New pretty pictures from tvN’s upcoming rom-com Love in Contract
by missvictrix
You know you haven’t seen enough stills from Love in Contract yet, so here are some more, since tvN is dropping character stills like hot potatoes — though I’m not complaining, since they’re easier on the eyes than the super air-brushed posters.
The tvN rom-com stars Park Min-young, Go Kyung-pyo, and Kim Jae-young. Park Min-young plays our wife-for-hire, Go Kyung-pyo is her long-time Mon-Wed-Fri client, and Kim Jae-young is a newbie taking her Tues-Thurs-Sat slot.
Conclusion: This will either be the love triangle to end all triangles, or it will be painfully apparent which fake husband is superior and should ascend to fully legitimate husband-hood. As for me, I already know which ship I’m on. It starts with “Kim” and ends with “Jae-young.”
Written by Ha Gu-da, and directed by PD Nam Sung-woo (My Roommate Is a Gumiho, Old School Intern), Love in Contract premieres September 21.
Via tvN
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Tags: Go Kyung-pyo, Kim Jae-young, Love in Contract, Park Min-young
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1 loveblossom🌸
September 13, 2022 at 8:29 PM
Plenty of promos have been released as the premiere draws near. I'm ready! These stills are infinitely better than the overly edited posters.
*raises hand* I'm joining you on that ship. Though I like both actors and hope their characters have their own positive and enticing qualities. Interesting or endearing traits.
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jerrykuvira
September 13, 2022 at 11:11 PM
Though I like both actors and hope their characters have their own positive and enticing qualities
This. Very important. However sabotaging and self serving you to want to play which I'm expecting and have prepped for already, play it fair, and keep it fun.
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soulsearch12
September 14, 2022 at 8:54 PM
I echo these sentiments, not just in this show but generally shows that have love triangles involved. Would hate to see a FL get bogged down to some chess piece and not someone who has a say or persona outside of that.
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sal
September 14, 2022 at 3:18 AM
This is what the actors themself said about their characters.
Kim Jae Young: “I tried to make a lot of changes to my appearance by preparing colorful outfits that are different from the ones I’ve shown [to the viewers] so far.” He continued, “Kang Hae Jin looks like a playful child on the outside, but he’s a genuine person on the inside. He has a free spirit, but when he approaches Choi Sang Eun, he is very charmingly straightforward at the same time.”
Go Kyung Pyo: “The set-up of the story is that Jung Ji Ho’s mystery won’t last long. As it becomes revealed in the beginning of the drama, Jung Ji Ho’s charm will be shown. Jung Ji Ho is a figure who slightly lacks social skills. That Jung Ji Hyo is shaken by the feeling of love, and the way he changes will be charming.”
Park min young: “I thought a professional fake wife might actually be a job. And I wanted to express the reason why Choi Sang Eun chose this job in a sincere way so that viewers could empathize with her.”
“First, she’s a self-employed person who doesn’t work at a company. Also, she’s not that young but rich and pretty. I think this itself is different from my previous characters. Unlike my other projects, you’ll see a Park Min Young who isn’t in an office look. I’m happy to show you the styles that I’ve been thinking about,”
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DancingEmma
September 14, 2022 at 3:54 AM
When has PMY not been pretty in in a previous role? So, only being rich is a distinct feature this time around.
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JillofAllTrades
September 14, 2022 at 11:44 AM
:-D :-D I am guessing it means she will also ditch those office outfits but still give a professional "vibes".
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jerrykuvira
September 14, 2022 at 11:49 AM
You're right. We haven't seen or had a chaebol Park Min-young in dramaland. I doubt a chaebol's missing daughter in Healer counts 😁.
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DancingEmma
September 14, 2022 at 12:50 PM
@jerrykuvira: IIRC, in Healer, her birth mother was married to the protester turned chaebol. That was such a poignant storyline.
Jance
September 15, 2022 at 7:49 AM
As long as Jung Ji Ho's mystery isn't murder. @reply1988
Or that Hae Jin is his brother.
Or that he's got a horrible rich family.
Actually, I'm getting more and more worried about this "mystery". Kdramas usually mishandle mysteries...
Is he a genius in hiding?
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Diana Hansen
September 14, 2022 at 7:39 AM
yay! I'm on that ship too! hope for lots of fun and a good ending.
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2 panshel
September 13, 2022 at 8:35 PM
I already know I’m on Go Kyung-pyo's ship.
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Reply1988 -❣️Mother Bean❣️
September 13, 2022 at 9:01 PM
Me too😊
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beffels
September 13, 2022 at 10:47 PM
Same!
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Toodlepip
September 13, 2022 at 11:47 PM
Me too!
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DancingEmma
September 14, 2022 at 3:57 AM
I feel the need to be contrary as I recently finished “!00 Days my Prince” and KJY was this poignant and memorable character.
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DancingEmma
September 14, 2022 at 6:28 PM
I typed “100” and “!00” came out. Sigh.
