Moon/Sun’s child stars reunite in new drama
by javabeans
This boy is going to be so beautiful when he grows up. Sigh. I mean, he’s already most of the way there, but 15-year-old Yeo Jin-gu still has a bit of growing up to do, as we noonas and ajummas should probably keep in mind for the near future. (Fifteen!)
Anyway. Yeo Jin-gu has been cast in a new drama, which is great news; he was probably the surprise star of his last drama, The Moon That Embraces the Sun, since he did such a lovely job grounding the character in his teenage ardor and heartbreak. (It helps that he exited the drama early enough to avoid the frustrating back-and-forth-and-back-again that characterized his character in later years.) He’ll be teaming up with his Moon/Sun co-star Kim So-hyun, who was most recently seen in the short-and-sweet tween drama Ma Boy.
The drama is an MBC Wednesday-Thursday melodrama called I Miss You, and it’s about a man and woman who are first loves (of course), whose love story is likened to a round of “hide and seek.”
So while these two kids may have been a mismatched pairing in Moon/Sun—seriously, she was the lonely wife whose dark energy was so strong that he basically had a heart attack anytime he tried to consummate the union—they’ll be on the right side of Fate this time around as the main pairing. By which I mean: They’ll have a lot of pain and heartbreak, but at least this time it’ll be worth it?
Yeo Jin-gu plays a character who seems reserved and taciturn, but that’s covering up his hurt and lonely spirit. He meets and falls in love with our heroine, played by Kim So-hyun, and that painful first love stays with him as an adult.
Hm. As much as the first-love thing makes groan, I see the appeal in the idea of a love that just keeps missing its timing; it’s the very cornerstone of Answer Me, 1997, for instance, which handles it masterfully and with lots of pathos and humor. The premise also reminds me of Will It Snow For Christmas, which I enjoyed even with all the grown-up angst.
Plus, the writer and director have a solid track record of dramas that infuse their stories with a lot of heart, even when things get heavy, so I’ll say my interest in I Miss You is tentatively positive. PD Lee Jae-dong directed the lightly funny Can’t Lose and the heartwarming Thank You, while writer Moon Hee-jung wrote two successful weekend family shows, Can You Hear My Heart and Smile You.
I Miss You hasn’t yet confirmed the adults who’ll take over the story from Yeo Jin-gu and Kim So-hyun, but I’ll bet we hear something soon. It replaces Arang and the Magistrate for an October premiere.
Via My Daily
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26 Callie
September 10, 2012 at 6:57 PM
Yesss for Yeo Jin Gu.... and Noooo for Kim So Hyun. >> .<<
I want another Yeo Jin Gu-Kim Yoo Jung reunion! I sound like a pedo but gosh, those two are so sweet and cute together! Totally reminds me of the whole Eunji-Seo In Gook chemistry on Reply Me, 1997! But what's with year-ends and melodramas? Tho I'm quite looking forward to watching Joong Ki's Nice Guy.
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27 djeedjes
September 10, 2012 at 7:07 PM
My dream is, Yeo Jingoo, Kim Yoojung and Kim Soohyun in a teenage drama, as leads, puppy love, friendship, something like in Ma Boy's tone. ( not the cross dressing part tho! )
Prob will watch the early eps for them.
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Rovi
September 11, 2012 at 6:45 PM
Haha, and no angst and jealousy FTW~! And no sinister grandma in between please~!!! XD
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28 girlatsea
September 10, 2012 at 7:08 PM
"This boy is going to be so beautiful when he grows up. Sigh." Oh JB, he's already so beautiful it hurts.
I don't really go for younger guys but Yeo Jin-gu kills me. Six years older isn't too much, right???
Also, never got around go finishing it but I really enjoyed the first 30 or so episodes of Smile, You. That OTP is forever one of my favorites. And I've heard good things about CYHMH. Hopefully this means good things for I Miss You. I'm excited to see the adult cast~~ ^^
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girlatsea
September 10, 2012 at 7:15 PM
Hahahha aww man, why is he 15??? ㅠㅜㅠㅜㅠㅜ
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29 red
September 10, 2012 at 7:35 PM
Writer of Can You Hear My Heart? I am so in.
And Yeo Jin Gu is an added bonus, loved him in Giant!
