Flower boy next door Yoon Shi-yoon for CeCi
by girlfriday
Aw, it’s Ke-geum-ie! It’s going to take me a while before I stop seeing Yoon Shi-yoon as his Flower Boy Next Door character, not that I ever want to. He really took adorable to new heights in that role. The show might’ve fallen short in the end, but it did leave some memorable characters behind, and Yoon Shi-yoon’s Enrique really takes the cake. (The quirky, oddly-shaped toothache-inducing cake, but who cares about that in the face of this much Cute?) Here he is in a spread for CeCi Campus, looking as impish as ever and playing up the charm.
The 27-year old actor said in an interview with Newsen that his personality isn’t anything like his Flower Boy Next Door character, but that he does identify with Enrique’s man-child (what he calls adult-child) in-between-ness. Fitting, since that seems to be exactly where he is right now on the actor spectrum, and I like that he plays to it instead of trying to outgrow it too quickly.
Yoon: “A lot of people saw the bouncing Ke-geum-ie and asked how I acted a character whose personality was the total opposite of my own. But I have that adult-child side in me too. Ke-geum is an adult-child, and a young prince [he means a la “The Little Prince,” which he mentions as a source of inspiration] who looks upon the lives of adults. Ke-geum-ie is that kind of character.”
He continues: “Everyone has an adult-child inside of them too. But society tells us that we have to hurry up to become adults and hold certain qualifications in one hand and duty in the other, in order to be impressive. It would be nice to enjoy being an adult-child. That an adult-child can give happiness too — that’s what I wanted to portray as an actor.”
Well then I’d call Ke-geum-ie a raging success on that score. Thanks for the happy.
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1 Emily
March 3, 2013 at 8:08 PM
Wait, he's 27 years old? Not that it matters...he has a total baby face.
And I'm dying from the cute...who else is dying from the cute?
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Dominique
March 3, 2013 at 9:58 PM
But being a flower boy, it is a matter of time before the bloom is off. Just like with girls.
In some photos, I cannot even tell if the person in the photo is a boy or a girl.
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Geurae
March 3, 2013 at 10:01 PM
That's just another trait of being a flower boy. So pretty that they can be almost prettier than girls.
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bd
March 4, 2013 at 5:46 AM
People always say that and that is SOOOO NOT true.
Yes - I get it that some females like their guys "safe" and androgynous looking, but there's no way androgynous looking guys like Yoon Shi-yoon look prettier than a Kim Tae-hee, Shin Min-ah, etc.
These androgynous looking guys all look a bit weird and to most, conventionally handsome guys like Oh Ji-ho, Kim Sung-soo, Won Bin, etc. look more "pretty" (in the way that a George Clooney or Brad Pitt is a "pretty boy" - meaning good-looking but not feminine/androgynous).
Put a wig, make-up and a dress on Yoon Shi-yoon and he would look like an androgynous guy in drag and not a pretty girl.
And really - he's 27? (He has the build of a 12 yr old boy.)
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ladida
March 4, 2013 at 7:13 PM
Classy.
bd
March 4, 2013 at 10:33 PM
Eh, it's neither nor, just laying it out there.
Song Jong-ki, Kim Bum (in his younger years), Yeo Jin-goo, etc. are actually "pretty boys" - having good features, but still having that "boyish" look.
Yoon Shi-yoon and others like him, otoh, have that weird androgynous look (which in no way makes them "pretty" like a pretty woman).
mswyrr
March 5, 2013 at 9:07 AM
No. He has the body of a 27 year old man, since he is a 27 year old man. It just so happens that the bodies of 27 year old men can include a range of appearance wider than you appreciate. That doesn't mean that suddenly his physical existence is impossible or wrong in some way, as your verbal de-aging of him suggests.
pogo 🍉
March 4, 2013 at 7:16 AM
.........well, our boy's doppelganger Lee Jun-ki came back from military service with the bloom off but HOTTER THAN EVER, so I'd say this is patently false.
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ys
March 4, 2013 at 12:34 PM
Sattoh!
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Sammy
March 6, 2013 at 12:47 AM
Ooh did someone mention Jun ki? Loved loved him in Arang and the Magistrate. And I think he is one of those rare men who manage both - the young, cute androgynous look and the manly appearance - well.
I think this Yoon Shi Yoon photo shoot is simply amazing. I won't forget Enrique any time soon, that's for sure. He made a seemingly annoying character so lovable and endearing.
am
March 3, 2013 at 10:29 PM
came back from the dead tbh.
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hawaiianseoul
March 3, 2013 at 11:09 PM
I'm dying from the cute.... And the shininess of his legs.
