Grandpas Over Flowers heads to Spain for Season 3

27 January 21, 2014September 3, 2014

by javabeans

The halbaes are heading to Spain for their third trip, and they’ve got their departure date set for next month. All four halbaes will be returning (mat-hyungnim (mat-halbae?) Lee Soon-jae, jolly soju-lover Shin Gu, doting husband and smartphone addict Park Geun-hyung, and cantankerous maknae Baek Il-sub), not to mention Seo-jinnie, aka Seo Genie, aka Lee Seo-jin—at this point the series wouldn’t be complete without their beleaguered resident luggage boy.

I would have expected the show to go somewhere more obscure, but on the other hand, I don’t suppose anybody with the show speaks Spanish any better than they do French, and that trip was plenty entertaining. The reasons for choosing Spain include its temperate weather, a definite asset for its halbae cast, as well as having plentiful sights and culture to observe.

Plus, as we saw hinted at in the final episode of Noonas Over Flowers, Na PD is chock-full of devious ideas to keep the cast busy. Not that he isn’t full of respect for his elderly cast, of course. (The suffering mostly falls to the luggage boys, hehe. You wanna feel sorry for them, but it’s just too entertaining to wish for any less of that. Especially when Na PD gets to needling Seo-jin and Seung-gi in his hilariously gloaty way.)

Na PD stated in a recent interview that he’d been pretty worried about the show while planning the very first season of Grandpas, and had gone to see each halbae in turn to convince them to do the show. After seeing Soon-jae halbae first, he’d gone to Gu halbae armed with tons of PR materials to state his case. But Gu halbae cut him off right at the start and said, “If you make that program for us, I’ll get the chance to travel with Soon-jae hyung for the first time in fifty years.” That’s when Na PD’s worries fell to the wayside, and he decided that even if the show tanked, he would take the chance to guide the halbaes on their trip.

Of course, the show didn’t tank and now the production has traveled to France, Switzerland, Taiwan, Turkey, and Croatia. I’ll be crossing my fingers that Spain will provide just as many laughs—and new twists to shake up the proceedings. The doesn’t yet have a premiere date, but it shouldn’t be too far behind its February travel dates.

Via Chosun

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1 Rhinodino

January 21, 2014 at 4:04 PM

But isn't he acting in the weekend drama? Can he take 12 days off ?

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2 kinac

January 21, 2014 at 4:15 PM

d'awww at the na pd interview

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kfangurl

January 21, 2014 at 7:10 PM

My thoughts exactly. I also awww'd at Gu halbae's remark about traveling with his hyung for the first time in 50 years. That is just so much sweetness amid the gruff. LUFF. ❤

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3 Kent

January 21, 2014 at 4:17 PM

The second picture is my wall paper now--:))

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4 Arhazivory

January 21, 2014 at 5:35 PM

I love that last pic! <3

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5 Katie

January 21, 2014 at 5:39 PM

So excited! wonder how they'll get by since I think there are fewer English speakers in Spain (I mean there are loads, but I feel like it's not the same as say Germany or even Croatia or Turkey haha).

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Requiem

January 21, 2014 at 6:18 PM

More English speakers in Croatia than Spain? I guess I don't know much about Croatia. Do they have a lot of English speakers there?

Spain wasn't too bad. Of course, I know a little Spanish, but I think there were quite a few people who knew English and would choose to speak it with you (unlike Paris).

In Istanbul, there are quite a few English speakers, but when you move away from there, particularly to the inland areas, there aren't many who know English. There are certainly more English speakers in the inland of Spain than Turkey.

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Elina

January 22, 2014 at 12:19 AM

Many speaks basic English in Spain. In France, too.
But in Europe outside of the British Isles, Scandinavia and the Netherlands, it's safest to assume no one speaks English.

The guys from the museum and the tourist-trap-restaurant might speak English, but the random guy in the street never used his English since high school.

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Shadow-chan

January 22, 2014 at 10:07 AM

Oi, we Germans might have a terrible accent, and grammar probably too, but we do speak English! ;)
And the Dutchs and Scandinavians are only so good with their English because they have everything subtitled on tv...! xD

Apropos: Is it too much to hope that they come to (my corner of) Germany one day...? Pretty please? :D
Or just come to the Netherlands, that's fine, too xD

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6 Mary J

January 21, 2014 at 5:39 PM

I want a pic of NaPD and the 2 luggage boys, that will be an awesome wallpaper :)

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7 Pearl~ai88

January 21, 2014 at 5:51 PM

lol, it looks like Na PD is the devil on Seo-jinnie's shoulder whispering in his ear like that. "just trust me..."

