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A look at KBS’s upcoming My Country Calls

by javabeans

Mondays and Tuesdays will soon be getting a new romantic comedy, My Country Calls, to replace Birth of the Rich. Several key leads play spies, but this’ll be a far cry from the action thrills of the IRIS franchise, and aims for a more comic bent.

Lee Soo-kyung plays a lowly, accident-prone officer who meets the elite agent played by Kim Sang-kyung, and the two become entangled in a series of comic events.

Lee’s character is described as a cross between a 21st-century Candy and Shim Chung — so, sigh, yet another iteration of that plucky commoner heroine, without a seeming twist to distinguish her from that trope. I do think this character suits Lee, though, who plays the comedic everywoman with a lot of cute charm. Clazziquai singer Horan plays another spy, a sleek and professional agent, while Lee’s recent co-star from Loving You A Thousand Times, Ryu Jin, also stars.

My Country Calls will premiere on May 10.

Via OSEN

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1 s

April 22, 2010 at 12:52 PM

looking forward to it . thanks

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2 lb_tmi

April 22, 2010 at 12:55 PM

i have LOVED Ryu Jin for so long... it's nice to see him. he's looking F-I-N-E FINE!

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3 theineptninja

April 22, 2010 at 1:02 PM

Thanks JB !!
@ lb_tmi: The first I saw of Ryu Jin was in the War of the Roses. So many memories from back then and of Choi Jin Shil (RIP).

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4 kaedejun

April 22, 2010 at 1:05 PM

this reminds me of sweet spy...

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5 Emi

April 22, 2010 at 1:39 PM

Sweet Spy was the first thing that came to my mind also after reading the description. This looks cute though, so I look forward to checking it out :)

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6 me

April 22, 2010 at 1:50 PM

like kim sang kyung. dislike lee soo kyung. i find her acting annoying and overreactive.

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7 royalfreshness

April 22, 2010 at 2:09 PM

lee soo kyung looks really different from her soulmate days. did anyone like her last drama, loving you a thousand times? idk if i should start watching or not.

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8 Kelsey

April 22, 2010 at 2:35 PM

Loving You A Thousand Times was great! It had A LOT of angst/drama though, so if you don't want to be crying your eyes out by the 2nd episode, don't watch it. Even though I was a bit disappointed with Lee Soo Kyung's acting, her co-star, Jung Gyu Woon MORE than made up for it...:-)

Looking forward to this new drama...we'll see if I like LSK better in it.

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9 MEL

April 22, 2010 at 2:54 PM

Like Lee Soo Kyung in Soul Mate, "....in laws...," Lawyers of Korea... Loving you a Thousand Times (with that hunk Jung Gyu Woon), Horan--she seems like she can do anything....(part of that great group Classiquai--(whom I discovered through you JB), Kim Sang Kyung--and one of my great LOVES Ryu Jin.........I'm really, really , really looking forward to this...

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10 Marg

April 22, 2010 at 3:08 PM

Sweet Spy was definitely the first thing that popped into my mind. Only saw a couple of episodes of that drama, since it didn't really grab and hold onto my attention & interest. Hopefully, this will be more entertaining. I really do like Lee Soo-kyung, especially when she plays these down-to-earth yet funny/quirky characters.

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11 99

April 22, 2010 at 3:10 PM

Hmmmm....did we not do this already? oh, thanks Kaedejun & amy, it was "sweet spy"

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12 anonymous

April 22, 2010 at 3:10 PM

omg, I remember war of the roses. That was one of the first kdramas I saw Ryu jin in. If anyone knows where I can watch it, please share :)

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13 snoopyvkd

April 22, 2010 at 3:34 PM

I love both LSK and RJ but didn't watch their previous drama cos I'm just not a angst drama type. So I'm really happy to see them in a lighter drama again so soon.

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14 ummm

April 22, 2010 at 3:44 PM

Loving You 1000 times... was depressing . I like LSK better when she's playing less depressing characters. Hopefully, this character is like the lawayer character she played in "Lawyers of Korea"

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15 thatguy

April 22, 2010 at 3:49 PM

dude.... the same guy that LSK had a surrogacy with in Loving You 1000 Times, is also in this drama.

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16 maria

April 22, 2010 at 4:14 PM

This drama sounds fun! :)

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17 Two Cents

April 22, 2010 at 6:35 PM

Whoo!! Kim Sang-kyung and Ryu Jin together???!!! OMG, it got really hot all of a sudden. These two actors are soooooooooo underrated- I hope one day more people will recognize their star power. Love them both.

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18 rhea

April 22, 2010 at 7:05 PM

RyuJin, sigh! a long-time favorite.:)

Looking forward to this!

Thanks!

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19 Lan

April 22, 2010 at 7:41 PM

Waah...Ryu Jin once again! I feel he deserve to get more recognition. I love him esp. in Capital Scandal.

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20 korsarzman

April 22, 2010 at 8:16 PM

wow... pictures look fun... hope Kim Sang-kyung and LSK will pull it off...
actually I really liked Kim Sang-kyung in "Memories of Murderer".His acting was so natural..