Lee Jun-ki’s first post-army photo shoot
by javabeans
…has a curious lack of abs. C’mon, it’s the unwritten rule of post-army photos! Or maybe he’s being a big tease and saving it all up for the drama comeback, Arang and the Magistrate. Although, I dunno where in a mystery sageuk we’d expect to see the magistrate’s abs. This is where you pray it’s more fusion than sageuk, since fusion allows for liberties in style and convenient lapses in proper wardrobing.
The magazine spread comes from Allure Korea, and was shot in Canada; British Columbia’s Osoyoos, Kelowna, and Vancouver were the sites visited during the brief break Lee had before beginning filming on the drama. In the accompany interview, Lee explains missing filming while serving his two-year military term: “It was really tough and painful, following all those dramas while in the army, but now that I have a drama in the works, I’m really happy.”
Arang and the Magistrate is one of the promising upcoming dramas I’ve got my eye on, partly because I think the cast is likely to have chemistry, partly because the producers have solid (and relevant) credits (Hon to satisfy the creepy, atmospheric thriller quotient, and Chosun Police to hit the sageuk and mystery elements), and partly because the premise is so potentially rich. I’m a sucker for updated fairy tales, and this one’s an updated folk-ghost story, famous enough to be well-known by the general public (think Grimm’s fairy tales) but not done to death in film or dramaland like Cinderella. I’m crossing my fingers that everything comes together well.
The magazine is Allure’s June issue; Arang and the Magistrate hits airwaves in July.
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1 hpn88
May 24, 2012 at 5:10 AM
Well hello there LJK!
The last thing I saw him in was Time between dog and wolf and I think he's matured significantly since whenever that was. Or it could just be the better haircut.
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2 kissari
May 24, 2012 at 5:17 AM
Is it just me or did he lose weight? Although I like a nice jawline, his is looking a little too sharp for me.
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Kayleigh
May 24, 2012 at 5:39 AM
I think he has. Maybe he really worked his adorable butt off in the army. I don't know if its the haircut or the skill of the photographer but he's looking REALLY good to me. Welcome back Lee Jun-ki!
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MsB
May 24, 2012 at 5:43 AM
I think he's lost too much. I kinda liked the baby fat.
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Laeah
May 24, 2012 at 10:33 AM
I like it! He finally is starting to look more masculine than androgynous and I'm lovin it!
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JD
May 24, 2012 at 11:20 AM
I agree. As much as I love Lee Jun Ki, I don't like his jaw looking as if it can cut pizza!
He looks like Leeteuk from Super Junior.
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Lisa-Loo-Loo
May 24, 2012 at 6:47 PM
I thought the same thing! Leeteuk-look-a-like...
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shell
May 24, 2012 at 1:17 PM
i like his sharp looks. makes his eyes look beautiful - that pic with the flower is great (make-up might add a bit lol). he's looking the best since the king and the clown and fly, daddy, fly.
can't wait til july!
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Eunnie
May 26, 2012 at 8:21 AM
He lost weight. He wasn't this thin before his Shanghai Fanmeet that April 28. But he practiced so hard for the event for more than a week~ when he performed in Shanghai, he lost a lot of weight then.
After that, he didn't have any vacation and went straight for this shoot. which also served as a pseudo vacation for him, because he also went straight to working on the drama. ^^
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yakuna
May 27, 2012 at 6:51 AM
I'm with you...that jawline is a bit too sharp....
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3 Raitei
May 24, 2012 at 5:36 AM
Pfft! It's a good thing that I generally am not eating or drinking when reading your posts since posts like this always crack me up. Lol!
I know it's hard to get an abs scene in a saeguk drama, but QIHM was kind of able to do it (given,it was very fast and it was mostly JHW's chest I saw, but still). That said, "Arang" should include an I'm-changing-clothes-so-you-can-see-my-abs scene. XD
Well, that is if they are really going to follow the unspoken rule...
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aoiaheen
May 24, 2012 at 5:45 AM
"I know it’s hard to get an abs scene in a saeguk drama"
If there is a will there is a way.
I've seen the, wrapping-sword-wound-up scenes. Then there's the Sharing-my-shirt-with-pretty-girl-who-looks-cold scenes. Then ofcourse you must have seen the brooding-shower-scene which is actually read as brooding-bucket-of-water-over-half-naked-body.
