It’s photo spreads galore for the bright-eyed leads of Answer Me 1997, which ended its run today. [PLEASE NO FINALE SPOILERS HERE.] It was really fun to see what started out as a small cable series become such a buzz show, and get so much media attention for the cast and crew.
Leading man (er, boy… man-boy) Seo In-gook is getting the bulk of the attention, but I think it’s warranted — not just because he’s purrrrty, but because he really did act his heart out as the insecure teenage boy who probably thought a thousand times before buying a stick of gum. Here he is in spreads for Allure and Elle Girl, where the concept seems to be that he doesn’t much want to be wearing his clothes. I think we can work with that.
The 25-year old singer and actor debuted on the reality audition show Superstar K, and 1997 was his first starring role. About his character, Seo said: “I didn’t know I would meet a character like Yoon Yoon-jae and receive this much love. Each and every day is happy and joyful.” He’s going right away from one ensemble drama to the next, and has already been filming for weekend drama Rascal Sons. “The reason I chose a long 50-episode weekend drama is because I wanted to watch and learn from more teachers and sunbaenims.”
About his working relationship with co-star Jung Eun-ji and their dating rumors: “Even when there were no cameras we spoke in our accents and played Yoon-jae and Shi-won. The reason I worked hard to be friendly with Eun-ji-sshi is because I know how important it is for a man and woman to have chemistry. I wanted the audience to feel that from us. If there’s a scandal [rumors] then I figure we succeeded.” Aw, but if you DID have a massive crush on her, you would be a total spazz about it right? *Refuses to believe you are not your fictional character*
Seo’s new weekend drama Rascal Sons premieres this Saturday on MBC.
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him ♥ so perfect, I wanna watch his drama but 50 episodes… omg, so long still I will try XD
Yeah might be too long for me too but I will always remember Yoon-jae! I’m so in denial. It’s ending! T_T
Dem eyes! Dem lips! Dat hair! As an artist, I must ask…
CAN I PAINT YOU? (Yes, like a french girl…)
But, no, seriously. You’re killing me. And he’s in a sweater. Cute boys in sweaters…it is a kryptonite D;
+1
Haha, I almost spit my drink out on my laptop at your Titanic reference
And you’re right: cute boys in sweaters are kryptonite.
Keke~
Thanks luliqz & Ryoko! I see I’m not the only one that falls victim to the power of cute in sweaters, LOL
I love you for just having a reference from my absolute favorite movie <3
aw shucks~
Omgg, so excited!
I don’t watch the drama (not currently allowed, heh.) but I’m seriously excited for the recap of it! c:
Wonder who’s the baby daddy~
He’s so pretty. T__T
It makes me cringe and laugh and blush and giggle and weird stuff all around.
I’m loving Seo In Gook and whenever I see him I just think of that puppy. Just replace human body with puppy and it’s basically the same thing
. Adorable nonetheless.
All these spreads just make me think Dramabeans needs a Reply 1997 banner
. Maybe I should make one…
Do make one, PLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEASE~!!!
Do make 3:
-one for the Yoon-jae Shi-won couple (meh, like so legit in the drama already)
-one for the entire cast during the 1997 days
-one for the shippers of Yoon-jae and Jun-hee. XD (just use Hoya’s pics from Inspirits, there’s many of the HoGod~…XD)
For all shippers of Yoonjae and Joonhee
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fiPULLEBvg
Thanks.
Gonna watch later…
I LOOOOOVE him too.
And I thank God he’s my age. It’s hard to find a new guy on the block contemporary to my age in Korea entertainment industry today, they keep coming younger. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
His skit in SNL “How to be Yoon Yoon Jae” was mildly funny but I love it!. And being smart, handsome with puppy eyes just side effect. That’s the important thing!
I knew there was a reason my mind was screaming: CHECK DRAMABEANS BEFORE YOU SLEEEEEP!!!! at 2am.
SIG is my new Cookie. (Sorry, Jumong)
true dat. sleep can wait.
i like him as an actor, he had a minor role before in love rain and he was pretty awesome playing two characters there, especially in the 80s part i think.
he has good voice singing, somehow acting had him better.
love him!!! i used to like him as a singer first actually. but then watching reply 1997 has made me addicted to him! lol boy has it all, sexy singing voice, good acting chops, cute puppy eyes….what more could you ask for? <3
if anyone wants to see a good seo in guk performance, watch this one!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tibzI15ALsE&list=FLBbSDbwdmjJK354cqer-sBA&index=4&feature=plpp_video
nice!
thank you!
