This summer’s tvN drama I Need Romance was the first time I found myself wanting to slap the lead actress for picking the wrong guy. I know the whole story about the second male syndrome, but couldn’t Choi Jin-hyuk beat the curse and get the girl? He was clearly the better choice! He was charismatic, adorable, successful with a hot bod to boot! But, alas, you can’t get around that darn curse.
To appease my anguish, Choi will be back on SBS’s upcoming daily drama My Daughter the Flower with Lee Ji-hoon, Jin Sae-yeon and Sohn Eun-suh. The drama is about the relationship between a mother and daughter, who share no blood relation. Jin Sae-yeon plays the daughter, whose name Kkot-nim (Flower) is a play on the drama title; she works at a rehab hospital.
Choi’s character is the marketing director of the country’s leading kitchen furniture company, who wears a cool mask and speaks little. Choi Jin-hyuk and Jin Sae-yeon actually acted together in It’s Okay, Daddy’s Girl, so maybe they’re already friendly.
Jin Sae-yeon
Ballad-singer-turned-actor Lee Ji-hoon (King Geunchogo, You’re My Destiny) completes the love triangle between Choi Jin-hyuk and Jin Sae-hyun, because what Korean drama would be complete without a love triangle or square? Lee plays an easygoing, handsome owner of a coffee house who falls for Kkot-nim.
Sohn Eun-seo (Flames of Desire) just scored a role in Jang Geun-seok’s upcoming Love Rain, and actually plans to film both dramas simultaneously. She plays Lee Ji-hoon’s younger sister in this drama (and participates in a love triangle with Jang Geun-seok and Yoon-ah in Love Rain).
The cast went on a group retreat on September 27 to pow-wow for their first day of shooting, which was on September 29th, to bond and build up teamwork before work began. My Daughter the Flower will premiere following the finale of daily drama While You Were Sleeping, on November 15.
Lee Ji-hoon
Sohn Eun-seo
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I’m pretty sure Choi Jin-hyuk’s abs deserve a post of their own. Or at least a comment:
He was the only “actor” actually acting in Daddy’s Girl. Love him.
Seriously, we need a “like” button here.
Unfffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff.
agreed! these korean celebs always surprise me when they whip off their shirts!
Exactly! I was thinking the same thing as soon as I saw the photo above. I have a soft spot for this guy. Not a bad singer to boot.
LIKE!
Oh wow, me like.
omg yesssssssssss.
much needed on this ab-less monday!
Holy HotBod City, Batman!
I actually laughed out loud to this comment XDD
hot damn!
WOW !!! YES !!! Thank you javabeans. Love him and his abs.
This new feature of photo in jb comments I do like a lot.
Yes. Just. Yes.
Wowza!!!
Oh god! I’m going to be really shallow here and grunt I. WANT.
I was rooting for him in I Need Romance and he was excellent in INR… and his body is amazing for course…
I am looking forward to see more of him… may be in prime time.
Only “pretty sure”?
DAYUM! Thanks for the pretteh.
Too bad it’s a daily drama.
thank u so much for posting this. O.O
HELLO THERE
Jesus Christ i just died and went to heaven
hahahahaha
Catching that on a scroll down made me catch my breath so hard I choked. Well played.
I did not finish i need romance because i heard she didn’t end up with Choi Jin-hyuk… gosh i love him… look at that.. whew!
It’s such a good thing that I don’t have wi-fi connectivity generally when I work. Ya slay me!
Check out those striations on his deltoids. He must have such low body fat percentage.
He really was a cutie.
I’d like to take one home, please.
I need to see a doc quick…. my eyes – they stopped blinking after I stared at this pic for 10 min straight.
I wanted to slap the girl for choosing the wrong guy as well, not because he is beautiful…but he’s also sincere and doesn’t cheat on her!!Helloooo…I’ve like him since ‘My Precious You’ though he was not the lead,,,or second lead there…
OMG. I think I just drooled on my desk.
Wholy moly! How freaking HOT! Look at them biceps! Thank you kdramas for shower scenes. I’m hoping this drama has a lot
OMFG that dude is hot +.+
I am in love with him!
Like like like like!!!!!