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30 kewbie
September 10, 2012 at 7:43 PM
Damn, if that's what he looks like at 15, imagine what he'll look like when he's 30? *drops dead*
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31 ss
September 10, 2012 at 7:49 PM
I loved can you hear my heart! Yess!! Urghhh:( can't believe I'm older than him-.-
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32 Asana
September 10, 2012 at 8:17 PM
Hmmmmm
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33 becca_boo
September 10, 2012 at 8:18 PM
Call me a cockeyed optimist, but I think it it could be... good? ... better than mediocre? It has possibilities. I'm fine with the old-fashioned premise, but I'd like to see it presented in a new way.
Thanks for sharing the news, javabeans!
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34 Elise
September 10, 2012 at 8:23 PM
Well my melo heart is already up and running as i finally decided to have a wee peep at May Queen and surprisingly am quite enjoying myself, makjang elements and all! Altho i gotta say i feel terrible for Korean 2nd,3rd...nth loves cuz it looks like they'll never mean sh*t to their significant others!
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35 tikaa
September 10, 2012 at 8:36 PM
He's fifteen but his voice is so manly and sexy.. *pedononnaalert*
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36 cree
September 10, 2012 at 8:44 PM
LOVE Yeo Jin Goo. I completely fell in love with him (15?!) in Moon/Sun.
I'd LOVE to see Jin Goo and Kim Yoo Jung unite to do another drama together. they play off each other so well
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37 MariePhils
September 10, 2012 at 8:53 PM
as their adults, I'm Thinking Kim Rae Won and Song Yoo Ri team up this time around...
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Rovi
September 11, 2012 at 6:46 PM
You mean Sung Yu-ri.
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38 sarah
September 10, 2012 at 9:41 PM
Why not Kim Yoo Jung ..i miss the 2 of them together...
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39 bd
September 10, 2012 at 10:25 PM
Yeo Jin-gu was already a good actor in his very 1st role in the film "Sad Movie" as a little boy.
Good to see that talent being rewarded but he needs to graduate to starring roles quick (and not just be the younger version of the male lead).
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40 J
September 10, 2012 at 11:42 PM
Yeo Jingu as teenaged Yoochun? I'm IN! If they find a likeable female lead that is. But the thing about YC is, he's the type of actor who can easily form chemistry with a block of wood so I have faith the loveline is in safe hands keke~
If I have my way, I'd cast one of these girls:
Yoon Eun Hye (I want her to tackle melodrama for once)
Kim So Eun
Han Hyo Joo (she's busy doing movies these days, though...)
Lee Min Jung
Im Soo Jung (she's never done any tv since MISA, hasn't she?)
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41 Haru
September 11, 2012 at 12:02 AM
Gonna watch this one for Yeo Jin-gu :) I need more time in a day -_-
Thank you JB <3
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42 Lisa
September 11, 2012 at 12:52 AM
Sounds like the show was inspired by this great indi French film
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_Me_If_You_Dare
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43 k-soup
September 11, 2012 at 1:06 AM
i thought it's Kim Yoo Jung :(
skip this one
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44 Roro
September 11, 2012 at 3:08 AM
Too bad is a melo <.<8
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45 matinsoleil
September 11, 2012 at 3:16 AM
Yeo jin goo is just the cutest thing on screen plus he can act!! He blew me off first in Giant, then Warrior BDS and in The moon. I vote for him in anything! Just bring it lol
Even though I'm not sure about that drama (a melo -_-) I'll watch the children part and skip the rest if needed!!
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46 graygirl
September 11, 2012 at 7:16 AM
Love story about first love!!!
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47 myra
September 11, 2012 at 12:56 PM
wasn't the drama SECRET LOVERS supposed to replace arang?
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48 Viki
September 11, 2012 at 8:33 PM
OMO YEO JIN GOO!!! He's soooo hot...it's so inappropriate for me 'cuz I am already in my early 20s
...is he in a childhood version? I want him to play a teenage part in a drama that doesn't go back in time.
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49 srkambbs
September 12, 2012 at 5:00 AM
Am i the only one who thinks that after this kid grows up he will look more like the main guy in reply 1997 than kim so hyun lol
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50 MissT
September 12, 2012 at 11:35 PM
Hmm... At first I seems that a hide-n-seek type of drama would be cute. Then again if it's only that, then there is a limit to how many "near misses" we can take before it seem like it's going in CIRCLES. Just thinking of that, I hope Yoochun will think carefully before taking a role that may not progress in a meaningful way. It's near October and I don't see any signs of confirmed roles for the leads.
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