We’re past the halfway mark for cable drama Padam Padam… The Sound of His and Her Heartbeats, which means there’s no time like the present to check in. Shot with an intimate, art house sort of vibe and lacking an episodic format, it’s a drama that ends up feeling and looking the most like a long movie. (That’s not a criticism, as that kind of style and atmosphere work really well here.) It was only recently that I saw that the director’s previous credits include A Love to Kill – which, despite being a mixed bag, had some impressive cinematography. Luckily though, this show has that great drama trifecta of writing, acting, and directing going for it – because when you’re trying to juggle an engaging character drama with fantasy elements, it’s all in the execution.

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javabeans: Ooh, I hope this ends up being true: Kim Kang-woo and Kim Bum are reportedly in talks to star in a “fantasy thriller” movie called Miracle.

girlfriday: Is Kim Bum gonna make a career out of being other guys’ angel fairy godmothers?

javabeans: I think it’s Lee Min-ho’s turn now, actually, what with his best buddies playing angels and Reapers. But he needs to be earthbound, so as to not upset the bromancerly balance.

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Padam Padam… The Sound of His and Her Heartbeats got off to a strong cable ratings start of 1.6%, and I can definitely say those ratings are well deserved. Strong directing, editing, deft camerawork and nuanced characterization make this show something more than your usual melodrama. I personally loved that this drama isn’t afraid to be daring, with an in-your-face gritty realism that ends up being the perfect setting for the supernatural elements that come into play. Also, there’s bromance. Lots of bromance.

If this year is just the start of all the goodness that cable is going to offer us, then us viewers are in for a real treat.

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When they described Kim Bum’s character from Padam Padam as being the “guardian angel” who watches over the blossoming love between Jung Woo-sung and Han Ji-min, I didn’t think they were going to make it a literal guardian angel… or that their idea of guardian angel would be closer to fairy princess. (...)
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Aw, it’s a man-date (not to be confused with mandate) for Jung Woo-sung and Kim Bum, who play prison buddies in the upcoming cable drama Padam Padam: The Sound of His and Her Heartbeats. How adorable is the hand-holding?

There’s a new tagline attached to the drama, which has me wary: “When he wants to die, he lives. When he wants to live, he can’t stop death.” Uh… nobody told me it was going to be that kind of drama! On the other hand, it’s also about a “miraculous story of love and heart,” so maybe he figures out a way to cheat death. (...)
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…other than that sometimes a photo can make your day.

Above: Jung Il-woo and Kim Bum, former co-stars (Unstoppable High Kick) and close friends, pose together on the set of Jung’s Flower Boy Ramyun Shop.

Per Jung’s me2day account: “Bum dropped by the drama set. He oughtta be incredibly busy filming Padam Padam…Thanks! My reliable dongseng. I hope Padam Padam is a hit. What a pick-me-up.”

All this photo needs is one Lee Min-ho to round out the Hot Friend Trifecta, but then again, maybe we just wouldn’t be able to handle that.

Via NTN Seoul

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Lots and lots of new stills are trickling out from the production of Padam Padam…The Sound of His and Her Heartbeats, aka the cable drama from lauded writer Noh Hee-kyung and featuring a high-profile main cast. And while Jung Woo-sung (Athena) and Han Ji-min (Cain and Abel) are the drama’s two headliners, it’s Kim Bum I’m staring at. Or rather, his newly grown-out mane of glory. That’s it: He should never cut his hair again. Rawr.

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I know Padam Padam is all about Jung Woo-sung (Athena) and Han Ji-min (Cain & Abel)…but can we talk about how much Kim Bum has grown up the the past year? Yowsa.

I know all boys have to age sometime, and Kim Bum has been gradually growing out of his boyish looks with every role he takes, but still…I feel like he’s turned into an adult overnight, and it’s both amazing (those cheekbones! those eyes!) and sad (bye-bye, pinchy-cheeks).

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When I first heard that Kim Bum would play Jung Woo-sung’s guardian-angel-esque buddy in prison for the upcoming drama Padam Padam…The Sound of His and Her Heartbeats, let’s just say I was wondering if they’d gotten it mixed up and really meant the reverse. But here we have the first stills from the drama, showing a rakish Kim Bum with a dorky Jung Woo-sung, and I can see it. (Kind of. It’s still a stretch, what with their respective resumés.)

Kim Bum plays a “4-D angel Lee Gook-soo,” so I guess they really are giving him the name Noodles, and not in a prison-nickname sort of way. (Gook-soo = noodles.) Jung Woo-sung plays Yang Kang-chil, a man who has served 16 years of hard time on a false murder charge. That means he was probably around Gook-soo’s age when he was locked up; perhaps that accounts for their bond.

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What the? Okay, I’m officially confused and excited. Kim Bum (The Woman Who Still Wants to Marry, Boys Over Flowers) and Han Ji-min (Cain and Abel, Yi San) have joined the cast of the new Noh Hee-kyung drama, Padam Padam… The Sound of His and Her Heartbeats.

But… KIM BUM? In a Noh Hee-kyung drama, known for wordy, witty dialogue? Listen, I love cutie pie noona killer more than the average bear. Really. But this casting is a little confusing, to say the least. It makes me super curious about the story, for one thing. Especially since he’s going to play friend to leading man Jung Woo-sung, who is going to make him look twelve. Scratch that. Twelve-er.

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