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Police Unit 38 will lie, cheat, or swindle you for your taxes

If only there were enforcers as scary-looking as Ma Dong-seok (Bad Guys) going after rich people for not paying their taxes in real life, people might follow the rules. Though I think the point Police Unit 38 is making with its first teaser is that the usual tactics don’t work against these people, which is why you need to resort to drastic measures. Enter Seo In-gook (I Remember You), a master con artist who’s going to start using his evil powers for good as a member of a special task force that goes after tax evaders.

The new OCN police comedy comes from the writer of Bad Guys and Vampire Prosecutor and the PD of Hidden Identity, and tells the story of a very specific police unit designed to go after people who try and skirt their taxes. The drama’s title is named after Article 38 (legal code referring to tax payment) and has the word “con” built into it, in a pun. That’s because they’re going to employ some underhanded tricks to get these people to pay up.

Ma Dong-seok plays the upright chief of the unit, an honest and hardworking tax collector who truly believes in equality. In the teaser as rich people are tearing him to shreds, he narrates, “Whether you’re [born with] a golden spoon or a dirt spoon, let’s just do one thing — pay our taxes — fairly!” Even his character’s name, Baek Sung-il, is a pun on “the people” (baeksung).

Sooyoung (My Spring Days) plays a civil servant in the same department who always follows the rules and acts according to logic. The pot-stirrer will be smooth-talking con artist Seo In-gook, who sidles up to Ma Dong-seok in the teaser and calls him a frustrating ajusshi. With a cheeky smile, he offers to go get that tax money owed like it’d be the easiest thing in the world. The teaser closes on the tagline: “I will con you to the end and collect!” I have a feeling that snazzy-suit-wearing young man is up to no good, even if he’s working with the good guys, but somehow I don’t seem to care.

Police Unit 38 will air on Saturdays and Sundays after Vampire Detective, and premieres June 18.

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yay finally!!!! seo in guk looking fresh

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Yeah, he seems to be extra fresh im those pics.

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yes! Fresh out the box! Lol
I'm so excited for this drama ?

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I think this drama has the most comments / reviewers and anticipating..i wish the drama good luck..

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LOL. He looks just like he always does (translation: cute, fresh, dapper, hot, hot...hot)!!

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Seo In Guk just pulls off suits magnificently. I loved the way he was styled in I Remember You and I have a feeling I'll love his clothing in this too.
And gosh, I could listen to him talk all day, kept replaying his part in the teaser. He looked super sexy loosening his tie!
Can't wait for June!

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I CAN'T WAIT FOR JUNE

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+1 enough said. :)

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the cast photos are so adorable! btw seo in guk's voice is so nice and smooth

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I'm getting Catch Me If You Can/White Collar vibes from this, love it! Seo In-Gook is ❤❤❤.

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I thought the same thing and since I loved both of those shows, I think I'll love this too!

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I was thinking this is the Korean, Tax Evasion version of White Collar. Seo In-Gook's character even makes me think of Matt Bomer's character.

I'm really looking forward to this show. And yes, Seo In-Gook makes it even better.

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Seo In Gook...count me in

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Been a long timee since I've posted anything here. Delurking just for In Guk. I cant wait for June and see this ssagaji wraps his fingers around people. Good or bad side.

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Please please please give me a great bromance between Seo In Guk and Ma Dong Suk!I love both of them and can see them playing well off each other.

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Oddly he looks to me like min's hyung after IRY,that role was beyond amazing.

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Seems like there will be so much fun in June & July ^^ .

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I'm disturbed by how attractive SIG looks in prison clothes.

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Me too ._.

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Lol..that's the charm of kdramas

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Best comment ever. Haha.

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Makes you think getting a prison sentence in Korea might not be such a bad thing XD

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Please recap it..

One sexy man's show concluded, another's going on and next is in line! Aish..my heart; db is my paradise *_*

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Which one concluded, and which is going on?

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Song joong ki & Ji sung

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Yeah,me too. Even though i've not watched Catch Me If You Can(my sister did) and only watched the (incomplete)first season of White Colar job,I always love this kinds of storylines,will surely get back to those.
Can you believe that I've only heared of Seo In Gook and have never watched anything with him in it except for that Oh My Ghostess cameo,but get excited anytime his name pops up in an up-coming drama or movie? Its the same with Lee Min Ki,Song Joon Ki,Yoo Ah In and a few others too(can you believe it? I really need to start watching something). I'm desperately looking for A Warewolf Boy(Korean movies,so hard to find) and SKKS before sinking into Secret Love Affair and Six Flying Dragons.