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DancingEmma
September 16, 2022 at 4:41 AM
@ndlessjoie: I noticed you had visited. Wanted to say hi and hope that life has been treating you kindly. Take care.
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mugyuljoie is preciousss
September 18, 2022 at 1:55 PM
Hi @dncingemma. Just really busy with little time for K-drama right now.
miso
September 14, 2022 at 4:04 AM
🤝
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hmwtx
September 14, 2022 at 6:54 AM
Me too.
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miss h
September 14, 2022 at 8:44 AM
Me too!
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bbstl 🧹
September 14, 2022 at 11:07 AM
Yep! But I suspect it will be yet another drama where he doesn’t get the girl 💔
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JillofAllTrades
September 14, 2022 at 11:46 AM
Me too! I have a strange fondness for him. :-D (He has this disgruntled quality to him which makes his super cute)
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DancingEmma
September 14, 2022 at 12:02 PM
@bbstl: He was a wonderful character in Reply1988 and got the clever law student noona!:)
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bbstl 🧹
September 14, 2022 at 6:28 PM
You’re right. I’m still focused on Jealousy Incarnate, it appears😉
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soulsearch12
September 14, 2022 at 4:00 PM
Me! I’m waiting in this long queue for GKP!!
He has this everyday guy vibe to him, & there’s something charming about knowing how handsome he doesn’t know he is in rl!
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DancingEmma
September 14, 2022 at 6:31 PM
@soulsearch12: I have to confess that while I really like GPK, my bias here is KJY. I am in the wrong queue!
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Blue (@mayhemf)
September 14, 2022 at 6:42 PM
Same. I am here for KJY and ready to get my heart broken 😞
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DancingEmma
September 14, 2022 at 9:09 PM
Sob sob
3 Reply1988 -❣️Mother Bean❣️
September 13, 2022 at 8:59 PM
Thanks for sharing these pictures I was getting concerned about the posters hyper focus on the look rather than the content of the drama as I have learnt the hard way that the posters can either tell you all you need to know or completely blindside you. Poong, I am looking you, where was the annoying palace politics heads up in that all smiling cute picture?
I am glad this is coming, as a couple of the ones I planned to watch are proving to be time wasters. I have finally accepted that my 🫘 count is just going to be low rather than watch out of obligation (if it’s not violent or is my genre I feel I have to keep watching so the ratings will be higher and the platform will order more of the same and eventually one will be more my style)
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4 Radily
September 13, 2022 at 9:22 PM
How about having Park Min Young pick neither of the men and remaining single? I mean, if you want the love triangle to end all love triangles, one way to stand out is by not giving pairing anyone up (bonus points for having the trio become good friends at the end of it all). There has to be some reason why Park Min Young's character doesn't commit to a particular relationship, no?
But I honestly don't expect much of the show ... there's definitely some potential to be had particularly if they discuss anti-marriage attitudes amongst Go Kyung Pyo's and Park Min Young's characters but the inclusion of Kim Jae Young's character and that popular-actor-needing-a-contract-gf-for-whatever-reason setup just makes me think this is going to be shallow from start to end.
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beffels
September 13, 2022 at 11:17 PM
I’m definitely not expecting this to be very thought provoking (beyond “oh she’s so pretty!”) but you never know. Will be interesting to see if it ends in a marriage as a happy ending given the whole set up is people not wanting to really get married.
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JillofAllTrades
September 14, 2022 at 11:47 AM
And I am in for that "shallow" :-D
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5 jerrykuvira
September 13, 2022 at 11:04 PM
I have no ship, yet. But I'm definitely on Park Min-young's ship. In the midst of good guys which both leads are, I'm always for the one who first met the FL. But both guys are good for now. From the stills, I'm gunning for KJY whilst having the feeling that GKP is the one to have my vote once it starts airing. It's indeed the beginning of triangles to end all triangles.
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6 Elinor, Team Glasses team co-captain
September 14, 2022 at 12:10 AM
OH THANK GOD there's a warmer palette going on in these stills than the previous ones, because one more set of waxworks was going to put me off this permanently and I've been hoping for some silly snarky romantic fun in my dramalife.
As for shipping, the promos for this show make up 100% of my exposure to Go Pyung-ko, so the only image I have of him so far is this grumpy stuffed shirt in a bleak-chic apartment and he'll have one hell of an uphill climb to be on the same level as the cute guy with the dazzling smile. I'm with @radily and @beffels that subverting marriage-as-happy-ending would be more interesting than drawing simple geometric figures. I will be astonished if that happens, though.
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Elinor, Team Glasses team co-captain
September 14, 2022 at 12:16 AM
*Kyung-pyo. Good grief. Need sleep, and possibly therapy for typo-itis.
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DancingEmma
September 14, 2022 at 3:03 AM
I feel you. My iPad’s keyboard is either sentient and evil or Apple sold me a lemon.
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JillofAllTrades
September 14, 2022 at 11:48 AM
I am living in typo and grammar hell since a few days. (My work is making me go crazy)
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DancingEmma
September 14, 2022 at 11:54 AM
@jillofalltrades: My work is currently sending me around the bend. I empathise with you.
