New poster for ENA’s upcoming rom-com Icy Cold Romance is perfection
by missvictrix
They had me at the matching flower slippers. Though the first teaser for ENA’s Icy Cold Romance looked good — and I’m living for this pairing — something about the main poster just nailed it. It’s pitch-perfectly staged, full of color, and also gives us a sense of the relationship between our leads.
Lee Da-hee (L.U.C.A.: The Beginning) plays variety show PD Gu Yeo-reum. She’s been friends with Choi Siwon’s (Work Later, Drink Now) Park Jae-hoon for 20 years, but things are set to change. And that all happens when Jae-hoon becomes a contestant on Yeo-reum’s dating show The Kingdom of Love.
If friends-to-lovers isn’t your catnip, I don’t know what to say, but surely you can get behind this pairing. If ever there were two actors I didn’t know I needed together, it’s these two. I’ve been a big fan of both since I Hear Your Voice (Lee Da-hee) and Oh My Lady (Siwon) — both ancient dramas according to current standards — and I can’t wait to see the magic they will conjure up onscreen together. May this drama become the next Bottom of the 9th With 2 Outs, only better.
Directed by PD Choi Kyu-shik (Hush) with Kim Sol-ji (Pegasus Market) writing, Icy Cold Romance follows Good Job on October 5 in ENA’s Wednesday-Thursday slot.
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1 Reply1988 -❣️Mother Bean❣️
September 19, 2022 at 8:04 AM
Now I have watched a couple of variety shows and The producers I have a better idea about what to expect and I am in. Friends to lovers without noble idiocy would be perfect. Hoping it is in my area its not showing up in the coming soon yet.
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john
September 19, 2022 at 8:46 AM
without noble idiocy or love triangles, or mean girl rivals or random murder, it should be fine.
Sounds good, will check it out.
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missvictrix
September 19, 2022 at 8:59 AM
random murder lolololol
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JillofAllTrades
September 19, 2022 at 2:55 PM
Curious about random murder part. :-D Which (all) shows you are referring to? In fact we should do a list of shows with Friends to lovers arc but with unrelated elements (like the above mentioned random murders) :-D
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john
October 4, 2022 at 7:07 AM
Ok, so Cheer Up has had a spooky apparition, a legendary prophecy that says a member will die and the female lead is seeing blood splattered visions.
All this in the first episode of a cheerleading squad. 🙄
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OldLawyer
September 19, 2022 at 9:26 AM
Sometimes the title is different. In my area Vike will carry it as LOVE IS FOR SUCKERS.
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Reply1988 -❣️Mother Bean❣️
September 19, 2022 at 10:06 AM
Thanks for that, I had added that to my watch list but had not connected the two titles. I usually check Asian Wiki to see if there is another name for it.
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Lord Cobol (Kdramas, like water, flow downhill)
September 19, 2022 at 11:56 AM
Asianwiki calls is "Love That Will Freeze to Death".
Guess something will freeze over before everyone agrees on a title.
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JillofAllTrades
September 21, 2022 at 11:18 AM
:-D I was assuming it is not on Viki because the title was not in the "Coming Soon section". Later when I checked Choi Siwon's filmography, I found it!
2 jerrykuvira
September 19, 2022 at 8:14 AM
All I have is ☺️🥰🤤. This should be, and is looking so goooood!
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3 JillofAllTrades
September 19, 2022 at 9:16 AM
I am looking forward to this. It is on Viki in my country. Also I was happy to see someone referring "Oh my lady". That is how I was introduced to Choi Siwon. And friends to lovers is definitely my thing (been there, done that!)
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OldLawyer
September 19, 2022 at 9:25 AM
OH MY LADY was my introduction to Choi Siwon as well.
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missvictrix
September 19, 2022 at 9:45 AM
Did you like it as much as I did? Not sure if it can carry a rewatch but it definitely won by heart back in the day.
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OldLawyer
September 19, 2022 at 10:11 AM
I loved it- it is actually a favorite of mine and in fact I have re-watched it once.
To me it is the perfect Noona romance.
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missvictrix
September 19, 2022 at 10:42 AM
Ahh, I might have to!
JillofAllTrades
September 19, 2022 at 2:52 PM
I have not re-watched it but it was indeed a perfect noona romance. And Chea rim's Dal ja spring was another perfect noona romance.
luckyduc
September 19, 2022 at 11:58 PM
Well now I have to check it out. Thanks in advance :)
JillofAllTrades
September 21, 2022 at 11:12 AM
@luckyduck If it makes any difference to you, Dal-ja spring has Lee min ki in it! :-D
JillofAllTrades
September 19, 2022 at 2:51 PM
Yes! I loved it! I am not sure I can re-watch it but I really liked it while watching it. I started checking out his shows after it. And I liked Chae rim and watched "Dal-ja spring" (And loved that one too)
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Blue (@mayhemf)
September 20, 2022 at 7:35 AM
I really liked 'Oh my lady' when i watched it.. Noona Romance done right. May be I should attempt a rewatch. None of the new shows are sticking..
