‘To the Beautiful You’ releases new group posters

SBS‘s upcoming drama ‘To the Beautiful You‘ has released a new set of posters featuring the cast!

The first poster features the leading cast members with Sulli at the front, and Minho, Lee Hyun Woo, Kim Ji Won, Seo Jun Young, Kang Ha Neul, and Kwanghee sitting around her at a picnic table with a beautiful ocean view in the backdrop. The poster is actually a depiction of the group’s resort vacation in episodes three and four.

Also of interest is the group’s vacation styling, as they’re all dressed in fresh summer looks with preppy pieces like cardigans and checkered shirts. The second group poster shows the entire cast of students including members of EXO dressed for physical education.

Producers stated, “We worked with a lot of different concepts to create a poster that would aptly show the colors of the characters, their relationships, and the drama itself. We’ll be releasing individual posters of the leading cast.”

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ZE:A’s Kwanghee appointed as special MC for ‘M! Countdown’

ZE:A‘s Kwanghee will be standing in as a special MC for Mnet‘s ‘M! Countdown‘.

A representative of  ZE:A’s agency, Star Empire, stated on the 25th, “Following Siwan, Kwanghee has been appointed as a special MC for ‘M! Countdown’.”

“Perhaps due to the popularity of ‘Aftermath‘, we’re extremely thankful as the members have been continuously receiving love calls for variety programs. Kwanghee has good variety show and hosting skills, so we believe he’ll do well.”

The ‘M! Countdown’ episode featuring Kwanghee will air on July 26th at 6:00PM (KST).

In related news, Kwanghee made a surprise cameo appearance on the July 25th episode of MBC‘s daily sitcom, ‘Standby‘.

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ZE:A’s Kwanghee to make a cameo in ‘Standby’

ZE:A‘s Kwanghee will be making a cameo appearance as the younger brother of Ha Suk Jin on MBC‘s daily sitcom, ‘Standby‘.

Kwanghee’s cameo will be on the 76th episode broadcasting on July 24th. He’ll be playing the role of the smart younger brother of Ha Suk Jin, who currently attends a private high school in the States. After hearing that Lee Ki Woo was Ha Suk Jin’s rival in a love triangle, Kwanghee heads in to take his revenge on Lee Ki Woo.

On the 77th episode, Kwanghee falls in love upon first sight with Somin right before he’s getting ready to head back to his home in the States. Siwan, who has a longstanding crush on Somin, doesn’t like seeing Kwanghee get in the way and so he confesses to Kwanghee what his feelings for Somin are. Jealous at how handsome Siwan is, Kwanghee begins to consider Siwan his rival.

Kwanghee was revealed to have readily accepted the cameo offer to show loyalty to his fellow member and cast Siwan. Representatives stated, “Like the image he’s known for, he filmed happily throughout the entire shoot.”

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ZE:A’s Hyungsik clears the air about his wealthy background

ZE:A‘s Kwanghee previously revealed that fellow member Hyungsik came from a wealthy background on the July 18th episode of MBC‘s ‘Radio Star‘.

After his statement made headlines and earned the attention of netizens, Hyungsik wanted to clear the air while backstage at Mnet‘s ‘M! Countdown‘.

On people finding out that his father is an executive at a foreign car company ‘B’, “I was actually kind of surprised at how much attention this received. People started calling me ‘chaebol’ (conglomerate) and such, but my family is not wealthy to that point.”

When asked how he felt about Kwanghee saying that he’s not concerned about fame because of his wealthy background, he replied with a smile, “I’m in this career because I have big dreams and passions as a singer. I also have a lot of interest in expanding into dramas and musicals.”

He continued, “I’ve never once received an allowance since I debuted as a singer under ZE:A. There were some hardships during the beginning stages of our debut, but I was more determined to make it on my own.”

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‘To the Beautiful You’ releases photos from the first script reading

With anticipation rising for the drama, ‘To the Beautiful You‘ has unveiled a set of photos from their first script reading.

The reading took place back on July 7th at the SBS Ilsan Production Center and in attendance were Sulli, Minho, Lee Hyun woo, Kim Ji Won, Ki Tae Young, Lee Young Eun, Kang Kyung Jun, Seo Jun Young, Kwanghee, Kang Ha Neul, Lee Han Wee, Lee Ah Hyun, and Ahn Hye Kyung.

On this day, Sulli is said to have spoken in a lower tone to better fit the role of a girl who disguises herself as a guy, while Minho showed his hard working attitude as he concentrated on every word that the director and writer mentioned.

Lee Han Wee and Lee Ah Hyun showcased their leadership as they lead the hoobae actors throughout the reading, while also livening up the atmosphere.

A representative from the drama team stated, “The cast of ‘To the Beautiful You’ is already working hard by coming together to produce a perfect drama… We believe that a great project can be produced through the meeting of the passion and intensity of the young actors and the experience of the older actors.”

The pilot episode will air in August.

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