Nice Guy gets its revenge on
by girlfriday
It’s been a while since we’ve checked in on upcoming melodrama Nice Guy (full title: There’s No Such Thing as Nice Guys), the last of this season’s dramas to premiere because of Gaksital’s extension. Perhaps it’ll benefit from having more lead-in time than its competition, and it certainly won’t hurt to follow the time slot’s ratings king. Here’s a slew of stills, a teaser, and some intriguing character information that makes this… one very complicated love triangle, even for an I’m-gonna-get-revenge-on-my-girlfriend kind of show.
So Song Joong-ki stars as the once-nice-guy Kang Maru, who in present drama time will be 30 years old. He was a med student — smart, popular, hopeful. He only ever had eyes for one girl his entire life, the noona next door, Han Jae-hee (Park Shi-yeon). He was an adoring boyfriend and she always considered Maru her home. So, as first loves go, so far, so good.
But just when her family situation takes a turn for the worse and Jae-hee becomes desperate to escape poverty, she meets a man who changes everything–a rich CEO who introduces her to a life of comfort. So she turns her back on Maru and leaves him high and dry, choosing money over love. There’s something bigger there though, because whatever the betrayal itself is, it leaves Maru fractured — not just like angry at his ex, but a completely changed man.
By the time he’s 30, he’s a bartender and gigolo (how’s that for a 180-turn?) and then he meets Seo Eun-ki (Moon Chae-won), a young chaebol heiress who’s being groomed to take over her father’s conglomerate. She’s cold and calculating, business-savvy, and raised by her father to never show emotion to anyone. But Maru intrigues her, and she becomes curious, and then interested, and then she can’t stop thinking about him.
Okay, but here’s the twist: Jae-hee… is Eun-ki’s stepmom. WUT. They’re only six years apart in drama time! Holy scandal, batman!
So now I finally get the point of the revenge scheme. Well yunno, other than the satisfaction of revenge. Eun-ki is the ticket to stealing Jae-hee’s life of comfort out from under her. And it probably doesn’t hurt that the two women aren’t exactly friendly–Eun-ki’s icy to begin with, but doesn’t care much for her young golddigging stepmother. The complication, of course, is that Eun-ki falls in love with Maru, not knowing that he’s using her to get back at his ex.
Suffice it to say, they don’t sound like pleasant folk, but writer Lee Kyung-hee (Will It Snow For Christmas, I’m Sorry, I Love You) is famous for layered characterization and wringing the tears and sympathy for the unlikeliest of heroes. I’d say this one’s an uphill battle where sympathy is concerned, but Dark Joong-ki is pretty much reason enough to tune in for me.
Nice Guy premieres Wednesday September 12 on KBS.
Via KBS
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Tags: Lee Kwang-soo, Moon Chae-won, Nice Guy, Park Shi-yeon, Song Joong-ki
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1 Cherry86
September 1, 2012 at 1:05 PM
Totally can't wait to watch this!
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Ivoire
September 1, 2012 at 7:54 PM
Thank you for the update. The premise sounds interesting. I have never seen SJK in a dark role, so it would be interesting to see him in such a role. I look forward to watching PSY and this role. I have only seen her in one thus far (When Spring Comes), and I barely watched Princess' Man, so I haven't really seen MCW in anything. Basically, this would introduce me to some performances I have not seen.
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ilikemangos
September 2, 2012 at 4:33 PM
MCW stole my heart in princesses man.
i say she does anguish quite well, so that won't be a problem for this show.
can't wait!
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informantxgirl
September 2, 2012 at 2:58 AM
Me too. I admit, weepy dramas are not my cup of tea, but the leads are too intriguing to miss. And that shot of the kiss on the cheek...omo, did it get hot in here?
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2 Aura
September 1, 2012 at 1:12 PM
I don't think it will end well-.- But it looks interesting^^
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Jade
September 1, 2012 at 3:02 PM
Ya think? :P
I'll just make an early prediction: they will all die in the end.
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zhill
September 1, 2012 at 4:34 PM
ack! knowing the writer's history, am kind of sad that it will have a tragic ending ... but i'm still excited to watch this drama.
