Someone’s star is rising. You always know people are jumping on an up-and-comer when they start getting cast in their next dramas halfway into their current ones. Answer Me 1997′s bleeding-heart boy next door Seo In-gook has been cast in the new MBC weekend drama Rascal Sons, due out next month. (The title is a loose translation of 아들 녀석들, which could range in meaning anywhere from cute/adorable to racally/unruly, because it’s an implied sentiment, not a direct one.) It’s going to be your bread-’n'-butter weekend drama: one big family, many sons. Go figure, from the title.
Na Mun-hee (Padam Padam) and Park In-hwan (Only You) play Mom and Dad to three sons. Eldest son will be played by Lee Sung-jae (Poseidon, pictured below), a dentist and a single dad who raises a daughter on his own. Myung Se-bin (Goong S, pictured below) will be his love interest, and she plays a widow who also has a daughter. Aw, I already like that setup.
Seo In-gook has been cast as the youngest son, and there isn’t much character info for him yet, but I’m sure we can expect typical rascally maknae behavior. After his claim to fame (audition reality show Superstar K), he’s only been in two projects — Love Rain and the current cable series Answer Me 1997 — but it’s his 1997 role that’s turning heads. It’s a buzz drama and he’s doing a great job playing a natural, crush-spastic, mortified-by-life-itself teen.
Directing is PD Kim Kyung-hee of Gloria, and writing is Kim Ji-soo of Scarlet Letter. These types of family dramas don’t really have premises other than “one big family lives in a house,” but this one in particular says it deals with marriage and divorce, through which the sons will discover the true definition of marriage. O-kay? That’s a roundabout way to end up back at square one. I think we should just stick with: Three Pretty Sons. Come watch! How’s that?
Rascal Sons follows God of War and premieres in September on MBC.
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I really like this guy. He can look dumb, cute and cool… all at the same time… don’t know how he does it.
My feelings exactly! I really like him too!
I like him too!!! He’s also adorable in Love Rain. I enjoyed his every scene. I’m glad he’s in Answer me 1997 =). Will start watching it soon =)
He’s totally the male version of IU.
“Three Pretty Sons. Come watch! How’s that?”
– where do I sign up?
(SIG was in Love Rain? Shall I watch Love Rain now?)
mary~
He didn’t have a big part in Love Rain, but what he did have was good.
Unfortunately, Love Rain was SO not worth suffering through it. SIG was cute though…one of the few rays of sunshine, I thought.
(I’m just gonna leave that rain/sun metaphor alone… yay for willpower!)
Seriously, though, don’t bother.
I don’t know about you, Mary, but I’M gonna. I just watched one episode of Answer Me 1997 and I was alllllllllllllllllll who is this little boy, he’s adorable?
Oh no… He’s just a boy?! CRAP. Just our luck then.
(dramagods: Of course he’ll be a boy, he just won a pretty-boy reality search thingamajig!)
B-b-but in my dreams, he looks 28-ish and smirky and manly and all grown-up with a side of bacon. (in short: perfect)
Sadly, the d-addicts haven’t stalked him properly yet. http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Seo_In_Guk shows a blank page. :’( Does anyone know his exact age?
He was born in 1987 so its safe=)
I’m such an old lady now that I’ve given myself 1990 as a cut off. Anything before that is fine, anything after is just plain wrong! Glad to know he’s in the “appropriate” territory
Yey! Rarely finding a rising star that I can call oppa nowadays kkk
I was 25 then sigh
Others have been saying that Seo In-gook looks like Jaejoong but while there is a slight resemblance in a facial feature here and there, not really.
SIG overall facially reminds me of Kim Ji Hoon (Joseson-X-Files), atho the eyes are a bit diff.
The guy has talent – so I can definitely see him having a successful acting career.
I haven’t seen this little guy in anything yet but yes he reminds me of Kim Ji Hoon too.
Yeah, he looks like kim ji hoon. And a little resemblance to jang ki ha too.
I think it’s his jawline that mostly looks like Jaejoong’s. The rest of his face, not so much.