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Yeeee! That was for @V above!

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Flighty, you can see Werewolf Boy on Dramafever, and Viki, and possibly other sites as well. :)

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Thanks!

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Ohhh Gooky (ISG) ..I love you so much!
And I have a week spot for Ma Dong-seok eversince BAD GUYS ...I think I will enjoy this immensely.

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In-gukie oppa! ❤

Anyway, will there be any loveline between Seo In-guk and Sooyoung?

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As you know.. i am already in.. :p

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Seo InGuk, my Ulsan homie!! So excited to see him in a drama again.
And he's playing a con-man, with a side order of bromance?
Dang, but I am one veeeery happy fan girl over here!!

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Didn't realize how much have I missed SIG - might just rerun IRY just to see him back in shirt and tux!

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THIS TEAM.

They're gonna start another awesome universe with great (morally questionable?) characters that will make you fall in love and want more.

Then they're gonna end the season on an open note.

Then they're gonna say "We swears we're planning to make another season. Soon. Sometime. Wait for it."

Then they're gonna make you wait years to meet said characters again.

Then they're gonna build another universe instead.

Gargle, rinse, repeat.

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Indeed. IT will be awesome. and then they have you hooked for eternity. Where you continue to watch all their shows in the hopes that maybe, just maybe you will eventually get the promised sequel. (Ten 3 still looking for you!)

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@Mary
*thumbs up*!!

You are the best, Jjang!!
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This. I am so looking forward to this. June comes faster. ??

Now I am wishing there will be Bad Guys 2. Pleaseee.You know I repeated Bad Guys so many times. This time, I want PHJ to get a girl ?? lol.

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I doubt he'll be in it if they do a season 2, CJ E&M owns OCN :|

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I hope they will include story that from #richkids that put up pictures of them with parents property on instagram while their parents try cover from tax or something.

I love Ma Dong Suk in Bad Guys but not sure if this will be the first drama of Seo In Guk that I try to watch and finish it.

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oooh, they need to do the richkidsofinstagram thing, that would be absolute gold. And so, so satisfying to watch.

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When spring ends, I'll see SIG again.. ^^

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yay!!! I was already wondering whether this project was going to see the light of day or not. can't wait to see SIG. missed that mischievous smirk of his. june, come quickly!

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Sig ..yes he is mischievous sexy conman indeed luv his chatacter in this drama..looking forward

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Is it just me or does his face look....different again?

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I LOVE having Christmas in June!

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Tell me about it!
I have never had the chance to follow a Seo In Guk drama in real time. I watched King of HS last year and Reply 1997 this year. And then there was no looking back. I had found my ideal Kdrama guy.
So I am really looking forward to wait and watch each episode of this new drama in June. And also very excited to jump online to read all the comments that will flood the message board here at dramabeans (if they choose to recap it)
Fighting!

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As you are a fan.. you should also watch I Remember You.. :)

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@Daggers - I did watch most of it. Unfortunately, I wasn't quite into it :( May be coz I'm a rom-com kinda girl!
But I still managed to watch till about ep 15. Only for my Gukkie!

Thank you for recommending though! :)

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high school king of savvy? those facial expressions tho.. n the kiss scene. oh yezzzz

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@ Nabilah.. Yes. That one! ❤❤❤??

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Seo In Guk!!!!!! I have been waiting so long for this! Thankyou GF for this trailer.

Btw has anyone else noticed that SIG is perhaps one of those few actors whose look really changes with the clothes he wears. if he wears formals, he looks suave, mature and sexy as hell. If he wears casuals, he looks like a cute though naughty teenager, and sexy as hell.

I know I said his look changes. But oh well! he really can't not look sexy.

Looking forward to stellar performance from the cast and hopefully (for SIG's sake) a hit show! IRY was so good but it did not get the ratings. SO I really hope Police Unit 38 does well in the ratings area!

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Haha, I agree! Another thing that really changes how he looks is his hairstyle. In the teaser he looks very mature (tall, dark, and handsome, ha) while in the photos below with his bangs down he looks so different and more like a teenager!

