I kind of love how overly dramatic Big Bang’s TOP and Seung-ri are in these photos from their latest project, the Korea-Japan omnibus telecinema co-production.
Their installment of the ten-segment television-and-film project is called “19″ and had an open set on their Seoul shooting location on May 20.
Seven installments in the telecinema production have been produced, and two more will follow this one. 19 is described as a suspense drama, and the plot focuses on three nineteen-year-olds who run away together following a murder. It will air on SBS in the fall.
19 is written by Inoue Yumiko (of the original Japanese White Tower) and directed by Jang Yong-woo.
At the open set, TOP explained how he’s had good luck with female co-stars thus far in his acting career — Park Min-young (I Am Sam), Kim Tae-hee (the upcoming IRIS), and Kim So-yeon (also IRIS), for example.
Not to be mean — just being honest, honest! — I don’t think the luck extends to 19, because co-star Heo Yi-jae is one awful, awful actress. Not just limited in range or awkward with emotion, but flat-out horrid. I tried to make excuses for her in Goong S because I was committed to finishing that series for some inexplicable reason (although really, her casting alongside Se7en in that one was just a double-whammy of painful forced acting). But she was just as bad in her follow-up (and, I thought, miscast alongside Oh Ji-ho) in Single Papa in Love.
Director Jang Yong-woo explained that both TOP and Seung-ri would be making the project’s theme song. He said, “I usually don’t like rap, but they really did a great job.”
(I recall reading that 19 had formerly attached director Hwang In-roi and Sandara Park, but that must have changed at some point. It’s too bad, because I was looking forward to seeing another PD Hwang project — he turned Goong and Return of Iljimae into lush, cinematically beautiful pieces.)
Like I said, what gives me the giggles is how melodramatic these shots are. For instance, here’s TOP:
But that’s nowhere near as dramatic as Seung-ri. He looks so awesomely theatrical that I half-expect him to break out into an angry Billy Elliott-slash-Newsies song and dance routine of adolescent angst.
Heo Yi-jae, meh:
Via Star News, Asia Economy, OSEN
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lol i see what you mean with Heo Yi-jae, i actually agree didnt really like Goong S….
Oh my god TOP is just drop dead sexy in those pictures…yea they are a bit too dramatic but meh couldnt care
both of them look too hot…
Seungri whoa he looks like hes having fun ripping that paper up..
Lol cant wait for this drama to air!!!
TOP and SEUNGRI HWAITING!!!!!!!
L! O! L!
SEUNGRI’S FACE. hahahahaha.
glad to see this chick EATING again…
http://se7enchoi.files.wordpress.com/2007/10/200710052028561003_1.jpg
^not good :S
She looks happier being with them then vice versa (just my view on the pictures)
watching these…
can you please tell me where did you watch this??
.. If you can please help
I’ve been looking fir this every where.. I can’t buy dvd since im not a Korean.. (so sad)
Thanks
you can watch it on mysoju.com
I will watch this for TOP and Seungri. Don’t care about the girl.
( the boys even looked bored in the picture. heheh )
TOP, looks cool as always! Nice hairstyle, like it better than the one he was sporting on IRIS’ posters.
Top looks edgy. He looks like Lee Min Ho in some of these pictures. I think LMH needs to do edgy. The other guy looks boyish to me. Like a little boy acting out.
heo yi jae? the one in goong s?
she looks chubby~
TOP!!!!!
hahahah sorry can’t help but have a fangirl moment!!!!
LOL this look like a comedy more than a suspense drama
ahhahaha just look at Seungri!!!!!
But I’ll watch this for TOP
i am beginning to like TOP….. mysterious… dangerous look….Hot….
his pretty damn good….
Gotta watch this
i wonder what is the girls character in here? mother or auntie
I love that you referenced Newsies^^
hello – I haven’t seen any Slingshot/Story of Man recaps this week…when are you going to post this week’s episodes?
I already tsaw he first two episodes this week (KBS World) and I can’t wait for next week to happen.
Am also glad I read your recaps before I’ve seen any episodes because I can concentrate on the details.
And you were right,as usual.
The drama is the best I have seen so far.
Thank you for such a wonderful wonderful blog.
I thought it was Lee Min Ho in the last picture of TOP… in some shots they kind look a like… hehehe.
So all the telecinema projects will air in fall?… In SBS and the cinema?.
Haha looks like Seungri is trying too hard, as usual..I love your reference to the newsies, he looks so full of theatrical angst.. and Top is doing his mysterious sexy thang with a bit of dramatic flair.
I think I might watch this for TOP, I somehow managed to finish Goong S despite Heo YI Jae. Hopefully she has improved??
Also am I the only one who sees no resemblance between Lee Min Ho and TOP whatsoever???
heo yi jae was pretty good in the movie “sunflower” with kim raewon. top, i’m a little dubious about his acting but going to wait to watch iris before making any decisions. as for seungri, i just watched “why did you come to my house” yesterday and i dunno, he’s still just so pubescent to me (really, strong baby did nothing to change that for me)……….
I hope these boys can act as well as they sing. Otherwise it’ll be two painful hours… As for Heo Yi Jae, she’s not bad, but theres nothing spectacular about her. These pictures make me giggle as well. Especially that one of Seung Ri throwing up what looks like toilet paper. Oh and the one where he has the paper in his fist and looks as though he’s having trouble with his bowel movement.
TOP ( ist row, second picture and second row, last picture) looks like Lee Min Ho… must be the hairstyle
I had to look up what a tele-cinema production was… hehe. <— newb. What an awesome idea. How cool is that idea?