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Elise
September 1, 2012 at 7:37 PM
Which reminds me, anybody know how Will it snow for christmas ended? Didnt have the heart to watch final ep then, i still dont now!
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Matt
September 1, 2012 at 7:48 PM
It was a happy ending. :)
Betty
September 1, 2012 at 8:08 PM
It wasn't really an happy ending, more of an open ending. Actually I still don't get it... are they together at the end?! I am not really sure about that but maybe somebody can clear this.
kaddictforever
September 1, 2012 at 9:52 PM
WISFC - The ending was happy as Goo So will always follow her and her mom agreed to meet up with him for a meal... ie she approved their relationship :) - well that was my take away!
nooooo... please do not end like WHIB all died???
I think I will wait n see how it all ends... or when I am in need of a sobfest...
Thanks for posting GF :)
Rovi
September 3, 2012 at 7:48 AM
@Kaddict4ever
All 4 didn't die at WHIB; only Park Ye-jin was alive by the end of the final episode. And I tell you, when WHIB was broadcasted at my place, I was hell-shocked when Jo In-seong shot both So Ji-seop and Ha Ji-won, and all that fake-blood in between, and Jo In-seong shot himself by the beach...
Jessica
September 2, 2012 at 10:05 AM
Haha, it's like a TVB drama 2.0 :)
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InSu
September 2, 2012 at 12:18 PM
@Jade: LOL So are you going to watch it?
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Erra
September 1, 2012 at 3:03 PM
Yeah...I get that same feeling. It looks good, but I feel as if something's missing. Hopefully I'm wrong and it'll be good.
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jiajia
September 1, 2012 at 3:06 PM
Hopefully, 'Nice Guy' won't end like 'Bad Guy'. Now that would suck.
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megels7719
September 2, 2012 at 12:55 PM
Oh! I hope not too! That would be just super depressing!
Can't wait for this one though, I'm looking for a good drama with a lot of angst!
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htxddd
September 2, 2012 at 2:16 PM
If you want drama with a lot of angst then try watching "Can You Hear my Heart"
That drama is angst and very sad.
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3 polinonae
September 1, 2012 at 1:18 PM
Sounds interesting...Might wait for a few eps to be aired so that i don't lose sleep the same way Gaksital made me.
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kakashi
September 2, 2012 at 2:40 AM
that sounds like a very good plan.
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4 craziluver
September 1, 2012 at 1:21 PM
at least make Song Joongki's 30-years old look believable, no matter how I see it, the guy is darn baby face! but I love him SJK.
this looks like a hella lot of tears and angst, drama's like this don't have good endings.
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Em
September 1, 2012 at 1:28 PM
Yeah, that was my main problem with the casting. Lots of people seem excited about the drama but I find the premise so... boring. It's nothing we haven't seen hundreds of times in other permutations.
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ravens_nest
September 1, 2012 at 1:57 PM
Meeeh...it's just his baby face. He'll be 27 in a couple weeks so he's not that off of 30 in real life. IDK, I don't mind.
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5 Uca
September 1, 2012 at 1:23 PM
aaah can't wait for this! park shi yeon :D and running MEN feels.
I wonder what role Kwangsoo portrays, is he a second man? (I do really mean SECOND man not only such additional role who tends to act fool+++stupid)
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CL
September 1, 2012 at 4:25 PM
Technically, he's the 2nd male lead, as in, he's 4th in the credits after SJK, MCW and PSY. But he's not linked romantically in any way to the two leading ladies, and it's not going to happen either down the road. The focus, as far as I could tell (and this being my most anticipated drama of the year, I've been spoiled up to my eyeballs), is going to be very much on the triangle, and Gwang-Soo's character matters to the extent of his friendship with and influence on SJK's Maru as the latter becomes darker and darker.
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InSu
September 2, 2012 at 12:47 PM
@Kristi
In A Love To Kill, all 3 were deeply in love with the other 2, a really complex relationship. In NG, I don't see the 2 women loving each other.
I loved ALTK and expect to cry a lot watching NG T T
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Kath
September 1, 2012 at 11:39 PM
From what I've read I think their is a possible love-line between Lee Kwang Soo's character and Song Joong Ki's characters little sister. Also LKS - SJK characters in the show are close/good friends.
