The Funny White Bike ...or PPL in IRIS2
There is a lot that IRIS2 isn't good at, but product placement (and throwing people off bridges) isn't one of these things. In fact, I am pleasantly surprised by how unintrusive PPL is in general, especially when compared to some other recent shows like Nice Guy or Cheongdamdong Alice (and I hear That Winter The Wind Blows went a liiiiittle over the top as well). Sure, IRIS2 has it all: the cars (KIA, of course), the café/restaurant (Paris Baguette), the electronics (Samsung, Canon, Nikon), a tire company called Hankook who has their logo on the NSS trucks (?) ...
... and it also has a weird white bike.
I noticed the weird white bike first in a restaurant scene in episode 5, when I still had hopes that IRIS2 could be a really cool show. In that scene, Jung Yoo-Gun (Jang Hyuk) meets with his lover Ji Soo-Yeon (Lee Da-hae). And there are random bikes hanging and standing around. And I mean really random. How many random bikes can you spot?
The next noteworthy scene with the white bike is in episode 8, when dear agent Seo Hyun-Woo (Yoon Doo-Joon) takes one out of his trunk, unfolds it, and starts riding it through Seoul. All totally random, I must add.
Okay, at this point, I want the bike (of course). Hey, after all, I'm the woman who owns a watch that Maru (Nice Guy) wore.
In episode 12, the funny white bike has invaded Jang Hyuk's apartment, too. It may in fact be an alien life form? (Hyun-woo also rides it again sexily, but I already lost about an hour searching for that scene in episode 8, so please excuse me for not watching this crappy episode again). In any case, there even is a picture of the funny white bike in Yoo-gun's study. Definitely an alien life form.
... and it also has a weird white bike.
I noticed the weird white bike first in a restaurant scene in episode 5, when I still had hopes that IRIS2 could be a really cool show. In that scene, Jung Yoo-Gun (Jang Hyuk) meets with his lover Ji Soo-Yeon (Lee Da-hae). And there are random bikes hanging and standing around. And I mean really random. How many random bikes can you spot?
In episode 12, the funny white bike has invaded Jang Hyuk's apartment, too. It may in fact be an alien life form? (Hyun-woo also rides it again sexily, but I already lost about an hour searching for that scene in episode 8, so please excuse me for not watching this crappy episode again). In any case, there even is a picture of the funny white bike in Yoo-gun's study. Definitely an alien life form.
to be continued?