Come and take a piping hot first look at Jang Geun Seok and IU in the upcoming Pretty Man. The title was at times translated as Beautiful Man or Pretty Guy, but KBS is sticking with Pretty Man. This drama airs on Wed-Thurs after Secret on KBS, so if the ratings rankings currently hold, PM will have a nice cushion in when it premieres since Secret has been enjoying a nice ratings lead over Heirs, though the gap shrunk a nice jump this past Thursday. IU’s casting was just confirmed last week, though y’all heard me say for weeks she was going to do it, despite just releasing a new album and having concerts scheduled for November. I’m not speculating as to her role in this drama, but I’m guessing based on the title alone that the story will be focused on Jang Geun Seok’s character Dokko Ma Te, so perhaps IU will be able to toggle her music career and filming this drama for the next 3 months. Let’s hope so because so far her character sounds way more relatable, an ordinary girl who unfortunately has a long standing crush on the “most beautiful man” played by Jang Geun Seok. I think all the tittering aside that he’s not good looking enough these days to play this character, but the first look at the two leads at the poster shoot proves yet again that when Jang Geun Seok sheds his real life persona and steps into character, he’s always compelling to look at. It’s ironic that he isn’t cutting his hair for this role, despite the manhwa character having short hair, whereas IU did cut her long locks for this drama but her manhwa character had long hair that she wore in two buns. The poster shoot shows that two leads in the typical rom-com-is interactions – she’s perched over his shoulder, he has her slung over his, they both look cute and perky. I’m not into how cutesy the PD is directing IU to act in some of her shots, I get she’s an earnest girl but the gestures are a tad excessive. All in all, this doesn’t look bad right off the bat, so I’ll keep training a wary eye on the production and see if my interest grows as more material is released.
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IU so Cute the short hair suit her <3
JGS is so handsome...can't get tired of staring at his profile... <3
Wow! Unexpected suprise! ^^
They look good together..
I can feel M3 aura on JGS - IU pair..
good luck to you, drama!!
ditto!
it would be nice to see JGS in a normal hairstyle again. when i say normal, i mean not like this. He's good looking yeah, but sometimes he creeps the hell out of me because he keeps getting weirder and weirder. his fashion sense especially. he's like Johnny Depp wannabe. in all his characters.
Just my two cents.. i hope JGS fans won't kill me with their comments after reading this.
I completely agree about JGS--even though he is naturally handsome his grooming creeps me out. His hair and wardrobe are simply not credibly masculine for a romantic lead. He is much too egocentric and androgynous. I used to think it was his sylist's choice, but it's really just who he is.
OMG ?!! they are sooooooooooo cute and pic where jgs in holding iu is so sweet :) i really can't wait the look so good togther :)
Sigh...the hair...I have convinced myself that he will come back to being the JGS I love when he cuts off his hair, almost like untying some magical curse...lol....I realize now that this may never happen till he enlists
no no no he will cut his hair for sure . he told his fans at the fan meeting that he would . if he were never to cut it why would he tells his fans that he will . i'm guessing that he will cut it when the drama star filming which is in a few days only . but god !? i have to say that he is looking damn gorgeous in this pics !>_<!, and he made me fall in love with him all over again ,despite the long hair which if he kept this look in the drama , i wouldnt mind at all :)
agree! long hair or short hair, JKS is super duper hot as dogdo mate. plus his acting skill, he is priceless
dok go mate*
JKS looks amazingly handsome, though he hasn't cut his hair yet. IU looks so adorably cute. I start to ship them. PRETTY MAN fighting !!!!
Loved him.disliking him.Despite all this,I was excited about photo shoot,thinking that I will see a clean cut JKS with new hairstyle...well,ya...Nth changed.IU.I have always loved her.All the best.
Perhaps it's just me, but the apparent age gap between the two characters is creeping me out a bit. Maybe this doesn't come out so much in the manhwa, but here, seeing JGS dressed to the nines, looking like a full-grown man, and IU pulling the innocent schoolgirl look (down to her colourful prints and socks) is kind of disturbing. Especially if they're meant to romance each other.
Right there with you buddy! The age gap, however, does not bother me as much as a fact that IU is gonna play, YET AGAIN, this innocent young girl with eyes only for this handsome (JKS yes, you are SOOOO handsome!) grown up playboy.
And, if I may add, her smile in this picture: http://i966.photobucket.com/albums/ae145/ockoala/Jang%20Geun%20Seok/out4.jpg is just soooooo fake!
C'mon IU, I know you can do better than this!
Oh I was waiting for this post because I was so surprised by how well it turned out. There is also a Han Chan Young article that gives some interesting background info on the drama plot.