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6 Miss D
September 1, 2012 at 1:24 PM
As long as it's not another A Love to Kill hahaha
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eny
September 1, 2012 at 8:15 PM
i don't like love to kill too
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InSu
September 2, 2012 at 12:49 PM
WHAT??? I love ALTK
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7 belkiss
September 1, 2012 at 1:33 PM
Fantastic poster . Really beautiful cast but the most beautiful thing is the writer ohhhhhhh the writer of the masterpieces thank you and sorry i love you . Thank you girlfriday
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InSu
September 2, 2012 at 12:50 PM
YES, the Writer and the Cast
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8 HeadsNo2
September 1, 2012 at 1:38 PM
Awwwwww yeah.
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SoyJade
September 1, 2012 at 2:49 PM
Birthday present!!!
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aisuzieya
September 1, 2012 at 11:05 PM
hey. i see a virgo there! my birthday present too in the form of a drama staring SJK & PSY! woohoo. cant wait!
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CL
September 1, 2012 at 5:02 PM
Truly hope NG will be a wonderful housewarming present for you, considering all the sacrifices you're about to make.
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girlatsea
September 2, 2012 at 6:45 AM
I'm. So. EXCITED!
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9 boobae
September 1, 2012 at 1:43 PM
did PSY (not gangnam oppa) get jaw surgery? her face looks different from before! she looked a lot prettier before this change.
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Ruxandra
September 1, 2012 at 1:59 PM
I think it's probably because she gained some weight...she got married last year (or early this year, I can't remember exactly) and has kind of been on holiday ever since...I highly doubt she did anything with the help of a knife...
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rui.is.assez.hot
September 1, 2012 at 2:01 PM
That's what I thought too! Don't know if its her jaw though. I liked her old look better.
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Ruxandra
September 1, 2012 at 2:24 PM
I feel like her features were somehow sharper, slimmer...I still "blame" her gaining some weight for the change.
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10 bunnylita
September 1, 2012 at 1:44 PM
Wasn't Moon Chae-won's character suppose to have lost her memory or something? I don't mind if that plot point has gone away because there's so much else going on here. I just remember reading that before and it's nowhere in her character description now.
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CL
September 1, 2012 at 4:33 PM
Just b/c it's not in her character profile doesn't mean it's not going to happen. It only explains up to her meeting with Maru, in the same way that Maru's profile ends the moment Eun-Gi enters his life. The clues actually are included elsewhere on the website, which hint very strongly that something happens to Eun-Gi (bad enough that her recovery takes place in secrecy), Maru takes care of her, and then... we'll have to see what happens next. :)
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bunnylita
September 2, 2012 at 10:57 AM
Ooh, interesting. Thanks for letting me know!
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11 mars
September 1, 2012 at 1:51 PM
This sounds like the ultimate fantasy for real life Nice Guys. She "ruined" his life so now he's going to destroy hers! She will never find love or financial security as long as he lives! Woo....
Perhaps he shoulda just finished med school and moved on.
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mary
September 1, 2012 at 2:29 PM
LMAO
Well, if you put it that way, hahaha everyone would've been happier if he did finish med school. :D
<3 your comment
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sugarpunch
September 1, 2012 at 7:59 PM
Hahah, i don't think it will necessarily be a happy ending if he finished med school. When he becomes a doctor, he has more power to bring pain.
Perhaps, an alternative line to this story would be... Maru becomes a doctor, Ex-gf falls ill and get admitted into his hospital, Saw. *freaks out*but there you go, he gets his revenge.
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mooses
September 1, 2012 at 5:02 PM
from what i've read, the betrayal was so bad that it ruined his life and his future so he didn't have a choice
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mars
September 1, 2012 at 7:42 PM
I don't even really care about this drama or how it plays out. I just wanted to point out how gross the premise sounded to me.
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canxi
September 2, 2012 at 10:07 AM
LOL this is true. But then there would be no drama... )'= It'd just be reality and you know in k-drama land that doesn't exist.
I mean if the betrayal is life ruining, he didn't have to go the revenge route. I admit it does sound like the story of a naive guy who's suddenly had a run in with "life experience" so, goes around doing whatever he feels like because he is still just naive. That or it's some kind of life crisis, that he feels he must blame on anyone but himself. But, I'm gonna see just how the bad the betrayal is--if he goes to jail like I've heard then maaaaybe because I can see why someone WOULD want to take revenge for that reason. If not, I'm just gonna be all "Hmmm...judging you. Judging your life choices." which I guess is the point of the show, in a way,lol.
