Cast gathers for Big’s initial script reading
by javabeans
The cast has been assembled and now it’s time to begin production on Big, the body-swapping Hong Sisters romantic comedy set to air on KBS in just over another month. The drama held its initial table read a week ago, though we’re only now getting to see the stills featuring stars Gong Yoo, Lee Min-jung, Jang Hee-jin, and Suzy.
(You can barely see a few other Hong sisters regulars, like Choi Ran and Ahn Seok-hwan, who have been in a number of the duo’s past dramas, often paired. Perhaps they’ll have another love connection this time as well; at this point the meta joke is practically half the point of casting them.)
Despite the title, the plot actually isn’t like Tom Hanks’ Big after all, since we’re dealing with two discrete identities. Rather than starting Gong Yoo’s character out young and aging him overnight, an 18-year-old’s spirit takes up residence in the 30-something hero’s body. Lee Min-jung is the woman who finds herself in a predicament when her fiancé suddenly isn’t her fiancé anymore; she plays a quirky character with apparently hilarious dialogue. Can’t wait to hear it.
Suzy was also at the reading, though her character doesn’t make her entrance until Episode 3; she’ll be the teenage girl that our teenage hero has a crush on.
Big premieres on June 4 on KBS, and will be a Monday-Tuesday drama. Who’s ready for Gong Yoo’s comeback?
Via Chosun
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1 Bio
April 23, 2012 at 5:09 AM
Roar. I love Gong Yoo's hair.
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KAI
April 23, 2012 at 6:44 AM
ERR NOT FOR ME
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iZzie :)
April 23, 2012 at 7:20 AM
Not a big fan of his hairstyle right now, but I don't mind. It's Gong Yoo and I've been waiting to see him on TV since Coffe Prince ended. So, WOOT! :D
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Mama J
April 23, 2012 at 7:54 AM
It makes him look younger, I think. Although the 5 o'clock shadow counterracts, somewhat. Whatever, he's adorable.
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Llamaesque
April 23, 2012 at 10:06 AM
I like that he's back to his natural color, at least. I'll be interested to see what style they give him for the show.
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~Feather~
April 23, 2012 at 1:33 PM
yeah...not really feelin' the new style. But I do like that it's black again, and he does look younger (sho awdowable)
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Dramalover
April 24, 2012 at 7:25 PM
Not digging his new cut!!
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2 ck1Oz
April 23, 2012 at 5:10 AM
I am so ready for Goong Yoo and his smooth voice and he has such a V line :-)
Do guys have a V Line? If Koreans like a S line for females.
However can't quite work out Ms Suzy's role if it's GY in a teenager's body. Guess she will be kissing the younger guy?
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Saima
April 23, 2012 at 5:59 AM
I've heard V-line's for the jaw shape or something....i think it's the Korean equivalent of a heart-shaped face!! As for the S-line most of the female K-celebs who're envied for said S-line seem to be shapeless with no curves whatsoever!!
I'm looking forward to this drama although it'll mean my obsession, TK2H, will have finished by then: hello, there's GY, LMJ (despite dropping BOF, SM, & Midas she has that likeability factor going for her), and Suzy (she's too adorable for words)!!
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nomu nomu nomu
April 23, 2012 at 7:21 AM
S-Line, V-Line & 19 More Korean Body Lines
here's every Korean Body line definitions
http://www.asianplasticsurgeryguide.com/everythingelse/svbodylines.html
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Schmazel
April 23, 2012 at 8:18 PM
Omo! This is weirdly funny and informative. :D
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gingeranna
April 24, 2012 at 3:31 AM
hahahahaha thanks!! This is funny and weird :P
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3 jojo
April 23, 2012 at 5:14 AM
OMG! Not another Three Stooges' "Moe" haircut!!!
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Rule
April 23, 2012 at 5:59 AM
exactly.....I wish it was more mature although i just vuve gong yoo
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Noelle
April 23, 2012 at 9:27 AM
LOL! Well maybe it'll look different dressed up a bit.
