
The 21-year-old model has been making quite the splash on cable in the JTBC variety show I’m Going To School, along with a supporting role in the tvN drama Surplus Princess — both are debut projects for him, and he’s already in contention to star in Who Are You–School 2015.
The KBS Monday-Tuesday drama has finally secured a leading actress in Kim So-hyun (Reset), who recently confirmed the casting news. She’ll be playing a set of identical twins, and the series will be about one twin’s mysterious disappearance, while the other will transfer to her school and suddenly become the new It Girl in her place.
Nam Joo-hyuk is reportedly considering the role of the popular boy at school, which if you’ve ever seen him on I’m Going To School, is no stretch of the imagination. He’s much older than Kim So-hyun, but maybe it’s because he’s always dressed in a school uniform for that show that it doesn’t seem all that weird to cast him as a high-schooler.
Who Are You–School 2015 premieres April 27.
source: dramabeans
did i or did i not call it? to be fair there are really no other young enough up and coming actors to pick without straight up debuting newbies which is too much of a risk. i think this is a great idea and he's darling so i think it'll be wonderful. he's probably already confrimied seeing he dropped out of I'm Going To School. the whole point of the school series is to take newbies and make stars so i think he's ready enough, im just worried kim so hyun will dominate and a possible romance given she's a minor might be trouble.
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Date: 2015-03-26 04:53 am (UTC)i def don't want it to be romantic right off the bat, i would be sorta uncomfortable. if they have a tiny kiss in the last episode or something i wouldn't mind though.
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Date: 2015-03-26 03:48 am (UTC)same!
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Date: 2015-03-26 05:41 am (UTC)lmao LMH in the heirs is something i never want to think about again. im still not over his 30yr self masquerading as a 18 yr old. i could buy woo bin simply because he just did school 2013.
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Date: 2015-03-26 05:47 am (UTC)In other news Heirs was awful: casting (main cast, supporting was the BEST), writing, directing, styling, music, EVERYTHING.
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Date: 2015-03-27 01:10 am (UTC)That being said I'm glad he's no longer playing high schoolers, idk why LMH didn't love himself and decided to do the Heirs.
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Date: 2015-03-27 04:45 am (UTC)Plus, I think he still didnt get paid for the work he did in Faith (which is a good drama) despite it was penned by a famous writer and directed by a famous director. The drama's production cost are expensive and many people didnt get paid thats why Lee Phillip left in the middle of it. :/
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Date: 2015-03-27 05:26 am (UTC)faith was medicore, the cartoon villian was annoying as hell but the romance/chemistry and secondary villian (the king's brother/uncle w/e) was great.
wow that's so sad. i googled the whole faith mess and it was awful. i feel bad for everyone involved.
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Date: 2015-03-26 05:49 am (UTC)My dislike of models-turn-actors is irrational, and I await the moment I give him a #getoutofjalfree card.
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Date: 2015-03-26 07:24 am (UTC)I say all of this as a SSH/SJS fangirl (my taste is questionable at best).
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Date: 2015-03-27 02:55 am (UTC)u LITERALLY described my feelings for lee soo hyuk to perfection! shit! stop reading my diary!
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Date: 2015-03-27 05:22 am (UTC)I was so shocked at how hot he looks with short hair, honestly didn't realize it was the same person until another BFFs for life article came out.
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Date: 2015-03-27 01:43 pm (UTC)his FACE tho? like...when the light catches it right he looks otherworldly. so many great features that dont work 100% perfectly together but that's what makes him so attractive to me? lol.
plus his VOICE is perfection and no matter what show i see him on he always gives me such great vibes.
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Date: 2015-03-27 03:26 pm (UTC)His voice is EVERYTHING. I think his big break would come faster if he would just get a radio gig for a few months.
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Date: 2015-03-27 04:17 pm (UTC)honestly, i think he would benefit tremendously from variety appearances. he doesnt even need to be OTT but if he's cute and earnest he'll definitely attract attention. i mean, HJH aint even all that (lemme stop, i kinda love him) but his appearance on running man generated a lot of good press for him.
he was REALLY good in valid love. his acting has improved SO MUCH he just doesnt get very many opportunities to play such a fleshed out character. he is so criminally underrated, IMO. i'm sure this is the bias in me speaking but i just need more of LSH everywhere all the time forever.
i second the radio show option, tho. i wouldnt even need subs.
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Date: 2015-03-27 04:44 pm (UTC)lol at the HJH shade, but really every time he gets a new variety gig I'm just like:
I feel like LSH would have done wonders with the career HJH has (yes half his gigs are lame, but his company gets him sooo much work). If LSH had half those roles he would have had his big break by now.
LMAO, subs would ruin the mood.
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Date: 2015-03-27 04:54 pm (UTC)i'm still waiting for korean entertainment industry to wake the fuck up and give the mode line their own show. and legit a show JUST for them to go on stupid missions and just do things together, idek. i just kno i'll watch it.
but ITA if LSH had half the hustle of HJH's management he'd be MUCH bigger. HJH is kinda everywhere without actually BEING everywhere, rn. i dunno how they're doing it but they're giving him JUST ENOUGH exposure to keep him working and popular without actually getting annoying.
LSH needs some of that.
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Date: 2015-03-26 04:33 pm (UTC)Also I accidentally clicked on your dp, *thumbs up* for your VM stanning.
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Date: 2015-03-26 06:36 am (UTC)and he worked with the PD and scriptwriter previously in 'middle school student A'
wth is FNC doing not getting him in the drama. not as if he's doing any other drama atm
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Date: 2015-03-26 07:18 pm (UTC)it just has to....get in line
i have it's ok, that's love, the perseverance of goo haera, and seonam girls' high school detectives left to watch, along with reply 1994 and i hear your voice that i may very possibly never get to (school 2013 lee jongsuk >>>> i hear your voice lee jongsuk)
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Date: 2015-03-27 05:32 am (UTC)it's basically the difference between 9% and 10.5% ratings (more like 4.7% these days)
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Date: 2015-03-27 03:30 pm (UTC)The-asshole-impregnates-breaks-ribs-and-postpones-military-service was in the same position as NJH back in Playful Kiss (except way more famous and with both the 2xS fandom plus BOF fame plus Flowerboy fame), and that drama still flopped. (but made a lot of money internationally).
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Date: 2015-03-27 02:56 am (UTC)i'll probably give this drama a chance anyway tho...