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InSu
September 2, 2012 at 12:57 PM
Reality like jilted man killing his wife and all their kid, or the wife running over her husband with a car, over and over.
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canxi
September 2, 2012 at 3:42 PM
I know there are gruesome things out there.
But, strictly talking with the premise of the show, if your girl dumps you and prances off to a rich guy the likely and realistic thing is to move on and not take revenge. Also unlike those people you mentioned, he isn't married to her.
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CL
September 3, 2012 at 5:12 PM
I can guarantee you that the story is not "she dumped me, revenge!". :) I've had to edit this reply 3 times just so I wouldn't spoil the episodes, so I think I'll stop here and just say it's a helluva lot more complicated than that.
12 becca_boo
September 1, 2012 at 1:53 PM
Okay, I find the whole step-mother/step-daughter thing extra freaky because Park Si-yeon and Moon Chae-won actually look like sisters to me - not just because of ages but also their faces and eyes. Seriously?? I'm already creeped out by the dad.
Thanks for the update, girlfriday! I hope I can fit this one into my schedule because it looks promising.
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annie
September 1, 2012 at 9:35 PM
Maybe PSY looks like his dead ex-wife. Yeah, creepy either way.
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SP
September 2, 2012 at 2:58 AM
MCW & PSY's voice kinda sound the same too.
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13 Ruxandra
September 1, 2012 at 2:02 PM
I can finally see Joon Ki in a different role - I can't remember seeing him play any "evil" character. So it's a good (hopefully) change in his acting career, and I can't wait to see how it turns out (knowing his acting skills I'll doubt it'll end up anything but amazing). And it's also pretty amazing to have Shi Yeon play with him in a drama, I love this actress.
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14 Brenda
September 1, 2012 at 2:19 PM
I am quite excited for this!
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15 mskololia
September 1, 2012 at 2:22 PM
It's on my calendar.
Thanks GF!
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16 onewcondition
September 1, 2012 at 2:48 PM
Yeah him being 30 isn't going to be believable, that man is too cute XD
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17 HoGaZzZz
September 1, 2012 at 2:48 PM
As much as I like Moon Chae-won, I like Park Si-yeon more so I'm gonna be stanning for her and Song Joong-ki no matter how ugly her character is.
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ying
September 1, 2012 at 3:24 PM
me too
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soomin
September 1, 2012 at 8:25 PM
Me too... I just hope PSY and SJK ends up together.. Like PSY who made SJK changed, then the turn back should be the same. Can't wait for this drama.
Can't wait to see PSY after remarkable role in coffee house
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aisuzieya
September 1, 2012 at 11:13 PM
i cant wait to see their chemistry together!
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InSu
September 2, 2012 at 1:03 PM
Knowing the writer, it's going to be hard to hate any of the trio.
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18 toritorisan
September 1, 2012 at 3:00 PM
Really looking forward to this drama! I luv these dark, revenge story lines where the characters are usually strong, clever and trying to outdo one another. I'm really interested to see how MCW's character will react when she finds out she is being played by SJK's character. Will she take revenge out on him? Hmm... interesting.
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19 jakebot
September 1, 2012 at 3:05 PM
Park Shi Yeon sure does look like Han Chae Ah in that poster shot. So much so that I was a little confused at first. She is totally in what I think is a Rie/LaLa pose.
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20 Taiba
September 1, 2012 at 3:16 PM
this sounds interesting! i like revenge stories haha
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21 mjfan
September 1, 2012 at 3:17 PM
I will watch this one for sure , I totally love all the leads
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22 jgz89
September 1, 2012 at 3:34 PM
I don't want Gaksital to end but I can not wait for this to begin...I am so conflicted/pumped!!
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23 jules
September 1, 2012 at 3:45 PM
Whee, I'm so excited for this!