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cingdoc
April 24, 2012 at 12:34 PM
It's ok...mawr for me to love....my ILU could be bald & I still think he's drop dead gorgeous ^.^
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4 Arhazivory
April 23, 2012 at 5:20 AM
*sighs* Gong Yoo, why are you so cu~ute?
And Lee Min Jung is pretty as always. Even if the plot wasn't interesting (and it is) I'd be watching this just for these two.
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5 jomo143
April 23, 2012 at 5:29 AM
This would be a fun drama to watch in Hawaii in a library with the ahjummas and hula. :)
The moment we see Gong Yu, I will definitely SQEEEEEEEEE!
When is the big Kdrama convention? Can you imagine being in a movie theatre somewhere with 500 of your best Dramabeans friends watching this?
Why don't we do a meet-up somewhere in the middle, everyone?
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kelinci biru
April 23, 2012 at 6:38 AM
I'm in Indonesia, somewhere in the middle would mean Hawaii?
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jomo143
April 23, 2012 at 11:03 AM
Hold on a minute!
Bali is where we should meet.
It is the perfect Kdrama place.
We could all find out what the heck happened there.
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MsScorpion
April 23, 2012 at 11:49 AM
HAHAAAHA your comment cracked me up Jomo
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Momos
April 24, 2012 at 2:57 AM
Yeah.. Let's .... Bali, Bali, Bali
Got to meet all fellow Beanies
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Mystisith
April 23, 2012 at 7:30 AM
A Dramabean Private Screening! That would be so cool... Except i have absolutely no idea for how to deal with the logistics!
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Celexa
April 23, 2012 at 2:15 PM
Moa??? There's a convention!!! Asssahhaa!!
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AnotherFan
April 24, 2012 at 4:58 PM
Count me in..
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6 come2noona
April 23, 2012 at 5:32 AM
~~~~~giddy with anticipation~~~~~
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7 felixng
April 23, 2012 at 5:34 AM
I can't wait until June. I like all 3 main actors, so definitely I will watch thís drama. I hope the Hong sisters will outdo themselves this time or just live up to their name, which is also good enough.
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8 shukmeister
April 23, 2012 at 5:36 AM
I think it'll be worth watching, at least once I pop my bleeding eyeballs back in from trying to watch RP, K2H, and EM all at the same time.
But for GY, I'd do a lot...
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9 Karsensis
April 23, 2012 at 5:42 AM
Who is going to be playing the teenager whose
spirit enters Gong Yoo ??
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Nipa786
April 23, 2012 at 6:18 AM
it will be a younger gong yoo!! apparently he has a double role!!...
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J.REAL
April 24, 2012 at 2:47 AM
The role goes to Shin Won Ho (Bachelor's Vegetable Store) :D
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canxi
April 24, 2012 at 12:21 PM
Really??? That's a relief. Gong Yoo still looks young but not 18-yr-old young. I was worried about that.
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10 Saima
April 23, 2012 at 5:49 AM
hmm, GY looks like he's lost a lot of weight....doesn't have that healthy glow on him! :/ And, can't believe LMJ's 30 y.o!! what the heckkk....
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11 LeiDiAngelo
April 23, 2012 at 5:55 AM
I wonder who will be the 18-year-old guy ? I want Lee Hyun Woo or Siwan please !!!!!
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angelpur
April 23, 2012 at 6:34 AM
Lee Hyun woo - good shout! He was so adorable in em.
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Cam
April 23, 2012 at 10:52 AM
Ooo! I agreed with you too! I think that'd be great if Lee Hyun Woo will act like 18 yrs old guy!! (I really enjoy watching this drama between Siwan and Lee Hyun Woo, hehe.)
I will be loooooking forward to this drama, whoo! :D
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J.REAL
April 24, 2012 at 2:49 AM
The role goes to Shin Won Ho (Bachelor’s Vegetable Store) :D
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12 Llamaesque
April 23, 2012 at 6:12 AM
As a latecomer to Korean drama, I'm still catching up on old stuff—which means I haven't gone more than a month without having a new Gong Yoo drama to watch. How did you all survive during the long, cold years without him after Coffee Prince? ::sniffles:: It's too horrible to contemplate.
