Seo In-gook and Gong Hyo-jin’s rooftop laundry date for Master’s Sun
by girlfriday
It must be a love triangle kind of day. Oh no, it’s not contagious, is it? Here’s our first look at Master’s Sun’s other couple Seo In-gook and Gong Hyo-jin, shooting their romantic first encounter on the rooftop of their gositel, the low-rent extended-stay motel where both characters live. They both work at So Ji-sub’s shopping mall Kingdom (that’s actually the name of it, and here I thought he owned a chain of them, heh) and they discover that they’re neighbors too.
Seo In-gook plays an ex-soldier who sets up his own private security company as a private citizen and gets hired by So Ji-sub to be his head of security. He’s described as dependable and gentle, and well, when you add that to bodyguard and second lead, you pretty much get instant love and sympathy from me. If there’s one tried and true formula for a winning second lead, it’s the boyish bodyguard to the immature hero (See: The King 2 Hearts). I expect more angst in this bromance though, if they’re both going to fall in love with the ghost-seeing, sleep-deprived, kookypants heroine.
In their characters’ first meeting, Seo In-gook discovers Gong Hyo-jin napping on the rooftop, and steals peeks at her through the laundry hanging out to dry. But what’s romantic to him is creepy to her, and I mean literally — she thinks he’s a ghost, and flips out. But it looks like they manage to make friends pretty quickly, because then there’s giggling and flirting over laundry. How adorable. Can I root for a second lead before a drama even starts? Diggin’ my own grave, I swear.
Master’s Sun follows I Hear Your Voice and begins August 7 on SBS.
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26 canxi
July 24, 2013 at 11:26 AM
I wonder if being an ex-soldier, he probably sees some ghosts of his own so he can relate to her? He was in the Zeytunes? I looked it up just once and completely forgot what I read, now I can't find it so I'm not sure what the department does.
Who knows who I'll be rooting for. So Ji Sub's characters are usually appealing in their own way and even in this drama, from the trailers, he seems kinda sly and devilish rather than outright mean soooo, we'll see.
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pogo 🍉
July 24, 2013 at 11:32 AM
I heard he was supposed to be in the only South Korean military unit to get sent to Iraq, which makes sense because that is the only actual combat a SK soldier of this generation could be in, if he's to see lots of death and ghosts (the North threatens, but war hasn't actually been declared again)
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canxi
July 25, 2013 at 2:23 PM
Yeah!! It's called the Zeytunes (I think I spelled it right). I knew they were in Iraq, but I wasn't sure what they were doing there. I read about it and it left my mind soon after it seems. I wonder what I was doing that week since my memory is so bad...
Thanks, Pogo! I think it would be sweet if they were to bond over that (so neither feels so alone or crazy), though that would probably be a segue into second-lead syndrome for me, lol.
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27 apple
July 24, 2013 at 12:11 PM
Seo In gook looks mighty fine!
But I am sooooo anticipating the chemistry between So Ji-sub and Gong Hyo-jin!!!
I always wanted them to do a project together. So I am immune to the SLS, lol.
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28 Mari
July 24, 2013 at 12:45 PM
I almost always love the Second Lead more than the Main. Yoon Pil Joo is the perfect example, even to their last scene together I hoped she would change her mind! lol
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29 exquisitemelody
July 24, 2013 at 1:03 PM
no...no no no no no....dammit. second lead syndrome, here i come.
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30 mona
July 24, 2013 at 1:17 PM
i just remember road no1. second lead yoon kye sang was perfect. im big fan of seo in gook . he is soooooooo hot . i cant forget reply 1997 cuz of him. seo ji sub is one of my faviourit actors. i cant wait to watch this drama
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31 ngtngp
July 24, 2013 at 2:01 PM
Holy crap! He's even hotter in this drama. So Ji Sub who?
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32 kittycat
July 24, 2013 at 2:10 PM
I've never had SLS, but I love Love LOVE Seo In Guk....then again I also like So ji Sub. It's gonna be so hard choosing between these two T_T.
I just wish Seo In Guk good luck in his 2nd major drama. This time he's acting with big names and I hope he blows everyone out the water again. Much Success!!
