Yoon Shi-yoon to play prime minister’s aide
by girlfriday
Gah, now this show is adding people I like. Upcoming new odd-couple rom-com Prime Minister and I (that’d be Lee Beom-soo and Yoon-ah as the odd couple, and don’t try to tell me it’s not odd) has just added Yoon Shi-yoon (Flower Boy Next Door) and the younger Lee Min-ho (Sword and Flower) to its cast. AGH, Yoon Shi-yoon, are you gonna make me watch this? And am I going to regret it?
The new KBS Monday-Tuesday drama comes from the writers of Sweet 18 and My Fair Lady, and the PD of Ad Genius Lee Tae-baek. It stars Lee Beom-soo as a prime minister and single father of three who’s a pro at his job and a total mess at home. Yoon-ah plays the nanny/governess/Julie Andrews person who saves him by getting a handle on the kids. I think she does it without musical numbers, though it was being called a Sound of Music-esque show, so who knows.
Yoon Shi-yoon will join the cast as the prime minister’s chief of staff, a member of the top 1% elite civil servants in the country, with a sharp brain and perfect looks to boot. It’s hard to picture just because I’m still seeing Enrique in him, but I suppose this is as different a role as he can get. Lee Min-ho has been cast as a hungry reporter who’s always chasing that next feature, and Chae Jung-ahn (When A Man Loves) plays the prime minister’s public relations officer. If Yoon-ah’s character is a former reporter, she might have a connection to Lee Min-ho, while Chae Jung-ahn will have a university connection to Lee Beom-soo, besides obviously being on his staff.
I love Lee Beom-soo, but I’m honestly going to have a hard time not rooting for the more age-appropriate romantic pairings in this love square… pentagon… thingy. Who knows, the show could totally surprise me. Stranger things have happened, right?
Prime Minister and I follows Mi-rae’s Choice in December.
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1 canxi
October 22, 2013 at 8:05 PM
NO. Whyyyy? I want to stay away!
And yeah, I agree this is a very odd couple...The oddest.
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Joy
October 22, 2013 at 9:18 PM
I agree omggg. I didn't want to watch this drama but dammit Yoon Shi Yoon.. Now I /have/ to watch it..
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epuda
October 23, 2013 at 6:13 AM
FINALLY! Yoon Shi Yoon!!! and please please let it be good! Do you think he will get the heroine at the end??
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hmm
October 23, 2013 at 6:34 AM
all i can say is that there is 5% probability out of 100% that will happen.. -_-
but yeah, i might get 2nd or 3rd lead syndrome.. haha
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2 pogo 🍉
October 22, 2013 at 8:07 PM
oh god he's adorable.
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3 meanrice
October 22, 2013 at 8:12 PM
Yoon Shi-Yoon why???? Well I stopped watching Barefoot Friends after the 14,000th diving episode, so i will tune in for his adorbs...but i will FF through every other awkward scene.
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Gidget
October 22, 2013 at 9:43 PM
For your fast-forwarding pleasure, you might want to check out:
Episode 22
For the setup watch from 31:30
Then watch what he does starting at 33:53. To watch his ability to spontaneously create an acting character is pretty fun.
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4 Mar
October 22, 2013 at 8:14 PM
I was just aishing all ovver the place over Yoon Si Yoon news as the second lead-I am assuming- and this post popped up. I had absolutely no interest in watching this drama but YSY, and now this LMH too? Sigh. I love YSY, but I do not know that I am down for this. I could care less about the age thing, just the lead actor and actress don't interest me. Glad he's back in dramaland tho.
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5 snow_white
October 22, 2013 at 8:22 PM
Now I'm looking forward to this...
Lee Bum Soo and Yoon Shi Yoon!!!
And although I would have preferred some other actress for the leading role, I kind of find it appealing that the drama has an odd couple....because I like this type more than the noona romance...
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KDaddict
October 22, 2013 at 9:08 PM
I can watch for Lee Bum Soo, YSY, and LMH (Jr). If I FF thru all the other scenes, it'd still make sense, I'm sure. Cos I've seen the movie version, Mr. President, with Ahn Suh Ki and Choi Ji Woo.