When you say “the only actor actually acting”, you’re not including Park In Hwan (the father), Moon Chae Won, Lee Hee Jin, and all the veteran actors, right? I liked their performances, and ended up enjoying It’s Ok, Daddy’s Girl. Choi Jin Hyuk is a good actor, but after seeing him on Strong Heart and how much he fan-girled for Yuri of SNSD, I can’t see him as hot anymore. It was kind of weird.
HOLY JEZZUSS..why didn’t I checked this post first!!!…**drools** wow wow…those are some guns he got… JB/GF can we please have some Abs posts, I feel like we have been too good lately…we need some major naughty posts around here… **scrolls back up and drools**….
Bless you, javabeans. He’s the very best thing about I Need Romance. And probably the only reason I was able to watch it all the way through.
What IS he doing in a daily?
*panting*
“Sohn Eun-seo (Flames of Desire) just scored a role in Jang Geun-seok’s upcoming Love Rain, and actually plans to film both dramas simultaneously.”
Is she crazy? I mean, sure, she’s not exactly the main lead, but even as a “secondary” lead and a secondary-ish character (aka being “Character C’s” younger sister), it’s still going to be a lot of work and a lack of sleep/rest.
Hopefully filming won’t be too harsh on her and she has some downtime.
As for the drama itself, it seems interesting. I think I’ll add it to be my to-be-watched list.
Totally agree – really really wanted I Need Romance to end with him getting the girl!!! He completely sold the character – and his all-out grin didn’t hurt either
…. but augh, a daily drama, what to do…
Me too! He’s character was just lovely.
Wait, does While You Were Sleeping the drama have anything to do with While You Were Sleeping the movie? That would be amazing, because that movie is quite possibly my favorite romcom of all time.
Yay! Choi Jin-hyuk
LOL Yes his abs are awesome 
I just pretended that the last episode was a really bad dream and in my little brain, she chose THAT GUY.
I mean, ser – ri – OUS -ly.
When does it make romcom plot sense to go back the cheater that you are comfortable with?
You go with the man who excites you, who changes your view on the world. The one whose
abslife you touched in unexpected ways. You choose Choi Jin-hyuk!Yeah, even when they tried to make us hate him with the random “change your name, age and nationality” request.
What was that all about ??
Great drama, despite that stupid ending
I expected the plucky female lead to convince his family that the request was unreasonable, and to accept her as is.
I expected him to eventually back her up. It could have been written that way, too
That reminded me of the Eugene movie, that one where she loses weight and is a princess?
Horrible movie, horrible choice.
Wow, am I ever glad I stopped watching INR. The ending in my head is much more satisfying. And full of abs. Also, life-changing views of the world, touching in unexpected ways (heh heh heh), yay, empowered women, etc, etc …but mostly, abs.
He looks… like Lee Min Ho?
*Ahem* Maybe I just miss LMH right now.
Could go without the rich guy (again) and I think if it was a simple, normal guy supporting the girl, this drama would have drawn me in more. I think it shows the guy giving more moral support and effort compared to a rich dude who can easily give anything.
Scent of a Woman could have worked better if Lee wasn’t rich. I know it added a reason why he lived without effort, but there were better ways to express that. And the cliches about the rich that occurred dragged the series down.
I agree,,, maybe because of his hair…
TWO dramas at the same time? Is this women crazy or what? I don’t know wether to be worried or impressed. Maybe a little of both.
Agree on you comment.
I wonder? Will she feel like she is dying due to exhaustion doing 2 dramas at the same time.
For what they have said Love Rain wont be all film now, they will finish filming during spring 2012. And she isn’t the main in either of those, so she might have some time.
And She won;t be the first one doing something like that. Of course they are usually more seasoned actors that do that.
Jin hyuk sing to me with that beautiful voice of yours! swooning like mad right about now.
more like sing and take your shirt off for me, please!
YEEEEESSSSS! I’m so happy to hear about this casting. I adored CJH in I Need Romance, and was heartbroken when he didn’t get the girl (though I understood why the girl chose not to give up her identity to marry him, I was still way upset when she got back together with her original boyfriend). I’m excited to see him back so soon and that I’ll be rooting for the team that’s going to win this time!