Luved Seo In Guk and his character in “Reply 1997″. Thz 4 sharing the link.
Awesome! Thanks for sharing.
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Does SIG look a bit like a korean Robert Pattison in the second picture (putting on/taking off the ivory sweater)? Maybe it’s the hair…
Many have also mentioned that Sung Hoon ( ah da mo in Tales of Gisaeng) looks like Robert Pattison ! But methinks SIG looks like Soon Hoon.
OMG!! How can this guy be this cute. Can he just call me Noona???!! Please!
Oh thank you drama beans for providing us access to all of these SIZZLING HOT AND ATTRACTIVE….and uhm….aesthetic pictures.
O.o blinded by all the beauty
But he mentioned he started to have feelings for her in an interview on the TV show “Taxi” (or called sth like that)…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiGPhpsSu4I&feature=my_liked_videos&list=LLPGbUW140r2_hwaWxb7GS4A
See? Our fantasies are not totally crushed…though Eun Ji seems not to share his feelings…oh, well…
Seo In Guk seems to be like a nice and fun person
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F356JFlNL_A&feature=related
To add some more aspects…
http://youtu.be/xRpO-mBoPfE
He’s adorkable however the comments on that clip made me roll off my chair. Hilarious vibes in the universe XD.
that cute little hat looks so adorable on him.
I heartily approve of the concept and completely agree that I refuse to separate him from his adorable character (who I love so much!). Thanks so much for the photos!
Seo In Guk really looks like a combination of Jaejoong and Kim Myung Soo (L from Infinite). Does anyone else see this?
I think someone mentioned it before, but they said he has Lee Min Ki’s eyes and Jaejoong’s other features, LOL. I thought that was pretty accurate!
Like I had stated before, SIG looks like a younger Kim Ji-hoon, esp. when it comes to overall face-shape.
Exactly!!! SIG got more swag though kekeke
:Q______ drools ______more drools__________ ….
LOL in the second pic his head looks massive.
I love his acting but honestly I just hope his acting success brings more attention to his singing. He has a wonderful voice and has released really good stuff in the past that its sad that he wasn’t getting much attention during his music promotions. Hopefully his current success helps change that.
Seo In Gook can wear a sack of potatoes and he’d still look hot. I love these pics!
I read somewhere that the last episode of “Answer me 1997″ got 63% ratings. Is this true?
Woah, a double digit rating? Are you serious…?
Hun, “Answer Me 1997″ is a cable show, ergo, single digit ratings more than 1% are the norm in cable ratings…
Unless youre associating 63% with, um, 1995 “Sandglass” or 1997 “First Love” (the 1st Bae Yong-joon & Choi Ji-woo love team drama)…?
I read live rating from tving (online streaming) was 63%, I reckon the ratings will be around 5% which is really good for a cable drama.
I read that too somewhere on tumblr but I’m not sure…there wasn’t a source for the post either.
There is this however, an average rating of 7.55% and highest 9.47% is still incredible! (http://enewsworld.mnet.com/enews/contents.asp?idx=15381&idxType=News&trendKeyword=Reply%201997#)
I was justttt reading about this
<3
I love Yoon Yoon Jae!!!!!!!
Daebak!!
Patiently waiting for your recap and comments on the last ep!!
Why are all of these kids born in 1987?!? What was in the water in South Korea that year?!? Lee Seung-gi, Lee Min-ho and now Seo In-gook! I lub you, 1987 … I mean Answer me, 1997!
It’s hard to wrap my head around the fact that Lee Min-ho and Seo In-gook are the same age. In-gook seems like such a (sexy, 100% legal) baby to me!
Agree about 1987, though. Egads, that year!
i wonder if there was some crazy “super hot guy serum” leakage that happened in 1987 in south korea..
Lol Chemical XXX?
Don’t forget Joowon, Jung ilwoo, Jang geunsuk, Ji changwook
Jung Il Woo and JooWon is <3 <3 <3. But but this means that they are all going to be enlist in the same year right?? gahhhh. I'm gonna be super devastated when that happen
holy shit i forgot joo won is 1987 too.
good god WHAT HAPPENED in south korea that year?!
i know, right!?! What’s with the gene pool in 1987?
