PM
I'm calling Webster's ASAP -- we MUST make sure the words "absmazing" and "absily" are added to the English dictionary when describing Celery King, walking amongst his veggie plots, glistening with veggie oil all over himself. In slow-mo. Preferably with a halo of light in the background that accentuates his rippling muscles...
Need to make sure this picture is placed right next to the narration, though:
http://i1210.photobucket.com/albums/cc405/CherKell1/Ji%20Chang%20Wook/f08c4d39.jpg
Again, you're welcome. :)
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YY Chats with Toast Between Bites
November 3, 2011 at 11:57 PM
OMG cherkell, THAT pic AGAIN!!!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
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jomo143
November 4, 2011 at 4:53 AM
It's everywhere you wanna be. It's like the Rick roll of absfests.
Mama J
November 4, 2011 at 6:32 AM
I actually CACKLED at Jomo, like a crazy old chicken woman.
cherkell
November 4, 2011 at 6:12 AM
LOL exactly -- It's everywhere! It's everywhere!! Have I just created a 'Wook Roll' instead? :)
I was gonna put up the companion shot from that photoshoot (the one with him in the extremely skimpy running shorts), but couldn't find it last night for some unknown reason... Probably just as well -- I might get TOSsed my salacious behavior. Tee hee.
Anyway. What were we talking about again? Oh yeah... SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!! ♥♥♥♥♥♥
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jomo143
November 4, 2011 at 7:53 AM
OMG! I feel like I am at the beginning of a movement.
Of a THING!
**** Let the WOOK ROLLING begin! ****
Anytime you want to Wook Roll, you HAVE to use THAT photo. To disguise it, use the tiny url site.
It doesn't matter if you are discussing vacuum health, or tree lined gloves, you insert the link and direct people there.
They are Wook Rolled!!
Lahlita
November 4, 2011 at 8:09 AM
I hereby swear to Wook Roll everyone at every opportunity. Javabeans and Girlfriday are going to toss me out of here for turning Dramabeansss into a pimp-site.
So let's see what we have for Ji Chang-wook.
- Oh. Em. Ji Chang-wook!
- Wook Rolled!
- Chang We Can Believe In.
- Rawr Vegetables: Providing your daily dose of Vitamin Ji.
Oy, I need to grow up and do some work. Stop pulling me down to your heinous depths, people!
cherkell
November 4, 2011 at 8:26 AM
LOL I've already Wook Rolled three people this morning, and I CAN'T STOP!! This deal could be HUGE! A really BIG THING!! It could be even labelled as the...
OCCUPY CHANGWOOK MOVEMENT!!!
(©CherKell Enterprises, a division of ConHugeCo. All Rights Reserved.)
Mama J
November 4, 2011 at 9:16 AM
'you've been wook-rolled.' hahahahhaha
Legions of women faint dead away.
Raine
November 4, 2011 at 9:51 AM
Unni - its why we love you. You just say what all of us are thinking. Cherkell...I just downloaded that picture...I'm thinking whipcream meself
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31 bd
November 3, 2011 at 7:11 PM
Ji Chang-wook has sorta the same look as Lee Min-ho, but he's actually better looking.
JCW did a decent job of acting in WBDS.
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jomo143
November 4, 2011 at 8:22 AM
My son said the same thing all during WBDS.
I have to say I just didn't see it...
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32 Dara
November 3, 2011 at 7:29 PM
Woo hoo! Count me in, what a refreshing cast!
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33 sjsmn
November 3, 2011 at 7:47 PM
Love Ji Chang Wook, but the lead girl Wang Ji-hye is just turn me offffffff
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34 crazedlu
November 3, 2011 at 8:30 PM
noooo. not wang ji hye. not happy. but dude, it's ji chang wook. friggin love.
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35 kit
November 3, 2011 at 9:43 PM
wang ji hye was priceless in protect the boss, only second lead i have ever loved to pieces. oh, that goes for jaejoong too.
this is a pretty good casting so far.