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Btw has anyone else noticed that SIG is perhaps one of those few actors whose look really changes with the clothes he wears. if he wears formals, he looks suave, mature and sexy as hell. If he wears casuals, he looks like a cute though naughty teenager, and sexy as hell.

So... uhm... what happens if he isn't wearing anything?

I'm just asking... for Science!

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.what happens if he isn’t wearing anything?

Ummm, he looks sexy as hell + Alpha? ?

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Ohh this + alpha made me realise how much I miss him!!

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hehe, + alpha is probably the best nerdy answer.

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LOOOL !!!

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@mary His contribution to science will definitely be hard to forget then ;P.. Oh and definitely he will look sexy as hell + 15+ alpha :D

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These are truly my Beans of Wisdom forever in my life!

You know, because I always wanted to be a scientist. Die hard fangirl? Naaa, not me. Slurp.

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@asmara Hi there! Scientist? Yeah right! :P

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Forget scientist. I wouldn't mind being the masseur who gets to help him work out those tight knots after a hard day's work conning those tax evaders! haha..

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@Beanfan I think you just described a perfect scene that SIG should enact in this show :).. It would indeed be great fan-service.

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That's easy...he'll look like the God of Noodle.

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I think this wins the comment of the year.

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OMG

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I refuse to visualize your comment. I definitely refuse. I refuse.... Okay, so that did not work :/

Though for some reason that made me also (later) think of SIG as a mummy, wrapped in noodles instead of bandages. Crazy, I know.

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..But he still looks sexy as hell right, dear?
Now how could I not stop thinking to eat those noodle wrap? I looove noodles. *wink*

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A very hot mummy where the noodles are already cooked by his hotness!!
* needs a fan, or Some SIG flavored noodle*

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I love how so many of our comments here needs an 'adult' rating :D (I hope Dramabeans doesn't start censoring us :P)

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Hahahahahahaha

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I might die if anyone makes a mashup video "Seo In Gook - God of Noodle" one day. XD

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Ahem...for the sake of science, here's some food for thought...
https://www.dramafever.com/news/happy-birthday-10-skin-baring-photos-of-seo-in-guk/
(Excuse me while I rush to the hospital to get a blood transfusion due to permanent nosebleed)

I hope this drama will be recapped though the comment section will probably require some PG. Kekeke.

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Should I even ask if you had bookmarked a post from 2014 :D Thanks though :) (and it looks like a bday present for his fans rather than him)

Oh and nosebleed? It seems the kdramas are finally taking a toll on our lives if we start imagining getting nosebleeds much like the characters in these shows do :P

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Haha, no I haven't bookmarked that post and you probably don't wanna know what my newest google search entry is in order to find this gem. :-D

Oh, I'm actually Asian myself, not Korean, but I'm familiar with the nosebleed phenomenon though I grew up associating it with males getting it when seeing sexy women and not the other way around. lol

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@Angie I can imagine what your search entry was. In fact I just tried it before typing this out :P

I am Asian too (Indian) but never heard of nosebleed (other than those associated with the illnesses caused by extreme weather). But then again Asia, and even India itself, is huge. This is a very interesting phenomenon though :)

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I think it's an East Asian thing (I know it from watching Hong Kong comedies when I was little) and probably derived from anime since it's sooo random without any scientific proof whatsoever. lol

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Lol it sure is random. But anything can happen in anime. It would be so funny (and embarrassing) if it was actually a real phenomenon. Oh maybe they could do a show on it- a la Pinocchio style. Only it would be funny rather than a serious condition.

Okay so i am in office and all I can come up with are these stupid possible kdrama ideas. Must focus. :P

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THANK YOU, Angie.

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Thank you for that link! I forwarded it to my Mom and made her day. He is one of her obsessions (Kim Soo-Hyun being the other).

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Uuhhh... Your mom has a very good taste, I love KSH. What would I give to see these two together in a drama, not sure whether my heart can take it though. :-D

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We die, and he is still sexy.

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That is quite a possibility!

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YESSSSS. I have been waiting for this!! But June 18 is so far away!

Seo In-gook is looking fiiine in that teaser.

Can't wait to see some clips of Sooyoung as well as Sooyoung and Seo In-gook together. I can already hear their bickering. Oh, he will INFURIATE her. Looking forward to their dynamic!

