Drama Casting & News
Ripley’s Park Yoochun and Kang Hye-jung looking cute
by | June 3, 2011 | 46 Comments

Looks like the second lead is finally getting some more face time with the hero. These latest stills from Miss Ripley‘s upcoming Episode 4 show stars Park Yoochun and Kang Hye-jung finally connecting over a “flower date.” Looks more like flower-shopping than a date, but I’m excited to see these characters have more screentime together, as they’re a bright cheery breath of fresh air whenever the drama gets too angsty.

And there sure is a lot of angst in Ripley, though so far it’s the fun kind, (as in well-constructed, well-motivated, character-driven) as opposed to the pull-your-hair-out kind (as in illogical, circling whirlpool of disaster). Though so far these two characters have been outweighed in the chemistry department by a smoldering Kim Seung-woo and Lee Da-hae, they’re the front-runners in the cute department, that’s for sure.

I kind of can’t wait to see their puppy love take hold.

Episode 4 will be broadcast Tuesday, June 7, and Miss Ripley airs Monday-Tuesday on MBC.

Via TV Report

RELATED POSTS

Tags: , ,
46 Comments from the Beanut Gallery
  1. UJ

    i really dnt mind having them end up together!

  2. ck1Oz

    Wait…Micky’s character is supposed to fall for her not LDH’s?

    • 2.1 UJ

      as much as it breaks my heart but apparently the old ahjushi guy is the male lead :(

      • 2.1.1 Pikachu

        LOL lets make that hot smoldering ahjusshi (but i’d gladly let all the noona fans have him in exchange for Yoochun)
        even though he is like 20ish years too old for me.

        Where did you hear that?
        because from all accounts yoochun is the lead. but i think since all four actors are high profile i dont think that necessarily means he gets that much more screentime.

        Obviously Miri doesnt seem like she’ll get a happy ending but it’ll be a nice fresh twist if in the end the second lead gets the guy!

        • 2.1.1.1 EvilYuli

          Nooo TOT I kinda hate the 2nd lead girl, donno exactly why I just really don’t like her… maybe the way she looks or her voice, anyways I really don’t like so I would rather Miri having Yoochun’s character… although maybe the poor girl ending with the rich handsome guy isn’t that interesting, but stilllll….
          Plus if her end with the 2nd, that means Miri has to end with the ahjusshi which I also don’t like.. *pout* too bad they couldn’t get a younger and prettier ahjusshi

          • 2.1.1.1.1 Pikachu

            I’m sure by the end we’d be rooting for miri (LDH is doing an awesome job) but its the story i”m talking about.
            Will miri’s actions be forgivable?
            Will she ever have a shot at love? Will she ever truly accept yutaka/MH’s love?
            Miri is one damaged girl so i think we’ll have to see how the story goes.
            Judging from the story i think it will be a bittersweet ending -at best for Miri.
            i am already fond of Heeju, she’s very sweet and i think it will be quite painful to see her optimistic world view go down the drain.

          • 2.1.1.1.2 A

            What???? Kim Seung Woo is the hottest ahjusshi around. Miri should be so lucky!

          • 2.1.1.1.3 soojin08

            While Wonbin is second to none with the ahjussi title (for me)

            Kim SeungWoo is A PRETTY TIGHT COMPETITION.

            HIS VOICE ♥____________♥

          • 2.1.1.1.4 Taber

            Watch the drama Flower for my Life and the movie Herbs you love her she great, she the only reason I’m watching this drama

          • 2.1.1.1.5 jj

            Agree, I’m super annoyed by her too. I saw the actress in Flowers for My Life and remember thinking she was ok but unmemorable. In this show I flat out dislike her. Too unrealistically chirpy and smiley, plus total overacting in all scenes.

            Kim Seung-woo is very old and blah to me. I saw him in Perfect Neighbor and was very unimpressed, and he looks even worse now. Sorry to his fans, but old broody guys aren’t to my taste, and I think LDH looks way too young and pretty for him. Plus, pairing two depressed characters together is rather boring and seems a surefire way to building a depressing household. Similarly, combining two happy people together (per this article) is pretty sparkless and boring, not to mention Yoochun is way too good and cute for the second girl.