It's a winning combination, I think, of Song Joong-ki/Moon Chae-won/Lee Kyung-hee/HeadsNo2 (er, for recaps, not that the latter is actually involved in the production of the drama. er, I don't think.) - so I'll definitely be watching. :)
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CL
September 1, 2012 at 4:37 PM
LOL yeah, HeadsNo2's recaps are going to be the delicious icing on the cake. I was beyond thrilled to learn she was going to be the recapper. Given that her involvement with dramabeans began with Tree With Deep Roots, this is like coming full circle.
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sartorius
September 1, 2012 at 5:48 PM
How do u guys know in advance who is recapping what????
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Mamy
September 1, 2012 at 5:54 PM
HeadsNo2's tweet
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24 maslo
September 1, 2012 at 3:48 PM
oohh!! the goofy guy from City Hunter is in this, too? I wonder what his role will be
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canxi
September 2, 2012 at 1:54 AM
goofy rich guy,lol
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25 blendedcarrot
September 1, 2012 at 3:51 PM
Wow, bad boy song joong-ki....can't wait for this to premiere. Seriously, gaksital should have ended at 20 eps.
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Quiet Thought
September 1, 2012 at 4:29 PM
. . . What? If Gaksital had ended seven episodes ago, people would have missed at least half-dozen excruciating torture scenes and a dozen or so tear-jerking expressions of angst over noble and tragic deaths!
I figure I'll watch the last episode of Gaksiltal if these excellent recaps tell me at least one character survives until 1946.
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eny
September 1, 2012 at 8:30 PM
Gaksital is amazing even with 4 episode extension the rating still going up and i'm not sure that this drama could get the same attention with it. Song jong ki's acting in the preview doesn't look amazing but i like Moon Chae won acting and PSY is ok
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Southerner
September 1, 2012 at 5:29 PM
Completely agree. SONG JOONG-KI!!!
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26 anicheung
September 1, 2012 at 4:31 PM
Gah... I'm so intrigued by Dark Joong Ki (well, I'm intrigued by anything Joong Ki anyway), but I SO do not like melodramas. Oh! The conflict. Do I want to watch this or not?
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27 notreallyari
September 1, 2012 at 4:42 PM
OMG HOLY FUDGE I REALLY WANT TO WATCH THIS EVEN IF I'M NOT A FAN OF MELODRAMAS...I reaaallyyy want to see Kwang Soo and Joong Ki <3 Same age friends ^^
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28 queencircles
September 1, 2012 at 4:49 PM
People dont think he'll be believable as thirty lol.. he practically IS thirty. I think it'll be fine lol. He's super fine in these pics. Moon chae won isn't looking her best though lol
I'm going to go check dramawiki for the episode count, then I'll decide if i'll watch it lol. :-)
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CL
September 1, 2012 at 5:00 PM
It's 20 eps.
re: MCW: that's just the photoshoot, though not sure why it came out that way. She looked just fine in everything else I've seen for NG--icy cold in some scenes, and lovely like a princess in others. :)
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aisuzieya
September 1, 2012 at 11:25 PM
i love the actors but gawd,20 eps is a bit too long. i hope the story is good tho. i believe the actors could deliver, but i really hope the script is tight and excellent because, i am not a big fan of WISFC..
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queencircles
September 2, 2012 at 8:10 AM
euuugh. I'm not liking 20. But thats not too bad, i'll probaby check it out. I'm mean i'm hooked on gaksital and i just watched king 2 hearts... both great even at the length. Gah lol here we go again
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InSu
September 2, 2012 at 1:11 PM
20 eps! Writer has only done 16 ep ones. KBS's greed is gambling on a huge audience. I know I'll be one of them
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Moonie
September 2, 2012 at 12:14 AM
That's because for this role, Moon Chae Won has chosen to put little to no makeup to get into the character more. She has even dropped weight to fit the image of her character.
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29 Revy
September 1, 2012 at 4:49 PM
Gigolo you say....I am so in. Lets just hope it's not a tragic ending.
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30 CL
September 1, 2012 at 4:52 PM
In addition to the first teaser which is embedded in the article above, here's the link to the 2nd teaser that was unveiled last Wed:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGi1eTyOkng
First teaser was very intriguing, but THIS? pushed me over the edge into insanity territory. I'm dying for this to premiere, but at the same time, I'm relishing the steady rollout of the red carpet for Nice Guy. All this new stuff unveiled each day... so. much. fun.
