This sounds pretty interesting: Baek Sung-hyun (Accidental Couple, Like the Moon Escaping From Clouds) is taking on a leading role in a Drama Special miniseries called Monster. Most Drama Special installments have been one-offs, but this one (like Rock Rock Rock) will have more episodes; it’s scheduled for eight total.
The plot of Monster involves murders that take place at a private high school over eight days of winter break, during which seven students and one teacher remain behind. In addition, a psychiatrist also joins them at the school after being involved in a car accident.
Bad stuff starts to happen after the receipt of a certain evil letter, and the people shut in at the school decide to track down the culprit. But trust is a rare commodity, and this turns into a never-ending game of cat and mouse.
Baek Sung-hyun plays a model student who lost his mother at a young age and has learned to keep his emotions under control with a strict poker face. Over the course of the drama, he shows a strong sense of duty and emerges as a leader of the students. Kim Sang-kyung of My Country Calls plays the teacher.
In addition to them, this thriller drama has also cast a few up-and-coming young faces: Kim Young-kwang, whom you may have glimpsed as one of the butlers from My Fair Lady, or from Triple; Lee Soo-hyuk, who’s also in the upcoming What’s Up; and Hong Jong-hyun from Jungle Fish 2 and horror flick Ghost — both of which were set in high school — though you may recall him as one of the Show Company employees from Oh My Lady. Pretty boys unite!
The creative team seems well-equipped for this kind of story as well: directing is PD Kim Yong-soo of 2008′s folk-horror anthology series Hometown of Legends, and writing is Park Yeon-seon of 2007′s excellent treasure-hunt mystery Mixed-up Investigative Agency, 2006′s sensitive Alone In Love, and the thriller movie Into the White Night.
Monster will air its first episode on January 30 on KBS.
Kim Young-kwang
Lee Soo-hyuk
Hong Jong-hyun
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WHOA WHOA WHOA.
That picture doesn’t even look like him! Is this the same Baek Sunghyun that was in Stairway to Heaven or.
LOL. If not then nevermind.
I love murder dramas/movies. I can’t wait.
yeah it is (:
YESSSS, This guy is from the Stairway to Heaven, ofc!!!
Yups Yups! ^______^
So many young stars?
Nice! This sounds very good, I do hope I’m able to find some subtitled vids online.
I believe it’s the same baek sunghyun…
Wow! Sounds great! I’ve been waiting for a thriller drama to pop up so I’m definitely looking forward to this mini-series!
NOOOOOOOOOO
BEEN WAITING BAEK SUNG HYUN TO DO SOMETHING NEW FOREVER (i loved him since the haeshin days when he was the young goongbok-ee. actually saw stairway to heaven later, and only the first few eps for him >_>) and it has to be a thriller.
sobs i’m really bad at watching thrillers. what to do.
haha same here. I rewatched the first couple of episodes just for him n park shin hye lol
ooooh lots and lots of pretty boys indeed
Aww, my lispy baby! This is exciting, I might have to tune in.
Also, OMG Lee Soo-hyuk. :O What a beautiful boy, holy crap.
Hong Jung-hyun sort of looks like Lee Min-Ki in that picture.
Thought I was the only one, yeah, I thought it was Lee Min-Ki. Then I looked at the name, and the lightbulb went on.
yayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy…..i’m already interested. I’ve loved the lead since stairways to heaven. Can’t wait
YAOWZA!!! Writer of Evasive Inquiry Agency?? I’m in!!
Yeah that alone is enough for me to check it out. EIA still tops my list of awesomeness.
oooh ooooh oooooh oooooooh pretty boys….
Kim Young-kwang looks like Rain and Hong Jong-hyun looks like Lee Min-ki >:)
Eye candy monster who will be afraid???
exactly what I thought.
wow, it’s like a wall of pretty boys! must check it out!
THIS sounds really interesting…and i like all the pretty faces….also i have yet to dislike any of Park Yeon Seon’s works, 2 of which are my all time favs… so I’m definitely looking forward to this….too bad its only 8 eps
i know it’s random,but this news remembered me of joseon x files. i wonder when will we have the opportunity to watch again a kdrama as good as joseon x files? not so soon i guess
Dang. That one at the top (heh. I’m so tired I didn’t even skim for a name) is PRETTY!
oh my, a bunch of pretty boys + highschool drama + no-makjang.. hmm, couldnt resist this. seems promising & refreshing!
oohhh…the boy from Stairway to Heaven..actually i watched Stairway again to see him and park shin hye…glad that he is in the lead role here…good luck..
sound great!!
woww….lot of pretty boyssss
You’ve got me Monster! High school + murder mysteries = AWESOME. I am hoping it comes together because holy crap so. much. hot.
Wait…I thought one of the guys looked like Rain (Bi) for a minute!! WTH?
he is so damn fine. (stares)
although i have only seen him in accidental couple, he was one of my faveourite characters. his bromance with Hwang Jung Min was one of the main reasons why i still watched the show…in fact, by the end, i think i preferred their relationship over the main
fighting!
I would watch this just for Lee Soo Hyuk, I love him haha <3
Kim Yong Soo/Park Yeon Seon FTW!!!
The Scary One, The Ghost, and I was a hoot. Can’t wait for this one, too.
sign me up
How interesting! =) Awesome, I am glad to see this guy Baek Sung Hyun’s face is still young and handsome – why did he become so handsome? Lolz
Oh my GOSH! I thought that Kim Young-kwang really look like BI RAIN, but it’s not. Lololz! It’s almost as exactly what they look like that.
Baek seong hyun <3 Oppa
English name : Baek rory jay
Japanese name : Kitahara Akira