Jang Geun-seok bites the Bait in his dramaland comeback

22 January 6, 2023January 22, 2023

Jang Geun-seok bites the Bait in his dramaland comeback

by solstices

Jang Geun-seok is back! Coupang Play’s upcoming thriller Bait (previously Chronicles of Crime) marks his return to the small screen five years after Switch, and by the looks of it, he’s ready to bring out the big guns.

The drama’s first teaser gives us a generous preview of the action to come, effectively keeping us intrigued. Heo Sung-tae (Big Bet) plays the charismatic chairman Noh Sang-chun, who’s welcomed onstage with a round of applause. His rousing speech has them enraptured, and in no time, he’s earned himself countless investors.

However, the veil soon falls — Sang-chun is in fact a scammer, and he’s just pulled off a 5 trillion won hustle. It’s the biggest fraud in history, devastating innumerable citizens. Worse yet, Sang-chun dies in a (suspiciously convenient) traffic accident in China while fleeing from the authorities, leaving no recourse for his victims.

Eight years later, we meet our hero Gu Do-han (Jang Geun-seok). Despite his previous career in law, he’s currently working as a detective. Minus one sharp suit, plus one scruffy beard! When the police receive a call from someone fearfully claiming that Sang-chun has come to kill them, they’re utterly confused. As Do-han points out — Sang-chun is dead. Isn’t he?

That question hangs in the air as the chase begins. All the evidence points to Sang-chun, but the teaser’s closing scene calls that into doubt. As an impending murder victim cowers in terror, his captor dials the police and holds up a script for him to read: “Please save me. Noh Sang-chun has come to kill me.”

Ooh, the bait is thrown! Is Sang-chun alive? Or is his name being used for an ulterior motive? Who are these victims, and are they also connected to the case from eight years ago? As the passionate reporter Cheon Na-yeon, Lee Elijah (Delayed Justice) will be investigating this controversy, and I’m curious to see what answers she finds.

Directed by Kim Hong-sun (Money Heist: Korea — Joint Economic Area, The Guest) with scripts penned by Kim Jin-wook, Part 1 of Bait will premiere on January 27 for a total of six episodes. Subsequently, Part 2 is scheduled to air in the first half of this year.

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Via YNA, YTN

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1 Blue (@mayhemf)

January 6, 2023 at 6:29 PM

If I didn’t see the name I wouldn’t have recognized him!!

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Midnight

January 6, 2023 at 7:43 PM

Heo Sung Tae too!

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cozybooks

January 6, 2023 at 8:21 PM

Right?! I saw the name and was like: oooh like You're Beautiful! And then I watched the trailer and was like: maybe that wasn't the actor's name...

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Midnight

January 7, 2023 at 1:17 AM

You haven't watched Switch? He looked very different from YAB, but very similar to how he looks here in the picture in front of the court building.
His bearded pics are unrecognizable though.

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zzthorn

January 6, 2023 at 8:26 PM

That happens sometimes when super thin model type guys grow up and turn into men. It changes their appearance some.

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owl 🦉 🫰

January 7, 2023 at 12:18 AM

I did a double take too!

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2 Linarrick

January 6, 2023 at 8:11 PM

Jang Geun-seok was my first Korean celebrity crush and I’ll always have a soft spot for him

But even Coupang Play is splitting the drama into the part 1 & part 2 now? I thought that was just a Netflix thing *sigh*

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owl 🦉 🫰

January 7, 2023 at 12:22 AM

Me too Timelate, You’re Beautiful and (especially) Love Rain were Jang Geun Seok dramas crush ❤️ material for me! 🤞🏻 this is gooood!

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Midnight

January 7, 2023 at 1:19 AM

He was one of the first Korean actors I watched, but I didn't like him until he did Switch.

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owl 🦉 🫰

January 7, 2023 at 10:50 AM

Hmmm, did I ever finish Switch? Now I’ll have to go back and check!

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3 cozybooks

January 6, 2023 at 8:21 PM

Ooh this looks interesting! ... They should revise their decision to split it into two parts though. That's a lame idea.

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owl 🦉 🫰

January 7, 2023 at 12:22 AM

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owl 🦉 🫰

January 7, 2023 at 12:26 AM

So lame!

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4 ys

January 6, 2023 at 8:53 PM

I'm a little traumatized by the beard but I will definitely definitely definitely watch this.

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5 tabong

January 6, 2023 at 9:22 PM

OMO OMO OMO oppa is back! Yay!

Jang Geun Suk and Moon Chae Won are back the same year, I'm a happy fan. I missed them so much.

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6 Kafiyah Bello

January 7, 2023 at 4:09 AM

The way I did not recognize him, lmao. I was like I've never seen this actor before, lol. I look forward to this.

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7 ladynightshade wants her own ryu sunjae

January 7, 2023 at 5:53 AM

Oh wow, I couldn’t recognize Jang Geun-seok at all. Great to see him back though, what a throwback. You’re Beautiful is still one of my guilty pleasure favourites and that’s exclusively because of him.

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8 ar_arguably romantic

January 7, 2023 at 8:00 AM

JGS looks good with some scruff!

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9 bong-soo

January 7, 2023 at 8:31 AM

I will be there if BAIT becomes available on a legal stream in the US. I just checked Viki US and not yet.
This looks really good. At first I didn’t recognize HST in the video still up there. (Nice he is not an evil prosecutor in this but an out and out bad guy.) I entered kdramaland in 2016 so I was late to Jang Geun-seok (who has been around dramas since childhood). SWITCH (2018) (Viki US) was my first JGS drama which I enjoyed and then he was off to complete his military service and I haven’t seen him since. Not crazy about the split series but I will put up with it if eventually I have access to this drama.