Poster shoots were recently held for upcoming quirky romance Myung-wol the Spy, and my first impression is to laugh, which is always a good thing in a comedy, no? It’s looking pretty cute, with Eric, playing Mr. Big Hallyu Supa-star, cowering as he clings to North Korean undercover spy Myung-wol Han Ye-seul.
Bye-bye, Prince Charming and Daddy Long Legs, long live the scaredy-cat Beta Male! I loved this dynamic in My Girlfriend Is a Gumiho, so while the poster composition is looking a little familiar, I’m looking forward to the chemistry here. I’ve mostly seen Eric playing tough guys and badasses, but I know he’s got the comic side in him so I can’t WAIT to see how this plays out.
The second poster image includes Lee Jin-wook (Rivals), fresh out of the army and playing Han’s fellow spy. It doesn’t include the fourth leg of this romantic rectangle, Jang Hee-jin (2009 Hometown of Legends), but you can see her in the photo below, taken while the cast gave an interview on photo shoot day.
Jang plays a hotel heiress in a “Paris Hilton-esque” role who has to confront the rare scenario of not getting what she wants when both the men she’s been eyeing turn to Myung-wol instead. This means she’ll either be the irritating and meddling type of second lead, or amusingly antagonistic. I’m hoping for the latter, a la Lie To Me’s So-ran, since at least she provides laughs.
The promo stills below, released last week, show Myung-wol in action as a spy, while Eric looks his sharpest in his Hallyu star duds.
Eric explained that he finds a number of similarities between his character and his real self. His explanation makes me giggle, ’cause you’ve got to hear it in his dryly funny voice as he explains, “There’s the fact that we’re both singers and actors. In particular, we’re similar in appearance.” HA. He added, “But in real life I don’t treat people coldly like he does.”
Han described her character as differing from the usual image we have of North Korean spies from other works (no surprise, if you think back to Shiri or IRIS, where the ladies were badass and cold), and said, “She’s proficient in foreign languages, and represents a modern type of spy.” I guess that’ll give her a chance to speak English, which I enjoy because she’s the rare Korean star who is actually fluent in it.
All in all, Myung-wol the Spy is looking fresh and cute. The drama is part of the busy July drama lineup (which’ll replace May Madness), as it follows Baby-Faced Beauty on Mondays and Tuesdays. Its first episode airs on July 4.
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CUTE! He looks like the guy from Lie to Me!
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Agreed. Can’t it just replace Baby Face now.
Did baby face beauty just gain two episodes? I thought it was suppose to end on the 21st at 16 episodes?
it has 18 episodes but just get an extension to 20
I love Baby face:D … indeed Myung Wol sounds interesting and has in it one of my fav kactresses Han Ye Seul (usually I like the guys more)… but I love the set up in Baby face beauty… (it is about women of my age trying to change or to get a career)
too cool
OMG i am so excited now. eric is adorable!!!
still not super excited about HYS though. i just don’t like her. or her acting.
I’m ot a fan of hers either, but I love Eric so I’m gonna give it a try.
yeah Eric is soooooooooooooooooo cool.
and he is way to cool compared with Ji Hwan, tho i too adore Ji Hwan.
LOL! Cute! I can’t wait for this drama to come on
<3 Eric
I want her leather jacket!
I swear my heart just stopped. Ericcccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccc~ ♥♥♥
I need to stop letting myself get so excited for this drama, just in case it winds up being disappointing. (Although I’d probably keep watching it even if it sucks, because my love for Eric is slightly irrational.)
Hahaha! OMG! I could not stop laughing when I saw the top photo. Eric just looks funny as Beta Male. Can’t wait to see this!
LOL I laughed out loud the moment I saw the poster. It does look similar in concept to MGIAG’s, but the fact that she’s CARRYING him really sets this poster apart (and makes it oh so funny). I love Han Ye Seul, mostly for her role in Fantasy Couple, and I thought she really made an effort to be endearing and expressive in Will it snow. Hope that the romcom genre is easier for her
and that she’ll have a chance to display her real life persona – very sweet and smart and endearing ^^
I like her a lot, too ^^ She’s very cute, and they look awesome together!!! XD
Ericccccccccc………..can’t wait for this… there’s a chemistry!
LMAO at my husband looking all scared xD
Eric looks so dayum good…
I’m hella looking forward to this.
I also hope that Han will be speaking in English. I love when she speaks English. I wonder if Eric is gonna speak english too xD
OMG I don’t know if I can deal with next month dramas…I’m already on overdrive with May Madness dramas..ALL super good..July Craziness I don’t know about that…
OMG Cant wait. I’ve been waiting to see a comedic turn since Parachute Agent. Loving Eric in this role and Han Ye-sul looks Gorgeous!
on a side note, the only “Eric dramas” I’ve seen were Super Rookie, Parachute Agent, and Que Sera Sera… any recs?
There’s also “Phoenix” and “Strongest Chil Woo” (fusion sageuk). And if you still want more Eric ammunition, there’s also a movie “Diary of June” as well ^^
He also did a drove of SBS Banjun drama episodes
Pretty fun, since he plays a different character in each episode.
HYS looks a good bit like KTH in the 1st photo.
