CNBLUE's Jung Yong Hwa Plays a Star Who Won't Kiss On Camera in 'Oh! My Guard' First Look

CNBLUE's Jung Yong Hwa plays a romance-drama star who refuses to kiss on camera in the new first-episode preview for Oh! My Guard, his first acting project in three years.

Soompi reports that the romance series, premiering October 24, follows Uhm Tae Bong (Jung Yong Hwa), a top-tier actor hiding a fatal flaw, and Oh Hae Ra (Hong Seung Hee), a mysterious woman convinced she is Cha Hong Doo, the heroine of his drama.

The teaser opens on set, where Uhm Tae Bong, famous for his romance roles, pulls away from co-star Song Na Ri (Park You Na) just before their lips meet. The frustrated director demands, "Why won't you film a good scene?" His manager has a sharper question: "Have you really never kissed anyone before?"

Oh Hae Ra is a chaebol heiress living alone in a vast, silent mansion, described as a "daughter who has drifted away from the Chairman's interest." Her one pleasure is watching Prince's Bodyguard, the drama starring Uhm Tae Bong, and picturing herself as his love interest. "I hope something happens to me, too," she wishes.

Then word spreads that the actor was hurt on set. Thinking, "If not now, I might never be able to see him," she races out of the mansion and is caught in an accident.

When she recovers, she believes she really is Cha Hong Doo, and that the real Uhm Tae Bong is Han Jung Woo, the show's male lead.

The preview follows a third teaser released October 14, in which Uhm Tae Bong yells "Cut!" the instant his face meets his co-star's and declares that "kissing scenes are absolutely out of the question." That clip also shows Oh Hae Ra offering to become his secret bodyguard once she uncovers his fatal secret.

The character carries the nickname "romance expert" despite never shooting a kiss, and he has one more unexpected weakness: he is tone-deaf. Jung Yong Hwa said he focused on details like his gaze, his tone of voice and the moments the characters lock eyes, working out how to convey romance without direct physical contact.

Oh! My Guard premieres October 24 at 10:50 p.m. KST, 9:50 a.m. ET.