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vipkate
March 3, 2013 at 11:26 PM
not to mention the hairless legs. kekeke
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Gom
March 4, 2013 at 2:58 AM
just a question, does the korean pop culture discourage hairy legs for men? or are korean men naturally not hairy (AT ALL) in general?
i mean, i don't think i've ever taken notice of korean male celebrity with hairy legs and that makes me think it's because hairy legs don't actually exist in this side of the world.
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Mama J
March 4, 2013 at 3:27 AM
I've seen a few with hairy legs, lower legs anyway. I think in general Asians have less body hair than, say,Caucasians. Fine by me! While I do enjoy a well-defined happy trail and perhaps a bit of hair on the chest, whisker-burn and bear-like men are not a big turn on :)
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bd
March 4, 2013 at 5:52 AM
Could be just photo-shop.
Some Korean males have pretty hairy legs; some less so (it varies).
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Bro
March 4, 2013 at 8:38 PM
I think it's just an Asian thing (as opposed to just a Korean thing). I'm Asian and my legs are as bare as can be. But my older brother got some hairy ass legs. But my dad's legs are also bare. It's weird. I think we just tend to be less hairy though in general. Some of my friends who are also Asian can't even grow facial hair haha.
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hawaiianseoul
March 5, 2013 at 2:32 AM
Hahaha this is so true. I caught my brother once, praying for a moustache after he finished his first year in college.
goldeng
March 5, 2013 at 3:18 PM
well, not ALL of them... ask Mblaq's G.O. about body hair :33 his facial hair was like so distinctive back in the days they debuted...
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blaqjack
March 5, 2013 at 11:09 PM
yes i remember that! hehehe he was even dubbed as a member who is responsible for the "hair" of the group hehehehe
Mystisith
March 4, 2013 at 12:17 AM
I call him My Sunshine: When it rains outside and I'm having a bad day, his smiling pics are the perfect pick me up solution. Better than ice cream and less calories...
Sidenote: 27 years old "already" I see MS on the horizon... Huhuhu.
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pogo 🍉
March 4, 2013 at 7:17 AM
Noooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(and think of all the '85ers we'll lose this year *sob*)
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redfox
March 5, 2013 at 11:49 AM
MS? Master Studies?...oh, you mean Military Service haha
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Cae
March 6, 2013 at 3:38 AM
He DOES have a gorgeous smile doesn't he..lit up the whole Baker King drama
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Bengbeng
March 4, 2013 at 1:34 AM
i was talso taken aback with the 27 years old info. It means he's got only a year left before he heads to the army =(. More projects please!
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Viki
March 4, 2013 at 1:40 AM
Yep yep, when he first debuted, I found out he was born in 86...which is the year that half TVXQ debuted in...but he looks so much younger than them...babyface :)
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iZzie :)
March 4, 2013 at 8:02 AM
nope. dying from the cute happened the last time I looked at Yoo Seung Ho. you can't make a noona double-dead. or... I may be... wrong... <3 @_@ <3 <3
speaking of YSH, him and YSY can stand side-by-side, and at some angles I might say the earlier may be older.
Good thing YSY is 27. Narrower age gap = less guilt. ;)
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Koi94
March 4, 2013 at 8:41 AM
*Raises right hand...left hand involuntarily follows*
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ryoko
March 4, 2013 at 4:09 PM
He's actually 26 in Western years (not that that's much of a difference from 27).
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redfox
March 5, 2013 at 11:45 AM
I am dead
and I am one too. well not completely. but my true personality is cheery and constantly amazed by the world
I think the words about feeling this pressure to impress is very true. it is suffocating
why cant we all just be "a person". impressive just by living our lives, being an individual.
it is hard when someone says " you are worthless, no one needs you, cause you have no job / money" or "you are uncool, cause you are not like ME!" man, child, i think it is also meant in the sense of "playing happily togewther with everyone.
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2 Sponge
March 3, 2013 at 8:10 PM
Yoon shi yoon just bubbles over with charisma and cuteness and i'm always looking forward to his next project! Ceci photoshoots <3 That one top of the fridge hahaha XD
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iZzie :)
March 4, 2013 at 8:05 AM
Yes. Walk into this scenario during an attempt to a midnight snack and all plans of binging in between sleeps will surely go away.
Let me print this and stick it to my fridge.
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miya
March 4, 2013 at 9:48 AM
hehehe good idea. I might try that. Maybe I should Lee Joon Gi's photo there as well.
