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Looks like spring will be the season for gumihos. The new fusion fantasy sageuk starring Lee Seung-gi and Suzy has confirmed a spot on MBC’s upcoming lineup, and is set to follow Horse Healer on Mondays/Tuesdays. That puts the premiere in late March or early April, given Horse’s 50-episode run. The drama is called Gu Family Book (it’s likely punny in that the gu means literally “nine,” as in nine tails) and Lee Seung-gi will play a twist on the gumiho legend and be a half-gumiho, half-human hero.
The descriptions keep referring to him as “half-beast,” like we might somehow get the wrong impression that because he’s playing a gumiho it emasculates him in some way (gumihos, or nine-tailed foxes are traditionally female). But uh, we geddit. He’s a dude. And it’s a myth, so please, be my guest and turn those gender roles upside-down. We like ‘em better that way.
It’s really the one major hope I have for this show — that it has an idea about the mythology it wants to create. ‘Cause a fun new mythical universe is always welcome in my book. There’s little information about the heroine, but the hero was born half-beast, and will set out on a quest to become human. We’re already told that he can’t, “but he fights to live more like a person than anyone else.” Aw. It’ll be a lighthearted martial arts action drama, which sounds like a great ol’ time. Bring on the swashbuckling laughs.
Directing is PD Shin Woo-chul, of Secret Garden and A Gentleman’s Dignity, and writing is Kang Eun-kyung of Baker King, Man of Honor, and Dalja’s Spring. I like the idea of a new breed of drama hero entirely, one that might have to fight his evil carnivorous nature to be a better man. It’s like all the good narrative tropes of vampire lore, without all the attendant baggage. Hope it’s a winner.
Gu Family Book follows Horse Healer on MBC.
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since every single media is reporting this as a suzy drama, i guess in the end it's 98,99% sure she accepted to do the drama, even if for some weird reason jype hasn't spoken about it. also the pd makes me happy while the writer worries me.
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Date: 2013-01-03 04:42 am (UTC)i'm really hoping this is more of a romcom, whcih both would rock, than a makjang.
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Date: 2013-01-03 04:58 am (UTC)Ugh I dont want to miss a Lee Seunggi drama but usually if I think that one of the leads is bad, I end up not watching it regardless of how much I love the other lead. And it looks like this will be the case because this girl isn't ready to be a lead yet, let alone next to Seunggi. How did she even get this? I wonder.
The story sounds good but she's just not up to par, she was still awkward in Big. This is gonna be the second drama gumiho related for seunggi lol i wish Shin Min Ah would have been casted instead, would've been interesting and cute to see them again together. Oh well maybe I'll watch the first eps and see how she does but im not expecting anything great.
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Date: 2013-01-03 05:10 am (UTC)He always play the annoying brat or having rude outer appearance but in truth have a good heart and the only one who can see it is his lover.. But he is adorable in it so I can't blame them, just a little bit sorry for Seunggi the actor..
And the writer seem to fit makjang more than mini series.. We'll see
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Date: 2013-01-03 05:20 am (UTC)I wonder if he has a think for the Gumiho myth cause this is his second drama involving it haha?
I actually think Suzy and SeungGi will look cute together, but she seems a tad young for him? So eeeeeh.
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Date: 2013-01-03 05:44 am (UTC)OT: I didn't realize Lee Je Hoon was in Architecture 101 until just now. I can't believe how young they were able to make him look o_o! I want to watch that movie even more now. So many good actors/actresses in it!!
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Date: 2013-01-03 05:46 am (UTC)yeah, he is the younger version of uhm tae woong's character. you definitely should watch it, i really loved it, not because suzy was on it, but because it was a good movie imo.
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Date: 2013-01-03 05:50 am (UTC)I've heard it's really good. It's just been sitting on my "to watch" list with 029302 other things foreeever~
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Date: 2013-01-03 06:02 am (UTC)LOL yeah Seung Gi with a mane of glory will crack me up! Suzy and him might have a fight for the prettiest hair XD! I want more info too :( the plot seems so vague so far.
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Date: 2013-01-03 06:04 am (UTC)also, i wonder what kind of social status both characters will have, so i can be ready to drool over pretty hanboks. i am in love with the ones uee wears on JWC.
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Date: 2013-01-03 06:37 am (UTC)Hanboks are SO pretty! I really want to try one on and wear it <3! How is JWC? I think the casting sounds perfect. Cha Taehyun is a really funny guy, and something about Uee in the character I read about sounds great.
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Date: 2013-01-03 06:46 am (UTC)and i loved JWC, at first i was a bit iffy about CTH being JWC but he kills it in the best ways, and the drama keeps getting better, and my bb uee keeps showing how much she improved, she is the best idol actress atm imo.
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Date: 2013-01-03 07:01 am (UTC)Eek so many things I want to watch!! The last thing I saw Uee in was Ojakgyo Brothers. I watched for Joowon, but she did a good job I thought. CTH is such a goof, I love him. I watched his older movie Speed Scandal awhile ago, and I've been seeing him on 1N2Ds every week <3.
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