Lee Hong-ki headlines new cable fantasy drama
by girlfriday
Cable network TV Chosun is getting back in the drama game in the coming year with a new fantasy drama called Hundred Year Bride, and has cast FT Island’s Lee Hong-ki (You’re Beautiful) and newbie model-turned-actress Yang Jin-sung (she played Ji Sung’s first love in Secret) as the leading couple. You’re Beautiful was actually the last thing I saw Lee Hong-ki in, so it seems like forever since he was last in dramaland (he’s since done a movie).
The 16-episode drama is called a fantasy melo, and is about a plain-looking girl from a small town on a tiny island who one day comes across a bracelet that makes the wearer beautiful. Pfffffft. O…kay. I mean, you could’ve gone with gumihos, vampires, time-travelers, or body-swappers, but prettifying bracelet it is. It’s also a drama with doppelgangers, or possibly twins (though I’m thinking the magical bracelet puts the kibosh on the twin thing) because Yang Jin-sung plays both the sweet, homely island girl and a chic urban rich girl. The evil one uses the sweet one for her own ambition, so it’s looking like a princess and pauper switcheroo.
Lee Hong-ki plays a second-generation chaebol with triple-threat looks, schooling, and money. He’s your typical prickly-on-the-outside hero with some pain from his past hiding on the inside, and is self-indulgent and bad at sincere relationships, but goodhearted underneath it all. Of course he is. Dramaland knows no other way. The show is described as a story about youthful love and friendship, and will focus on self-discovery and the search for sincere, earnest love.
Hundred Year Bride is due to premiere in February 2014.
Via enews24
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1 ChoiHyeRa
December 2, 2013 at 8:11 PM
Yayy. I missed you, Hong ki!
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2 canxi
December 2, 2013 at 8:13 PM
Sounds pretty cute. Never expected a lead role out of Hong Ki--especially the prickly chaebol type but we'll see. Lol at the Pretty Girl Bracelet. Maybe if it allowed her to solve crime and beat up bad guys like Sailor Moon, but if she just gets prettier it's kind of hilarious.
I am interested though!
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mary
December 2, 2013 at 8:18 PM
Maybe the bracelet makes her prettier so she goes on a quest to seduce 10 chaebols.
Oh wait. Wrong drama. :)
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Annie
December 2, 2013 at 8:54 PM
That's something I would watch. But I guess the gold digging theme cuts a little too close to the heart of most chaebol - Cinderella stories ;-)
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Tulipsaki
December 3, 2013 at 6:29 AM
Don't worry. There'll be lots of other men to tempt her little heart away. So, she'll have really thought about it before settling on Mr. Rich, Grouchy, Rude as Hell, But Really Very Nice.
Urgh, this woman in the office across from mine has the most grating laugh. you can hear her three hallways away. She makes me want to stinkbomb her office.
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canxi
December 2, 2013 at 8:55 PM
HAHA! Somehow, I do feel if the gender was reversed for that sort of plot it would be more interesting. Like a zanier family-friendly 12 Men in a Year or something.
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windsun33
December 2, 2013 at 11:07 PM
That sounds like one that I would watch, yes :)
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3 snow_white
December 2, 2013 at 8:14 PM
He was so cute in You're Beautiful and I'm surprised he hasn't done any acting projects (except a movie) since then....yay for his next drama.... :-)
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Caitlyn
December 2, 2013 at 11:51 PM
He did a Japanese drama but it was terrible, lol. I watched it solely for him, and I wish I hadn't, ha ha. I'm happy to see him in something else though, and I think the actress they've cast opposite him will suit him well.
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4 Tee
December 2, 2013 at 8:23 PM
I haven't seen him since you're beautiful also but I rewatched it a couple months ago so it really wasn't that long ago but I'm excited to see him back on tv
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5 Kaybee
December 2, 2013 at 8:24 PM
Similar concepts... S.Koreans are so hooked on Chaebol heros and modern day Cinderella stories...
I love Lee Honki and let's see what happens with his first time lead drama :)
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windsun33
December 2, 2013 at 11:08 PM
I wonder what would happen to TV in Korea without chaebols?
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Rachel
December 3, 2013 at 12:25 AM
LOL good question. I'd say it's highly likely that it'd fall apart.
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6 oozzeee
December 2, 2013 at 8:40 PM
,speaking of doppelgangers, doesn't the last pic remind you of Yong Hwa? :)
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jensredshoes
December 3, 2013 at 7:32 AM
I was thinking she looks so much like Hong-Ki, she could be his sister. I hope he won't stay blonde for the role. Love him so much!
