K-drama Vincenzo look back: Is Geumga Plaza real, which Korean celebs made a cameo?
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PUBLISHED ONMay 03, 2021 8:57 AMByKwok Kar PengIt's okay if today seems like a bluer Monday than usual. Vincenzo released its final episode last night (May 2) and we know how K-drama fans feel. In fact, we miss it so much, we are asking more questions than usual, like:
Is Geumga Plaza real?
The name 'Geumga Plaza' is fictional but the building is real, though it goes by another name: Cheonggye Plaza. The building is connected to Sewoon Plaza via two open overpasses, where some scenes were also filmed.
Which celebrities had a cameo?
Jin Seon-kyu, Lee Hee-joon
Jin Seon-kyu and Lee Hee-joon appeared in the first episode as two con-men who robbed Vincenzo (played by Song Joong-ki) of his valuables soon after he touched down in South Korea. Seon-kyu, whose character pretended to be an airport taxi driver, acted with Joong-ki in the movie Space Sweepers, while Hee-joon co-stars with Joong-ki in the upcoming film Bogota.
Kim Sung-cheol
Joong-ki's co-star in the drama series Arthdal Chronicals made a cameo in episode eight and also the finale episode. Sung-cheol plays bank CEO Hwang Min-sung, whose father had sexually assaulted Vincenzo's mother.
To seduce and manipulate the young man, Vincenzo pretends to be Tae-ho – which happens to be Joong-ki's character's name in Space Sweepers.
Im Chae-moo
Fun fact: Doori Land, the children's theme park that Min-sung and 'Tae-ho' goes to in episode eight, is owned by veteran actor Im Chae-moo, who made an appearance as the carousel attendant.
Nickhun, Hwang Chan-sung
Way before Ok Taecyeon played the ultimate baddie Jang Han-seok in Vincenzo, he's idolised the world over as the main rapper in the K-pop band 2PM. And in episode 12, two of his bandmates made cameos.
Nickhun and Hwang Chan-sung appeared as enemies in a fictional drama titled The Age of Stray Dogs and Wild Dogs which Han-seok watched on TV.
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