Twelve Men in a Year adds to cast, releases preview
by javabeans
Twelve Men in a Year is getting ready to unveil next month, and here are some stills and the first preview for the rom-com drama starring Yoon Jin-seo as Miru, a writer who takes on the idea of dating a man from each zodiac sign. Hence, twelve men in a year.
Ohn Joo-wan (My Love By My Side) is the main love interest, and Go Jun-hee has been cast as a photographer who works at the magazine. Now Bae Geu-rin (49 Days) joins them playing a character reminiscent of 200 Pound Beauty‘s Hana; she gets full-body plastic surgery and transforms herself into a beauty.
At one word of praise from our hero, Bae falls for him and chases him around, which sounds like a cute loveline. Bae Geu-rin has a cute charm to her acting, and she showed us that she could play the part of dogged admirer as A.N.JELL’s fan club president in You’re Beautiful, which means Ohn Joo-wan may find his hands full fending off her advances. Hee.
Heroine Miru starts out as just your ordinary staff writer for the magazine, and when the dating writer fails to deliver a column, she pinch-hits. Her twelve-zodiac-signs idea arises out of this opportunity. She’s described as a cute character who has the occasional flare of temper, which I can totally see; she’s great playing sassy (Runaway Plan B).
Cable channel tvN may be smaller than its broadcast counterparts, but I’m really liking its approach to branding. On one hand you’ve got the Oh Boy series targeting teens and twentysomethings (Flower Boy Ramyun Shop, Shut Up: Flower Boy Band), and on the other you’ve got this emerging target demographic of the twenty- and thirtysomething careerwoman, with fun, breezy shows like I Need Romance and this one. The channel’s got a sharp focus, and it’s going after its goals aggressively, which seems to be working.
Twelve Men in a Year is based on a German novel with the same title (Zwölf Männer hat das Jahr), written by Martina Paura and published in 2005. The drama premieres on February 15, making it a Wednesday-Thursday drama. It’ll run for 16 episodes.
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1 Ahjummoni
January 27, 2012 at 3:13 PM
I want to be in her place.... is it too much for me to ask?
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Lisa-Loo-Loo
January 27, 2012 at 3:20 PM
nope it's not too much to ask. I will sign your petition!
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2 Ani
January 27, 2012 at 3:30 PM
Ok. I'm liking the main character already with her short hair and flannel (plaid?) shirt. It speaks to my inner tomboy. Like. And if it hooks me the way I Need Romance did, than I'm so there.
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~Feather~
January 27, 2012 at 8:10 PM
Yeah, that also caught my attention. :)
I love the fact that she doesn't look all cutesy from head to toe, and is dressed a bit more tomboy than the average female lead.
I think I will enjoy this drama :D
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~Feather~
January 27, 2012 at 8:12 PM
of course she still looks cute, but she doesn't have to dress cute to be cute ^^
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3 melonhead
January 27, 2012 at 3:30 PM
Gargh Yoon Jin Seo is so cute. I love her in everything she's acted in. Can't wait for this drama!!
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4 Noelle
January 27, 2012 at 3:55 PM
Love her haircut and her style. Modern not showy. Took me awhile to remember who BGR was in 49 Days. This keeps looking better and better!
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5 annie
January 27, 2012 at 4:28 PM
Finally a short haircut on a heroine that actually looks good! Loved her in Runaway, and this story sounds so cute. Looking forward to it.
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6 Pitch
January 27, 2012 at 5:16 PM
Bae Geu-rin is cute as hell.
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7 kdramafan
January 27, 2012 at 5:17 PM
That actress' hairdo and outfit were like 'Huh?'
I looked at the trailer and by the end of it I was like 'Pass'.
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8 luraaa
January 27, 2012 at 5:23 PM
Twelve men in a year that corresponds to the zodiac? Heh. My inner Fruits Basket fan fangirled for a moment despite the irrelevance.
But goodness, I love her hair. I like the sound of her character. And the plot. Kind of reminds me like an Japanese dorama or josei manga.
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diorama
January 27, 2012 at 5:28 PM
Heehee, Fruits Basket was my first thought too. Sign me up for the dog if he's anything like Shigure ;P
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Ani
January 27, 2012 at 10:17 PM
Hahaha. Why am I not surprised that Shigure is mentioned here? He's everyone's first choice when it comes to Fruits Basket.... Everyone that I know that know Fruits Basket I mean. XD
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Ryoko
January 28, 2012 at 2:02 AM
Yes! Other people that love Fruits Basket :) I think my favorite was actually Hatori... I was a sucker for his back-story *sniffle*
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GirlHero
January 28, 2012 at 2:48 AM
I love her hair too! Ohhh The very thought of Fruit Basket gets me warm, bubbly yet a little bit sad, something about the anime was bitter sweet. My favorite character is Momiji (usually I'm not too much into the chibi characters in anime/manga), but by god do I love Momiji Sohma!