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kdramafan
September 1, 2012 at 5:22 PM
Wow. Thanks kristi for the link. Yes, the teaser I saw definitely intregued me even more. Can't wait for it to start!
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sartorius
September 1, 2012 at 5:51 PM
its soooo unfair that all these ladies get to kiss SJK n i have to watch.....
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Moonie
September 2, 2012 at 2:08 AM
Thanks for the second teaser! It looks good...I'm soooo excited.
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31 DarknessEyes
September 1, 2012 at 5:11 PM
OMG so watching this! I can't wait~
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32 Sudi
September 1, 2012 at 5:29 PM
I cant wait for it.....I really cant...
Yet I hope Jae hee & Maru to get together.As the love by Maru cant be replaced By Eun ki...as true love never have smooth passage & here Maru is affected so much that eth changes...Though love change into Loathe ...its bcoz of his love.And I guess Some1 will Die...wish there was some spoiler so I would come up with some fables..hahaha CrAzzy...Cant Wait...:-(
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33 Steamy Bun
September 1, 2012 at 6:31 PM
Oh I am SO watching this. That teaser was too short!!
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34 ladida
September 1, 2012 at 6:47 PM
This one's gonna slay me, isn't it? I love all the actors, I'm in the mood for a melodrama, and the main character's name is Maru! The same name of the best character from Can You Hear My Heart! Rubbing hands in anticipation!
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35 lilly
September 1, 2012 at 7:08 PM
i don't why but i'm more in melodrama so i'm gonna watch nice guy. the story is promising and the casts are good. i like all the leads. Just can't wait for it.
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36 Mika~
September 1, 2012 at 7:16 PM
Oh my gosh, Gwangsoo and Joongki together again? I know this drama is going to be nothing remotely similar to Runningman, but I'm kind of anticipating it just for their reunion...
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Moonie
September 2, 2012 at 2:09 AM
Hehe I think everybody is
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37 neener ~ Inside the Magic Shop ~
September 1, 2012 at 7:21 PM
I'll definitely be here for this drama!! no matter how dark it turns!
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38 crazedlu
September 1, 2012 at 7:28 PM
someone tell me why moon chaewon has such a flashback whiplash do? i do not digs. it makes her look soo much older than joongki, who still looks pinchable.
joongki.~
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39 Elise
September 1, 2012 at 7:49 PM
Character change all round, Gwang Soo being all serious and not just comic relief and Joong Ki as a gigolo (머라??!!) gonna be cray cray def! Ok Joong ki's gonna have to pull out all the stops with his potrayal cuz baby face and evil can be quite tricky to mix (unless ur mr Bad Guy himself!) but if done right, delicious!
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40 Steph
September 1, 2012 at 7:57 PM
Team Joong Ki! It's marked on the calendar already. I can't wait. Looks like it's going to be good hurtin.
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41 hereoR
September 1, 2012 at 9:15 PM
juat looking at the teaser already show the powerful acting of SJK.,MCW and PSY...can't wait again!
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42 stellar
September 1, 2012 at 9:19 PM
His sad eyes are already breaking my heart!
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43 yuechan
September 1, 2012 at 9:30 PM
Yup, definitely watching this. I don't do melodrama, but, the plot is intriguing and they do have Song Joong Ki. I think it's good to break out of his usual 'nice guy' (no pun intended) and cute roles that he had been playing for so long. I don't think I ever seen him as a douche in dramas (movies yes; Penny Pincher), but, in dramas he's always the nice friend on the nice guy you'd want to fall in love with. I'm looking forward to see how he'd handle this drama because I do believe he's a good actor, more than just being all good looking -- not that it hurts, it is sure nice to look at a pretty face when you watch a drama that could potentially mindfucked your brain to Andromeda and back.
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44 eleanor
September 1, 2012 at 9:45 PM
Ooooh!!! This looks like it could be a nice, good melo fix. And Song Joong Ki... ^_^
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45 KZ
September 1, 2012 at 10:32 PM
Haha, can't wait to see Kwangsoo.
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46 Anvesha
September 1, 2012 at 10:32 PM
I thought someone was amnesiac? No? Then wow.. It's more than complicated enough...
