Lee Sang-yoon stops time for Lee Sung-kyung in About Time
by javabeans
Lee Sang-yoon (Whisper) has signed on to be Lee Sung-kyung’s (Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-ju) leading man for the upcoming fantasy-romance drama About Time (full title is now A Moment I Want to Stop: About Time), which is a pairing I can see working. The tvN series is about a woman with an “unfortunate fate” who can see the lifespan clocks for people, and the love story that unfolds when she meets a man who can somehow stop her time.
Lee Sung-kyung’s character is a musical actor specializing in ensemble work and is named Choi Michaela. Michaela has accepted her unhappy lot in life, but when she meets a man who can stop her lifespan clock, she decides to pour all her efforts into somehow hanging on to him.
He is Lee Do-ha, the chief director of a cultural foundation owned by a chaebol family. Seemingly perfect on the outside, he carries an air of coolness about him. He stops Michaela’s clock unintentionally but ends up being harassed because of it, since she approaches him with threats, seduction, and “a cute obsession.”
I’m still not quite clear on the purpose or function of these clocks—is it just that she is haunted by knowing everyone’s lifespans, or is there more to them?—but I find the premise pretty intriguing. (It vaguely reminds of the quirky romance movie Timer, where people can enable a timer that tells them when they’ll meet their soulmate and features a heroine whose soulmate hasn’t yet turned his clock on.) If anything, I imagine it’s pretty grim knowing exactly when you’re scheduled to die, so it makes sense that discovering the ability to stop that time would turn your life upside-down.
Most of all, I love Lee Sung-kyung being oddball and cute and was charmed by her last role in Weightlifting Fairy, so I’m looking forward to seeing her next drama. And Lee Sang-yoon is always welcome in my book, but more so when he’s being a romantic lead rather than a villain.
About Time comes from PD Kim Hyung-shik of Twenty Again, Sign, and Ghost, and will air on tvN in May.
Via iMBC
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26 missy
January 11, 2018 at 9:17 AM
I thought of Master's Sun and WYWS while reading this. Both plots sound strangely similar. Girl has some kind of supernatural ability she hates; Boy can stop the supernatural ability for some reason he doesn't know; Girl pesters Boy because of supernatural ability
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27 marina
January 11, 2018 at 10:40 AM
Lee Sang-yoon :* That`s all.
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28 giegie
January 11, 2018 at 10:42 AM
You know what's best? It's only January but I already heard my top 3 actors will make come back this year at dramaland. Lee sang yoon, lee jin wook and lee dong wook ❤❤❤
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29 lolita
January 11, 2018 at 3:50 PM
A versatile actress,
an amazing actor,
a reputable PD …
COUNT ME IN!
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30 littlemoonstar
January 11, 2018 at 4:08 PM
So ready to see one of my favourite ajusshi's (and his dimples) and Lee Sung Kyung in a sophisticated role this time around; I can totally imagine how beautiful she will look! I really like this pairing ❤
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31 brian
January 11, 2018 at 5:06 PM
I don't understand the plot at all, but I'm down and excited for watching this -- I should watch Weightlifting fairy, everyone seems to have liked it so much, even though I found the casting odd -- she is so delicate.
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Dl
January 12, 2018 at 11:40 AM
Weightlifting Fairy is one of the best shows on my list. It was perfectly fun to watch and consistently pulls at your heart. If you're only into darker, more mystery type of shows, this might not be it. Give this 2 episodes to let the weightlifting image of LSK sink in. WATCH IT.
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32 NP
January 11, 2018 at 5:21 PM
I can totally get excited about this pairing <333!
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33 TheTravellingBookworm
January 11, 2018 at 6:31 PM
The plot's a bit vague but that's understandable since it's still in the works. Would love to see LSK in a more mature role. By mature, I mean something where she doesn't need to over react just to get her point across. I loved her at WLFKBJ but too much exaggeration is too much at some point that it's no longer cute but annoying.
I've only seen LSY in Angel Eyes so I don't really have an idea how good he is but I'm giving him a chance. ;)
I don't get why people make a fuss on the age gap thingy, I'm down as long as the male lead isn't 20 years or more older. Also as long as he doesn't look that he's that *much* older.
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34 Neea
January 11, 2018 at 7:05 PM
why is it that some find ok for Kim Sang Yoon to be paired with old aunties who are and looks a lot older and not ok with younger actresses?
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sammi
January 17, 2018 at 7:19 PM
The same reason why they're freaking out over Radio Romance. They just don't like the way they look and act together.
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35 yayabean
January 11, 2018 at 7:46 PM
These are exciting news! I love the leads and very much enjoyed Twenty Again and I also like Timer!
Show, don't you dare fail me! 😠
Please😫
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36 moondane
January 11, 2018 at 9:29 PM
Cannot visualize this pairing yet. Will just have to wait when the show airs :)
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37 jillian
January 12, 2018 at 12:23 AM
Will have to wait how that all turns out. Interesting premise though. How exactly will he "stop her time"? Does he have powers too?
Too much pretty in one drama though.
I like them separately. Together, we will have to wait and see how they will do.
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38 maaaki
January 12, 2018 at 1:45 AM
Man, i did miss Lee Sang Yoon's dimples more that I thought.... I think i may love the pairing, i like them both individually. Romantic lead Lee Sang Yoon is also always welcome in my book! And SungKyung is one of my favorite actresses of 2017.
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39 librarynerd
January 12, 2018 at 2:40 AM
Good choice of photos there - they both look very classy.
I'm excited for this pairing so now I just hope everything will come together to create a good drama.
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40 kiara
January 12, 2018 at 7:35 AM
He is gloriously eye-candy and more in sageuks. I didn't appreciate him in "The Duo" until a second watch and after an eye exam lol.
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41 stellaness
January 12, 2018 at 9:34 AM
Oh nice! I can get behind this pair. I hope they have great chemistry!
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42 Isabel
January 12, 2018 at 1:16 PM
Love her, love the premise, don't like him. Maaaaan, I only saw him in one drama (that one with Moon Geun Young) and boy, LSG is too happy and adorable for how boring I find this man, he just doesn't fit the characters description, for me at least. But let's see, maybe he'll be different here.
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43 fangirlingoppas
January 14, 2018 at 8:06 PM
i'm in! LSK and uri fave-ahjussi...
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