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Petty Romance sheds some clothes…but not enough
by | October 23, 2010 | 65 Comments

“Now THAT’s what I’m talkin’ about!” … is what I said when I first saw this new poster for Petty Romance. Because the poster for sex-columnist-meets-adult-comics-writer should be showing some skin, yeah?

Oh, like YOU didn’t want to see Lee Seon-kyun nekkid.

But then I scrolled down, and saw that not only is he NOT naked (behind perfectly positioned poster, mind you), but SHE is. And now I’m annoyed. What the crap is that about? She’s gotta be (implied) naked, with hot pink heels to boot, but dude’s wearing boxers? What’s wrong with Equal Implied Nakedness?

Now I’m going to have to watch this movie, just to keep tabs on its Equal Nudity Quotient. Yeah, that’s a thing. I just made it up. And I’ll keep score too.

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65 Comments from the Beanut Gallery
  1. pumpkinattack

    I’m so glad that you’re looking out for all of us girls and equal nudity under the law.
    I, too, was disappointed by the boxers.

  2. Leonardswench

    Lmao, Equal Nudity Quotient, GF!!

    Well, as long as you have your reasons for watching ….

  3. alicia

    um…she could be wearing panties?

    • 3.1 corrakun

      so why couldn’t he wear briefs? :O

      • 3.1.1 paper

        Totally read my mind ;(
        It is sooooo not fair!!!

        If i was the photographer i would have em both nude ;D

  4. iWANTcereal

    she’s so cute.

  5. Jenny

    I agree!! I’m all for Equal Implied Nakedness.
    She should file a complaint to whomever is responsible for the equal Implied Nakedness board or something ;D

  6. mskololia

    Some men need more enticement than others….petty huh?

  7. BellaMafia

    Girlfriday, I’m pretty sure he’s naked underneath the boxers ;-)

    • 7.1 ktb

      lol

    • 7.2 Purpleclouds

      Hehehehhhhhe

  8. spillage

    you can kinda see a pixel and a half what may be a bra.

  9. javabeans

    Not gonna lie… I was all excited, until I scrolled down and saw the boxers. MAJOR letdown.

  10. 10 Bee

    Maybe it’s a skirt and not boxers? It kind of would explain his expression. ;)

    • 10.1 hmseen

      maybe it’s a kilt…..kakakakakkaka

  11. 11 Carmie

    Well she might be wearing a bra and panties. Girls don’t really wear boxers so they could be hidden. . .

  12. 12 Anonymous

    you should watch Paju if u wanna see LSK’s…..

    • 12.1 dubusangtae.

      LOL :)
      haha i watched that movie just to see him nekkid ;)
      gosh i sound so pervy :|

    • 12.2 Lenita

      if they gonna put boxers on him, at least they should give us a front view :(

  13. 13 blue

    it’s funny how we’re all disappointed with lee seon-kyun wearing boxers. haha. looking forward to this movie

  14. 14 lei

    yeah, what’s with the boxers? they could have easily photoshopped that out. they can hire the same folks who made lee shi-young a one-legged beauty :)

  15. 15 hanjiyoon

    does anyone else notice the girl’s left foot? it looks amputated. D:

    • 15.1 lei

      oh yeah!! they mangled her toes!

      • 15.1.1 Sukispop

        Mangled toes! LOL

        Actually, I think it’s the shine or reflection of light coming off the glossy finish of the shoes, that gives the appearance of part of her shoe missing. Look at the right shoe near the heel, and it’s another bit of reflection. ;)

        • 15.1.1.1 Rachael

          Maybe, but check out her left thigh. Physically not possible to have a profile of a leg while the rest of the body is facing a different direction. Photoshop fail o.O.

          • 15.1.1.1.1 Rina

            I didn’t notice that at all…I was too busy staring at LSK

  16. 16 miss unknown

    the girl is definitely not naked either…u can see her bro’s strap on her left shoulder!!! they need to take these photos again…

  17. 17 v

    haha… i had the same thoughts… BOXERS… damn.

  18. 18 Maho

    Hmm yum yum Chef

  19. 19 jubilantia

    BWAAAHAHAHA that’s hysterical.

    Also, I fully agree with you. WTF Korean poster people?

    Also also, I am sure it will be such a chore to keep score.

    Man, this has so much potential. Here’s hoping the poster is not indicative of an overall unequal nudity quotient.

    …also cubed, that does not even make sense. Isn’t he supposed to be the sexually experienced one? If anything, HE should be naked and she should be clothed.

  20. 20 diane

    girlfriday, LOL I love the way you think!

  21. 21 asianromance

    at least we now know he wears boxers, and not tighty-whities.

  22. 22 Sukispop

    Hi Girlfriday,

    I’m usually very much for equality for everyone, with everything.

    However, being a guy, and looking at this photo, I have to admit that I’m not having a problem, whatsoever, with this bit of Implied Nakedness Inequality. The photographer could have LSK wearing 501′s and a trench coat, while leaving lovely CKH just as she is…and I’d be perfectly cool with it. LOL ;)

    • 22.1 Mushi

      But what if she was wearing a trench coat…with the implied nakedness underneath it…:O

      • 22.1.1 pumpkinattack

        Then she would be a flasher.