We just need LJK to be either wounded, or gallant or just plain depressed.
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Raitei
May 24, 2012 at 5:51 AM
Lol. Those are awesome choices! Although, I'm not sure if a magistrate is into much fighting. Then again, scholar Boong Do is, so whatever...just show us the glorious abs! Teehee XD
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Alvina
May 24, 2012 at 8:25 AM
"brooding-bucket-of-water-over-half-naked-body"
lol, that's perfect!
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trixicopper
May 24, 2012 at 12:29 PM
There is nothing wrong with a Joseon shower! Seen it done, worked for me! :) What ever it takes!
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trixicopper
May 24, 2012 at 12:37 PM
Abs in Sageuk? It can be done. In one word...Chuno! :)
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StacyA
May 24, 2012 at 3:27 PM
Lost count of how many times I've watched the scene of the woman peeking at the guys bathing.... ::fans self::
On another note, why the heck don't these photo shoots come south? We have lots of pretty scenery 'round here - Magnolia trees, plantation mansions, river boats, azaleas...
And I'd be MORE than happy to show them a little southern hospitality!!!!
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shell
May 24, 2012 at 1:19 PM
it has to rain sometimes. right? :D
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Ashi
May 24, 2012 at 4:19 PM
If the Shin Min Ah's playing a ghost, then we can probably pray on having a scene with Jun Ki changing clothes when she pops out (in ghost form, that is).
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Quiet Thought
May 24, 2012 at 6:00 PM
The female ghost in the hot-tub worked for Harry Potter. I'd love to see Shin Min Ah play it out with this guy.
persianrose❤️战哥
June 4, 2018 at 1:48 PM
Lol...
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4 aoiaheen
May 24, 2012 at 5:36 AM
welcome back my pretty!
He looks so much older ! I like the new look.
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5 9to5
May 24, 2012 at 5:37 AM
he's looking good, so glad he's back in kdramaland! i can't believe it's been 2 years!
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6 MsScorpion
May 24, 2012 at 5:44 AM
GF what do you mean there's no abs in sageuks?????
There are sword fights and injured shoulders to strip that hanbok off so people can check the "wounds" and treat them.
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bd
May 24, 2012 at 4:33 PM
GF evidently didn't watch "Chuno" - which was pretty much abs all the time.
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7 Farhana
May 24, 2012 at 5:50 AM
Ah he looks so handsome post-army!
But I'm wondering whether or not he's one of the rare few without the glorious army abs we've grown to love!
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8 Mas
May 24, 2012 at 5:53 AM
So much pretty.
So much pretty.
So much pretty.
*____*
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momogi
May 24, 2012 at 8:07 AM
He's too pretty it's distracting.
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myweithisway
May 24, 2012 at 9:30 AM
So true!
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bd
May 24, 2012 at 4:34 PM
Androgynous - yes
Pretty - not really
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9 Mystisith
May 24, 2012 at 6:13 AM
I like him the way he is. He has a slender silhouette. Being bulky wouldn't suit him. And his face is one of the most recognizable in SK, like Lee Min-ki. It's nice to see something else than New York for the background, not that i don't like the city...
I'm curious to see what Arang will give us.
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10 Mandelbrotr
May 24, 2012 at 6:15 AM
I love the end-of-the-dock shot.
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11 Urnaa
May 24, 2012 at 6:16 AM
he is one gorgeous man in kdramaland.
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12 Chylow
May 24, 2012 at 6:21 AM
I heard or read, (or most likely imagined after one of my all night kdrama overloads) that Tolkien based his elves on the Asian race. After looking at these pics, I can see why. Just so elegantly beautiful. Thanks for sharing!
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JBB
May 24, 2012 at 7:42 AM
I always thought he had elven features. Guess I'm not the only one who noticed.
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Arhazivory
May 24, 2012 at 8:21 PM
I can see why too.
I do miss his baby fat but his sharp looks are very lovely. <3
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13 Rovi
May 24, 2012 at 6:27 AM
I don't really know, but why, IMO, does Lee Jun-ki look like 2PM's Kim Jun-su??? Especially in the face angle and such...????
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swimmingrose
May 24, 2012 at 6:48 AM
I never thought so before but omg! You're so right! Some of these pics were screaming Junsu!!!!craziness! lol
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Rovi
May 24, 2012 at 7:17 PM
IKR?