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36 Marinella
November 3, 2011 at 9:51 PM
I hope Han Hyo Joo will get paired with Chang Wook in future.. :D
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37 Marinella
November 3, 2011 at 10:07 PM
Gosh, Ji Chang Wook, why so gorgeous and why sooooooooo cute? Damn. :D
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38 Elllen
November 4, 2011 at 1:07 AM
Ji Chang Wook captivated me with his good looks & superb acting in WBDS. From there ( I searched cos I could not get enough of JCW) I found him as the adorable Donghae in Smile, Donghae. So I searched more & I watched his photoshoots & interviews. Unfotunately some have no subs. He can sing too! Quite a talent & what a beautiful body to go with his good looks & personality. Some of his interviews showed his shirtless body. Wow!
Maybe we'll get to see more of him shirtless in his vegie shop drama specially if he'd be sweating & get dirty. The weather is warmer during the vegie shop filming. In WBDS, he took off his shirt once for the novice nun to keep warm with. For that CR nagged him with a dirty look, Un poked/acupunctured him for showing off. How many more needles or knife (from the men) would poke him every time he took off his shirt! LOL, seriously...the cold weather must have prevented the shirtless look. Still...fully clothed & imagination...he got my full attention!
Can't wait to watch JCW in his vegie shop. I'd buy my fruits & vegies from him for breakfast, lunch & dinner. I'd volunteer to assist him at the shop & garden. Would he have a fruit & vegie farm as well?
Ji Chang Wook is so adorable, charming...& that infectious smile & grin...I melt! A superb actor. Best wishes to your vegie shop drama JCW!
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39 ladida
November 4, 2011 at 6:42 AM
That face should not be attached to that body. It doesn't make any sense.
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jomo143
November 4, 2011 at 12:02 PM
1.. This is NOT a Wook roll.
2..The award for "that face should not be attached to that body" belongs to Bae Yong-joon.
I am usually a big fan of muscles on not-so-younger guys, but for some reason, these just creep me out.
YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!
http://www.koreanfashiononline.com/2006/04/korean-actor-bae-yong-joons-fashion-pictures-pictorial-book/
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Elllen
November 4, 2011 at 12:51 PM
OOH LA LAH!
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Mama J
November 4, 2011 at 3:44 PM
I didn't like the first picture...and in one or two he just really looks like John Lennon which..all muscle-y, plus, you know, dead..ick. I think that they didn't do a good job with the foundation make-up since he looks kind of...unreal.
But I do have to say that man has a lovely, lovely back. I don't think I've ever seen him in anything.
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40 kaleris
November 5, 2011 at 12:29 AM
When I saw the title of this post and then the picture I thought 'that's the leading lady, right? Or, is that one person the bachelor, broadcaster AND leading lady?' Even with the short hair...
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41 weirdnshort
November 5, 2011 at 2:00 PM
oooo. I'm watching him in Warrior right now. I think he looks way better with short hair. I hope this gets subbed.
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42 vbs
November 5, 2011 at 2:50 PM
if she is the lead im not watching,...she always looks so sour even when she smiles and i never finish anything with her in
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43 cherkell
November 6, 2011 at 11:28 AM
Sisters-in-Lust, let's close out this thread with something impressive I found while re-watching the WDBS Special Episode to help with the subbing project. (Note: This is NOT a Wook-Roll. I promise! :) )
This all happens about 15 seconds into the episode. Sorry for the lousy screencaps -- even after running the ep through Final Cut Pro, they're still kinda fuzzy. And although here Vitamin Ji is not coated in veggie oil and moving in slow-mo, while a halo of light in the background is accentuating his rippling muscles, with a cascade of water running slowly down his rock-hard abs... he is still wet, shirtless and absworthy. Good enough for me!!
http://tinyurl.com/7wghe46
http://tinyurl.com/7d9jbv6
http://tinyurl.com/7j8hqd6
(off to make a .gif of this to play on an infinite loop...)
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44 WhoCares
May 9, 2012 at 10:57 PM
Got to agree that Ji Chang-wook is more suitable to play this character than Yoon Shi-yoon. The reasons is Ji Chang-wook is able to portray a tough, leadership and matured character yet caring and able to express his emotions delicately at the same time. I've seen Yoon Shi-yoon in Baker King. His acting is still abit raw and sometimes he tend to over-express his emotions.
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