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saranga

January 21, 2014 at 6:12 PM

LOL that photo is prime photoshop opportunity. if only seo-jinnie looked a bit more... despairing? puhahaha

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SongSong

January 21, 2014 at 9:56 PM

Hahaha.. exactly. The moment I saw this pic, I imagined devil's horns on his head.

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8 Kent

January 21, 2014 at 6:04 PM

Haha..

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9 Sabrina Lim

January 21, 2014 at 6:19 PM

YAY! are they doing a noona part 2 too? I like the dynamics of the women on the trip, they are more entertaining than the men.

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10 BabySera

January 21, 2014 at 7:36 PM

I'm definitely superhappy (anything Grandpas-related makes me happy, especially a new trip, because it means new Na PD hijinks and halbae funtimes), but is Potato Star going to end before Seo-Jin goes on the trip? I haven't been following the show, so I'm not sure, but... I don't think he would be able to take 2 weeks off like that. BUT, the writer of Reply 1994 went on the Noonas trip while it was airing, so...

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11 kstalls

January 21, 2014 at 7:44 PM

They should do a combined season with noonas and grandpas!

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kooriyuki

January 21, 2014 at 8:16 PM

I second this! Complete with Seo-jinnie and Seung Gi ya!

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crazyahjummafan

January 21, 2014 at 8:47 PM

Oh yes!
Imagine all the out-spoken comments Yeo Jung will say about Il Seob's grumpy constitution and Shin Gu's drunken nonsense. And then imagine Il Seob and Ja Ok sitting/lying down somewhere watching people and making all kinds of comments. Then imagine Seo Jin and Seunggi both getting hopelessly lost while PD Na goads them again and again, only to have them turn tables on him at the end.

And maybe Seo Jin and Miyeon will end up together!!! There's nothing like a holiday to bring two people together!

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12 sixtyeightmonkey

January 21, 2014 at 8:41 PM

I posted this info last week in the Grandpas thread, but think I was too late for anybody to notice.

Last week, PBS aired a Frontline special on North Korea and part of it showed how TV shows and films were being smuggled into the North from the South to meet demand. In one shot of some footage smuggled out of North Korea, the backs of two women were seen watching Grandpas Over Flowers.

The more I've thought about it, the more it makes perfect sense. In GOF, North Koreans get to see elders traveling the world and seeing luxurious places. Still, the social order is usually in place with the maknae respecting the elders. Plus, if they've seen other dramas, they may even recognize the grandpas or Seo Jinnie!

http://video.pbs.org/video/2365155890/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=pbsofficial&utm_campaign=frontline

Can't wait for more Grandpas Over Flowers fun in Spain! Bring on season 3. :)

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13 attolia

January 21, 2014 at 11:22 PM

OMG!!!!!! They're coming to Spain!! I'm so exicted!!!
I live in the north of Spain , I hope they come here but the usual places are Madrid and Barcelona,and also the south is quite famous. It's sad because the north is always forgotten.
About people who speaks English, it's more about luck. I read a lot in English and I've been so I think I can speak quite well. But in my opinion, we don't have a good level in English except the younger ones (and I'm not really sure)
The truth is that I was going to write only to ask information but I ended writing all of this. So please keep us informed.

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14 Elina

January 21, 2014 at 11:51 PM

"temperate weather"... I hope they won't go to Madrid. It can be cold, with a lot of wind.

Head to Barcelona, guys ! Don't gamble with Madrid !

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15 pigtookie

January 22, 2014 at 12:32 AM

Yes! I'm just relieved and excited that they're bringing back the whole cast, what with everybody being actors with their own schedules.

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16 Julia the Berkshire Beanie

January 22, 2014 at 10:20 AM

I so want to hop on a plane and be in Spain to catch sight of the Halbaes and Seo-jinnie at the airport. Any idea how I could hear about the arrival? I assume there is a fan club somewhere that might leak this info so the Grandpas could have a rousing fan welcome.

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ruizhen

January 22, 2014 at 8:27 PM

he is already starting the drama now. by the time he does gof 3, the drama will still proceed its airing because they shoot it in advance besides its a weekend drama so it will air twice a week. Na PD and the dramas PD already talked about that slight problem so seojinie can do both. there will be no conflicts in schedule.

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17 myra

January 22, 2014 at 12:13 PM

gosh, how i wish they come to Romania in spring!
it'll really be something new, i doubt that the korean people know something about this country..so that means an exotic new place...Dracula land!

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18 Y.

January 23, 2014 at 6:34 AM

I hope I get to see them when/if they come to Barcelona :D

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