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6 zakin89
October 22, 2013 at 8:24 PM
ARGH... Now I am going to watch this... YSY WHY? Damn it.... I like him and LBS very much but well yeah the pairing of LBS and Yoon ah is just sooooo odd...
But seriously with YSY joining I can't stay away (and I finally have to check out the other LMH^^)...
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7 karen
October 22, 2013 at 8:26 PM
HE'S BACKKKKK <3
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8 jomo143
October 22, 2013 at 8:27 PM
Hmmmm....writers of Sweet 18, eh?
Sounds like they like the older man/younger woman set up, then.
That was handled well, of course, having LDW be the older man didn't hurt.
But I really don't want to see YSY get hurt.
Angry, yes, I really like to see YSY angry. He's smoking hot when that happens. Flashback to M2F...sigh...
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nishli
October 23, 2013 at 7:28 AM
Sweet 18 as a rom-com, I found it funny and enjoyable. They way it was written - the writing style somehow reminded me of Delightful girl Chun-hyang. I think I will watch this drama since the writer is the one who wrote Sweet 18. Not to mention Yoon Shi-yoon is in it (but whyyyy is he the second lead, T.T no.. now i'm having second lead syndrome already)
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9 sally_b
October 22, 2013 at 8:30 PM
Yoon Shi Yoon will cause me to watch at least 4-6 episodes of anything. He's just that good.
...was really thinking I'd give this one a pass ~ then SHAZAAM --- they Yoon-ed me.
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10 kuxi
October 22, 2013 at 8:33 PM
I wonder why yoon shi-yoon join this drama as second lead after his hit Baker king and cable drama FBND as main lead. I heard he has movie which is called Mr. Perfect (as golf player),is that movie has released?
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hmm
October 23, 2013 at 2:41 PM
it was never released i think :/
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11 Mystisith
October 22, 2013 at 8:35 PM
I love how so many people weren't interested in this show and then suddenly will have to tune in because you know... My Sunshine is back in Dramaland! :)
1% top civil servants: Could be all and everything. Bodyguard maybe? (I won't laugh: I know better).
Since age gap is becoming the new norm in couples and since I have nothing against that, I will ship YSY with CJA already. Personal request: Let's have a couples date where the 2 men impress the others customers in the restaurant by showing off gentleman manners.
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12 Nessa🌹
October 22, 2013 at 8:36 PM
I was thinking of skipping out on this drama, not because there's anything wrong with the 2 leads-- dramaland has given me even more weird things-- it just seemed to me like this drama is Suspicious Housekeeper, sageuk version.... but then... YOU JUST HAD TO GIVE ME SHI YOON OPPA AND MIN HO... AND AT THE SAME TIME, TOO, SHOW???!??!?!?!!?
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alisa
October 23, 2013 at 4:25 AM
Sageuk version? This drama is modern day drama........lol
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13 Rovi
October 22, 2013 at 8:39 PM
I would've wanted this, if not for Yoona. I don't care if S♥NES diss me for this, but I'm sorry, Yoona doesn't realy act for shit.
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petirrojo
October 23, 2013 at 9:46 AM
Yoona? Yoonot!
There have been plenty of romances with age disparities that have worked beautifully (two of my faves are telenovelas from Colombia starring the same man - Victor Mallarino, though in 1 he's not the romantic lead but the antagonist - if you get a chance, check out La Baby Sister and Porque Diablos), but man, oh man, there's just something about Yoona that I cannot get behind. Not in this, not in anything.
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14 Ann
October 22, 2013 at 8:43 PM
I can't get over the girl-grandpa romance (is Yoona even legal?) even for YSY.
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Chandler
October 22, 2013 at 10:11 PM
She's 23 so she's fine for YSY but there's a whole 20 years between her and Lee Beom-Soo. Ooof. That's my whole life time right there.
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Ek Ladhki Thi
October 24, 2013 at 3:32 PM
I've never had a problem with may-december romances, love them. There's something about a young girl and an older man romance that just makes me smile. Also, I've been crushing on George Clooney since I was 13 and I'm now 22 years old. He's a good 30 years older than I am lol, almost as old as my dad.