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Nipa786
April 23, 2012 at 6:21 AM
omg Llamaesque it has been unBEARABLE!! I WAITED 3+YRS!!! (T^T)
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sss
April 23, 2012 at 6:51 AM
It had been a long wait. :(
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enz
April 23, 2012 at 9:32 AM
yes, in a way, thank goodness i jsut discovered k dramas and my second was coffee prince more than a month ago, so my wait hasnt been too long. am sooooo looking forward to this. cant say i love this hairdo though - but i love him soooo much :)
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Momos
April 24, 2012 at 3:05 AM
I just finished the CP novel on Sunday, n all the time I have the image of Gong Yoo in my mind portraying the character of Choi Han Gyul....and now, this
Gomawo, JB
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enz
April 24, 2012 at 4:57 PM
momos
does the series follow the book closely? do the various characters in the series exist in the book too or did the writers in the series add to them? and the book you read a translated version?
thanks in advance
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13 MsScorpion
April 23, 2012 at 6:31 AM
Waiting on pins and needles for this, GONG YOO........
Someone commented that the 18 yr old will be played also by Gong Yoo, is that true?
That would maybe explain the haircut to look younger??
Although I'm not comfortable with this but I trust my Hong Sisters to know what they're doing.
They have been working on that drama since BL ended, so it must have lots of thought poured into it.
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MsScorpion
April 23, 2012 at 6:39 AM
Just realized we might have a Dokko Jin and Ae Jung cameo in there...
This is wayyyyyy toooooooooooooo excitingggggggggggg
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diorama
April 23, 2012 at 8:04 AM
*gasp* Please let there be a Dokko Jin cameo!
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MJP
April 23, 2012 at 6:53 PM
I would love to see it! Gong Yoo and Cha Seung Won acting in the same comedy drama together!
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gingeranna
April 24, 2012 at 3:36 AM
I was just going to ask that! I really HOPE there'll be! And maybe a Shin Min Ha-Lee Seung Gi cameo!?! Oh, that would be too much.
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J.REAL
April 24, 2012 at 2:52 AM
The 18 yr old guy will be played by Shin Won Ho (Bachelor’s Vegetable Store) :))
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14 kdramafan
April 23, 2012 at 6:43 AM
Thanks JB for the update.
In answer to your question: 'Me, me! So ready for Gong Yoo! on the small screen again' :)
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15 christy
April 23, 2012 at 6:47 AM
Not necessarily a fan of suzy (don't dislike her either...just meh) but ill be tuning in out of my love for gong yoo!
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16 blyssxoxo
April 23, 2012 at 7:05 AM
LMJ look so pretty here!
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17 Yee
April 23, 2012 at 7:11 AM
I'm ready for gong yoo! Hey, isn't min jung's character just like her character in 'Smile, you' ? Lol. But anyways, since this is the hong sisters, this is going to be something. I enjoy their little jokes they have in them. ;P
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18 MsScorpion
April 23, 2012 at 7:20 AM
O_o OH MY GOD!!!!!
Is Suzy the one sitting in between Choi Ran and Ahn Seok-hwan, the one in a blue sweater and a short bob??????????
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KC
April 23, 2012 at 7:54 AM
Wae? I think its her.
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momogi
April 23, 2012 at 8:15 AM
I don't know, I can't see clearly either but I don't think it's her.
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19 Christy
April 23, 2012 at 7:27 AM
Oh Gong Yoo my love!!!
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20 Barberella
April 23, 2012 at 7:44 AM
thanks jb,
Is the director the specky or the man sitting at the head of the table ? most probably the specky !.
If gong yoo is also suppose to be 18 years old then it is not realistic enough to take a thirty something year old man to be a teenager ! director do you need another specky ?.
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J.REAL
April 24, 2012 at 3:00 AM
Shin Won Ho got casted also. So, there's a chance that he will play the 18 year old guy.
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21 Noon0201
April 23, 2012 at 7:44 AM
I know I'm ready for Gong Yoo's comeback! WOOT WOOT!
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22 Rashell
April 23, 2012 at 8:14 AM
Awww, how adorable is Gong Yoo! That smile is just too dang cute! I'm so excited for this one. Can't wait!!
