Jung Hae-in up to romance Sohn Ye-jin in Pretty Noona Who Buys Me Food

384 January 10, 2018January 9, 2018

Jung Hae-in up to romance Sohn Ye-jin in Pretty Noona Who Buys Me Food

by girlfriday

This is a pairing I could get excited about. Sohn Ye-jin (Shark) has confirmed the starring role in PD Ahn Pan-seok’s new romance drama Pretty Noona Who Buys Me Food, which she was first offered last October, and now the production is courting up-and-comer Jung Hae-in (Smart Prison Living, While You Were Sleeping) to play her leading man. Welp, this noona would buy you all the food you ever asked for, so I’d call it perfect casting.

The new JTBC series comes from star PD Ahn Pan-seok of critically acclaimed dramas Heard It Through the Grapevine, Secret Love Affair, A Wife’s Credentials, and more, and writer Kim Eun. It’s described very loosely as a drama about two acquaintances who fall in love and start a “true romance,” which is not a lot to go on, but I would expect a sensitive, introspective melodrama from this director.

Sohn Ye-jin has signed on to play a thirtysomething store supervisor of a coffee corporation. Her life motto is to just like what you like, except in reality she lives a rather hollow life without having accomplished what she wants to in work or in love. Jung Hae-in is up to play her love interest, and no other details have been released yet for his character. The actor is thirty, but I expect him to play younger, what with his baby face and all.

I’m really excited for the possibility of Jung Hae-in’s first leading role, because he’s been great in everything I’ve seen him in and getting a lot of attention as a scene-stealer in his two most recent projects, Smart Prison Living (where he plays inmate Devil Yoo Dae-hwi) and While You Were Sleeping (where he played the adorable Batman Cop). His other projects include Night Light, Blood, Three Musketeers, the movie The Age of Blood, and one star-making cameo in The Lonely Shining Goblin (as the Baseball Oppa that made Goblin green with envy). He’s got dramatic chops and is just coming out of a breakout year as a supporting actor, so I’m expecting good things, especially opposite an actress like Sohn Ye-jin.

Pretty Noona Who Buys Me Food is planning to air sometime this year on JTBC.

Via Sports Today

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1 greenfields

January 10, 2018 at 4:04 AM

Oh. My. God.
I cannot even. So incredibly excited for this. Noona romance is my favorite sub-genre within a beloved genre, romance. Hahaha. Add to that this potential casting, and you can be damn certain that I will check this out.

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fay17

January 10, 2018 at 8:39 AM

A noona romance after ages! My favorite catnip also! <3

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goldenaddiction

January 10, 2018 at 10:20 AM

Yes! It's my catnip too :D

I didn't even realize Jung Hae In is 30! Talk about baby face lol. I bet he has always been a Noona killer haha

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momosa

January 10, 2018 at 9:01 PM

Wow! Really.. nothing is telling that he is 30! Has he gone to the army?

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vlkBadWolf

January 10, 2018 at 11:38 PM

apparently he went to army already in early 20s before becoming an actor

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Serendipity

January 11, 2018 at 3:29 PM

Wise guy :-)

mhineey

January 11, 2018 at 8:20 AM

Even I believe he was high school student as Tae Hee oppa in goblin

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LT is Irresistibly Indifferent and reminded of the slow march of death

January 10, 2018 at 3:01 PM

Noona romance is my crack and PD Ahn Pan-seok is amazing. Secret Love Affair was a work of art. I'm not really looking forward to this.

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LT is Irresistibly Indifferent and reminded of the slow march of death

January 10, 2018 at 3:02 PM

NOW really looking forward to this.

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Jessi Bear

January 10, 2018 at 9:14 PM

LOVE NOONA ROMANCES watching a Taiwanese one right now.
Dude I cant wait to see how these actors fare under this PD’s direction. Love love love Secret Love Affair and Heard it Through the Grapevine
Highkey excited to see how JHJ and SYJ look in this PD’s style

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2 celine

January 10, 2018 at 4:15 AM

I can so get behind this pairing. Please accept Taehee oppa! And yasss Yejin is back to my small screen. I hope for a well-written noona romance.

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3 Kafiyah Bello

January 10, 2018 at 4:16 AM

OOOOhhhhhhh, me likey!!!!!!

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4 Sophia

January 10, 2018 at 4:24 AM

Yo this will be a dream pair. Can you imagine adorable sunny smile Jung Hae In asking pretty noona Son Ye Jin to buy him food. Yass i'm in!