Since I became a Hottest (before I became a full-fledged E.L.F. and part-time S♥NE), of course Jun-su's face is unique...
...and in some angles, LJK's face do resemble...Ahhhh why~?!!!!!!!!!!!!
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14 kumi
May 24, 2012 at 6:31 AM
OK, peeps, take his abs, but give me his eyes.
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mardie
May 26, 2012 at 12:39 AM
that..... does *not* sounds remotely creepy at all.....
^__^
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15 Alicia
May 24, 2012 at 6:33 AM
I just love him and I"m glad that he's back.. YAY!!
I'm sure we would get an ab scene in Arang after all we got on on QIHM. So I'm sure they can work it in there somehow, BUT with or without the abs, LJK is just HOT!!!
BTW, is it just me or was he looking like Kim Hyun Joong in those photos with the sunglasses?
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16 red
May 24, 2012 at 6:36 AM
Theres about two photos there where he could legitimately not have a shirt on...isnt he in the shower in the first photo???...Come on!!
But I don't think I have seen Jun Ki bare much skin in dramas or photoshoots...please tell me if this is not the case!!
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kopytko
May 24, 2012 at 10:17 AM
IF you think he's in shower, look at the D&G The One bottle above his head. It would hurt a whole lot when it fell down :). He's actually next to a swimming pool, which BTW is a place absolutely suitable for him to visit shirtless:)
So through a mistaken assumption we have come to correct conclusion.
Let me think, I've seen pretty much everything with LJK but I can't think of him baring more skin. Although maybe somewhere in Time Between Dog and Wolf? That would make sense... I remember him clearly trouserless (pants-less would be too promising) in My Girl.
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17 HoGaZzZz
May 24, 2012 at 6:54 AM
I love him, not so much the shoot tho...
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18 nutella
May 24, 2012 at 7:09 AM
Osoyoos... is literally an hour away from my 'burb of Vancouver TT_TT bring him back so I can stalk him...
So much pretty ain't right for my heart >.<;;
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19 yukisama69
May 24, 2012 at 7:41 AM
it's almost too much pretty. But Happy to see him back :D
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20 Jess
May 24, 2012 at 7:44 AM
Is it me... or is it guyliner-fest up there. Lol.
But the pretteh is BACK!
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Mystisith
May 24, 2012 at 7:51 AM
LJK rocks the guyliner!
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21 Saima
May 24, 2012 at 8:02 AM
woahhh, they shot this spread in Canada?!! Niceeee
His jawline is so angular in the penultimate pic! wow!!!
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22 JoJo
May 24, 2012 at 8:06 AM
He's cute without the abs...maybe he had a desk job in the army...
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23 Lisa
May 24, 2012 at 8:09 AM
Holy crap, his face looks sooo different without all that baby fat!
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24 Tru2u
May 24, 2012 at 8:10 AM
The pictures are flooded with HOTNESS, oh, if there was a SHIRTLESS ONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *.*.......... I need some ABS
Plz HEART be STILL!!!
plz Temperature don't rise... >.<
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25 K
May 24, 2012 at 8:20 AM
He looks like a mix of Tim and MBLAQ's Lee Joon sort of now with all those sharp angles.
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26 gingeranna
May 24, 2012 at 8:23 AM
I don't particularly like LJK (I came here to see post army abs, and there aren't any?!) but thanks to dramabeans' wonderful banners I can see a Lee Dong Wok showering right at the top of the page. YAY! My new fav header for this blog! :D
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27 amatsu
May 24, 2012 at 8:26 AM
Such a pretty face!
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28 Alvina
May 24, 2012 at 8:27 AM
Boy doesnt look like he's aged a day since My Girl or Duel or Dog and Wolf...
Just seeing him is bringing back memories of girlish sighs and spazz-fests online :D
Cant wait!
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ceire
May 24, 2012 at 8:37 AM
I second this comment's every word :D
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29 ceire
May 24, 2012 at 8:40 AM
I love everything about these photos - starting from the gorgeous model (tee hee <3) all the way to the styling and composition and colors andandand!
