Yeo Jin-gu goes back to high school in Reunited Worlds
by girlfriday
Whoever thought the day would come when an adult Yeo Jin-gu (Circle) would put on a high school uniform to play a character younger than his age?! My mind is a little blown right now. Seeing these new stills for SBS’s fantasy romance Reunited Worlds is helping to ease the pain of losing Circle, since it means that Yeo Jin-gu will be back on our screens in just over two weeks.
The drama is about a boy who disappears one day at the age of 19 and is presumed dead. Twelve years later, he suddenly reappears in his classmates’ lives, except he’s somehow still 19, and his best friends—Lee Yeon-hee (Hwajeong), Lee Shi-un (My Sassy Girl), and Kim Jin-woo (Remember–Son’s War)—are all 31 years old. You know what, after Tunnel and The Best Hit, I wouldn’t even be fazed if you told me he was Lee Yeon-hee’s father.
In the stills, it looks like Yeo Jin-gu falls asleep on the school roof and comes out in 2017, though we have yet to learn if he’s a time-traveler or if there’s some other kind of magic at work here to keep him so young. In 2017, he’ll suddenly be faced with two younger siblings who are older than him, played by Kwak Dong-yeon (Moonlight Drawn By Clouds) and Kim Ga-eun (Jackpot), and the drama is about how he brightens and heals the lives of everyone he reunites with. Well who wouldn’t be healed by Yeo Jin-gu?
The main storyline will be his reunion with first love Lee Yeon-hee, who grew up to be an assistant chef because she wanted to realize Yeo Jin-gu’s dream after he died. She was once a “happy virus” who changed after his disappearance, and found it increasingly difficult to be around other people. He’ll have to go up against her boss Ahn Jae-hyun (Cinderella and the Four Knights), the chef-restaurateur who also falls for her.
Coming from the writer-PD team behind quirky romances Beautiful Gong Shim and Girl Who Sees Smells, I expect an endearing, heartfelt romance with a light dose of fantasy. I was already looking forward to this one, but I would’ve tuned in anyway just to see Yeo Jin-gu speaking to everyone on the cast in banmal.
Reunited Worlds airs on Wednesdays and Thursdays following Suspicious Partner, and premieres July 19.
Via Newsen, Sports Chosun
RELATED POSTS
- Reunited Worlds holds first script read, adds to supporting cast
- Kwak Dong-yeon, Kim Jin-woo befriend Yeo Jin-gu for Reunited Worlds
- Ahn Jae-hyun offered role as Yeo Jin-gu’s rival in Reunited Worlds
- IOI’s Jung Chae-yeon to join Reunited Worlds
- Yeo Jin-gu, Lee Yeon-hee up to become friends-turned-lovers in Reunited Worlds
- Beautiful Gong Shim team returns with fantasy-romance Reunited Worlds
Tags: Lee Yeon-hee, Reunited Worlds, Yeo Jin-gu
![[Drama Chat] The mysteriously disappearing desire to watch](http://d263ao8qih4miy.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/didiva_5-scaled.jpg)
Required fields are marked *
Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *
1 CrimeFighter
July 4, 2017 at 10:04 AM
He certainly won't age cos he is a clone now. Haha
#Circle
Required fields are marked *
Lala
July 4, 2017 at 11:11 AM
He is circulator 4
Required fields are marked *
Mel
July 4, 2017 at 1:33 PM
or is he circulator 3? (In the show it said 4 once and 3 once, so I'm quite confused LOL)
Required fields are marked *
Jessi Bear
July 4, 2017 at 1:57 PM
If the theory that there are multiple clones running around is correct then maybe one escaped during high school and lived this life and is now going back to see his friends
Required fields are marked *
circulate9oo
July 4, 2017 at 4:20 PM
I hope one of these clones would suddenly appear in front of my doorstep. That would be really nice. I also need some healing after Circle.
Required fields are marked *
giocare 🌻💛
July 4, 2017 at 4:56 PM
I wonder if we can buy one somewhere
Required fields are marked *
meliyasha
July 4, 2017 at 7:19 PM
It'd be hella expensive although I won't mind not eating for awhile to save money if it means I could have a clone of Yeo Jin-gu ;~;
Required fields are marked *
crazyahjummafan
July 4, 2017 at 6:18 PM
Haha! That was the first thing that came to my mind!
Required fields are marked *
2 vannerie
July 4, 2017 at 10:07 AM
This should help with the Circle withdrawal pains.
Required fields are marked *
Chanelboy loves Jang Ki Young Argh
July 5, 2017 at 12:27 AM
what happened with Circle? is the show bad or good show but ends badly?
I havent watched it yet . I wait it finished to marathon it all
Required fields are marked *
rentenmann
July 5, 2017 at 5:36 AM
It's amazing all-around, @chanelboy. WATCH THIS SHOW. We're all sad that it's over and no more episodes!