I even named my laptop Momiji 'cause my computer totally has a personality, and on occasion I sing the Momiji song with unparalleled mirth (my brother knows all about Momiji even though he has never actually read or seen Fruit Basket).
Boy, do I digress! I blame you Luraaa (cool name by the way) for bringing up Fruit Basket, haha. Anyways, I'm now overcome with anticipation for this upcoming series.
Long live Dramabeans and all of you Earthlings!
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9 ais
January 27, 2012 at 5:36 PM
Bae Geu-rin is such a cutie! I will definitely watch this drama! :D
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10 ck1Oz
January 27, 2012 at 5:43 PM
Wow a haircut that actually suits her petite face. Wow I like this look. Do I need subs to follow this drama? Nope :-)
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11 Mawiie
January 27, 2012 at 6:14 PM
Oh I really like Yoon Jin Seo! I used to be really distracted in Return of Iljimae because I can't seem to not notice how Jung Il Woo and her look so much alike xD
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12 Arhazivory
January 27, 2012 at 7:34 PM
Her short hair suits her and....why did I think this was going to be a movie? Well, I'm definitely happy its a drama instead.
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13 penny
January 27, 2012 at 9:24 PM
what's with all the leading ladies cutting their hair super short? i think her hair is too short for her and it makes her look like a sick patient or something..the trailer looks cute but i don't know if i can get pass the hair cut =/
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14 LimaCake
January 27, 2012 at 9:25 PM
There was a Bollywood movie called "What's Your Rashee" (What's your zodiac) that had the same concept (probably based off of the same book). The movie was soooo terrible! Hopefully this one is considerably better
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gingerale
January 28, 2012 at 12:08 PM
omg..i knw. Had the same thought.
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Steamy Bun
January 29, 2012 at 2:14 PM
That's the first thing I thought of, too! Heh, I thought I was the only kdrama-obsessor who also watched bollywood. BUT this is automatically better for me because there is only one girl and twelve hot guys (in the bwood it was one guy and 12 of... the same girl dressed differently)
Anyway this actress is so cute! And I'm glad this is a drama instead of a movie.
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Steamy Bun
January 29, 2012 at 2:17 PM
Oh, so it's two different actresses. Well they're both pretty and cute! (although I'm partial to Bae Gu Rin's look).
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15 g
January 28, 2012 at 12:41 AM
hmmm maybe it is just me, but i think that she kind of looks like jung il woo? especially in the picture in the bottom left corner - her side profile wearing a plaid shirt
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KitKat
March 1, 2012 at 5:28 AM
i totally see that! mainly just in that pic, but still! total resemblance!
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16 Lucka
January 28, 2012 at 2:37 AM
Amm I have a question.. Zodiac as Cancer, Capricorn, Virgin... or as Rabbit, Horse, Snake-chinese zodiac?
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~Feather~
January 30, 2012 at 5:05 PM
well,
western zodiac would deal with months
chinese-zodiac would deal with years
i can understand western, but chinese will have huge age gaps. hmmm, we shall see.
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17 zsa
January 28, 2012 at 5:51 AM
i love both these girls, esp the second lead...she was just too cute in 49 days...very endearing...I hope they can divide the men...half a dozen to each lady?,,,c'mon,,,be fair!!!
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18 Cool
January 28, 2012 at 7:49 AM
Let's hope it will be as good as My Sweet Seoul (I doubt it :P ) . My Sweet Seoul was so good because they didn't care about the ratings,only the quality of the show.
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19 canxi
January 28, 2012 at 2:23 PM
:D Wah, I love it. Can't wait to watch it
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20 Fanboy
January 29, 2012 at 10:17 PM
Doesn't she look like Jung Il-woo on the last set of pictures(especially on the left half)??? Or is just my eyes??
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21 kdramafan
January 30, 2012 at 4:42 AM
Give me JIL as himself and Yoon Jin-seo as she is in the top photo any day of the week.
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22 Rule
April 6, 2012 at 9:37 AM
Did anyone actually watch this drama??
Please let me know if its worth the time.
Dont seem to find reviews of this drama?
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23 Rule
April 6, 2012 at 9:38 AM
I dont really care for the short hair thou!! I like the boycut style haircuts but a bit longer for girls.
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