      • 22.1.2 Sukispop

        Hmmm…would she be wearing a trench coat, too? Or would she be wearing the trench coat…instead of him? LOL =D

        Either way, she’d still look pretty in the photo…but it wouldn’t be nearly as intriguing, the excitement of the implied nakedness underneath notwithstanding. hehe ;)

  23. 23 kahoX

    Somehow LSK’s left leg looks too smooth…
    kind of like a woman’s…
    crazy photoshoper -.-
    I bet it was a man, how can he forget to photoshop the boxers, but screw LSK’s leg?!

  24. 24 yumi-chan

    Screw you boxers.
    I want some nekkidness from HIM NOW!

  25. 25 :D

    did anyone else that the guy has no shoes and the girl as shoes? omo!
    lol…

  26. 26 lessaofpern

    LOL! MUST SEE THIS!!!!

  27. 27 blueangel

    I’m going to say that forgot to photoshop his boxers out of the poster.

  28. 28 houstontwin

    How do people in the USA get to see these movies? Do they buy DVD’s (when they become available)?

  29. 29 Eleven11

    Hear hear!

    Equality Now!

    Take off his boxers!!

    …Its times like these when feminism rules. =p

  30. 30 Ace

    Equal Implied Nakedness & Equal Nudity Quotient.

    Hah! Girlfriday, you sure make my day with your one-liners and phrases!

    The role reversal is kinda annoying. Shouldn’t the male lead be the more “experienced” of the two? And aren’t guys more brazen about their own nekkidness?

  31. 31 langdon813

    Aw, man. If you have to wear underwear, boxer briefs are the way to go, Voice! Come on, now. Get with the program.

    :-D

  32. 32 Aly

    lol i was thinking the same thing about equal nakedness :}

  33. 33 mud

    i was kinda irked too when i saw the corner of his boxers. but what really puzzles me is how nice his legs are…. being hairless and all, i would totally buy them as a pair of woman’s legs. not that girls have to be hairless and guys have to be hairy, but those were just my initial thoughts.

  34. 34 kez

    OFF WITH THE BOXERS!!!

  35. 35 merriwether

    This feels like a tamer version of Glee/GQ/Terry Richardson kerfuffle where the girls looked all pornstar and the boy was clothed normally.

    • 35.1 Autumn

      man, that photoshoot was abhorrent and misogynistic. absolutely loathed it.

      • 35.1.1 merriweather

        I know right, Terry Richardson is just eugh. But it’s the same clothed male/unclothed female thing going on. D:

  36. 36 ...

    actually if u look close enough, the girl also has a bra on so there’s your ENQ. :D

  37. 37 aoun

    Just love your sense of humor and your seriousness!!!

  38. 38 Elaine

    Girlfriday, what you said reminded me of the glee spread in GQ…

  39. 39 Christy

    OMG it’s The Voice! Can’t wait to watch this!

  40. 40 Anonymous

    first: why are you making a big deal about the guy’s boxer peeking out?
    yeah, i get equality, but more often than not, men are allowed to show more skin than women (for example, men sngers can take their shirts off, but women singers can’t show their bellybutton)
    second, she is obviously not completely naked, she’s just short, therefore, lots smaller than the poster, but if you look carefully at her you can peek at what is a a few pixels of a bra

  41. 41 allen5371

    less talkin,, more bang’ing! yeah! hahaha i love this guy.

  42. 42 irem

    I think it’s better they’re with undies. it looks cuter than full naked since the movie’s concept is both cute and ero.

  43. 43 rainerust

    Just have to say…LOL the way she’s standing is wayyyy awkward. Also, photoshop fail. If they were going to photoshop the photo, do it right!! Shop the boxers out!!

    Ahhh can’t wait for this movie to hit my shores.

  44. 44 Janet

    Funny buch of people here!
    Best way to start a Monday…..

  45. 45 Endroine

    omg lee seon kyun X_X so cute with that hair xD

  46. 46 JJ

    LOL…wearing boxers is nudity now? hahaha i’ve seen him in a movie can’t seem to get the exact title now something like Paja? I saw his hiney there hahaha sounds like a fun movie though! look f/ward to this! thnx JB

  47. 47 JJ

    btw, did they deliberately show the boxers? or it was a blunder or fluke? LOL if they did make a mistake, nothing’s left now to our imagination! :)

    • 47.1 hmseen

      I think it was done on purpose….so that now the fan’s turn to show some angst….LOL!

  48. 48 Peggy

    We-lll…not sure about all this totaly nekkidness. Personally..the female bod is much neater to look at and sometimes quite beautiful. Now the male bod is sometimes really pleasing from the waist up. However, it’s a bit untidy otherwise…I mean all those dangling participles are not too neat are they. I guess it’s all in the mind .. or the eyes of the beholder.

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