I’m really happy for him because he has new projects after the curent one…I’m hoping to see him in a leading role soon and not in a weekend drama…pretty please…a drama like Shut Up (i know,i know,i’m asking to much already)
Now I have to watch this drama! I wish there was more news about his character though and of course hope that he has a love interest!
I’m in. I love weekend dramas from smile you to sols pharmacy to ojakgyo. I’m a sucker for those no matter how frustrating it can get…and long too. There’s always this one actor and character that would keep me. So now I’m so addicted to weekenders. It really started with sols pharmacy. Bokshil had me with her hair.
Hahahahaha!
Thank you!
Who is the second brother?
That was the first thing I thought! Who’s going to play the 2nd son?
…anyone else thinks he looks like Kim Soo Hyun ?
It’s those lips, I tell you.
And loving 1997 so much!
Awww. Good for him. But I have to be honest: I squealed when I saw that Lee Sung Jae is going to be in this drama. LSJ is my ajusshi crush. ^_^
I’m all excited for tonight 1997 episode! Its addictive and Seo In Gook is adorable. I really wish he ends up with Shi Won. *sigh*
The moment I saw this title I was like YES because I’m fangirling over him (or at least his character) so hard right now. But – family drama. It’s not that I don’t like them, but they’re hard to keep up with because they don’t get uploaded on the internets as well as others and. Hm.
@Kit-Dramafever is now “promoting” Reply 1997, has it rotating on the home screen, so I’m hopeful they are going to have it subbed and loaded more quickly. Hulu is linking to it thru DF too. Good sign.
I like this kid, I like the kid from Big too, I pick them both as ones to watch lol
A good singer, a quick-wit person, a good athlete (in Dream Team 2), and now he’s on his way to show us that he’s a good actor as well… Go SIG!
Squeeeeeeeee
But family weekend drama? Why?! I’ll only consider it if it runs below 25 episodes… crossesfingers
Kyaah~ Chang Mo is my favorite character in Love Rain and I want Yoon Jae in Answer Me 1997 for a best friend!!!
Fighting, Seo In Gook!
i dont care much for the other characters in Love Rain but chang mo. he’s a good actor. so when i saw that he’s in answer 1997, i was like, “yay! more changmo!”
Awww… So gorgeous AND he’s proving quite the formidable acting talent, quite smitten by him in 1997.
And and… Myung Se-bin and Lee Sung-jae paired together? Ooh la la. That’s quite the OTP.
Lee Sang Jae was a dentist in the Wife’s Credential. He’s a dentist here again now. I’m going to give this a go for him. Yes.
“Three Pretty Sons. Come watch! How’s that?”
…i’ll take that anytime of the day…hehehe
starting to love him because he’s just doing a great job in Answer me, 1997~!~~
completely spazzing about that show and about him
and I went to Youtube to find him singing and yep…added quite a few songs to my playlist.
Like like like!
Seo In Gook will go places! He is cute, acts well, can sing and no doubt he’s got the looks. I liked him in Love Rain and I will not miss to watch his new project.
I really liked him in “Love Rain”. In “Answer” he is the bomb! He’s got charisma by the buckets.
He’s a natural actor. Very talented. He’ll definitely go places.
Ooh..is it going to be those super long series? If yes, I may not have time to follow it. But I am really liking Seo In Gook a lot.
I’m so happy for him. He’s proof you don’t have to go through some epically long idol training system in order to make it in the entertainment industry. He’s done well as a singer, in variety, and lastly in dramas. TPTB tried to squash him when he made his debut in the music industry, thank goodness they didn’t succeed. The Superstar K alumni are taking no prisoners.
Just when I thought I was cured, since none of the current airing dramas interest me, I gave “1997″ a try. Then: wow…. who is this Seo In Guk?! And the drama itself, Reply 1997, is really a must-watch. So realistic, no over the top unrealistic plot, character, etc. I find all characters interesting, which is quite rare for me. So no forwarding for me for this one.