Namgoong Min in talks to become Handsome Guy for SBS
by girlfriday
I’m all for casting Namgoong Min (Falsify, Chief Kim) as a handsome guy. It might be the world’s most generic description of K-drama hero (others that come to mind are rich guy, cold guy, or geeeeenius guy), but you can’t argue that he doesn’t fit the part. SBS has a new drama in the works called Handsome Guy and Jung-eum, an opposites-attract romance between a man who’s got love completely figured out and a woman who’s made it her life’s mission to fall in love.
The new series will be penned by writer Lee Jae-yoon of Tamra The Island and My Unfortunate Boyfriend, as well as the movies Red Carpet and Professional Mr. Baek. It’s about a man who has parsed every theory there is about love, and a woman named Jung-eum whose greatest dream in life is to be married. I’m getting the sense that he’s a love guru while love is a mystery to her, which just makes me eager for the inevitable twist when he falls for her.
Namgoong Min’s agency confirmed that he received the offer to headline, and released a statement saying, “The plan and the script were fresh, so he is considering it favorably.” The casting reports don’t offer more details about the characters or plot, but I don’t expect Namgoong Min to sign on to a drama with a two-dimensional hero, not after his hot streak as a quirky leading man in Falsify, Chief Kim, and Beautiful Gong Shim, which came after his hot streak as a psycho villain in Remember–Son’s War and Girl Who Sees Smells. The man’s just on a long streak, so let’s not mess with it, okay?
Handsome Guy and Jung-eum is being planned for a May broadcast on SBS, following Wednesday-Thursday dramas Return and Switch: Change the World.
Via Munhwa
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26 Shorebunny
February 13, 2018 at 8:54 AM
Not fresh there's a Japanese version of the idea that aired in 2016.
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UmbrellaMan
February 13, 2018 at 9:19 AM
Please share the name. I would be interested in checking it out
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naru
February 14, 2018 at 11:34 PM
I only remember Shiawase ni Narou yo [2011]
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geniacat
February 13, 2018 at 9:22 AM
Well, It's still fresh in kdramaland currently with tons of legal, webtoon and remake shows Lol
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27 geniacat
February 13, 2018 at 9:18 AM
This (Handsome) guy has been choosing good projects lately as the lead, although Beautiful Gong Shim wasn't the best choice on the script but he did really well there and was totally different. This plot also sounds fun and I'm actually happy to see him in a romance (not too comedy pls) drama. But as he's supposed to be Handsome guy i hope he's not a selfish jerk but a different cool character and hopefully he can create it.
Also Hwang Jung Eum! Pls comeback and play as Jung Eum. Miss this lady too and guess they'll be good couple. But let's see what kdrama gods have been planning!
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28 JustMe
February 13, 2018 at 10:03 AM
I wonder how he announces to his family he got the part: «guys Imma a play a handsome guy!»
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egads
February 13, 2018 at 10:30 AM
If it was my family that is when intense ridicule and teasing would begin.
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mary
February 13, 2018 at 1:59 PM
My siblings would go, "You're going to have to act reeeeeeeeally hard to fit the role then".
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egads
February 13, 2018 at 2:11 PM
And to be clear, this would be lifelong. There would probably be a reference in the obituary.
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🍙 kimbap noona
February 13, 2018 at 2:45 PM
My family probably would say we always thought you looked more like a dude, so congrats.
29 javinne
February 13, 2018 at 10:58 AM
Wow, i mean, wow... after chief kim I am a big fan.
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30 lostinacloud
February 13, 2018 at 11:43 AM
i am soooo excited for this! i haven't finished falsify( watching with family makes it hard to coordinate times to watch lol) but i have watched him in everything else, i have even gone back and watched his old dramas. hope the female lead isn't a child.
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bong-soo
February 14, 2018 at 2:52 PM
Hi @lostinacloud. Stick with Falsify. It is a terrific drama (as you probably already know). Unlike you, Falsify was my first Namgoong Min drama and as I watched it I kept thinking, wow, what a deep voice this guy has. I wish him luck with this project.
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31 vlkBadWolf
February 13, 2018 at 12:44 PM
@girlfriday I completely agree with his hot and long streaks :-)
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32 Adal
February 13, 2018 at 2:56 PM
Dude’s on a roll. I love how he mixes up genres, taking up romcom after thrillers. Can’t get enough of him😍
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33 NP
February 13, 2018 at 3:33 PM
Umm yes please is all I can say. So many baes are coming back to dramaland, I'm so excited!
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34 dramaworldfan
February 13, 2018 at 9:09 PM
Woohoo. Always love NGM. And now waiting who's going to be his Jung Eum. Hmm..
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35 moomincandylalala
February 14, 2018 at 1:17 PM
Seems appropriate as it's been sometime since NGM had a clear loveline for his role. Hard to believe he's turning 40 this year, really he's never looked more fresh and handsome (pun intended). If he accepts, hope they cast someone age appropriate with equal acting chops n a history of good chemistry with costars!
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36 bbstl 🧹
February 14, 2018 at 2:55 PM
😁 biggest smile that NGM has really left the second leads behind him!
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37 shinhyefan
February 14, 2018 at 5:16 PM
For some reason I want to see him with Park Shin Hye. I hope she rejects the Hyun Bin drama and does this one instead. I'm sure SBS won't mind since she's their baby.
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38 juncipop
February 14, 2018 at 10:28 PM
From being a villain, this guy has earned his leading man pedestal because he is an excellent actor and i don't see any problem with him portraying a handsome guy in a rom-com. =)
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39 eva
February 15, 2018 at 10:44 AM
I am in!
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40 chingu
February 16, 2018 at 7:10 AM
Namgoong Min in another potentially wacky rom-com? I’m in. This guy’s just so damn good and I’m really happy that they’re finally giving him the main lead roles. While I’d love to see him play another deliciously evil villain, I’m already awaiting the moment when his character falls in lurve and am wondering how his heart eyes will look like. Hehe. Please have an equally winning actress paired up with him!
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41 Athena
February 20, 2018 at 6:25 AM
I feel like Namgoong Min has been avoiding romances for a while, (not that it is hurting his career in the least). If this is something a bit different that gives him a chance to display his considerable acting chops, I am there 100 percent.
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