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23 Van
April 23, 2012 at 8:22 AM
I'mmmmm~ reaaaaaaaaaadyyyyyyy!
Perfect summer drama!
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24 KC
April 23, 2012 at 8:24 AM
I just can't get enough of this kid or just missing yoon eun hye. And bdw, jun ji hyun is unparalleled but i see jjh in this girl. She's got the x factor.
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25 Daniela
April 23, 2012 at 8:34 AM
Me, me! I'm ready! I've been ready since he was released from the army. Ok, he was in movies (I saw one) but this is 16 hours of Gong Yoo!
I dont love the hair, but he looks good anyway.
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26 Heri
April 23, 2012 at 8:41 AM
It's sue ji. I saw her on a variety show with eric and i swear, they freakin look good together. He can pass for a samchon but i saw sparks. Consider me jealous. Having seen that, i can already imagine how the suzy-gongyoo will turn out.
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27 Heri
April 23, 2012 at 8:42 AM
It's sue ji with the blue coat. I saw her on a variety show with eric and i swear, they freakin look good together. He can pass for a samchon but i saw sparks. Consider me jealous. Having seen that, i can already imagine how the suzy-gongyoo will turn out.
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28 amatsu
April 23, 2012 at 8:51 AM
we have the same hair!! but he looks better in it, dang. waiting for this!!! i miss him sooo.
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29 Mashimomo
April 23, 2012 at 9:16 AM
"Who’s ready for Gong Yoo’s comeback?"
~ummm... *raises two hands, running towards drama poster
I just recently received my Coffee Prince DVD after the fact that I have streamed it way too many times. Of course im rewatching *again* amd Have fallen in love with GY every single time.
I only watched Best Love out of all the Hong sister's dramas... Is it too much also to ask for a Pil-joo cameo instead? Although Dokko Jin's would be a hoot too!
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canxi
April 24, 2012 at 12:23 PM
I vote for this cameo. I vote for it hard.
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30 Noelle
April 23, 2012 at 9:26 AM
Thank God its an 18 year old! That gets rid of the creepy factor. Well for me anyways.
Gong Yoo so glad your back! I hope they have Gong Hyo Jin do a cameo just so I can see these two back on the same screen together.
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31 Natalie
April 23, 2012 at 9:35 AM
So excited! This is gonna be great, I love the two leads :)
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32 Eeefu
April 23, 2012 at 10:04 AM
Running off to have a Coffee Prince fix now...
Can't wait.
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33 badmarkz
April 23, 2012 at 10:07 AM
eh, the story sounds like and old drama... what is it.. 18vs29 or something?
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34 kayana20
April 23, 2012 at 10:09 AM
Yay still sexy as ever and so ready to laugh. OMG I cannot wait to get Gong Yoo back on my scream.The drama gods are listening to me and making my dreams come true.I can see livestreaming lag will not be stopping anytime soon on any sites especially because of all the long overdue comebacks.
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35 shel
April 23, 2012 at 10:38 AM
EEEEEEEEK! I'm SO excited about this show....Gong Yoo and the Hong Sisters.
Imma be REALLY bummed if it's not good, I've been waiting for my Gong Yoo to come back for SOOOOO long.
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36 Alexis
April 23, 2012 at 10:54 AM
Whoooooooot!!! So glad to hear about this!!
BANZAI!!!
BANZAAAIII!!! \^o^/
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37 Daniella
April 23, 2012 at 11:36 AM
I can't wait for this pair!
I hope they have great chemistry!
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38 jomo143
April 23, 2012 at 1:19 PM
I love that they are doing yet another "Freaky Friday" sort of. This weekend, I realized why it is so easy to forgive the similarities.
Did you ever finish reading a book, or watching a movie or drama, and *sigh*, and say to yourself, "Oh, I wish I could wipe my memory, and read this again as if it were the first time!" The characters and the story were so wonderful, I just want to revisit over and over, but feel the thrill of newness each time?
I realized that is why we LOVE these dramas. We get to experience the same story, or similar, over and over, each time it is fresh. They introduce us to different, but similar, characters living in different, but similar situations.
We get to experience the the first diss, first near miss, and finally, the first kiss.
