Kwak Dong-yeon joins all-star cast of Korean mafia drama Vincenzo
by tineybeanie
Kwak Dong-yeon, Song Joong-ki
Kwak Dong-yeon (My Strange Hero) is the latest addition to the cast of tvN’s upcoming drama Vincenzo. Starring Song Joong-ki (Arthdal Chronicles) as the titular anti-hero Vincenzo, it’s the story of a top consigliere who comes to Korea after internal struggles within the mafia family forces him on the run. He teams up with a veteran lawyer to punish slippery criminals through methods not strictly within the law.
The character Kwak Dong-yeon will be taking on is Babel Group’s maniacal leader. Because of the power and wealth he had at a young age, he’s grown into a violent, competition-obsessed man. Although he seems remorseless and sneeringly superior to all, he’s actually filled with fear on the inside.
Taecyeon (The Game: Towards Zero) and Jeon Yeo-bin (Be Melodramatic) have already confirmed their roles in the drama as the lawyers who team up with Vincenzo to destroy villains who keep escaping justice.
tvN’s latest darkly comedic critique on society, Vincenzo, will be directed by Kim Hee-won (Money Flower) and written by Park Jae-bum (Fiery Priest). It is set to begin airing in 2021.
Via ENews24
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1 callie
September 3, 2020 at 10:07 AM
Sad he's still not a lead, but he'll eat this role up like no business.
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zzthorn
September 3, 2020 at 10:14 AM
He's very young. Much younger than he looks. He's got plenty of time to be the lead.
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skelly
September 6, 2020 at 8:40 AM
Well, this is the first bit of casting that sounds interesting... but after DOTS and Arthdal I am convinced SJK cannot act, I already know Taecyeon can't, the other guy I don't know.... nah, still not going to watch. There is going to be way, way too much Serious Gazing Off Into the Distance. Seriously.
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2 Kafiyah Bello
September 3, 2020 at 10:57 AM
Lmao, everytime I think of this drama I laugh. I will be watching the heck out of all of this because there is no way it isn't ridiculous.
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halofan68
September 3, 2020 at 11:39 AM
Is this show based off an unmentioned, over-ripe source material? That is the only reason I can think of as to why Vincenzo (BTW, I think the title would have been more effective if they used an Italian pejorative for Asian) is an Italian mob figure, rather than a native Korean crime lord or even one from L.A, Vancouver or NY, without affecting the story one bit. And would certainly cut down on the number of induced eye rolls.
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Kafiyah Bello
September 4, 2020 at 4:51 AM
I haven't the faintest, but the entire premise is so absurd that nothing they do will make me think this show is stranger than it already is.
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Eazal
September 3, 2020 at 2:22 PM
I’m dying to hear Vincenzo speak Italian.
I also find this so complicated to work, but it has Taec Yeon, and KDY and I love them both, but then I think about the story, and... I want to believe!! (But it is a hard task, si hard...)
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bbstl 🧹
September 3, 2020 at 9:18 PM
Yes. I get the giggles every time I read about this show 🤣 It sounds soooo nutty. I can’t wait for the recaps.
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YY Chats with Toast Between Bites
September 4, 2020 at 3:00 AM
Me, too! It's so weird. I hope Vincenzo has a cat. Called Cat.
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Kafiyah Bello
September 4, 2020 at 4:49 AM
Lol. It would then be the perfect drama.
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bbstl 🧹
September 4, 2020 at 7:24 AM
Not Gatto? 😼🇧🇬
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YY Chats with Toast Between Bites
September 4, 2020 at 8:40 AM
Or Gatta?🐱🐱🐱🐱
bbstl 🧹
September 4, 2020 at 1:00 PM
@yyishere those be mice.
Eazal
September 4, 2020 at 10:25 AM
His cat’s name should be Gatto!
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pickleddragon
September 4, 2020 at 5:04 AM
oh I do hope this will be recapped! the comments will be a riot.
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Eazal
September 5, 2020 at 12:29 AM
It would be such a lovely mess!! I wouldn't want to miss it.
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3 Kurama
September 3, 2020 at 11:23 AM
So he's the bad guy? His character reminds me My Strange Hero's character.
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4 larelle79
September 3, 2020 at 12:50 PM
Everything about this reads a damn mess.