Instead of having the same laugh tracks being played over and over for the same sitcoms, and having the same guest stars rotate being the evil guy or the victim on various incarnations of police / medical procedural dramas, why not a series of telecinematic productions for the US, complete with A list movie stars, up and coming directors, creative writers and editors?
And something new and fresh might be good for networks like CBS. I can just imagine in a few years the entire CBS lineup will just be NCIS and CSI spin-offs…
Seung-ri!!
he is by far my favorite Big Bang member…hope this project works out well for him
“He looks so awesomely theatrical that I half-expect him to break out into an angry Billy Elliott-slash-Newsies song and dance routine of adolescent angst. ”
OMG LOLing forever! JB, seriously, you’re awesome and oh so right!
I hope Hwang In-roi and Sandara Park have another project together.
I love how Seung Ri always seems to take pics showing his “good side” aka his right side.
Top is hot and he is way hotter than Lee Min Ho. TOP rules. “fangirl!”
I hope that they do well in their acting >.<
As for Heo Yi Jae… she is one awkward lady. That hair doesn’t help either and she doesn’t feel like a teenager.
As for the TOP X Minho comparisons, I saw the TOP picture with the King Junpyo Pama, and I liked TOP better in it XD (Or maybe my eye sight is going bad due to my loss of LMH interest. Is he still popular?)
oooohhhhh….. suspense-drama and with TOP!!! sounds H-O-T!!!
hehehe….. it’s going to be on my list….
^-^
ahahah TOP without eyeliner! *shock*!
sorry i am use to see TOP with eyeliner in his mtvs
but nothing bad…all good!
and i do agree that Heo Yi-jae is not a good actress….sad…her acting is kinda….lame and fake? emotionnless? or just overdone? probably the latter. even se7en was a better actor! (not that se7en is not…it’s just that since he’s a singer, he’s better at it and for his first drama, i think he was doing good enough…and he could be better)
anyhow, i ll watch it for the sake of top and seung ri! and the rap song!!!!
i LOOOOOOOOVE this hair style on TOP.
edit: PEOPLE. TOP > lee minho. fo’sho in terms of looks.
honestly, it’s not like sandara park would’ve done a better job than heo yi jae.
they’re both pretty mediocre at best.
too many people are now realizing the hotness of TOP.
no, he’s mine!!! xp
i’ve been loving him since ’06!!
eh i have to agree with you that heo yi jae is a terrible actress. not only is her voice super annoying, but she just CANNOT act. ahhhh
single papa in love was a disaster. i wish another actress had this spot.
please post more news about TOP if you can! he is such a great singer and im so excited he’s in dramas and movies now….!!
TOP = awesome
*eyes rolling* damn! ~ TOP is one hot dude! And seriously, keeps getting hotter every time i see him ..<
OMG! man THANK YOU! cause i seriously thought HEO YI JAE really sucked in her acting.
i think Seung Ri very hard working and cool. Then Lee Min Ho is muscural and hotter than TOP.
I think that the casting crew really messed up by picking that girl to be in the movie. Sandara Park would have been the perfect girl for this movie! I know she is busy with 2NE1, but it’s sad she’s not in it. She would have made the movie better! This girl is totally wrong for this movie. Two words for the Casting Crew…………WAY OFF!!!!!
Hey is this a drama or a movie? x-x
where could i see this? cuz ive looked and its not on mysoju or youtube or anything.
i reallly wanna see it!!
Where can i find this ?! (without having to download anything) my computer’slow as heck D: Help pleasee.
where can i watch this?? i ‘ve been searching for it like mad! please can anyone help me…send me msg via my email nabila_girlrulez08@yahoo.com…thx
where can i watch this ?? pls help~
If anyone has any links to where I can view this movie please post on my yt wall or message me! http://www.youtube.com/user/MBacon101
I’ve been trying to watch this forever!
Haha javabeans
you got me laughing at how you criticsing people again
Well,here’s a theory for you
Remember heading to the ground featuring Uknow and Go ara ? Both are from SM and that’s why,if I’m the boss of SM I will definitiely place both of my own agency’s stars on the same drama rather than letting another actor/actress to grab that opportunity
this is the same with these,TOP,Seungri and Heo yi jae is from the same company YG entertainment.Although I didn’t knew that for a veteran like you will criticise Heo yi jae’s acting as bad as a weed but still watching her with a fresh new acting might be a change to watch about
i watched goong S for the first episode and i must confessed that i simply stopped there,i watch for the sake of curiosity from the previous goong which made me loving it all over again after my second watch..heo yi jae seems to have a hard time expressing one character’s feeling that i simply felt “bland” in her acting
About TOP,i felt real fresh from him,to many he might be charamistic but i love him for him not being an idol or all that fangirliness that crawling up upon me.But for his acting to be raw and fresh,I love how he express things with his eyes like the movie 71:into the fire.Although there was not much converse for him,he seems to express very well with his facial expressions rather than looking over him at a fangirl’s point but as a k-drama lover,he was damn!
Seungri,new guy in acting,fresh and maybe I have to wait and see
19 has a not too bad plot to watch over but i got mixed feeling for it.Like how will the acting turn up ? How the story will be and the ending.I hate bad endings.Not a really anticipated drama in my list but I will watch it for my stupid fangirliness for TOP and Seungri from Big Bang.
PS : bad english and everything, im sorry..correct me anytime ^^
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