Smile, Dong-hae is KBS’s new daily drama starring Ji Chang-wook (Sons of Sol Pharmacy) in his first starring role. Here are a whole slew of stills from the show, which premieres this week.

Ji plays a Dong-hae, a Korean-American short-track speed skater who is selected to be on the U.S. national team. This means that Ji has been busy training under a former national speed skater in order to lend those scenes as much realism as possible, spending four to five hours daily at the ice rink.

Dong-hae goes to Korea to find his girlfriend (Park Jung-ah), but after arriving in Korea, he is “betrayed” by her and then embarks on a new romance with Three Brothers‘s Oh Ji-eun. He also seeks out the father he never knew, and in the process he develops relationships with other people and forms a different kind of family.

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KBS’s daily drama Fine Windy Day (or Good Day For the Wind to Blow) is nearing its end, and its replacement drama will be Smile, Dong-hae [웃어라 동해야], which begins its run next week.

Here’s an introduction the young up-and-comers who comprise the cast, led by Ji Chang-wook, whose casting I’m happy to see since he played such an endearing role in last year’s hit weekend drama Sons of Sol Pharmacy. (He played the timid youngest son with “sissy” interests like sewing and quilting, who ended up raising his best friend’s daughter while just 20 years old.) He followed that with a supporting role in Lee Jun-ki’s Hero, and now finds himself in his first leading role.

In Smile, Dong-hae, he plays the titular character of Dong-hae, whose “beautiful but mentally deficient” mother was adopted to the U.S. and raised him as a single mom. Dong-hae moves to Korea with his mother because of the woman he loves, who then betrays him. He looks for his father, who is a total stranger to him, and in the process finds a different love and puts together a new family in this “touching story.”

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Squee!

SONG OF THE DAY

Clazziquai – “Part Time Lover” [ Download ]

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Pasta OST – “운명” (Fate) [ Download ]

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In my personal opinion, this show certainly has the eye candy factor going on, and I feel a need to share.

Ladies and gentleman, may I present: Team Italy! *cheers and applauds*

Lest anyone forget, Hyun Woo = MINE! *lol* I’m a very possessive fan girl.

SONG OF THE DAY

Clazziquai – “Chocolate Truffle” [ Download ]

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Ah, to be Gong Hyo-jin’s head.

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*Clears throat* Now that that’s out of the way….

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Read the rest of Pasta: Episode 6 (3,154 words)

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Lee Seon-kyun is really just too cute.

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This was a cute episode, if a little low-key, which I suppose is Pasta‘s appeal — the light vibe and its realistic, amusing depiction of relationships.

Gong Hyo-jin is really what makes this drama work for me. Lee Seon-kyun is, of course, very entertaining as the boss from hell, and it wouldn’t work so well without him. But it’s Gong’s natural, empathetic reading of her character that has me tuning in for more.

SONG OF THE DAY

Peppertones – “Victory” [ Download ]

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