Character posters for The Face Reader

[asth77.livejournal.com]

What cool posters. Here’s another peek at the quirky and mysterious sageuk The Face Reader’s cast, featured in mesmerizing (and slightly jarring) close-up. I can’t stop staring at them, even though they’re kind of unnerving. Or is that why I can’t look away? Of course the extreme focus on faces is thematically relevant to the movie, but with mugs like these, why wouldn’t you? Between the meta teasers and the character posters, I love whoever’s in the promo department of this production company.

The movie features a great ensemble cast led by Song Kang-ho (Snowpiercer), who plays a gifted face reader who tells fortunes based on facial features using the practice of physiognomy. He has an assistant (Jo Jung-seok, You’re the Best, Lee Soon-shin) and a son who’s learning the craft in his father’s footsteps (Lee Jong-seok, I Hear Your Voice).

The three of them get caught up in a political whirlpool of drama when Grand Prince Suyang (Lee Jung-jae, New World), uncle to a twelve-year old king, vies for the throne himself. He’s opposed by General Kim Jong-seo (Baek Yoon-shik, Gu Am Heo Joon) who had gained a tight grip on the court during the child king’s reign.

Source : Corey Tong @ YT

The face reader attempts to change the fate of Joseon when he’s called in (along with an entire country’s worth of fortunetellers) to tell Suyang whether or not he’ll be king. Kim Hye-soo (God of the Workplace) plays Joseon’s top gisaeng, whose role remains a mystery.

The character posters feature readings of facial types based on animals, and I swear, it’s uncanny. From top to bottom:

• Lee Jong-seok – stork


• Lee Jung-jae – wolf


• Song Kang-ho – snake


• Kim Hye-soo – cat


• Jo Jung-seok – raccoon


• Baek Yoon-shik – tiger

Is it just the power of suggestion, or do they really look like their animals? And also, how did they get Song Kang-ho’s beard to do that? I especially can’t get over how much Jo Jung-seok looks like a raccoon. That image is just going to linger in my head every time I see him now.

The Face Reader premieres in September.

Via Chosun
Source : Dramabeans

Comments

[uglypricetag.livejournal.com]

the plot sounds pretty meh but the posters are amazing

[nortonamo.livejournal.com]

Amazing cast!

[22by7.livejournal.com]

Your Won Bins and Hyun Bins can STFD, Song Kang Ho is the hottest Korean dude actor working.

[footballfina.livejournal.com]

LJS's face is a fucking national treasure TBH

[swhyeon1991.livejournal.com]

Lol raccoon ♥

[weerainbow.livejournal.com]

This definitely intrigues me. It's been a while since I watched a really good sageuk.

[mamchan.livejournal.com]

LSJ is sucking the life out of me. I haven't been obsessed with a celibrity since forever. Good lawwd he's gorgeous!

The posters are amazing and the cast is flawless. Will definetly check this movie when it's out.

[lishalishalisha.livejournal.com]

Oh mah lawd. I am now going to watch this show because these posters are amazing.
Also, the plot sounds interesting, but, the posters, HOLY SHEESH.

[strawberry-efeu.livejournal.com]

Jo Jung-seok is in everything these days, huh... not complaining at all. I don't know if I would ever watch this but it sounds interesting.

[atelierlune.livejournal.com]

I would totally be captivated if I saw these posters on the street.

[vermicelli-rice.livejournal.com]

this movie has pretty good marketing promo. i'm keen to watch it.