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Nessa (Bebe) 🌹
September 3, 2020 at 1:27 PM
DOTS was a mess, imo, but it got 40% ratings even without ppl physically distancing and staying at home due to a pandemic 🤷🏻♀️🤷🏻♀️🤔🤔🤔
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Eazal
September 3, 2020 at 2:23 PM
DOTS was a total mess that didn’t make any sense and yet I binge watched in 5 days. It was fun, but don’t ask me what it was about, please 😆😆😆
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Nessa (Bebe) 🌹
September 3, 2020 at 2:41 PM
I never watched it, never approached it even with a 10-foot pole, was never interested, never will be interested.
We good 👌🏻
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Eazal
September 3, 2020 at 2:49 PM
You are WISE and I bow before you!
Nessa (Bebe) 🌹
September 3, 2020 at 2:58 PM
Lol I don’t deserve THAT much praise 😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😘😘😘😘😘😘
Nessa (Bebe) 🌹
September 3, 2020 at 3:01 PM
I just find that I can never get into the super hyped up dramas...
I didn’t watch “Boys Over Flowers” until about a year after it aired, tried “Goblin” & “Misaeng” but was never Interested enough finished episode 1, never approached DOTS, still haven’t started “My Ahjusshi”...
What else is there??? 😅😅😅😅
BdxPelik
September 3, 2020 at 3:40 PM
I watched 2 episodes and thought, "What the heck is this?" and I never looked back.
persianrose❤️战哥
September 3, 2020 at 4:12 PM
I think you would enjoy My Ahjussi though...
Nessa (Bebe) 🌹
September 3, 2020 at 4:41 PM
@persianrose
I will get to it!!!!!! ...... Eventually 😅😅😅
I’ve been going thru Kdrama fatigue—for a while now, actually— and it’s been so hard for me to start one nowadays 🥺
FlyingTool
September 3, 2020 at 1:30 PM
Question is whether it will be a gloriously flaming mess or a cold old soggy bowl of ramen kind of mess.
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Eazal
September 3, 2020 at 2:24 PM
Oh, the eternal dilemma!! Will I love this mess or quite before episode 1 finishes?
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Kafiyah Bello
September 4, 2020 at 4:53 AM
Gloriously flaming, with that cast it has to be.
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larelle79
September 4, 2020 at 7:33 AM
@hebang.
Both. The answer is both. That will be the only successful thing about this.
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soulsearch12
September 5, 2020 at 10:45 PM
It sounds like a plot straight out of Mad Libs lol.
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5 Ayalynn
September 3, 2020 at 3:29 PM
I'm pretty sure this drama is comedy (I hope) and the story will take place pretty much all in Korea and we will see Song Joong-ki as just Korean.
It will probably focus on what he is now, not what he was in the past, just like Chief Kim or Fiery Priest (an accountant who worked for the mob or a NIS agent).
And fighting against the evil using unconventional methods....
That's what I want to see at least!
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ilovecoffee&rain
September 3, 2020 at 9:53 PM
I got really exited seeing it was written by the same writer for fiery priest, then I realized the main lead is Song Joon Ki and not Kim Nam-gil or Namgoong Min, then for some reason my excitement went downhill........Not that I don't think Song Joon Ki has talent but still......
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Ayalynn
September 4, 2020 at 8:05 AM
I'm not a big fan of Song Joong-Ki but I'm expecting he will show a different side of him like what Namgoong Min did in Chief Kim.
(more like Gu Yong-ha type of guy in Sungkyunkwan Scandal?)
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6 BdxPelik
September 3, 2020 at 3:39 PM
KDY seems to be really good at those menacing type of roles.
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BdxPelik
September 3, 2020 at 3:39 PM
i.e. in Moonlight Drawn by Clouds and Revenge is Back.
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Fly Colours
September 3, 2020 at 11:29 PM
KDY was the brooding swordsman in MDBY 😱 Dang, how could I not know this!
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💜🍍☠ Sicarius The Queen of Melonia ☠🍍💜
September 3, 2020 at 11:35 PM
Gasp. Indeed, how could you not!
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Kurama
September 4, 2020 at 12:04 AM
Shame on You ! xD
For me, KDY was more the second male lead than the other guy.
In the BTS, it was funny to watch the trio Park Bogum, KYJ and him.
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Fly Colours
September 4, 2020 at 2:10 AM
I always get Brooding-Swordsman-Syndrome 😂
pickleddragon
September 4, 2020 at 5:13 AM
He was a Brooder indeed. He's pretty much the only thing I remember about that show!
