[Not Drama Related.Lee Junho Casting News] ▶️Is Lee Junho's villain era coming up ? ◀️Veteran movie franchise…
Some regard Typhoon Family as not a success. It is a success in South Korea with highly decent Ratings on paid channel and buzz. And it is mentioned on South Korea media as 'Lee Junho's third consecutive box office hits after 'The Red Sleeve' & 'King The Land'.
For an actor, the filmography is built step by step, and Junho is doing this by expanding his genre.
[Not Drama Related.Lee Junho Casting News] ▶️Is Lee Junho's villain era coming up ? ◀️ Veteran movie franchise is pretty big in South Korea Box Office. The main protagonist is Hwang Jung-min. But the rivaling leads are always famous cast. in Veteran 1 , it is Yoo Ah in. In Veteran 2, it is Jung Hae-In. So, it is pretty great news. The role(whether a good hero or antagonist lead ) isn't specified yet. Agency -the actor is positively considering the role .
According to SPOTV News coverage on the 11th, Lee Junho has joined the movie “Veteran 3” as its new main lead.
The “Veteran” series, directed by Ryu Seung-wan, is an action crime investigation franchise about Detective Seo Do-chul (played by Hwang Jung-min) — a seasoned “veteran” cop who relentlessly pursues criminals until the end.
The first film, released in 2015, was a huge box-office hit, attracting 13.41 million viewers. Despite the challenging theater climate, Veteran 2 — released last year — also achieved great success, drawing 7.52 million viewers and celebrating another major hit.
In Veteran 2, a post-credits scene revealed that Park Sun-woo (played by Jung Hae-in) had escaped during a prisoner transfer, heightening anticipation for the next installment. With Lee Junho’s addition to the cast, attention is now focused on what role he will play and how he will collaborate with Hwang Jung-min.
Currently, Lee Junho is starring in tvN’s drama “The Typhoon’s Family,” which has reached 9.4% viewership (nationwide paid households, Nielsen Korea). Following his upcoming Netflix series “Cashero,” his participation in “Veteran 3” marks another milestone in his busy and successful year, solidifying his reputation as a “box-office king.”
[SPOTV News = Reporter Kang Hyo-jin] Actor Lee Junho will take on the leading role in the film “Veteran 3.”
According to SPOTV News coverage on the 11th, Lee Junho has joined the movie “Veteran 3” as its new main lead.
The “Veteran” series, directed by Ryu Seung-wan, is an action crime investigation franchise about Detective Seo Do-chul (played by Hwang Jung-min) — a seasoned “veteran” cop who relentlessly pursues criminals until the end.
The first film, released in 2015, was a huge box-office hit, attracting 13.41 million viewers. Despite the challenging theater climate, Veteran 2 — released last year — also achieved great success, drawing 7.52 million viewers and celebrating another major hit.
In Veteran 2, a post-credits scene revealed that Park Sun-woo (played by Jung Hae-in) had escaped during a prisoner transfer, heightening anticipation for the next installment. With Lee Junho’s addition to the cast, attention is now focused on what role he will play and how he will collaborate with Hwang Jung-min.
Currently, Lee Junho is starring in tvN’s drama “The Typhoon’s Family,” which has reached 9.4% viewership (nationwide paid households, Nielsen Korea). Following his upcoming Netflix series “Cashero,” his participation in “Veteran 3” marks another milestone in his busy and successful year, solidifying his reputation as a “box-office king.”
I think this drama is going to stay underrated, as it has gone under the shadow of "Would you marry me?"…
Umm. It don't think it is underrated in South Korea. Good data buzz is an online buzz so it means younger audience who are active on SNS are also paying attention to the drama. Tv viewership rating is around 7-9% (It is usual that the even number episodes do better than odd number ones for tv dramas) though it is paid cable Tv channel.
It may not be a career defining hit for the casts, but still a success as a project.
'Underrated' may be for global audience. Yeah, but this slice of life genre with ordinary people is rarely popular for global audience. No super rich, no super smart protagonists .It is not a story,centred around young love either. And, traditionally Rom-coms are the most popular .
