I agree with both Lee Min-ho and Gong Hyo-jin, when I think of them together, they come off to me like oil and water.

For me GHJ could have chemistry with anything when LMH always lacks chemistry with his costars, he does everything he needs but at the end there are no sparks.

agreed, wrt LMH - i think i'll stay on the fence on this one... wait, a rom-com in space?? i'll have to watch for Gong Hyo Jin and Oh Jung Se.

Interesting premise, will check this out.

I am not going to be rude about LM as I appreciate that there are Beanies who like his acting. This won’t cut it for me though even if I like GH’s acting.

Well, it gets the award for most unique setting for a rom com. If it avoids any other genre apart from slice of life and is up to the quality of PD and writer’s previous works I am in.

Now, a romcom in space and the odd pairing of LMH and GHJ? Doesn’t sound like a very interesting proposition BUT - and this is a BIG BUT….

I will not miss this reunion piece by the Writer-PD combo of Jealousy Incarnate (Dare To Dream), my fav romcom of all times. In addition, this writer’s works ranging from the older Lawyers of Korea to Pasta and Miss Korea are all my favorites too.

LMH looks good in these stills. Acting quibbles aside, I clearly get why this guy is so popular. He has the it factor in spades.

She's back! She's back! I love Gong Hyo-jin and I admit to liking Lee Min-ho too so the only thing I don't like? Space but this is one going on my next year's watch list and hoping for a good story.

@stroopwafel Enjoyed your line “if you ever wondered why there aren't more rom-coms set in out space" EXCEPT I've actually watched several rom-coms set in space, including one on HBO this spring, which made such an impact on me that I had to look up its title, Moonshot. I found the main couple very cute, however, so I’d recommend it to any rom-com obsessive like me.
Speaking of my rom-com obsession its pathetic how my ears perk up at “rom-com set in….” (DB NEWS: .."announces a new rom-com set in the fiery depths of hell".. ME: Sounds fun! Tell me more!)

But this setting in space is a little worrying for kdrama tropes. I sure hope there isn’t a love triangle, because it could get a little too intense in the space station. Also, we know that the supportive best friend or gay friend will most like be a chatty supercomputer or robot, unless the human friend has a partner back on earth. At least there will be no forced separation, though I suppose time skips would be possible with the kind of suspended animation chambers like in 2001: A Space Odyssey. There is unfortunately a big potential for a white rocket of doom.
Anyway, I know I’ll be giving this one at least 4 episodes of watching, because we know space is the final frontier of rom-coms.

Well, I'm excited to see Gong Hyo-jin back onscreen, and I like the writer, but I also can't imagine GHJ and LMH together.

LMH'S acting is much more relaxed and natural when he is cast opposite older actresses.

BUT on the hand, it feels like GHJ can't help treating younger co-stars as her dongsang.

Win-lose situation? Where the win is LMH, it is more like semiwin-lose situation.
Throwing in the writer-director combo though, will tip the scales to more win.

I don't have strong feelings either way about LMH, but I didn't care for Gong Hyo-jin in either "Master of the Sun" or "Camellias." And the premise sounds unappealing to me. So I'll probably skip this. But then again, I thought the premise of "King" sounded awesome and it was pretty lame, so maybe I'll be wrong this time, too.

Gong Hyo-jin is why I am excited for this one. Honestly, if anything, I have some qualms about Lee Min-ho as the ML. I know that he is A-list but his acting has bever impressed me- there are many very much more talented actors out there. But with Gong Hyo-jin as the FL this should still be a good show.

I'm always excited to see Gong Hyo-jin!

Honestly, I'm skeptical. Visually, it looks stunning. Not sure about the pairing of the leads, but the stills make it look like it could work. I love Oh Junge-se, but this looks like it has the potential to be a hot mess. Here's hoping it turns out all right.

Gong Hyo Jin! A rom com! In space!
Say no more show, I’m in.

>”Then when I was reading about the drama and learned about Lee Min-ho’s in-show occupation, my first thought was: “Who is having babies in space?!” But seeing that he’s a space tourist rather than astronaut doctor, it makes more sense. And with the recent popularity of legal dramas, I’m half-relieved that he’s not a space lawyer.”<

I just laughed so hard, that’s exactly what I thought, to the point of saying out loud “right, because you NEED an OB GYN in space “ 🙄
Thanks for the morning laugh 😆

I find it VERY interesting that Gong Hyo Jin has nearly always been paired with male leads just a little older than herself. In fact her biggest age gap was with Cha Seung Won in Best Love which interestingly wasn't obvious at all. The rest of her co-stars have been very much in her own age range. And she has only recently been paired with younger male leads, only her two latest dramas, while lots of actresses her age keep getting cast opposite younger co-stars.

I would love to read some insight on this from @welh, who has vast knowledge on the ins and outs of k-entertainment.

16 (?) episode hours in a space station makes me feel a little claustrophobic, so i'm not sure if I'm on board even if I really like Gong Hyo-jin and am neutral about Lee Minho. Does the space station even have a cafe? HOW WILL THOSE KDRAMA ROM-COM CAFE SCENES TAKE PLACE?

Quite the unexpected pairing indeed... don't know how to feel about this one, but the pics we've gotten look absolutely great, and Gong Hyo-jin's work can't just be overlooked, personally I don't care much about Lee Min-ho, watched Eternal Monarch, solely bc I hadn't seen anything of his since Heirs, wasn't disappointed but it didn't wow me either. Fairly intrigued by the space theme! Let's see how it goes!