JillofAllTrades
September 19, 2022 at 2:49 PM
And I liked the old school show. It reminded me of another old school show called "The last scandal of my life". (The scary ahjussi in "I can hear your voice was SML in it)
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4 OldLawyer
September 19, 2022 at 9:23 AM
This will be carried on Viki under the title LOVE IS FOR SUCKERS.
I am definitely planning on watching. Friends to lovers is a favorite theme of mine.
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JillofAllTrades
September 19, 2022 at 2:52 PM
Yes! I was so happy to see it on Viki!
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5 bbstl 🧹
September 19, 2022 at 10:25 AM
For me the only problem with this is the wait until Oct 5! 🤗
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6 Blue (@mayhemf)
September 19, 2022 at 10:46 AM
oooo.. friends-to-lovers trope! Nice!! will be checking it out.
" May this drama become the next Bottom of the 9th With 2 Outs, only better."
Wow!! wow! I hope so.. been craving for a good FTL trope for a long time..
talking about this trope, if anyone hasn't seen the 'In Time with you' taiwanese version, go see it now!! lol.. PPL insert - done.
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7 Kafiyah Bello
September 19, 2022 at 11:25 AM
YUP!!!
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8 Kurama
September 19, 2022 at 11:31 AM
Friends to lovers is such a good plot for romance! I'm so ready for it.
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9 javinne
September 19, 2022 at 12:55 PM
Can't wait. Friends to lovers is also my catnip 😀😃😀😃😄😄
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10 Jance
September 19, 2022 at 3:02 PM
I find it really hard to recognise female actors in posters like these… When their natural face shapes, quirks and expressions have been airbrushed, it makes them look so different!!
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11 miss h
September 19, 2022 at 3:41 PM
Pegasus Marker writer! That's promising. Please let it be quirky. I only really like Choi Siwon when he is playing a weirdo.
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Possum
September 19, 2022 at 11:12 PM
🤣
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12 luckyduc
September 20, 2022 at 12:05 AM
"If ever there were two actors I didn’t know I needed together, it’s these two."
Yes. This is definitely on my Watch list: Lee Da Hee (✔) Choi Siwon (✔) Friend-to-Lovers (✔) Pegasus writer (✔)
I've liked Lee Da Hee since seeing her hilarious bickering w/Lee Kwang Soo on Running Man and then she was the lovable bad ass on WWW. Choi Siwon was the best 2ML in She Was Pretty. Cute, funny, playful, mischievous, smart, intuitive, caring. He was the first one to notice her and later the one who preferred the real her over the transformed kdrama makeover one.
The friends-to-lovers trope is always welcome and Pegasus was amazing. Too. Much. Fun. Over the top crazy but had some heartfelt moments w/some rom com thrown in. But then more fun craziness!
I'm excited.
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luckyduc
September 20, 2022 at 12:06 AM
Lee Da Hee on RM:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qt7wKe08XCk&ab_channel=jameshiroshi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIEMhqaj6k0&ab_channel=taecyoon1
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OldLawyer
September 20, 2022 at 10:35 AM
Lee Da-hee was my favorite character in WWW. She is simply fabulous.
Choi Si-won was one of the all-time best second leads in SHE WAS PRETTY. I have been a fan ever since.
I too hope that having the writer of PEGASUS MARKET penning the script will mean comedy gold. Given that this is a friends to lovers story it really should. Casting Choi SI-won as ML was a stroke of genius in itself- this is what he is best at. Add to that the sheer dramatic range and passion that we know Lee Da-hee can bring to a performance: This actually is more important in a comedy than in other shows.
I am hoping that this is a rom-com that will indeed be a true comedy. We know that the writer understands comedy. Choi Si-won has proven that he can do comedy well. I have confidence that Lee Da-hee can do this as well.
I have very high hopes for this one.
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13 ladynightshade wants her own ryu sunjae
September 20, 2022 at 11:07 AM
Sincerely hoping for some romcom excellence from this pair. Many of the recently anticipated ones did not live up to my (admittedly lofty) expectations, but if there’s one I really hope bucks the trend, it’s this one.
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14 kalel
September 20, 2022 at 12:03 PM
I will definitely check this one out.
But, boy, the shows you mentioned made me feel really "ancient"...according to current standards!😅
I watched practically every old k-drama I found online!!
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