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30 Cam
May 24, 2012 at 9:07 AM
Lord, I really love him since that movie "Fly Daddy Fly" and drama "My Girl" & "Time Between Dog and Wolf" ~ woot woot! I am so happy to see him back on K-Dramaland & looooking forward to his new drama! \^o^/
Plus, I really looove these pictures ~ he look so great and handsome after his military service for 2 years. :)
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31 SuziQ
May 24, 2012 at 9:16 AM
One of my faves!Loved him in Iljimae and love him in sageuks which he does so well.
He's lost too much weight. His face has gotten more angular especially the chin and jaw line. He's too thin and needs to eat a little more, but he's still HOT!
Can't wait to see him in his new drama.
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Chylow
May 24, 2012 at 1:19 PM
I gotta agree with you, he's looking awful skinny. Especially with the insane work hours they have on dramas, it'd be healthier for him to have a couple of lbs to lose then spend nights on an IV somewhere. I still have a hard time wrapping my brain around that.
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32 canxi
May 24, 2012 at 9:19 AM
The short hair is a much better look than the long hair he was rocking before. I really like the "Titanic" pose on the boat hahaha
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canxi
May 24, 2012 at 9:20 AM
actually it's not a boat...dock? Part of a dock??
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iZzie :)
May 24, 2012 at 10:34 AM
Me too! Kudos to the photographer - very nice use of negative space. ;)
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33 DarknessEyes
May 24, 2012 at 9:19 AM
haha abs or no abs, i gotta say, he's definetly alluring xD
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34 danna
May 24, 2012 at 9:33 AM
I'm calling a foul..that second pic should totally have been shirtless... lol...have missed a tone and am keeping all fingers and toes crossed for his comeback drama to be decent
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35 Taohua
May 24, 2012 at 10:00 AM
Jun-Ki, oh how I have missed thee!
I think I'll always look forward to whatever he does in terms of acting (not too sure about his singing)...literally took my breath away in King & the Clown and while I don't think anything else he's done (with the exception of TBDAW) has reached that level of acting/performance, he is just fun to watch onscreen.
Thrilled that he's back! And optimistic about Arang & the Magistrate.
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36 iZzie :)
May 24, 2012 at 10:29 AM
Why is he always stretching his neck? And I fear for that adam's apple to pop out any time.
Other than those... he's hot. ;)
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aoiaheen
May 24, 2012 at 1:06 PM
"I fear for that adam’s apple to pop out any "
ha ha! Now whenever I see a guy with a large adams apple I'm going to imagine it popping out!
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iZzie :)
May 25, 2012 at 9:12 AM
LOL! Just make sure you get out of the projectile's way. :D
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YY
May 24, 2012 at 10:51 PM
He's stretching and straining his neck at medically dangerous angles throughout the shoots because he knows some girls go absolutely crazy over adam apples the way others drool over abs. He's just catering to the long-neglected adam apple fans for once. What a nice guy.
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iZzie :)
May 25, 2012 at 10:36 AM
Catering to broader demographics, yes? While he delights the AA fans, he keeps the abs fans guessing/imagining what Army duty had done to those washboards.
Makes me wonder how fans would compliment the adam's apple. Would it be like seeing nice abs? "Wow! Nice adam's apple!" :P
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37 jigglybelly
May 24, 2012 at 10:34 AM
He looks more like a (HOT) manly man now, rather than a very pretty boy (who could easily pass as a girl!)
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CupCake
May 24, 2012 at 12:40 PM
He's HOT & HANDSOME. When he was younger he has that GAY vibe for some reason.
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bd
May 24, 2012 at 4:38 PM
I wouldn't say that LJK is "manly" or looked like a "pretty boy" or "could easily pass as a girl."
All those are different from androgynous which is what he is.
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CupCake
May 25, 2012 at 6:55 AM
I see someone agrees with me but I never said it outloud I might get club over the head by his fan.
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38 Nida
May 24, 2012 at 10:48 AM
OMFG i live In vancouver. Where was i when all tgis was happening?
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39 Carinne
May 24, 2012 at 10:50 AM
In his interview, was it "tough and painful" because he wasn't in any of them or what? LOLs~ He was working and serving his country, what else was more important then?
Nice to see him out and about. Canada... so beautiful!
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40 shell
May 24, 2012 at 1:10 PM
omg he lost that weight... he's looking gorgeous again (ok i'm shallow what can i say)
how long til july? are we there yet?
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shell
May 24, 2012 at 1:27 PM
no seriously, are we there yet?