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Jushi
September 1, 2012 at 10:57 PM
There is still the amnesiac Moon Chae Won. How and when in the story development will it happen is yet to be known.
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jasmin
September 2, 2012 at 12:30 AM
Seems to happen in the first 5 to 6 episodes. :-)
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47 Jushi
September 1, 2012 at 11:11 PM
Through a very hardworking translator in a Soompi forum dedicated to NG, it was said that Joong Ki does not see the whole story as just about revenge. Or it is about revenge at all. The character of Joong Ki actually wants to save Shi Yeon's character from self-destructing.
How they will make that interesting and believable, without coming across as Messianic-complex at best, will be something I am really looking forward to. Because really, that premise has all the potential to become awful...really really awful. But again, it could turn out great if done the right way.
In all essence, JK's character is a good man and a good man doesn't just turn his back on goodness just because he's betrayed. I want to see that kind of struggle from a good man who's faced with all the hardship and betrayal and still redeem himself without coming off as unbelievably martyr.
The saving grace from all this is from what JK said that the characters are human-like, no exaggerations. The hardships they will face are believable. How each characters will react on such hardships and circumstances are believable.
So I am holding on to that. JK is intelligent and it seems that he knows what he is talking about.
So yes. I am hopeful.
PS.
I am not fully aware of other LKH othr materials or if she ever tried writing about redemption because honestly, this drama could end well with a theme of redemption. Ooohh! How those dark characters would finally seek out the light and start a life anew.
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Jushi
September 1, 2012 at 11:20 PM
Oh. He also said his character develops towards self-destruction..
Eeehh. A self-destructing guy who wants to save a self-destructing girl??
I don't know. But I am really hoping it'll be good.
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CL
September 2, 2012 at 6:01 AM
re: self-destruction: I think he was talking about two different points in time. The Maru who wants to save the self-destructing Jae-Hee probably isn't in self-destruction mode himself, but as he gets further and further entangled with whatever he set out to do with Jae-Hee & Eun-Gi, maybe he reaches a tipping point. I found his interview(s) incredibly fascinating but I don't think much of what he said will really make sense until we see the eps.
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InSu
September 2, 2012 at 1:27 PM
" I don’t think much of what he said will really make sense until we see the eps."
True. Previously, the writer's plots, characters and relationsips are really complicated. I don't even try to explain her ALTK and the trio in love with the other 2.
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Jushi
September 5, 2012 at 6:44 PM
After seeing the 8 minute reel, I think it's time to suspend all theories and just wait till they drop the bomb on September 12.
But really, it's always fun making analogies on so little and often times misleading information. We're screenwriters/PDs in the making. Hahaha.
48 Wati
September 1, 2012 at 11:46 PM
So does he end up with Jaehee or Eunki? I'm so watching this drama! It will end after Gaksital, so after I recap the whole Gaksital then I'll start watching this.
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jasmin
September 2, 2012 at 12:28 AM
Probably with Eun Ki! :D
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Moonie
September 2, 2012 at 2:07 AM
Definetly will choose Eungi at the end, yet I don't know if they end up together because one might die.
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49 Emmy
September 2, 2012 at 1:18 AM
Actually, I kind of expected Jae Hee being Eun Hee's stepmom.
And I think the six year difference doesn't count so much when it comes to filthy rich men with second wives. I mean, in real life, it's not uncommon to see filthy rich men marrying sweet young things younger than their own kids!
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50 canxi
September 2, 2012 at 1:20 AM
It ALL makes sense now 0__0. I was wondering what's the point of this revenge if your hooking up with some random rich girl with lost memories, but now I seee.
I'm in. I did watch all of Will It Snow for Christmas? despite it frustrating me half the time. I just wanted to know where they all ended up, so I know the writer can hold my attention. I am not ready for so much pain though! I have to prepare for this.
And lol Gigolo Joong Ki. Why do I feel like this is every of his fangirl's dream? I can just imagine them swarming him going "TAKE ALL MY MONEY JOONG KI-AAAH!!!"
Park Siyeon looks really gorgeous in that last picture, by the way.
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InSu
September 2, 2012 at 1:30 PM
ROTFL @, "TAKE ALL MY MONEY.."
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