Required fields are marked *
3 Thaisfrede
July 4, 2017 at 10:08 AM
Looking forward to the drama! : )
To see it again after the very recent end of Circle is a blessing.
Required fields are marked *
4 drawde2000
July 4, 2017 at 10:09 AM
Ok Yeo Jin-Gu, I'm going to try again with this one. I didn't finish your last drama (but that's personal preference). Didn't even start the drama before that. And I found the drama before that serviceable. I'm really hoping this is the one.
Required fields are marked *
5 moonriver
July 4, 2017 at 10:18 AM
It's awesome to see him again! He's such a talented actor, I couldn't help but fall in love with him after Circle! Hope to see a different and more playful side of Yeo Jin-gu!
Required fields are marked *
CrimeFighter
July 4, 2017 at 10:20 AM
Hope that he won't have to be so sad and cry so much like in Circle !
Required fields are marked *
6 dodo
July 4, 2017 at 10:19 AM
So this type of time travel genre is new the jam for drama land! not really complaining.. If he is served on my platter I will always devour it.
Required fields are marked *
CrimeFighter
July 4, 2017 at 10:20 AM
2017 is a year of legal stuff and time travel !
Required fields are marked *
bubbles
July 4, 2017 at 10:43 AM
I love time travel stories so I'm in my happy place right now.
Required fields are marked *
UmbrellaMan
July 4, 2017 at 11:33 AM
I love time travel stories. Even if they also frustrate the crap out of me. Hahaha
Required fields are marked *
kanchongspider
July 4, 2017 at 12:00 PM
I love time travel... But this feels like an overload.
Required fields are marked *
7 kiara
July 4, 2017 at 10:22 AM
He looks tired but I can't wait for him to unintentionally dominate another drama.
Required fields are marked *
8 fay17
July 4, 2017 at 10:26 AM
Woojin-ah, saranghae. That is kim woojin right.
Required fields are marked *
9 yukilili
July 4, 2017 at 10:27 AM
I marathon-ed the entire 12 episodes of Circle after all the raving comments on dramabeans. And I am so glad now that we get more Yeo Jin-Gu without having to go through a prolonged withdrawal period! Thank you drama gods!
Required fields are marked *
10 Kudo Ran
July 4, 2017 at 10:27 AM
Thank you Girlfriday, "Well who wouldn’t be healed by Yeo Jin-gu?"
Healing look, healing voice muahahaha <3
Required fields are marked *
rentenmann
July 5, 2017 at 5:38 AM
No joke! What an amazing actor.
Required fields are marked *
11 fay17
July 4, 2017 at 10:31 AM
''but I would’ve tuned in anyway just to see Yeo Jin-gu speaking to everyone on the cast in banmal.''
--Yess to this!
Required fields are marked *
12 Ek Ladhki Thi
July 4, 2017 at 10:33 AM
Who's the guy in that last picture? In between Yeo Jin-gu and Lee Yeon-hee?
Required fields are marked *
Lala
July 4, 2017 at 11:13 AM
Kim Jin Woo
Required fields are marked *
13 JScoded
July 4, 2017 at 10:42 AM
disappointed with bride of water god, so i'll be looking forward to this.
Required fields are marked *
14 giocare 🌻💛
July 4, 2017 at 10:55 AM
"the drama is about how he brightens and heals the lives of everyone he reunites with" - exactly what the best hit should've been about *sips tea*
BUT I'm so ecstatic to have him back on the screen so soon. It took me over a week to watch the final for Circle :( I wasn't ready to let it go :(
Required fields are marked *
15 imbuk
July 4, 2017 at 10:58 AM
I wanted to reduce the number of dramas I watch to two with the next batch. But all the upcoming dramas look interesting. And I already stared bride of the water god. I think it's going to be hard to limit it two this time around too.
Required fields are marked *
16 Starry Knight✨
July 4, 2017 at 11:06 AM
I think I have to find a way to extend a day beyond 24 hrs to fit this show in my schedule because no way I am gonna miss it. *Fervently wishing time turners were real*
Required fields are marked *
17 banana
July 4, 2017 at 11:59 AM
Please don't disappoint!
Required fields are marked *
18 apple
July 4, 2017 at 12:21 PM
Translator notes: Woo Jin speaks banmal for the entire 16 episodes. For example, Woo Jin (in banmal)
Required fields are marked *
19 renebean
July 4, 2017 at 12:32 PM
I still need to watch Circle, but this sounds intriguing. Yeo Jin Goo beats Park Hyung Shik with the speed of returning with their next project, thanks to pre-production.
Required fields are marked *
20 dikshita
July 4, 2017 at 1:51 PM
Read this and tell me if Reunited Worlds hasn't been "inspired" by this:
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/3369879/1/Losing-Ron
Required fields are marked *
giocare 🌻💛
July 4, 2017 at 4:58 PM
No wayyyy it's the same premise. Woah?