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15 lalalala
October 22, 2013 at 8:54 PM
Does this mean heartbreak? OMG I love YSY so much <3 I can't see him sad :(( My second lead syndrome will attack again.
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16 xianzhongfan
October 22, 2013 at 8:55 PM
i am just going to ship Lee Beum-soo with Yoon Shi-yoon. Hoping for Bromance and just forget about the 'romance'!
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risa
October 22, 2013 at 9:22 PM
MTE.
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Chandler
October 22, 2013 at 10:03 PM
Oooo I can do that. But I swear if Yoona gets in the way, imma smack her.
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Orion
October 23, 2013 at 2:32 AM
Here we have so many complaining about the age difference as if it's not common amongst people dating and you just skip past that and go for age difference and the kdrama taboo of homosexuality. You sir/mam, have my vote.
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chocopie83
October 23, 2013 at 2:40 AM
so many people root for yoon jae and joon hee, tho..
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Mariah
October 23, 2013 at 9:54 AM
forever and always.
someone on jezebel suggested they have a poly family. shiwon and joon hee are buds who share yoon jae. I'd watch that.
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17 Briana
October 22, 2013 at 8:56 PM
But I wanted to avoid this. Why must you do this to me YSY??????
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18 Arhazivory
October 22, 2013 at 8:58 PM
Ack. I love those two.
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19 february
October 22, 2013 at 9:08 PM
YSY why so cruel? ! You should not join this odd drama from the first place. As much as I want him to comeback to dramaland. Being a second lead with yoona as the female lead? ? Gah. ... Big NO!
I'm going to ignore this drama when its announce and dont want to care about the odd cast selection, and now I hv no other choice but watcing it because of Yoonie. Nooooooooooo......
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20 anonymous
October 22, 2013 at 9:08 PM
I don't find the couple that odd. I would even call it realistic. You know, i observed that politicians,celebrities,(mainly males) tend to go for partners which are quite younger. There are so many celebrities in South Korea that got married with age difference more than 10 years.
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canxi
October 22, 2013 at 9:26 PM
Oh no. You have it wrong; it's definitely not the age difference that's odd...
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anonymous
October 22, 2013 at 10:16 PM
Oh sorry. I thought odd thing girlfriday was talking about couple is age difference. So, what is it? Acting capability, maybe?
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Alinka
October 22, 2013 at 11:29 PM
rite on spot ;D
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ck1Oz
October 23, 2013 at 3:14 AM
Nail. On. The. Head.
Acting. " Nuff said.
Krystal Anne
October 22, 2013 at 10:13 PM
i agree w/ canxi, i think you got it wrong.. it's not the age difference that is odd but Lee Bum Soo & Yoona pairing..
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21 isabelle
October 22, 2013 at 9:09 PM
it's supposed to be sound of music-esque?
well then it's obvious why they hired yoona: she can teach the kids how to mop the floors while dancing to gee, and archery while dancing to hoot.
all koreans, from 9 month old babies to 90 year old grandmas, will be captivated by the drama because each catchy dance number will double as a psa for a productive life.
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22 crazedlu
October 22, 2013 at 9:14 PM
I sure hope it's not musical-esque. Girl can't sing anything like the others in her group.
Anyways... meh...
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23 kimchikay
October 22, 2013 at 9:20 PM
Gah....why Yoon Shi Yoon why?! dramagods, you are too wicked.... the things I will do for YSY - even if it means watching a wooden board attempt to act....i shall do it all in the name of love! *fist pump in the air*
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24 meh
October 22, 2013 at 9:49 PM
ohgad!! Lee Min Ho <3, this drama is not really on my list but now that they cast LMH, i'm so gonna watch it for the sake of him.. hihi
i just hope they'll give LMH enough screen time.. :D
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Rel
October 23, 2013 at 4:48 AM
T_T I was gonna stay away from this one too (I was so rooting for Sooyoung if we just HAD to have another SNSD member cast as the lead) but now with LMH to the cast... I have to watch...
Gah, first the older LMH that forced me through those English scenes... and now the younger LMH is gonna make me watch this... T_T
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25 redfox
October 22, 2013 at 9:55 PM
ah he is cute, but I am not going to watch, I think. I kind of tend to drop the new mother single father stuff. I dont care really
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