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7 amy
December 2, 2013 at 8:44 PM
totally gonna watch it because Hongki ><!! the lead girl is pretty too.
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8 Angel Yi
December 2, 2013 at 8:56 PM
Prettifying Bracelet made me LOL for a while... Welp it's JEREMY. Lemme repeat. IT'S JEREMY. So i have to watch it. Just for my JEREMY feels xD
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Nana
December 3, 2013 at 2:33 AM
LOL... oh, are you still on the bus?
how come i've never seen you. hello!!!
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GoldenDiva
December 3, 2013 at 12:04 PM
YAY JERMEY HEHEHEHEGEHEHEHEHREG SOOOO HAPPY IT'S PATHETIC ???????????????
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9 Unnursvana
December 2, 2013 at 9:06 PM
Sounds so cute and I loved Hongki in You're beautiful where he played my favorite character so count me in :).
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Cindy
December 3, 2013 at 6:01 AM
yeah, I also fell in love with him in 'You Are Beautiful' and he also has the best voice to booth.
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10 hipployta
December 2, 2013 at 9:18 PM
Hongki! Noona has missed you acting. He did the drama special Nori Goes to Seoul after You're Beautiful but yeah...
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Sue
December 3, 2013 at 9:53 AM
Thank you for reminding me about Noriko Goes to Seoul. It was a sweet movie when I first saw it, so I saw it again today. I really liked Hongki in this movie.
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11 jozie
December 2, 2013 at 9:26 PM
Ha ha, I was wondering where "Jeremy" was since the rest of the You're Beautiful foursome is on TV right now. I kept thinking, where's my cutie pie.
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12 zsa
December 2, 2013 at 9:53 PM
I've seen that girl in secret and boy...she ain't plain I can tell you that....how are they planning to make her look plain...she's damn gorgeous!
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windsun33
December 3, 2013 at 2:16 AM
I think that plain in k-drama talk means a bad hairdo and maybe bib overalls.
BTW, has there EVER been a chaebol son without some painful or secret past in a drama?
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Tulipsaki
December 3, 2013 at 7:04 AM
Funny thing is, I never really feel sorry for them.
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13 arie
December 2, 2013 at 9:55 PM
i hope it's not a flop because i heart hong ki esp as jeremy, but you know how most idol dramas have been TT splash...except for lee min ho, no one can save bad writing
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14 k-soup
December 2, 2013 at 10:26 PM
oh my! so typical!
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15 Valerie Gudorf
December 2, 2013 at 10:51 PM
She's certainly a knock-out. Sounds like she might be a pretty good actress too. I love Hong-Ki, so this one looks like it might have promise. Lead role: Hong-Ki hwiating!
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Tulipsaki
December 3, 2013 at 6:30 AM
she plays pretty and perky.
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16 windsun33
December 2, 2013 at 11:12 PM
Well, so far the plot - if you could call it that - sounds pretty iffy - a lot like something tossed together out of the Korean TV Cliches 201 book except with a prettifying bracelet. Not waiting with bated breath on this one.
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Oki
December 3, 2013 at 12:59 AM
uhhh...the negativity! but it will sell anyway especially in Japan Taiwan and China also SEA because of Hongki lol
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windsun33
December 3, 2013 at 2:11 AM
I dunno - there will be some new shows coming out at around the same time, so it is likely to have some competition, if those shows are any good. And even the hottest actors in the world can only do so much with a bad plot.
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Annie
December 3, 2013 at 2:18 AM
Is that really something to be proud of?
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17 cheekbones
December 3, 2013 at 1:00 AM
Like I said, I'm just glad to see Hongki other than in MVs and PVs.
Currently I'm having my Hongki feels in Cheongdamdong 111. Thank God someone subs the whole show.
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18 littlelili
December 3, 2013 at 2:06 AM
yay!! i love hongki so much! cant wait to watch this, just happy to see him back on kdrama after yonks!!
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19 klir
December 3, 2013 at 2:24 AM
Lol this sound like La Usurpadora, mexican telenovela.
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Nana
December 3, 2013 at 2:35 AM
but only the twin part. they do not have the prettify bracelet :-)
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20 Quiet Thought
December 3, 2013 at 4:23 AM
If they rename it "Chaebol Assassinator Princess" it would make a pretty cool anime.
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21 Sajen
December 3, 2013 at 6:30 AM
you know what would be fun, a drama where an ass is just an ass with no sweet underbelly or heart of gold to redeem him.
