Originally posted by: Isamreen
Sure it wasn't intentional as she was suffocating in palace and seeing his cruel streak and most imp she was expecting and didn't want to end up like lady Oh...
But here my bias is So and so I was feeling for him more than anyone else..
LJK will be forever HwangJanim for me. He is Wang So, nobody else would have done it otherwise. There were so many shades of him that I lost counting.
It's sad that drama didn't do well in Korea..
One question I have- despite LJK being sooo good (artist, dancer, singer, action star) why he isn't more popular with younger generation like Lee Dong wook or Gong yoo..
And his drama choices too are relatively less popular than others, I feel disappointed he should have been the most popular among em all
LJK in Kdrama is what Aamir Khan in bollywood.. he takes one drama a year (even more than one year to get to the drama he likes/wants to do) also he takes less conventional roles roles which arent for mass audience (for younger generation or for TRP audience) he takes where he feels he can portray his bestest of acting/action/emotions... which arent the typical kdramas so thats the whole thing.
If you try to dig some past interviews abt SHR... he did mention why he took that show cause it was always Wang So that made him realize he can show his best things while portraying Wang So and thats how he chooses dramas... to portray the characters which are multi dimensional/layers and with more depth that will help him get better as an actor.
for LDW... he had some of the greatest dramas to start his career or you can say he got his breakthrough drama very early in his career (My Girl) with same if for Gong Yoo (Coffee Prince was his breakthrough drama) so it all depends when one actor gets to his breakthrough role to ride the wave of fandom... and when you say younger generation.. LDW and GY arent now for that generation anymore they are for the older ladies (35+) which were younger when those dramas aired. but yes younger generation is also in love with them but only if they start their initial dramas. their current roles are more of mature Men than heart throbes.
currently.. heart throbes are Song Kang, Cha Eun Woo, Nam Joo Hyuk, Bae In Hyuk and many more.
So even LJK got SHR as his breakthru drama (for worldwide audience) his local breakthru drama is yet to be there though Arang was great but it wasnt THAT great.
Lastly.. SHR not doing well in korea... i am getting in touch with my frends to figure out what went wrong then as i myself cant recall....so ill try to share whenever i'll get it.
Edited by -tellyaddict- - 3 years ago