We’ve arrived at yet another premiere week in K-drama land, and this one comes courtesy of Pretty Boy (Bel Ami) taking over the time slot vacated by Secret on KBS Wed-Thurs. Starring Jang Geun Seok, IU, Lee Jang Woo, and Han Chae Young, I’m approaching this one with a dash of hesitation but an open mind since I’ve a fondness for manga or manhwa adapted dramas. Producing is production company Group 8 which has a hit-or-miss track record with adaptations in the past. This time around, the production company is apparently so confident in Pretty Boy that it compared this drama with one of its biggest hits Boys Before Flowers and said this one is even better. It also mentioned how KBS has had a string of male-oriented drama hits such as Nice Guy and The Equator Man and now PB will continue in that vein. Put aside those two dramas were melos and that genre does well generally, if we take PB has having an anti-hero for a hero and watching him redeem himself, then I suppose that is a hook that has worked in the past. The production company has compared the journey of male lead Dokko Ma Te and his quest to seduce 10 super wealthy woman as a “success story journey” and I’m going to have to take their word and put it on a mountain of salt for now. I’ll decide after I watch it. Jang Geun Seok officially debuted his new short hair cut, which is hilariously a buzz cut on the side ala his Beethoven Virus days but then with an oddly curly teased mound on top. I haven’t decided if I liked it, but it is a refreshingly change from his three-plus years with the same limp shoulder length hair. The four leads all look decent at the press conference, with hot new real life mom Han Chae Young rocking the bling bling, IU in respectable black and white, Lee Jang Woo going for a hobo suited look, and Jang Geuk Seok breaking out the color and velvet but still nowhere near as wacky as his Mary Stayed Out All Night press conference get up. That one was indescribably ridiculous. The drama released an 8-minute long preview so check it out below for yourselves.
Long preview for Pretty Boy:
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Yey! can't wait! I hope it's good. ^^
Don't judge me but I'm excited for this to premiere. This seems like it might have the right amount of silly and cheesiness to make it fun
I won't judge you, coz I totally agree with you. The 8 min teaser is daebak
It looks like most of the actresses are going for white top and black skirt these days...first it was PSH and Krystal and now IU..
anyway...gonna give this one a try....I loved similar cute and colorful looking Playful Kiss...hopefully this will be good!
I see like three different storylines going on...
This is what I thought as well and not just three storylines but three different genres. The stuff with IU in the police station seems typical romantic comedy while the previous things with the mother and the hospital and the funeral seem revenge thriller (cue music). My Korean is not good enough to understand it all. Is that how they are building in sympathy for his character; does the lad start out on a mission of revenge/slash I hate the world because of what it did to my mom?
Sigh--LJW looks adorable and he will end up alone.
Yea it felt like watching 2 different dramas and none had seducing going on :P dunno i don't understand korean but thats all i saw
Sorry.... don't get me wrong... but I feel bored watching it.. At least they showed already the preview and Am not into it... I really like JGS in YOUR BEAUtIFUL... haysssttt...
Didn't understand a word, but I'm in!
I have no idea what's going on in the preview, but it looks interesting if a bit confusing. JGS and IU have no romantic chemistry in the preview though, but I expect that for awhile.
Gonna watch 1st ep..then i'll decide.love jgs n iu.,Pb will compete against Th m Mtt for ratings..i wonder who will win?excited!
Jks purple red suit and iu z white black emsemble reminds me too much of the heirs lmh and psh clothes .. expect tht they were better thn these .. no hating . ... i like these kinds of dramas i ll chk it out ... ps to all cordi nunas dont u read news paper or watch tv ?? Y dress these ppl up so similarly
I admit the title was weak n my interest level drop. but the writer is good n the preview is good. I love the cast. Can't wait to watch it