        • 2.1.1.2 UJ

          when the drama was announced i thought yoochun was the lead..i was beyond excited..bt as the articles abt the cast started coming in it became quite clear that he is nt the lead and i lost a big chunk of my interest..
          Even considering the level of the actors its quite clear that the old ahjushi (i really dnt think he is hot sorry) is gonna be the lead..
          I would love to be proven wrong bt i think i m right :(

      • 2.1.2 Danna

        I think all four leads have equal weight though LDH is the titular Ripley….It looks like both the men are bound to fall for Miri though

      • 2.1.3 imogene_af

        she will have a loveline with both men. she will use Yutaka/Yoon Hyun but will end up falling in love with him.

  3. yaya

    but Yuhyun will love Miri, I think when Heeju discovers Miri’s freud Heeju’s love for Yuhyun will be played in the plot~~

    that said they are adorably cute^^

  4. tiffany

    LOL.. wat? serious?? how come i never knew?! even from promotions, i thought micky was the lead XD haha well i dont mind bc KSW is one fineeeee ahjusshi <3 & i do feel the chemistry btn him and LDH kekekeee~

    • 4.1 hajroutta

      yeah !! I thought Micky was the lead too .. xD

  5. Pikachu

    If anyone wants to see even more CUTE!
    *SPOILER PICS*
    here is Yutaka-Heejoo’s baseball date.
    http://jyj3.net/2011/05/23/news-yoochun-and-kang-hyejung-film-a-date-scene-in-a-baseball-field/

    • 5.1 Pikachu

      lol at the
      “Where Did They Leave Tablo”

    • 5.2 Grecia

      Aaaaaaaaa Thanks!

  6. chicafrancies

    I ♥ micky.. Good luck oppa .. ;)

  7. ingridine

    I don’t understand your comments …because he needs to improve to be the main lead !

    For his second character in a drama it’s already great !

  8. yoochunlover

    I don’t really care who will be the lead because it seems like all 4 characters are related to each other in every episode so we will see a lot of them, especially the love triangle between the ahjusshi – LDH and Yoochun oppa.

    • 8.1 purplemay

      yeah… the 4 characters are the MAIN LEADs… the story revolves around them… they will have the same weight of exposure… you’ll see

  9. mary

    CUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUTE.

    Never liked Yoochun before, but he’s looking super cute in Ripley. Now I can like both male leads separately:

    Hot North Korean Spy Ahjusshi
    Cute Crushing-on-my-bitchy-neighbor Yoochun

    Is is Christmas already?

  10. 10 jenknight18

    I have no problem who ends with who.. I just want the drama to surprise me each episode.. It’s a classical melo so it’s injecting a lot of classic elements like the “i’m-getiing -used-to-orchestraic-BG-music” and the “seems-90′s-picture-quality” but i’m in love with this drama and hooked not only because each of the cast are doing well with their characters but more importantly I never felt that the angst is irritating (agrees with GF).. ironically it feels refreshing.. maybe i had too much fluffy stuffs choosing to watch Rom Coms for a year.. I’ll just be a little disappointed if i get to predict where the plot goes but i’ll forgive them if they execute it well..

  11. 11 Grecia

    Awww handsome Yoochun!!

    • 11.1 Grecia

      Actually I prefer this woman over Miri … She is cuter …Miri is evil …

  12. 12 Alyssia

    I don’t think Miri will end up with anyone. If she would have a happy ending, it wouldn’t involved the guys either. Since this is a melo, i’m quite sure they’ll go full out and make it as tragic as possible.

    I honestly can’t stand heeju. Usually in a normal rom-com, she’s the typical heroine. But i just see this type of character too much, it’s not taking to my liking anymore.