But,Junho wouldn't do a romcom for twice in a row to expand his popularity. He is an actor who wants to expand his filmography.
The Top 10 Dramas that generated the most buzz this week are as follows :1.#TyphoonFamily 13.52% (It is the drama's…
Typhoon Family Viewership ratings
National / Seoul Ep 1: 5.874% / 5.730% Ep 2: 6.826% / 6.321% Ep 3: 7.399% / 7.040% Ep 4: 9.012% / 8.498% Ep 5: 7.068% / 6.614% Ep 6: 8.877% / 8.496% Ep 7: 8.246% / 8.054% Ep 8: 9.093% / 9.026% Ep 9: 7.319% / 7.860% Ep 10: 9.440% / 9.568% 👏👏 https://x.com/junholeecious/status/1987652016970305582?s=19
The Top 10 Dramas that generated the most buzz this week are as follows :
1.#TyphoonFamily 13.52% (It is the drama's 3rd week to get 1st place in Fundex/ Good Data buzz) 2.#DearX 12.19% 3.#TheManipulated 12.15% 4.#AsYouStoodBy 5.#TheDreamLifeofMrKim 6.#WouldYouMarryMe 7.#MoonRiver 8.#NiceToNotMeetYou 9.#MsIncognito 10.#GenieMakeAWish
Couldn't agree more. Imagine if the writer is Park Jae Bum (Good manager, Vincenzo) and the director is Cashero…
Exactly that point. If it is promoted as a romantic drama,it makes sense. But it is promoted as a business drama and the majority who tune in, on television are expecting such genre.
Above, I am talking out my frustrations out as a viewer of the drama. Hearing you said about Junho's charms ,let me out my frustrations as Junho's fan. Director & writer surely bring out all the charms of Lee Junho as a singer & actor, but they failed to bring out 'Actor' Lee Junho acting abilities to the max .(in the already aired episodes).
Sure, Junho could act out in the earlier episodes ,but in later episodes, I couldn't see much.
When tvN promoted it as the best script of the year and Junho was cast in it, I thought it would be another masterpiece like TRS showcasing both his serious side as a workplace CEO & some fun side as a man. [Yi San is a character ,written extremely well both in his role as a king and as a man in love. Junho got a Jackpot when he was cast in TRS.] And yeah, call me as a fan with ambition, I hope to see him at next award ceremony.
But in latest episodes , I couldn't see the gripping quality at all (esp in thailand episodes) .I thought Majin issue would be solved within a few minutes of yesteray's episode and they would do business. My thought couldn't be proven more wrong .
The story started so great that they gained viewers than other dramas. But in the middle, the story is losing tempo . So,it is not surprising they slowly lose viewers who expect something more.
Saying this, it is not that story did poorly. It can be something greater ,but it stops where it is. So it brings me frustration as a viewer of the drama & a fan of the leading actor.
I can't be an Oppa fan whenever I watch a drama. I end up giving 'Mean Remark' to the drama while it is fangirl's duty to promote it.
The writer can create more well-written female characters than male counterparts. -Oh Miseon - An introverted female lead who lacks confidence in her self. Actually a capable staff . A young woman who has to look after her family. -Oh Miho -seemingly an ignorant little sister at first, Miho is actually quite lovely. A young woman who has to work to support the family. There are other characters who are also well written. Like male lead mama & gangnam business woman character.
On the contrary, her creation for male characters -it is like there are rooms for improvement, but she doesn't like to touch there.
-Taepoong - sure, he is lovely, thoughtful male lead character. But,he is Tititular male lead character . We like to see him more in business action since the business is his father treasured one . Now. he is more like a love sick puppy character who follows female lead character aimlessly. There are some scenes (like Taepoong & loan shark) that bring the tension up ,but the writer is bringing down the tension back to zero to focus on other character. And the character is GMJ. -Go Majin - The writer should tone down his arrogance & incompetence to a degree. It is a company member ,the viewers should root for. But she wrote the character with unbearable quality, nobody is interested in his redemption arc. -Pyo father & son. Both father & son are a little dull except they are doing villain things because they are villains.