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Elinor, Team Glasses team co-captain
September 14, 2022 at 1:07 PM
It's spreading. One of my colleagues just sent me an email asking me to review a revised 'daft' report section and even though I knew he meant 'draft,' the typo was sooooo much more appropriate.
I glanced at more of the promo photos on TVN's web site and I'm looking forward to PMY's new wardrobe direction - breaking away from the pencil skirts and bow blouses.
Unaspirated
September 14, 2022 at 12:38 PM
I'm the same in terms of Go Kyung-pyo. It's hard to ship him when I'm only confident he has that one facial expression and he's standing next to someone who seems so pretty/engaging/emotive. I hope the actor's character description is accurate and he ends up being cute and endearing. Then it would at least be more of an understandable dilemma!
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soulsearch12
September 14, 2022 at 4:02 PM
He got typecast after Reply 88 to these stoic roles for some reason. But when he does comedy, he’s a hoot as he was when he was first began. I think it’s also that and plus how ML’s are written as less interesting than the 2nd ML’s or supporting roles sometimes.
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7 DancingEmma
September 14, 2022 at 3:09 AM
I wonder if the vampiric photoshopping was done by a poor intern who probably got screamed at (I hope not) in that horrific and exaggerated KD style but it was too late to replace them or by a disgruntled employee who maybe had an affair with one/more of the actors and got their revenge that way!
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Elinor, Team Glasses team co-captain
September 14, 2022 at 8:32 AM
Yes, no screaming please, but your second scenario would be a great subplot - in this or a Sh**ting-Stars-style office comedy.
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Unaspirated
September 14, 2022 at 1:11 PM
OR *twist* what they aren't telling us is that this is secretly a vampire drama, and then the style of photoshopping makes so much sense.
It seems unlikely given the amount of sunlight in these stills, but I would probably watch that too hahaha!
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Elinor, Team Glasses team co-captain
September 14, 2022 at 1:21 PM
Ha! Great minds think alike - this has already been a topic of extensive speculation. I would die laughing it if this were true. Join the vampire club! We meet in the dark.
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8 neener ~ Inside the Magic Shop ~
September 14, 2022 at 3:25 AM
Not really excited with the plot but I'll definitely check out the few first eps and see how it goes. However, I'm really looking forward how this will play out in Kim Jae-young's career. The man deserves to be in the spotlight!
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DancingEmma
September 14, 2022 at 1:06 PM
@neener: I have such a soft spot for KJY too. He can be so devastatingly soulful. Just my jam.
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neener ~ Inside the Magic Shop ~
September 16, 2022 at 2:53 AM
Definitely!
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9 Kafiyah Bello
September 14, 2022 at 4:37 AM
I'm excited and they fixed the color palette, that was frightening.
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10 LaurenSophie
September 14, 2022 at 5:21 AM
I feel like I've waited forever to see KJY in a new project, so I'm hoping this is entertaining. Just from the promotional material, I have a feeling GKP's character will end up being the ML, but I'd like to be wrong.
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11 hmwtx
September 14, 2022 at 6:59 AM
These definitely look/feel better than the posters... but the guys still look so *sad* (except the one photo of KJY smiling, of course). Poor babies seem to need a hug.
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Jance
September 15, 2022 at 4:31 AM
And is it me or does PMY also look slightly scarily thin? I remember her with more curves and a round face - now she's all angles...
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Kafiyah Bello
September 15, 2022 at 7:38 AM
I think so, I was like she was small before, but she looks like she lost weight.
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12 Jenzy
September 14, 2022 at 11:38 AM
Unfortunately, as great as Kim Jae-young is, I just came off of watching Seoul Vibe and Chicago Typewriter so I'm team Go Kyung-pyo until the day I die
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13 soulsearch12
September 14, 2022 at 4:03 PM
Also can we get a high five for the casting crew for selecting three leads of similar ages, and all three are actors that are known for their acting on top of their charms as well? It’s like finally PMY gets two older guys who are good actors again!!
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DancingEmma
September 14, 2022 at 4:58 PM
@soulsearch12: And, for you! i know there is a hi5 emoji but do you think I could find it? Nooo. So settled for this.👏🏽
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soulsearch12
September 14, 2022 at 8:49 PM
Aww thanks! Back at ya with the high five as well! ヘ( ^o^)ノ\(^_^ ).
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14 latebloomer
September 16, 2022 at 4:43 AM
I really like KJY, but let's be real. His role here is to sway the FL and provoke the ML to recognize his feelings and leave his comfort zone. GKP made a great impression on me in Strongest Deliveryman, and I have confidence in him to make the ML endearingly awkward. (Or awkwardly endearing. Either way.)
I'm curious about PMY's character's backstory. What happened in her life that she's only interested in fake relationships?
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15 Loise
September 19, 2022 at 3:00 PM
i ship Kim Jae Young
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