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lotus

January 10, 2018 at 9:33 AM

that "adorable sunny smile Jung Hae-in" made me squeal! XD I can definitely imagine this scene <3

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5 Diraito Teson

January 10, 2018 at 4:41 AM

Great job.
I expect him to sign on this (unless he pulls a Dong Ha, and gets another supporting role).
I'm interested in this drama :)

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alasecond

January 10, 2018 at 7:26 AM

so ratings wise is dong ha's new show nailing it.. because for good or for bad.. INAR has abysmal ratings.. so no loss scenario for him

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whoopeeyoo

January 10, 2018 at 7:56 PM

Yeah. And Yoo Seung-ho can afford having a show under his belt with low ratings because he IS YSH and there's no doubt he'll get another drama. As for Dong Ha, he doesn't have that star power yet.

Also, I do hope Jung Hae-in signs in. I mean, Sohn Ye-jin has enough star power for the both of them! It shouldn't be as burdensome, maybe?

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⭐ Sera The Ms Temper ⭐

January 10, 2018 at 8:06 PM

This is jTBC drama, while it might not be a hit, I don't think it will have a problem to get more than 2% at least. I'm pretty sure Jung Hae-in has confirmed, it is just the production haven't released the news yet. The media also seems to pay attention to these two pairing ever since it was announced -
so I guess the delay of the confirmation news is to create more buzz to this drama. Honestly, even a big name like Son Ye-jin wants to work with Director Ahn, what more with a rising star like him.

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whoopeeyoo

January 10, 2018 at 8:23 PM

It would be such a regret to pass up on an offer to star in a PD Ahn drama! I do hope this no-news is all just PR and he really signed on with the project!

sophia

January 11, 2018 at 3:44 AM

Jung Hae In trended at no 1 on Naver after Son Ye Jin confirmed to act in this drama. You can tell public is excited to see Jung Hae In in this drama and his popularity nowadays is no joke

6 mindy

January 10, 2018 at 4:41 AM

There are no words to describe my excitement for this. Oh my god. Especially now when I’m on a bit of a noona romance high.

Welcome back to dramaland, Sohn Ye-jin! It’s been too long! So glad she’s doing a romance.

I’ve been loving Jung Hae-in lately but omg, I didn’t realize he was Baseball Oppa from Goblin! Mind blown. I only started noticing him in While You Were Sleeping and now Smart Prison Living.

Please be good, show!

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mmmmm

January 17, 2018 at 9:32 AM

Is she the Son Ye-jij from the Classic starring opposite jo Seung-woo? that classic The Classic? OH MY GOD, she is my bias.

This one is a mist watch then. So glad both lead actors from that movie both returned ti dramaland now!

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mindy

January 17, 2018 at 12:36 PM

YES she is! 💖

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7 Le__Ssy

January 10, 2018 at 4:42 AM

<3 <3 <3 <3 <3

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8 Giegie

January 10, 2018 at 4:43 AM

What? He’s the baseball player oppa in Goblin? Had no idea it’s him.
Yay for this pairing! <3

Also, can we have Lee Kyu-hyung (Hanyang) as his sidekick? Their not-really-bromance in WPL is so fun to watch, and I’d really love to see them again in another drama. ^_^

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🍙 kimbap noona

January 10, 2018 at 4:52 AM

Or maybe...just maybe....he can be a dog lover again in this drama. What's Batman without Robin?

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Giegie

January 10, 2018 at 7:45 AM

No details yet for his character so there’s hope. *crosses fingers*

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9 🍙 kimbap noona

January 10, 2018 at 4:48 AM

This might be my favorite drama title of all time! (But then again maybe that's expected from someone like me who exhibits questionable judgement when it comes to food intake.)

I love the looks of PD Ahn's dramas so I am really hoping that the coffee shop she manages will be visually unique and not just an opportunity to run a coffee chain PPL ad nauseum.

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kiara

January 10, 2018 at 7:26 AM

PD Ahn is life! I sound like a broken record but I love love love him and his dramas.

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10 kabsy

January 10, 2018 at 4:50 AM

So excited 😆 I watched Son Ye Ji in The Classic and The Last Princess and she has become one of my favourite actresses. Also I love Noona romances and the Director is an acclaimed storyteller. Hopefully Jung Hae In will sign up, fingers crossed.

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11 korfan

January 10, 2018 at 4:51 AM

I would totally love to see what these two actors can do together!

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12 redfox

January 10, 2018 at 4:51 AM

*jaw drops* he is THIRTY?
whaaaaat... I thought he was barely legal.

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redfox

January 10, 2018 at 4:54 AM

can we some day get him and Jang Nara to play vampire siblings plz?

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