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windsun33
December 4, 2013 at 12:46 PM
K-drama writers seem to be unable to break out of the box unless prodded by some Japanese manga or something though. Almost as odd would be a drama where there are no power struggles among mistresses, illegitimate kids, and evil stepsisters.
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22 mskololia1
December 3, 2013 at 6:31 AM
Really don't care to find out about some chaebol offspring's pain when we all know it will all be rainbows and unicorns in the end....This sort of sounds like the TW (?) drama this summer.
Anyway...pass.
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23 Aly
December 3, 2013 at 7:42 AM
Hmmm... I've been looking forward to seeing Lee Hong Ki as a lead in a new drama (one that wasn't cringe-worthy).
The lead actress... I've seen her in almost all her projects and she gets the job done. But her voice can get really annoying. I hope she doesn't overdo it trying to be "perky". And yes, as usual they're casting a BEAUTIFUL woman to play a Plain Jane.
The synopsis though... URGH! That does NOT sound appealing.
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wan2tree
December 3, 2013 at 8:01 AM
Agree about her voice being somewhat grating. I didn't really like her in Secret or City Hunter…and the synopsis does sound pretty silly…I'll probably skip this
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24 dearly
December 3, 2013 at 10:42 AM
I liked Hong Ki in the Global We Got Married. He's quite lucky to be pair w/ Mina. Good luck to him. Haven't seen him in dramas but that boy can sing. :D
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Hongkifan
December 3, 2013 at 9:38 PM
i think the actress is more beautiful than Mina.
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25 Abbie
December 3, 2013 at 4:29 PM
I like Lee Hong-ki. He's always funny. This show sounds funny, cute, but weird, too. Not sure what to make of the description. I'll give it a shot.
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26 Cynthia
December 3, 2013 at 8:22 PM
Looking forward to seeing Hong-ki in a new project. He was really funny in the International WGM, especially with his fixation on fingernail painting/decorating - and it resulted in his Nail Art book.
Also, he did a cameo on Heirs, a stage scene with Bo-na and was really funny there.
✴♥♥✴
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Hongkifan
December 3, 2013 at 9:41 PM
Hongki sing for The Heirs OST. the person who have a scene with Bona is actually Suju's Heechul Hongki's bff.
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27 DarknessEyes
December 4, 2013 at 2:24 PM
usually I would try to at least watch for Hong-ki... but ehhhhhh pass
storing sounds boring ._.
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28 y2k000
December 4, 2013 at 7:27 PM
Honestly, he should do more comedies than dramas. He's has a natural comic sense of timing, but in dramas he's a little heavy handed. I enjoy watching him in Cheomdangdong 111.
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29 LangitBiru
December 6, 2013 at 2:35 AM
Yeay, Hongki for another drama although in cable. Well, the chaebol character just like his movie character just switch from rockstar to chaebol.
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30 x3xmuzix
December 9, 2013 at 8:00 AM
omgee that girl was the friend of park min young in city hunter O_O
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31 Brian Nguyen
December 16, 2013 at 9:41 PM
Hong Ki has also done Noriko Goes to Seoul but it was like a 1 episode special so it's not really his first time leading but this will be the first time leading a FULL DRAMA SO... I'm EXCITED :D
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32 Fatima
February 26, 2014 at 6:41 AM
Its not like what you said its very amazing series first time for me to see diffrent kind of story and it has nothing to do with bracelet that make her beautiful but it gives her good luck and love and the series is about a curse that brings death to first bride for the first son of wealthy family for century's sorry for my rusty english
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33 yani
March 8, 2014 at 9:59 AM
Please recap this drama my dear sweet sweet beans...
it is super fun and hong ki is good.
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34 Yay!
March 13, 2014 at 4:11 AM
Please Dramabeans can you pretty please squeeze in some time in your busy schedule to write a recap on this drama. Its truly awesome and its not doing much justice just because its on a tv network that isnt as popular. SUPER thanx if you can Im sure many fans of the show will very much appreciate it :D
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namedx
March 19, 2014 at 5:14 PM
It's unexpectedly good..majorly clichéd, but good!! Entertaining enough to pass the time with, and decent acting from the leads, especially the female lead - she's a real gem!
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35 skez
May 5, 2014 at 1:44 AM
This drama is so good...ive just added it in my fav kdrama list...had so much fun watching it plus the leads are really good...looking 4wad to more Lee Hong
mwaaaa to everyone who made it happen
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