I Loooooove this spread!! Thanks girlfriday for all the eyecandy!! =D Looking forward to Seo In Guk’s next projects and hope he’s not too pressured for the same love from REPLY 1997..
OMG he’s quite sexy!!
Kinda amazing that SIG had to be discovered in a reality talent show; but then again, he came from a poor background so it was probably more difficult to break in with the major entertainment companies.
Seo In Guk and His Sexy Vibe…*drooling. Or is it maybe thanks to AM1997 16 episode when Yoon Jae start to be sexy or is it lusty??? *slurp
Sekki-yaa I think of you whenever I pop an egg in my ramyun. Sep 19..Noona misses you already. Why do you have to choose a 50-episodes-drama..
Gooosh, he’s twenty-five..?? o_O I thought he must be around less than 20 years old because he look so young than his real age.
This picture of Seo In Gook remind me of seeing Lee Min Ki because of his facial expression and eyes. So amaaazing!
i love how he’s jumping around in roles because it means i’m not able to typecast him. i was so confused watching the teaser for rascal sons bc i was like BUT THIS ISN’T YOU and then him doing that spoof of reply 1997 and i was like BUT THIS ISN’T YOU and same when i saw him in taxi etc which is great.
and he’s just.
really hot.
Man did In Gook capture my drama heart. I loved his acting.
Seo In-Gook Fighting!
( tell him that he looks like an older version of Yeo Jin Goo)
Yeah, he is HOT. Even before he lost weight for this role. Watch his live performance of Tease Me. He still was HOT, more manly.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MV6ifd4H_Bc
The only thing is his lazy eye, but I feel that it makes it even more unique than just pretty boy.
O no ! I’m in love. His voice, his acting, his everything. Thank god his new drama is next week. Despite being 50 episode, I will plough through it. Even if I have to skip to his parts only.
i looooooove the lazy eye!
his face is so fun to look at and interesting, i could stare at it all day!
I think SIG is a lot more chirpy than Yoon-jae and so cute. Yoon-jae is also so diff from his character in Love Rain. Look forward to his new drama, altho I’m not sure if I can last watching 50 episodes… altho I think I can definitely read the 50 recaps from dramabeans.
Answer Me 1997 Rocks!!
Haha it’s ok gf! He already admitted he developed a crush on her in real life! … And then she promptly rejected him HAH
…’coz Eunji knows there’s one Hoya in the sidelines. *snerk*
He reaaaaly suits the ‘I-just-woke-up’ look. Perfect!
Especially in the 1st (gray sweater) pic..’priceless’..
One ‘man-boy’ candy for me please!
Oh my, yes! I think he can really pull off the you-woke-me-up-i-want-yo-go-back-to-bed look! So sexy!!
From the first interview I saw him without shiwon I could tell he is very different from Yoon Jae. It’s a good strategy, to play your characters even off camera. While I believe that Eun Ji might have a character similar to shiwon’s, I highly doubt he is similar to Yoon Jae.
If any Twilight series in for korean drama version, u can try it on him to be casted.. His eyes and lips made for deadly look..
Looking good there! if it weren’t for Answer Me 1997 I wouldn’t have loved this man!!!
*sigh* My school graduation and the ending of Answer Me 1997 are in the same week. *cries* What a depressing week. Anyway, love this guy. He did SO well as Yoon Yoon-jae. And he can sing! What a talented guy. <3
All I can say is Yes
Yes Yes Yes!!!
Yes to everyone on the show for getting the notice they so greatly deserve.
Love AM97 and my love will never die.
Dang I don’t want it to end.
Mmm can we have a second season, please :/
Heeeeeeeeeeey, sexy baby.
OPPA!!!
all these pictures of his could be from five different guys. how could he look so different from each picture? this is a real talent. lucky he’s got that face. lucky me too.
OMGG!!
SIG is so fine. I just finished AM1997 and I loved it! I can’t believe he was born in 1987 too! That’s one lucky year, and I was born in that year too, so I’m so glad I have soooo many sexy guys who are the same age as me…Knowing that also clears up my crazy feeling that I was fangirling over a guy much younger than me, lol, not that I don’t already (King of Heaven).