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SIG !! That's High School King of Savvy's Hyungseok out there.. seems the stylists have got a major bone for his look in that drama and have repeated elements of it in I Remember You and now Police Squad 38

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Gee...first it's noodles, now it's bones.

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I will definitely watch this! It the perfect role for Seo In Guk. I've always seen him as an anti-hero type of actor.

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Waiting eagerly for this drama!! ?

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*prays to the drama gods that this remains the direction of Seo In Guk's career*

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So looking forward to this. Sooyoung is one of my favorite in SNSD and I love that she's getting this break as she can really act.

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Seo. In. Guk. <333
June come fasterrr!

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oh my god why why does he look so good in a suit T_T

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Owwwwwwwwwwwww !!! I am in. ^_^ can't wait to watch this.

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As soon as I read the light summary, I immediately thought of the US show "Leverage" where a team of con artists outcon the bad guys and I can't wait for this drama to be released!

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So you're telling me that this summer l'll fall for a handsome prisoner-turned-special forced agent!!

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I will never again pay my taxes.

Shall I give my hand first to be handcuffed? Or shall we do that tight back twisting moves? Or you can just look at me deep n I will surrender.

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I might say, officer, come frisked and frolic me.. *mind deep in the gutter*

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I'm getting white collar vibes!!! Is he gonna be korea's Matt Bomer

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The premise is a lot like White Collar which is one of the most fun tv series i have ever binge-watched. Sooooo excited for this cast. I really wish they will go White Collar route with slick fun cases and avoiding any dark secrets, birth secrets, or being too heavy in general.

Surely i am not the only one who wants cute bromance interaction from SIG & MDS or Sooyoung and SIG being sassy and flirty to each other right RIGHT?

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ME.

I'm excited for everyone in this. :D

(But, tbh, I reaaaaally was waiting for Ma Dong-seok! Love that ajusshi!)

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Yay. Finally, Sooyoung in a show I actually will watch.

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Yaay!

Love the cast and the premise of this show.

I can't wait!!!

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Looks like fun!

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SEO IN GUK! Yaaaaaaassssss!

I find it funny how he's playing a smart, slick con man because of.. Taxes. Lol. Bring on the fun!

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The cast looks sooooo fluffy,can't wait for this one to start...also,i'm loving Seo In Guk choices of roles...

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A very cuddly Ahjussi like policeman, SIG as a charming conman.......I am so in.

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Yass..Charming conman and a sexy one

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Aww SIG~~~! I wanna watch this so much but then im scared ill like it a lot, OCN announces it will have another season and then that never happens! Im hesitating to watch Vampire Detective cuz of that too!

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I'm liking the teaser and this type of story.

I'm not really enthralled by Seo In Gook, but he has that something that makes him stand out. I'm kinda thinking about watching I Remember You to see if I like his acting before trying this one.

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I recommend it..yeah u should watch

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@Cocoboo - I have to say the ONLY reason I watched I Remember You was for Seo In Guk. The drama as such wasn't really that good. Or may be it was just me.
If you wanna watch In Guk in his element, if you want to see his acting chops in action, try watching King of High School Savvy or Reply 1997.

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It's not just you, I feel the same way too! I love SIG as an actor and singer but IRY kinda fell flat for me cause of the writing :(

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@ Sarah, True. I hope Police Unit 38 will turn out to be a better written drama so that our In Guk ssi can showcase his amazing talents. (including the talents under that fine suit! Like someone said a shower scene or two maybe?) Is that too much to ask? ?

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I'm also a rom-com fan, but I can't disagree more about I Remember You, which has emerged to be my all time favorite. Stellar writing and acting, touching bromance, action, suspense, humor--it has it all. Shows affect us all differently, obviously

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coming soon in June...................nothing else matters :P

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@June - Are you my brain? :) :P

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Woah! Now that 's what SIG need more of- fangirls :)

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;)
The more, the merrier?

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:) Obviously. It's more fun when we fangirls have each other to gush about our love for a kdrama actor.

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☺ ?

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SEO IN GUK! coming soon in June............ nothing else matters

(☞゚ヮ゚)☞

Also, we want a shower scene with Seo In Guk. Interesting minds need to know if he looks the same and sexy as hell whether he wears casuals or formals or no clothes at all.

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@crazylegs That sure would help settle our curiosity.

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