Required fields are marked *
Min
July 4, 2017 at 5:59 PM
i read this a long while back! I knew the premise sounded familiar for some reason
Required fields are marked *
21 Jessi Bear
July 4, 2017 at 1:56 PM
Ngl the premise made me think of Sleeping Beauty and then my mind just went all these fantasy places
Required fields are marked *
22 happychoco
July 4, 2017 at 4:02 PM
Wait isn't he 19 in real life too? If you use the western age...
Required fields are marked *
circulate9oo
July 4, 2017 at 4:16 PM
Yup, he is! Although since he is a college student irl but is playing a high school student role here so it is indeed a character younger than his age. And I think the 19 is for the character's Korean age and YJG is 21 years old in that system. ^_^
Required fields are marked *
jenvn
July 4, 2017 at 8:52 PM
He was born in 1997 so he's 20 now, or 21 for Korean age
Required fields are marked *
23 saturtledaisy
July 4, 2017 at 4:31 PM
Aah a non-aging Yeo Jin Gu
Is he a clone?
Is he a time traveller?
My heart is not ready.
But... I'm still glad to see him again!
Required fields are marked *
24 PakalanaPikake
July 4, 2017 at 4:48 PM
Yeo Jin-gu is turning into Rip Van Winkle! As long as there's no Headless Horseman in the story, it'll be fine. ;-)
Required fields are marked *
25 circulate9oo
July 4, 2017 at 5:19 PM
I can't wait to watch him again! It's really nice that this show sounds so much lighter than Circle, I'm still broken because of that show both body and soul. I'm also looking forward to see him talking banmal to everyone ? That would definitely be a sight to see.
I've been seeing so much of YJG recently I'm kinda worried that I'm gonna end up in some crazy withdrawal once he takes a break. But he really needs a huge one after this. Fighting, Jingoo!
Required fields are marked *
26 HANI
July 4, 2017 at 5:48 PM
I was so happy with Circle because finally! a good drama for YJG
Thought we'll have to wait longer for a new drama~
Not really sold with the plot but I like majority of the casts, so probably will check the first ep
Required fields are marked *
27 dee
July 4, 2017 at 5:52 PM
No more tears, no more suffers, I want YJG happy from the very beginning until it comes to end.
Please YJG, if LYH breaks your heart just don't look back and go find your Byul!
Required fields are marked *
28 meliyasha
July 4, 2017 at 7:31 PM
I read all the words in this article with blurry eyes. I like the cast but who am I kidding, my brain is filled with one name Yeo Jin-gu alone. Having to wait just a few weeks after Circle to see him again? It seems like my luck isn't over yet ♥
Required fields are marked *
29 mysterious
July 4, 2017 at 7:59 PM
It's nice to see him smiling so much. He has such a beautiful smile.
Required fields are marked *
30 meowingme
July 4, 2017 at 8:12 PM
"You know what, after Tunnel and The Best Hit, I wouldn’t even be fazed if you told me he was Lee Yeon-hee’s father."
? ? ?
Required fields are marked *
31 klmeri
July 4, 2017 at 8:14 PM
This both frightens and thrills me. Before now it seems like time-travelers were only children or orphans. We're finally going to get to see the impact on a time-traveler's immediate family! Imagine being the sibling or the parent of the disappeared. I'm more interested to see how that's handled than the first love interest.
Required fields are marked *
32 saiahepi
July 4, 2017 at 8:17 PM
I see woojin in highschool uniform
Required fields are marked *
33 jenvn
July 4, 2017 at 8:55 PM
I hope this drama would be another hit for him. He plays an older role in most of his dramas. In Potato Star, he was only 16 but he played a 25-year-old guy. But it's convincing because of that warm voice of his. I'm so in love with him!!!!
Required fields are marked *
34 yjgclone
July 4, 2017 at 10:22 PM
Excited for this. I just also hope that Gong Seung Yeon's drama Are You Human Too would not also fall in the Wed-Thurs slot.
Required fields are marked *
35 kittykatty
July 5, 2017 at 12:00 AM
I found so many "time-traveler" dramas this year. Why is it so popular lately?
Anyway I'm also still not over for Circle. Definitely on watch list, only to see Yeo Jin Gu :))
Required fields are marked *
36 rentenmann
July 5, 2017 at 5:34 AM
YAY, HE'S SMILING!!!!
Required fields are marked *
37 kat kat
July 5, 2017 at 5:37 AM
Comment was deleted
Required fields are marked *
38 kimerica
July 5, 2017 at 11:01 AM
This sounds great for the dogs days of summer and the addition of Yeo Jin-gu makes it perfect!
Required fields are marked *
39 Jolly
July 6, 2017 at 10:47 AM
Just give the man a good ending this time. The Circle ending was such bullshit for his character.
Required fields are marked *
40 Crystal M.
July 7, 2017 at 3:26 AM
Oh, interesting premise. Fantasy genres are getting popular in dramaland or I was just asleep the whole time =P
Can't wait for this, especially since I loved Yeo Jin Goo in Circle (well every drama he was in)
Required fields are marked *