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33 p3rk3le
July 24, 2013 at 2:28 PM
ever since Answer me, I got so many feels for SIG... so he just looks SO good in my eyes right now!!!
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34 Annie
July 24, 2013 at 2:36 PM
Gong Hyo Jin has this whimsical air about her that makes her kind of timeless... so I don't necessarily get the noona feel from her (which has affected my enjoyment of IHYV despite my best efforts to the contrary).
So Ji Sub is still pure, unadulterated hotness so in my books the kid doesn't stand a chance.
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35 Ele
July 24, 2013 at 4:09 PM
Oh lordy that man is just ridiculously fine.
Would it be cheeky if I was "secretly" overjoyed he was the 2nd lead so I could imagine him somehow ending up in a whirlwind romance with me?..
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36 Andrea
July 24, 2013 at 4:19 PM
I think I'm suffering already from Second Lead Syndrome and this damned drama hasn't even aired yet. So Ji Sub better bring his A-game, because Seo In Gook already has my heart.
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37 Nanaki
July 24, 2013 at 5:24 PM
I always want to like the Hong sister's secondary characters way more than I actually do, through no fault at all of the actors. I see what they're going for... but it just never really works, they're never fleshed out enough.
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38 Quiet Thought
July 24, 2013 at 6:03 PM
Gong Hyo Jin flirts better than any actress I can recall.
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Ele
July 25, 2013 at 1:44 AM
too true!! she just has this air about her <3
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39 Trina
July 24, 2013 at 6:09 PM
Well...I have not get second lead syndrome. Therefore, I am happy that she flirt with him and go back to SO Ji Sub. :)
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40 POPSMISSION
July 24, 2013 at 6:28 PM
Heh heh....by the character description of 'Ex-soldier' do they just mean he attended his mandatory military service?
Because technically aren't most Korean men ex-soldiers?
Besides he looks a little too young to have been in the military for much longer than a couple years, because surely before that he was in high school....
I don't know why that character description amuses me so much...
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41 eny
July 24, 2013 at 6:34 PM
curiose to see so ji sub in comedy, second lead not really appealing to me in anything, may be if his charracter is good i could change my mind
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42 BlueStars
July 24, 2013 at 7:37 PM
In the Hong Sisters' drama Greatest Love, I couldn't help but love the second lead and hate the first lead. It was so heartbreaking for me when Gong Hyo Jin's character ended up with Cha Seung Won's character. Please don't let me fall in love with the second lead this time.
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43 Arhazivory
July 24, 2013 at 7:44 PM
Seo In Gook is so hot. I almost forgot he was gonna be in this. Oh man....I wanna see him on screen.
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44 Pakykul
July 24, 2013 at 8:15 PM
cute! I like both of them.
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45 tanya
July 24, 2013 at 8:26 PM
Never had the SIS before I have always been the main guy girl.
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46 Jo
July 24, 2013 at 10:01 PM
Is no one going to mention how adorable it is that she thought it was creepy whilst he was being cute? lol. It probably happens all the timeee
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47 too_late_the_hero
July 24, 2013 at 10:01 PM
haha, in Best Love i also suffered a Second Lead Syndrome...
GHJ looks skinny here, possibly the sleep-deprived character.
too bad, we have to wait for another 2weeks.. BUMMER.
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48 Bengbeng
July 24, 2013 at 10:40 PM
how can you mistake him as a ghost! he's so pretty! =). Yeah, I want bromance, so that I won't be hurt as much when In-gook doesn't get the girl. but then again, why can't he?
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49 beautiful enough
July 24, 2013 at 10:51 PM
Am disappointed that Seo In Gook is the second lead. I wish they would have chosen someone else. They look more of a sibling relationship rather than a one-sided love. But nonetheless, am looking forward to Master's Sun. Seo In Gook, you better prove me wrong. If not, at least sing one of the OST.
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50 biankoy
July 25, 2013 at 2:53 AM
what do you call Lee Jong-seok's character Tae-sun in Secret Garden? Is it a third lead? Then I had a third lead syndrome cause I was totally rooting for him and Oska. Oska's girl is pretty and great but Tae-sun is just sooo dreamy and asjahcsincikjcdndjc. If I were Oska I would choose him in a heartbeat. No second thoughts whatsoever.
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