And towards the end, when she is down and out, and cannot go on anymore, we know if she would just turnaround, she would see him there, ready to give her his heart forever.
...and then, she does.
We were talking about this on the OT. How P&P may have been the first, but subsequent copies are as compelling, as heart-breaking, as heart burstingly good. We can love all versions of body swapping, love triangle, evil step-sister, imperfect hero gets better and finally deserves the girl story.
Some are better than other because of the acting, dialog, cinematography, music, etc, but we can and do love imperfect versions, too.
And I love that JB and GF have the same wide-eyed, open-hearted adoration for the GOOD parts that we do, no matter how many times we all have gotten burned and wanna chuck the laptop out with the Spy Myung Wol.
Ah! Fantasy for the win!
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fab
April 23, 2012 at 4:32 PM
(:
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mihinikki
April 23, 2012 at 6:56 PM
I was just thinking the other day about why I love kdramas. And when I run down my list of watched-shows some character types and scenarios occur over and over again, but I still love it. You hit it on the nail with your “Oh, I wish I could wipe my memory, and read this again as if it were the first time!” theory. It's a keen pleasure to watch "magic" happen on screen whether it be romance, bromance, hilarious dialogue, or gut-renching sorrow. Many shows aren't super special like Coffee Prince or High Kick 3 are, but amazingly many kdramas have a touch of it.
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39 Claudia
April 23, 2012 at 1:28 PM
I am beyond ready for Gong Yoo! Bring it on, Baby!!! Rawwwrrrr!
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40 RAWR
April 23, 2012 at 1:48 PM
I cant wait for this drama to be out!!!!!!!! love the cast!
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41 YoSoyHaru
April 23, 2012 at 3:14 PM
OMG finally I'm so excited for this drama!!!!!
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42 fab
April 23, 2012 at 4:30 PM
Ready for Lee Min Jung and Gong Yoo! :D
About the plot: does Gong Yoo's character go into an 18-years old body? Cuz I only read about the other way around...
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Yee
April 25, 2012 at 7:16 AM
Yeah, the 18 year old go into a 30 year old and the 30 year old go into a 18 year old, I think. Body swapping !!!
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43 evelia
April 23, 2012 at 5:39 PM
Looking forward to this drama! Want it to be June already!
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44 Pepper
April 23, 2012 at 6:39 PM
ohhh ....yay!!! can't wait for me amore Gong Yoo!!
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45 MJay
April 23, 2012 at 7:27 PM
Gong Yoo,my fav is so coming back.Will make sure I don't miss this.
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46 luvyoo
April 23, 2012 at 7:38 PM
Long awaited Gong Yoo comeback to dramaland...definitely looking forward to this :))
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47 judy
April 23, 2012 at 8:05 PM
i am so excited for it,can't wait june comimg
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48 'dalia
April 23, 2012 at 8:59 PM
i love the Hong Sisters! i love Lee Min Jung!! i love the pairing of Choi Ran and Ahn Seok-hwan!!! so excited! *squeeeeeeee*
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49 Rovi
April 23, 2012 at 10:33 PM
Yay~! Another Hong sisters' drama to love on~!!!
Am actually excited for Gong Yoo, Lee Min-jeong, & Suzy...and what's with Choi Ran & Ahn Seok-hwan reunited again??? XD
(though they're usually paired up as a romantic yet also funny couple, "Hong Gil-dong" didn't necessarily pair them up together...d/t being a fusion sageuk and sageuks meaning power play and rival factions, ASH's "The seat of all power~!!!" or something similar and CR being Jang Geun-seok's main sang-goong...)
So the plot is "Secret Garden without the potion, thunderstorm, 'Smeeeeeeeell~!',& cheesy pull-ups & foam kiss" doesn't meet "17 Again" yet is somehow "49 Days without the Scheduler, 'Kang-ahhhhhh~!', jerk-assed fiance and false-yet-redeemed friend, and the 3 tears requirement", is that it???
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50 nonski ⭐️A forever JIN who crash landed on Hyun Bins heart❤️!
April 23, 2012 at 11:02 PM
sooooooooo ready for GY!
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