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becca_boo
May 24, 2012 at 1:51 PM
Not yet. I've been asking that since this drama was first announced. It's probably my most anticipated drama of the year (so far), right along with QIHM.
I live in Texas, so I've never loved July, but if it brings Lee Jun-ki and Shin Mina onto my screen in a ghostly-romance-revenge-fantasy-saguek? Bring. It. On. I'll be watching with the fan turned up and a glass of iced lemonade in hand.
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41 becca_boo
May 24, 2012 at 1:40 PM
Dude looks like a dude! A very very *pretty* dude, of course, but not quite so little-boyish(-or-sometimes-girlish).
I've always liked him as an actor but had trouble getting past the baby-face. I just found out that he's actually two years older than Shin Mina - who would've guessed, right? I was sure she was the noona. Now that he's out of army he at least looks the same age as her, but older? Consider me floored.
Can't wait to see them together in Arang. I'll be counting the days until I Do, I Do ends.
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shell
May 24, 2012 at 2:59 PM
by baby face you mean the rounder version :D?
i like these photos - i fell for the ""king and the clown" version of his androgynous beauty, and i know he can act very well... but i'd love to have the acting with the pure-lines beauty, too :D
i just hope the drama makes his comeback a success :D
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bd
May 24, 2012 at 4:56 PM
While I can understand some people having a thing for the androgynous look, don't get all the comments like LJK now looking like a dude (really doesn't) or looking like a "pretty boy" or "girlish" (LJK would make for one unattractive girl).
Someone w/ a manly face would be someone like Oh Ji ho, Kim Sung soo, Song Seung heon or Han Jung soo (tho people sometimes do refer to them as "pretty boys" in the more abstract sense).
"Pretty boys" would be someone llke Kim Bum, Song Joon ki or Lee Ki woo - having a youthful, boyish face, but still clearly male.
LJK fits in the androgynous group w/ others like Shin Hye-sung (Shinhwa), Lee Soo-hyuk (who played the assassin in "Tree with Deep Roots" or Heechul (Super Jr.) or Jo Kwon - all androgynous and to me a bit weird looking.
As for a guy who looks like a girl, can't think of any other than Park Hae jin when he dressed up in a wig and makeup for parody of a girl group song on "Family Outing"
Unlike all the other guys who dressed up in drag (including Kim Sung soo and Jo Han sun) who clearly looked like men in drag, PHJ looked like Hyori's sister.
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JGiStar17A
May 25, 2012 at 7:44 AM
If you don't like LJK, you don't need to read this article and also should not write such negative words. There are many people who think he's handsome & very talented in his works, unlike other popular k-actors with only good-looks! You should respect to his fans~ Don't you think your behavior is too bad??
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midoshi
September 27, 2013 at 10:20 PM
i have to say you are insane, go and look at you on mirror how your appearence look like, girl with a boy look or boy with a girl's look. lee joon gi is a good and handsome actor, who ever you are you won't get nice appearence in your next birth ^.^
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42 Noelle
May 24, 2012 at 2:18 PM
I want to go to there!
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43 Ladymoonstone143
May 24, 2012 at 2:20 PM
Welcome back LJK...definitely be watching your new drama...:))
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44 Sunshine
May 24, 2012 at 2:32 PM
he so photogenic that some of the shots looks photoshop to me...not in a bad way, it just looks a bit off to me
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45 mtoh
May 24, 2012 at 3:30 PM
But really....can you be more hot ;)
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46 EXOticGal
May 24, 2012 at 4:43 PM
I love the way he poses for this photoshoot~ Idk if it's just me but I think he lost some weight lol :)) anyway, he's still very handsome~ KEEP UP! LEE JUN KI! <3
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47 ...
May 24, 2012 at 4:59 PM
still so prettyyyy ~ guess the army doesnt rub off on everyone
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48 Grace
May 24, 2012 at 5:18 PM
Well, till his abs come out, I'll just be here staring at his jawline.
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49 21
May 24, 2012 at 5:35 PM
I used to love him alot in "My girl" but now I don't find him that appealing anymore.
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50 vanillasalt
May 24, 2012 at 6:06 PM
Why heellooo there, sexy! :) Can he just take his shirt of already? we all want to see his abs.
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yaya
October 13, 2012 at 2:40 PM
He doesn't need to show his Abs to look sexy !!!!. By looking at his eyes..... melts !
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