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3 austriandramalover
March 3, 2013 at 8:15 PM
TOO. MUCH. CUTE! *needs a moment to compose herself*
I guess it'll take me some time as well to not see Yoon Shi Yoon as Ke-Geum! He's just too adorable <3
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4 rainbow
March 3, 2013 at 8:20 PM
Cute. Cute. Cute.
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5 cille
March 3, 2013 at 8:32 PM
if he's 27 now, it won't be too long until we send him off to MS. i hope he can squeeze in a few more dramas until then. cute pictorial!
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6 tha
March 3, 2013 at 8:39 PM
I heart everything about this man child!
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7 karen
March 3, 2013 at 8:51 PM
i just started to watch dramas like a year or two ago.... HOW DID YOU GUYS STAND WATCHING THE ACTORS LEAVE FOR MILITARY DUTY FOR YEARS? i'm already so sad thinking about yoon shi yoon or song joong ki leaving.... or lee min ho... or jung il woo.... you get the point... yoon shi yoon is already 27!!
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Aqidah
March 3, 2013 at 9:25 PM
Yeahh..but they come back with ABS *wink wink
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nikenara
March 6, 2013 at 1:49 AM
yeay!! *wink wink too* hahahaa
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iZzie :)
March 4, 2013 at 8:11 AM
The ones coming out of MS with killer abs will surely distract you. Like say, by the time Lee Min Ho enters MS, Yoo Seung Ho would be coming out - even hotter than before.
Anyway, time flies. It was like yesterday that I was sad that Gong Yoo was entering MS. Now he's been through several movies, a lot of post-MS CFs, and a drama series. ;)
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8 kdramapedia
March 3, 2013 at 8:57 PM
SO. CUTE. I'm dying here, omg! *faints*
I always forget he's an "older" young male actor. But it makes me feel better that I'm swooning over someone my age instead of all the tempting jail/noona bait out there! lol
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pogo 🍉
March 4, 2013 at 7:19 AM
yeah, it makes me feel a wee bit better that he's only a year or so younger than me, thank god for not having to feel like a perv.
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9 rheina07
March 3, 2013 at 8:58 PM
oh my god.
Thanks for the eye candyyyy!!
TOO. MUCH. CUTENESS !!! *nose bleed*
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10 sartorius
March 3, 2013 at 9:18 PM
DUDE he's 27 (Korean age) WTF??????? i thought he was like 23....24 max!!!!!!!!
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11 aznative
March 3, 2013 at 9:28 PM
Birthdate: September 26th, 1986
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12 canxi
March 3, 2013 at 9:46 PM
27! Wow. I did not know, even though I knew he was older than me for sure. I'm convinced some of these Korean actors drink the blood of unicorns @__@ (Though I still can pass for 15 even though I am 21, myself).
Anywho, I completely agree with what he said about adult-children! I am an adult-child and most likely always will be, heh.
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k-soup
March 4, 2013 at 1:07 AM
you are not alone. 21 also (soon to be 22) and can pass as a kid ;)
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13 womangos
March 3, 2013 at 9:46 PM
This much cuteness should be illegal! Wwoooo breathe
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14 abby
March 3, 2013 at 9:56 PM
He is a really good actor if he could portray a carachter complety different from his personality, because it let you grow as an actor. And I love how he played it, because we actually care for him and understand his motivations.
And this pictorials, I think the theme really was following with Enrique, because I'll still seen him as that forever, its a carachter that will go with me as very good example of a great man.
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15 ayleen
March 3, 2013 at 9:57 PM
Aww...I really miss ke-geum-ie..
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16 Cindy
March 3, 2013 at 9:59 PM
I looping all the clothes he's modeling... I want every outfit, I'd wear it anyways!
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Cindy
March 3, 2013 at 10:00 PM
Oops meant to say loving**
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17 Belle3005
March 3, 2013 at 10:33 PM
How is this ultra cute man-child 27? Brain.Cannot.Compute OMIGOSH I really loved him as Enrique Geum in FBND,he shone brilliantly in his role. :3 SOBS. The thought of him going off for military service just makes me so sad,oh noes! :O
I'm curious to see what his next project will bring us though. AYE LUFF YOON SI YOON! :D
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18 saranga
March 3, 2013 at 10:49 PM
i never cease to marvel at his skin... the fact that anyone can be 27 years old and still have skin to rival a 5-year-old. i'm clutching my tummy in jealous disgust.
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19 rhiaa
March 3, 2013 at 10:53 PM
TOO. MUCH. CUTE. Am dying.
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20 LangitBiru
March 3, 2013 at 11:30 PM
He will be forever my Kim Tak Gu.