MeloMe
September 4, 2020 at 6:06 AM
@pickleddragon him and the scenes he had with Park Bo Gum and Kim Yoo Jung. I wanted more of these 3 together, especially in the final epsiode 😒😕
7 Yuyuu, The Drama Queen
September 3, 2020 at 4:44 PM
I'll be honest, every time I hear about this drama, I chuckle to myself bc it sounds bonkers. But so do a lot of dramas on paper, so who knows what this will actually be like?
In any case, the cast is great.
I'm still waiting for that KDY leading role though 🙂
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8 happiness
September 3, 2020 at 8:55 PM
With every casting I get more and more excited. I loved KDY in all of his works, especially his most recent appearance on IOTNBO. Although I’d love to see him as a lead one day, sometimes supporting characters are much better to bring out a better range to his acting, I just know he’s going to do so well in this role. Yes, the story sounds like a mess but 1. it’s a comedy so I don’t think the writer them self is going to take this drama seriously and 2. it’s the Chief Kim and Fiery Priest writer, which are one of my favourite dramas, so I’m really looking forward to this one!
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9 pickleddragon
September 3, 2020 at 10:29 PM
I will be curious to see if Kwak Dong Yeon can do comedy. Him and Jeon Yeo-bin (who had a fine turn in Be Melo) are the only two I'd be interested in. That said, I couldn't warm up to The Fiery Priest in the first episode I watched (maybe I need to give it more time?), so I am not sure...
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mugyuljoie is preciousss
September 3, 2020 at 10:33 PM
Yes to more time to warm up to The Fiery Priest.
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pickleddragon
September 3, 2020 at 10:36 PM
hah, how much would you say? I'll try and stick it out and see.
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mugyuljoie is preciousss
September 3, 2020 at 10:47 PM
I don't remember. I'm usually hooked or not after four episodes but I think this one took a little longer. I love the camaraderie/teamwork that developed, the humor (with the exception of the bathroom humor) and the found family aspect of the drama.
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Kairoskat 💐
September 3, 2020 at 10:51 PM
Maybe watch until team tsunami is formed. If you are still not warming up to the drama after team tsunami is formed, maybe it's not a drama for you. The Fiery Priest was funny and imo it was a good ensemble cast drama. Nearly everyone had a story, no character was neglected or sidelined.
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pickleddragon
September 3, 2020 at 10:57 PM
thanks @ndlessjoie and @katakwasabi - This was in my abandoned list, but I'll revisit it based on your assessment some time soon. I have heard so much about it on DB here, and I always wondered what I had missed out on.
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SeeSamME
September 3, 2020 at 11:58 PM
I watched the first episode Fiery Priest yesterday but didn’t find it funny :( As I am getting older, only a few things that make me laugh nowadays: animal vid and MokJae banter 😜 i will wait for your assessment to decide if I should continue :)
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pickleddragon
September 4, 2020 at 12:34 AM
Haha. MokJae will stay a chart topper for a while, in the books of everyone who's watching, for sure!
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mugyuljoie is preciousss
September 4, 2020 at 8:05 AM
The humor builds as it goes along. I don't remember it starting out funny at all.
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10 YY Chats with Toast Between Bites
September 4, 2020 at 3:10 AM
This could be salvaged if the following are incorporated into the plot:
1. A slinky bathrobe
2. A shower
3. A cat
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korfan
September 4, 2020 at 4:12 AM
*laughing*
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Kurama
September 4, 2020 at 6:27 AM
A cat? It's about mafia, it should be a tiger!
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YY Chats with Toast Between Bites
September 4, 2020 at 8:42 AM
🐯🐯🐯🐯
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Kairoskat 💐
September 4, 2020 at 8:13 AM
A cat wearing a slinky bathrobe.....getting ready for a shower?
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YY Chats with Toast Between Bites
September 4, 2020 at 8:30 AM
🤣🤣🤣🤣
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pickleddragon
September 4, 2020 at 8:47 AM
I'd pay to watch this.
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mugyuljoie is preciousss
September 4, 2020 at 3:01 PM
An LT jacket on someone's back?
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11 Mani-chan
September 4, 2020 at 5:09 AM
At least he is the main villain? He is the kind of actor whom I hope will get a lead role soon. I honestly don't know what to think of this drama but I know he will do well in his role.
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