Ah.. I have to say Choi Jin Hyuk was one of the reasons I stuck with I Need Romance (him and the hot photographer who’s name I never quite caught). Did he ever cry in a shower? Just wondering, its become of weakness of mine.
Hahaha, I totally never caught hot photographer’s name either. Never was sure if that was intentional or if I was just spacing out in the face of his hotness too much to catch it…
You mean the photographer Joon Hee played by Do Si-Gang (or should it be Si-Kang?). He and Seo Yeon were the essence of that drama for me. I even went to such lengths to find out his name
YESS!!!!
So happy to see him back!! and hopefully this time will get the girl!!!!
He’s my new toyboy LOL!!
me? I’m actually looking forward to Ji Hoon^^
me tooooooooooooo!!kekekekkke….
Too bad this is a daily drama :/ I was hoping to see him in a miniseries. Anyways, I may catch a few episodes here and there.
My thoughts exactly.
I’m sorry, I loved him in I Need Romance until near the end when he was agreeing to his family’s wishes about having In-young go away to further educate herself, and then to hide who she was. At that point, when he was agreeing to it all, about hiding who she was and her background, I was done with him. The veil was lifted and the illusion with it. At that point all I could think was “WHHHHHHHHHHHHHY GORRAMMIT!?!?! Did you have to such a horrible flaw to you? Redeem yourself I say. REDEEM YOURSELF!!!” At that moment, I just wanted In-young to fall in love with someone else. Although I, personally, would never take back a cheater, Kim Sung-soo was able to redeem himself, at least in In-young’s eyes and that was good enough for me. Although, she could’ve found someone else too if she wanted to.
yeah. Totally agree with you! That was his biggest flaw and one that is not easily excusable. How can he be so selfish to want her to change her identity, just to be with him. And I was glad she didn’t agree to it.. Or else, I’ll be pulling out all my hairs!! But goodness, I was drooling over him.. i mean, how could you resist that body?! hehe
Agree. But his actions toward the end felt so inorganic as if they were tacked on just to make the audience view the cheater in a more favorable light in comparison. I think a better ending would be if she didn’t end up with EITHER guy. What happened to finding herself/not changing herself for a man? Who says you need a man to be complete?
i was like DIES HE’S IN A NEW DRAMA
but it’s a daily
damnit
What’s he doing in a daily? What a waste of good abs. My grandmother always says: ” Share your gifts whith the world.”
He is a good looking man. However, that photo makes me wanna tell him to relax and have a snack.
Choi Jin-hyuk finally!! Love him in INR!!!
1. DROOL Choi Jin-hyuk’s body-face-voice-eyes.
2. Always thought Lee Ji-hoon looked like Zach Braff from Scrubs.
I think his resemblance with Zach Braff has to do with the lips.
maybe im the only one but i could not stand Choi Jin-hyuk at all….to me he was BORING..sorry
LEE JIHOON! <3 Been fangirling over him since his singing days with the H.O.T and Shinhwa boys. Loved him in Kim Jaewon and Eugene's "Wonderful Life."
Korean “CHOI’s” look alike. (Ex. CHOI SI WON) & not to mention, THE BODY!
same here. first i was like jumping all around.. choi jin hyuk in new drama..horay! but then i read the rest of this post…what..what..daily drama
{off topic today i am so happy cz HYUN BIN VISITING MY COUNTRY}
Lee JiHoon!! Haven’t seen him in awhile. Hes been in daily a lot which I have no patient to watch. Weee! So excited!
{so sorry i can’t help myself cz today hyun bin’s arrival became headline news..} back to topic..i hope this time choi jin hyuk get the girl like his role in it’s ok daddy’s girl.. it’s daily drama, i hope just 100 eps not like lee ji hoon’s you’re my destiny with 179 eps…so tiring!
lee ji hoon <3 saranghae.. ^^
Dude..I love this man. One of the reasons I loved I Need Romance so much was definitely because of him..but…I was fine that the lead in that drama went back to her ex?
Nobody throw rocks at me DDD: !!
I just thought it was one of those dramas depicting those relationships where you just love someone despite all the s**t they’ve done, and that person who realizes how much they love someone just a tid bit too late.
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Love you ,Jin Hyuk oppa