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Cae
March 6, 2013 at 3:44 AM
Mine too :)
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21 haruka
March 3, 2013 at 11:36 PM
That one has him on top of the fridge totally my favorite. So much cuteness inducing.
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22 Chimera
March 4, 2013 at 1:10 AM
I love Yoon Shi Yoon but would it be heresy to say that more than him I was drooling over the pile of comics? :p
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23 k-soup
March 4, 2013 at 1:10 AM
he is very adorable! he and Shin Hye don't seem to have an age difference. I have Korean friends and they look really younger that their age.
It's been a week but I am terribly missing FBND.
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iZzie :)
March 4, 2013 at 8:20 AM
Sometimes I wonder if Koreans are able to correctly tell their fellow Koreans' age.
anyway, 30+ here but always mistaken as 21. (my sunbaes sometimes forget that I've been working with them for more than 10 years now.) not Korean though. also, bad at guessing other people's age. :P
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k-soup
March 4, 2013 at 11:57 PM
when they talk for the first time like introduce their selves. they immediately ask for each other's age to properly address them. (based from what they told me ;) )
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redfox
March 5, 2013 at 11:55 AM
I am often mistaken for a younger person too... because of red hair and childish behavior. no, they say I do look younger my age. I am 32, for almost half a year some of my collegues thought I was 22 at the most.
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k-soup
March 7, 2013 at 2:31 AM
I am actually a high school teacher and seriously I look like I am the same age with my students.. also the youngest looking among my colleagues.
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24 k-soup
March 4, 2013 at 1:12 AM
*than
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25 epuda
March 4, 2013 at 1:22 AM
This term "Flower boy/boys"..where did it originate? Did the Korean drama coin this term or is it there in English dictionary? Maybe some one could shed light on this. the first time I ever heard of that phrase was when I watched Flower boy Ramyun and then I keep seeing the phrase but in relation to Korean celebrities only. thanks!
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iZzie :)
March 4, 2013 at 8:31 AM
The first time I heard about it is from the English translation of Japan's comic series Hana Yori Dango (Dumplings Over Flowers - a proverb about choosing practical things over aesthetics). The characters for "dumplings" were altered to read like "boys" (danshi), so it means something like choosing the boys over the flowers. Like Flower Boys are guys who are more attractive than flowers. Opposite of which, I think, are the Beast Men.
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Mar
March 4, 2013 at 8:30 PM
Flower Boy is an ancient term. Google Hwarang. I do not know what started it in the current pop culture manifestation, but Hana Yori Dango is a good bet. In pop culture context my understanding is that Flower Boys are young, very beautiful, usually metrosexual, meaning fashion conscious, stylish, well groomed, Asian men.
I think Hana Yori Dango for the manga purpose was multi-faceted.
Hana Yori Dango=Dumplings Over Flowers=Boys over Flowers=Practical Over Aesthetics=Beauty is only skin deep=the boys were more than just pretty and rich, they were human beings.
AND
Hana Yori Dango=Dumplings Over Flowers=Boys Over Flowers=Practical Over Aesthetics=Beauty is only skin deep=Bros over Hos.
AND
Hana Yori Dango=Dumplings Over Flowers=Practical Over Aesthetics=Beauty is only skin deep=the strong enduring weed over a fragile hot house flower aka Makino/Shancai/JanDi
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epuda
March 5, 2013 at 5:08 AM
thanks for the effort! I googled up "what do flower boy mean?" and the answers it came up with was hardly complimentary. thank god there are other and better alternatives.
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Kiara
March 4, 2013 at 8:38 AM
I dont find these flower boys attractive at all. Let them be men and enough with the make-up already.
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ravens_nest
March 5, 2013 at 2:55 PM
Does wearing or not wearing makeup change your gender or your sex?
If a woman doesn't wear make up, does she stop being a woman? Does the state of your gender/sex increase or decrease as you apply or remove cosmetics?
What's the Female/Male vs. Cosmetics Formula?
- Foundation + lipstick = 50% Woman
- Foundation + lipstick + eyeliner = 80% Woman
- No make up + the sweat from hunting animals = 100% Dudebro
I'm unclear about the math, actually...
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Kiara
March 5, 2013 at 3:57 PM
Thats my own opinion and preference. I prefer a man without makeup, whats wrong with that?.
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ravens_nest
March 6, 2013 at 12:24 PM
There's nothing wrong with your first sentence about your personal preferences. It's the second sentence that's offensive. There is absolutely nothing wrong with a man wearing make up, stage make up or street make up, and it does not lessen his state of being a man. By implying so you have not only insulted men who wear make up but also women who don't as if their genders change because of some cosmetic usage.