I thought the first posters for the comedy Dangerous Meeting were cute, and these new stills show the same mix of cute and comical. It could just be that I find Lee Shi-young (Birth of the Rich) completely winsome — she’s got solid acting chops and a lot of charm — but I also think the plot has all the makings of a nutty screwball comedy.
Her co-star Song Sae-byuk (Bad Deal) plays the timid groom perfectly, and the movie bears a few similarities to Meet the Parents/Fockers when a couple gets engaged and finds their families strongly opposed to their match. It’s got an added twist, though, in that he adopts a fake persona in order to win over her parents.
Song plays Hyun-joon, a pure-hearted writer of soonjung manhwas (pure comics, or shojo manga). He meets Da-hong (Lee) initially as a penpal and the couple gradually falls in love, so when her father insists she must begin going on marriage dates, they decide to marry. But her father is a Gyeongsang Province man to the very core, and therefore Da-hong decides it’s necessary to hide the fact that Hyun-joon’s a Jeolla Province man, at all costs. (Consider the situation an extreme version of the Yankee-Southerner conflict, where regional differences create clashes that range from very minor to substantial.)
With that goal in mind, Hyun-joon undergoes training to cultivate his strong accent into that of cultured Seoul man, transforming himself into an Apgujung-dong native (Apgu being a trendy and upscale part of Seoul). The last hurdle is to visit Da-hong’s family in Busan, where she’s got a nosy aunt, an elegant mother from Seoul, and a fierce father whose form of greeting comes by throwing a baseball at him. On top of that, his brother follows him there, sent as a spy by his father.
This sounds hilarious, looks adorable, and I want in. The movie releases on March 31, and also stars Baek Yoon-shik (Hero), Kim Su-mi (Unstoppable Wedding), Park Chul-min (Return of Iljimae), Kim Jung-nan (President), and Jung Sung-hwa (Personal Taste).
Via TV Report
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cute cute cute.
I am SO excited for this movie to come out.
Looks like it’ll be a good one.
And Lee Shiyoung is just so alluring for some reason. I really really adore her.
lee shi young looks fabulous in these pics, she’s got such a winning smile!
lee shi young is soo pretty!
Waah! The trailer really makes me want to watch it! (Unlike other trailers that make you go ???)
But can someone transcribe the trailer’s audio in english, please? Thanks!
(I’d call Santa but he’ll probably make coal puns and give spoilers instead…)
This looks funny. I really like the 2 comic actors so I’m in.
Mad cute. I needed something cheesy and adorable to watch.
Am I the only one who thinks that Kim Su-Mi (LOVE HER) is the korean version of Betty White (the cute grandma who swears) ?
I will watch this movie just for her ^_^
It looks pretty funny, but I’m more excited for the movie My Black Mini Dress movie trailer which just came out! *cries out happily*
i have become a big fan of lee shi young’s. i thought she was hysterical in “birth of the rich” and i liked her somewhat nuanced performance in “playful kiss.” she is brimming with personality on “entertainment weekly.” i hope this movie works out well for her (and us viewers!)
mee too!! I think Lee Shi Young is just awesome
Since I saw her on Birth of the Rich I was sold!
Isn’t he in Cyrano Dating Agency?
Yeh, at the beginning right? I thought so too. His voice is quite unique
AH SAME SAME!
His voice was so familiar and unique!!
It just screams “INTROVERTTT”
sold! all the actors are made of pure win! the story sounds funny+entertaining too. lets give it a try
all the actors ?
i dunno about grandma…she s good at playing the villain granny oppressing the perfect cinderella in makjang dramas but i ve never liked her botox and plastic surgery OD…she looks like an alien to me…i feel like i m staring at a blow up doll that s deflating….
it s always bothered me to see movies where one of the actors (despite it being a supporting actor) is so obviously botoxed and surger-ied. somehow the movie/drama looses credibility and i can t enjoy it/watch it without thinking it s obviously fake…
Am i the only who thinks it’s strange to not want your daughter someone from another province?? Makes no sense
you obviously don’t know about Korean history then..
Song Sae-Byuk looks so honestly clueless. Haha.
Think I’ll be watching for the Dad and Son-in-law to be… they looked like the most interesting characters in the trailer.
omg, they’ve got the mom from unstoppable wedding!! awesome!
I must be one of the only people who dislikes Lee Shi-young. I’ve just found her really annoying in everything I’ve seen her in and her voice just irks me for some reason.
This movie looks cute though. Maybe I’ll be able to get my dislike of her to watch this.
Sounds so cute…