    • 12.1 AC

      both guys seem to like LDH alot, so unless she dies, they will probably forgive any and everything= happy ending (i mean she might end up in jail or something but she’ll still get her guy)

      i want LDH with micky and the ahjusshi back with his wife
      mi ri seems cheerful enough without a guy, she can have the architecture contest :P

  13. 13 otoke

    They’re both so cute!!! But I think, even though Heejoo and Yoochun’s character have the same personality and are similar in many ways; Yoohyun will still feel the pull of Miri. Similarities don’t really spike an attraction but “mysteriousness” does.

    And Miri’s character is everything intriguing. This is not going to be a predictable story so I’m going to enjoy every minute of it.

  14. 14 CoH

    They bring a smile to my face:)
    I like the second lead’s character. Even if it is overused, KHJ’s smile is so bright it makes up for that.
    and chunnie is too cute!!

  15. 15 soojin08

    I’M SO GLAD I’M NOT A NOONA FOR YOOCHUN….OR KIM SEUNG WOO.

    ♥_______________♥

    :3

  16. 16 soojin08

    ….and Girlfriday…

    WHAT’S WITH THE “KIND OF CAN’T WAIT” PART? WE KNOW YOUR ANXIOUSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS TO SEE IT.

    LOL JK I love you Girlfriday…AND GET SOME SLEEP. YOU AND JAVABEANS :)

  17. 17 304pepper

    You are so right GF!! theae two are the perfect balance for the angsty ahjussi and LDH I am really liking this drama eventho I’m such a rom com girl. I find myself rooting fir LDH.
    I just hope that the writers will continue to make the episodes logical and interesting and of course a good ending .

    Thanks!

  18. 18 imogene_af

    this love quad will be sooooo good. i need miri to corrupt YH now. and i want her to get her karma and fall for him muahahaha.

    as much as i like hee ju and yoon hyun as individual characters… i feel like they would just squeak in a cute way and be cheerfully clumsy together.

    i also think KHJ is playing the typical Kdrama romcom heroine in a tongue-in-cheek-nudgenudge-winkwink manner. it’s hilarious. love it.

  19. 19 Betsy

    Love this pairing. I hope they end up together in the end.

  20. 20 crazedlu

    i’m really insanely curious what happens to miri. i really don’t want her to die, but i know this is a melodrama and that’s always a possibility. i want her to just run away from everyone and everything and start over and do well somewhere. i know, only two episodes in, and i’m already dreaming big. oh wellll.

  21. 21 anna

    I don’t get character like Yutaka, why do they always have such a crush on girls that are so bitchy to them? Like they probably won’t even care if he gets hit by a car or something, yet he still follows her around like lovesick puppy. It’s pretty pathetic. Then again, I guess the same can be said for the female characters that are into the Darcy type.

    • 21.1 soojin08

      People like that do exist.

      The kindest person falling for his/her total opposite.

      Simple explanation: They’re in love. (You’ll know when you get married to the right one..wow I sound like a married 17 year old)

    • 21.2 imogene_af

      it’s far more common in dramas when the females fall in love with douchebag chaebols.

      this is just sort of… the reverse. but i think miri is just avoiding men like yoo hyun, because she thinks they all just want to get into her pants. i mean… being a bar girl with a scarred past. her vision of men is far from ideal.

  22. 22 Choonie

    As long as Mickey doesn’t end up with with LDH I’ll be a happy bunny.

    • 22.1 Basuha

      I Second that but he do have to end up with the girl from Flower of my Life, I love her in that drama and the movie Herbs!

  23. 23 jean

    WHAT?!?! and here i thought Yoochun and LDH is the couple in this drama.. and he is the male lead..

    news reports made it like yoo chun and LDH are the lead actor and actrees in this drama…

    anyways, i may watch this for them then coz i love Kang Hye Jung and when I watched the teaser of the drama I feel like they have more chemistry than the on i thought was the couple in this drama..

  24. 24 Stephanie

    oh, cute. :D

  25. 25 Jajing

    I think KHJ & Mickey have more chemistry than LDH & Mickey. LDH looks older than Mickey:(

  26. 26 cathy

    I like this drama so far , it seems all four casts are solid in acting .

Rant or Rave

Name (required)

Mail (will not be published)

Website