Here’s a sneak peek at Yoo Ah-in in his upcoming film Wandeuki, where he plays a wayward fist-throwing high school delinquent who meets an unusual homeroom teacher in Kim Yoon-seok (The Chaser, Jeon Woo Chi). The unlikely friendship that forms between a kooky teacher and an angry teenager ends up changing both of their lives in unexpected ways. It looks heartwarming without being precious, and therefore totally awesome.
The film, directed by Lee Han (Garden of Heaven), is based on a bestselling novel of the same name, and the title is named for the main character, Wandeuki. The teacher takes to shouting, “Hey you, Do Wan-deuk!” so much that it becomes his catchphrase. Wandeuki in turn says, “The moment he called my name, my life turned upside-down.” In the trailer the teacher gets on his case so much that Wandeuki ends up in the chapel, hands clasped, as he begs, “Please make him die.” Ha.
It turns out the teacher really is sick and dying though, which perhaps fuels his lackadaisical attitude towards teaching (often consisting of sleeping and/or telling students to do their own thing). But Wandeuki becomes both a thorn in his side and a wake-up call, as he chooses to make an impact in the kid’s life, whether he wants it or not. And he does not. But that doesn’t seem to stop Teach, who ends up going from worst enemy to father figure, while earning a friend along the way. The movie’s tagline is: “The worst meeting of my life. The best reversal of our lives.”
AW. I friggin’ love stories like this. It’s so Stand and Deliver. The only thing I ask from you is ganas.
Wandeuki premieres in October.
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Yoo Ah In looks ADORABLE!!
Looks like a great movie.
“AW. I friggin’ love stories like this. It’s so Stand and Deliver. The only thing I ask from you is ganas.”
Ha! I friggin’ just spit milk on my computer screen…
what does “ganas” mean? Is it something obvious that I just don’t get?
Lol…its not something super obvious. You probably don’t get it because it’s a Spanish word. Ganas is like desire or will.
(Jaime Escalante, whose life Stand and Deliver was based on, used to tell his students that having ganas– in this case meaning the desire to learn and to succeed– was the only they needed.)
in the Malay language, ganas = violent =p
thank u for sharing. ganas in Malay, meanwhile is fierce
Aw, looks cute! And heartwarming.
aw yeah.
Yoo ah in looks so cute here! I want to see it now
God, I love Yoo Ah In’s smile.
But, I’m not watching this because YAI is in it, I’m watching because the Ajusshi from City Hunter is. haha.
Despite my love for Yooh Ah In, I am disappointed when I heard he dropped out of high school. I know I know he got his high school equivalency exam but still *sigh*
well I personally don’t care on the contrary I commend him because he care enough to get his equivalency exam and besides only he knows the circumstances that he was in at that time and let him to make that decision.
I actually read an interview where he said he regretted dropping out
And…why should that matter? Not going to high school does not define who you are.
True but it limits your options. I think one needs a fall back plan as acting is never a sure thing as one minute you are famous the next you are not.
YAI is enrolling Film major in Konkuk University now. So I guess he doesn’t forget how important education for his future is.
Robert De Niro also dropped out from high school
Never knew this, but I guess it worked out for him.
oh , I love this kind of stories so much , I watched this theme in too many movies (not korean) , and it always inspires me (e.g Good Will Hunting )
and of course , YOO AH-IN looks super cute and this is enough to watch the movie!!!!!!!!
Aww! Looks good. YAI just keeps getting cuter.
WORD. Totally.
i wish he could do a drama soon.
Me too. I always get really disappointed when an actor or actress I love is IN SOMETHING and then it’s a movie. D:
this looks absolutetly ADORKABLE!!!!! Can’t wait to watch
I will watch this, love YOO AH-IN……although he looks really young here, unlike in SKKS.
YAI’s ears stick out a bit. It’s very cute and endearing. Reminds me of Will Smith. No matter how badass you are… >.< There you are making your best *I'm so hardcore* face and your ears are sticking out making you look all precocious and ish…
I prefer Guh-ro’s personality (and hair/MoG) to YAI’s, but this totally sounds like my kind of story– lookin’ forward to it.
Yoo Ah In. Nuff said.
Oh my! He’s so cuteeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
I love this!!!…cant wait for this, not just because I’m a die hard yoo ah in fan
Ki Bum from Antique, the before years lol.
I’m actually All In for anything Yoo Ah-in. He’s soo lovably while also being so impressively badass.
Yoo Ah-in!! I’ve been waiting for your next project! ^^ I’ve liked you sooo much in Sungkyunkwan Scandal! ^^
I want to see this.
Little boy looks again! I miss his devil-may-care looks along with his killer smirk in Sungkyunkwan Scandal!
YOO AH-IN!!!!!!!!!!!
I didn’t know Yoo Ah In had a movie in the works!!! So excited to see this…
thanks, I surely want to watch it, the story really touching
Oh, my! My very own Moon Jae-shin aka Geol-oh is so darn cute!!!! Make a drama soon to please!!!
CITY HUNTER AJUSSHI IN THE TRAILER
and of course, yoo ah in <3
SHIK JOONG AJUSSHI!!!
…He’s everywhere…
The story seems warm and touching. I can’t wait to see this movie
Yoo Ah-In with baby face makes me believe he is still in highschool
I want to watch this, but even more, I want to see Yoo Ah In exploring more serious roles….
Ive been waiting for this…it looks pretty awesome….yoo ah in doesnt pick his roles lightly so i dont think it will disappoint
“ganas” is also a malay word which means violent. But I guess the ganas here means like you said desire or will
Aww, I really love Yoo Ah In’s adorable smile!!! =D
Looord, he seem VERY young than his age cuz’ he don’t seem like 24 or 25 yrs old now but he seem, like, around 20 yrs old to me, of course. ^_____^ I will be truly happy to see MOORE Yoo Ah In in any new dramas soon, fufu!
Oh my,,no matter how much I love to watch this movie, I’ll have to wait longer ’cause it’s probably not gonna premieres in my country..! I think the only thing I can do is watch it through dvd..
*BIG SIGH
*Adores Yoo Ah In so SO MUCH*
i miss Moony’s Mane of Glory…
CANT WAITTTTT!!!!
YAI really reminds me of JAMES DEAN