And what is up w/ Eric’s hairstyle and color?
Simply awful.
I dunno… from the nose-bridge up, I think he kind of looks like Kim Hyun Joong lol. random?
I wouldn’t say awful, but I am so glad that I am not the only one who hates Eric’s new hair colour… >_<
Thank you. Same reaction here. Are they going to the same face doctor?
OMG so.cute.
I’m watching this and Scent of a Woman for sure. Yay for July~
This drama looks promising!
Love all the main casts ^^
I just realise a interesting? coincidence about Eric and Jang Hee Jin . Both their drama Poisedon and What’s up got cancelled >.< and now they are in the same project .
second last photo. OMG MY ERIC IS BACKKKKK. in all his fine, fine, super fine glory.
definitely looking forward to this! hopin its full of laughs!
DAMN he’s rocking that blue jacket in the last photo!!!
YES HE IS!!!!!
hahaha that 1st photo really makes me roar in laughter.
I’m not so fond of Eric’s red hairs but from the direction this drama is going, I kinda expect they will dress/make his character anything but conventional loool
I only seen Han Ye Seul in Fantasy Couple and I really LOVE to hate the snobby Anna there….. I think this quirky drama really suits her.
Love Jin Wook cool style here.
I don’t wanta get myself too excited about this drama but loool these new set of posters ain’t help at all!!!!
eric is pure gorgeousness!! cant wait!!!!!
OMO
OMO
OMO
OMO
OMO ….
I am trembleing in excitement…
HAN YESEUL I super love
and
ERIC oppa I super miss…
TOGETHER!!!!!!!!
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I am totally on board and excited for this drama! I am so….relieved that when all the May dramas ends there won’t be a major creative genocide occurring (because I really didn’t watch 49 Days and therefore before May started was quite the difficult time)
Can’t wait!
He’s back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I’m loving this new look!
saw the interview clips on utube and the main couple has chemistry! yay!
This gives me a Super Rookie and Invisible Parachute vibe… which isn’t really a good thing.
But oh wellz, Eric!
OMG, Can I say PERFECT PAIRING?!?!
I’ve been wanting these two paired up for ages!
Han Ye Seul and Eric<3
*sigh* another potentially great drama that I have to fit into my viewing schedule!
Hotnessssssssss, they name is Moon. Eric Moon.
Han Ye-seul might not be the Korean heavyweight actress around but she’s a delight to watch..
uwahhhh~!!! Can’t wait.
don’t know any of them but looks promising!
poor Han yeseul she looks like she is having a hard time picking Eric up LOL
I almost forgot our lovely leading lady is really fluent is english. Ahhh ‘Fantasy couple’ ….. MAybe we’ll get Eric speaking some english too.
I believe he’s fluent too…
i’m looking forward to this! the posters look funny and adorable. it’d be nice to see eric back on screen again. hope he gets a nekkid shower scene too XD
I think Han Ye-seul looks like Kim Tae-hee in the first photo
I AGREE! i totally thought it was kim tae-hee, until i scrolled down and looked at the other pictures.
Looks so cute!! i was only mildly interested before, but with these stills, i can’t wait!
I need more Lee Jin Wook! Hehe.
Holy hot. Er, not so much Eric with the wtf red hair but Lee Jin-wook even with the creepy glove and trench coat combo.
Cool! Looks like another good drama lining up!
I like Han Yeseul’s hairstyle! I wish I can have hair that so neat like that…
Eric looks sooo cool! Yay for men who just
came back from army!
Noe, please get me Jo Insung!
So, are we going to get a shower scene?
I really loved call of my country, with it quirky spyes and supposed to be villains. I hope the atmosphere will be quite the same: fun, fun, fun, some action, fun, fun, drama, love, fun, fun
omo looks so cute! but i lern’t the hardway not to get my hopes up (LTM) I LOVE the woman in charge dynamic like it was in MGIAG
FINALLY ERIC is back!!!! I CAN’T WAIT FOR THIS DRAMA!!
hope it will be a good one!! han ye sul sure look prettier now~~~
omg…eric oppa is back!!!!!!!!!!!so excited to watch him again…he looks soooooooo cute… ^^
Great news! and Eric is back.
Anything with Eric Mun for me would be a winner even if he just stands there and smile.
So looking forward to this one.
It looks really cute! But I hope the show won’t end up being one of those dramas riding entirely on its cute factor… I like Eric and I like HYS so I’m crossing my fingers for this one!
i love han ye seul since fantasy couple… will watch this for her… i think romcom genre suits her best…. she’s so pretty in all the pictures above.
thanks for the update, JB!
Ahhhh I’m sooo excited!! Eric is so damn hot! I actually am smiling like a lunatic right now haha
Please drama be good! I will be so disappointed if this drama isn’t good.
Looking forward to watching how their relationship develops! Yayyyyyy!
they are both just got out of the army , then we should prepare for a lot of shower scenes………lol………
I am really looking forward this drama as the pairing is awesome…..cant it start sooner?
Eric is looking goooood. Cleans up nice.
uhhoohhohh… i cant wait to watch this.. hehe
Thank god and finally we see Eric.. ^__^