[NEWS] "Dream High" female fans have "Wooyoung Fever"

The female fans response to 2PM's Wooyoung, who's playing Jason in a popular KBS drama "Dream High", is quite extraordinary.

Jason is a Korean from overseas, who enters Kirin Art School with the highest score. He loves fun and is not only good at singing and dancing. Wooyoung is gaining popularity through flawlessly portrayed manners and personality of the character. As originally it was Wooyoung's acting debut, there was a lot of anticipation and worry, but he received a positive response from his very first appearance, leaving a rather strong impression. Wooyoung especially impressed the female fans in the very first episode, when he delivered his English lines with clean pronunciation, even though he is famous for his Busan origins. Up till now it feels as if he has been the perfect pick to play the character, as if Jason and Wooyoung were made for each other.

Even though he made a strong impressions in the first few episodes his appearances had been quite short. However, on the 7th episode of the drama he showed that he could also play a leading character who pulls the entire action of the story line further. In that episode he appeared together with IU, who's currently rising in popularity among uncle fans, a target group which had been SNSD's stronghold for a very long time. Wooyoung that day performed with a charming appeal strong enough even to put smiles on IU male fans faces. Wooyoung's character is currently slowly building love and friendship with IU's character, who's good at singing, but is overweight and has many complexes about her appearance. Jason is always polite to Pilsuk (the name of IU's character) no matter what. Wooyoung received enthusiastic support from the female viewers of the drama as on the 7th episode Jason forsake the important showcase he was supposed to attend with a celebrity and performed a duet with IU during a fake showcase with the college preparatory class, demonstrating his loyalty and affection.

Due to this "Wooyoung Fever" the amount of his apperance in the drama is increasing although originally he would have only a scene or two in each episode. It's a situation when he's receiving more attention, chasing after the popularity of the original three main characters played by Kim Suhyun, Bae Suji and Ok Taecyeon. As the fans keep on posting comments about Wooyoung and IU on the viewers' board, the number of comments asking to increase Wooyoung's appearance in the drama is rising. There are even fans who upload pictures of self-made Jason Doll.

It seems like the Wooyoung Fever among female fans will only get worse further on when the love-line between Wooyoung and IU (who are called Milky Couple*) starts. There are definitely plans to create a perfect Milky Couple sooner or later, because the preview of IU's character getting slim has already been broadcasted. With the sweet Milky Couple love line in process it is expected that Wooyoung Fever will spread not only among teens, but among the viewers in their 30's and 40's as well.

Reporter: Park Jongkwon


*Milky Couple --> 우영 + 아이유 = 우유 (Wooyoung + IU = WooU/uyu. Uyu means "milk" in Korean)

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Original Article: Sports Chosun