I am one of the few actually expecting Taepoong to do a proper business in Thailand, talking with wits , doing business with Thailand business tycoon. So 3 episodes used on GMJ and not improving on business front is a little frustrating to me. It is a business drama. so I think everybody who watches this drama surely wants to see the success of Typhoon Company at the end of the drama.
I hope the writer's ambiguous side doesn't leave the future of company hanging open at the end along with the line 'Success will come as long as people are with us' etc etc. Because we are into 10 out of 16 episodes drama, but it somehow feels like we only reach 4th or 5th episode of the drama.
I think it's safe to say this is more of a slice of life drama with a focus on human relationships in trying times…
I agree with you. If they can make the business aspect more exciting , thrilling & more wins than it currently is, I can definitely say more audience will tune in.( viewership rating wise). But this writer has decided to focus on characters rather than the background business plot. She is the first time scriptwriter so this is her best shot which she can manage currently. So, I am finding my inner peace & settle with what it is,rather than what it can be more.
bon appetit your majesty is rated 8.5 and this is rated 8.2??? what a joke! it's so sad when we'll written, meaningful…
Slice of life drama tends to do less well than Romance dramas & dramas with adrenaline effects both in ratings & global ranking. By episode 8, I can see the writer decides to focus on characters rather than the plot. The plot tempo itself is a bit affected by this decision.
It is surprising that the ratings did that well for a drama of such genre. Today is a GMJ episode with less focus on thrilling business aspects . So, the viewership ratings may be affected by this. Tomorrow, we will see.
Before it aired, I thought it might be 'Itaewon class' or 'Vincenzo' kind of genre. But it is not. It is more like 'Misaeng' in a strange way.
Before Typhoon Family aired, I watched 'Alice in Borderland Season 3'. In the last game, ppl ended up doing things on their own in spite of male lead's clever instructions. It frustrated me to no end as a viewer ,but I understand it is part of the plot.
Though we are saying that how much a drama can avoid cliches, a drama certainly has its set patterns according to its genre. For survival genres like 'Liar Game' 'Squid Game' 'Alice in Borderland', the set pattern is ppl doing things on their own out of greed in spite of the lead's strategy.
'Typhoon Family' is a business coming of age drama. After 8 episodes , I realize why it is called 'Coming of Age' drama. [https://youtu.be/gDUmwomnc54?si=KT_Y3NoPL2BI3xoi ..The edit is pretty great.] It is the story of a young man called Kang Tae poong who lost his father & starts to follow the footsteps of his father. He is a rookie business man who is slowly learning through his business ventures. He will meet with people his father worked with & form a family with them. It is this kind of story. It is not about high stake business trade. It is about meeting people & the story of Kang Taepoong's growth, It is not only Kang Taepoong but also other members of Typhoon Family. For the plot development, each character will face the hardship ,but nobody can intervene in individual arc like a plot set pattern. The writer sets it up like that. As viewers, we can only wait & see how it is going to unfold for each character .
It is the last time I am talking on this topic. If it is a Romantic Drama , I am sure Kang Taepoong has already played a knight with no literal consequences, But it is a Business coming of age drama, Mi Seon needs growth. The time is 1990 where misogyny was a common thing especially in areas Mi Seon is planning to work in. Kang Taepoong respected his employee's wish and laid low ,but encouraged her when she needed that .He became this kind of CEO rather than using over-authorization nobody wanted & complicating things. It is for Mi Seon's growth ,at the same time showing Tae poong's growth as CEO . Rather than emotional brat he once was, he actually listened to what other party wanted. Without Mi Seon emotional arc, will her growth be as touching as they are? If you can't even stand that, I want to say you are watching the wrong genre. You should change to other genre that will do that . Because in this genre. these are the things characters will face head on. Downvoting a drama everytime a character faces hardship is nonsense .And for this kind of drama, there will be none left when the drama ends because this is exactly kind of drama, characters face hardship.
chill.. she herself didnt want him to do anything..
Or should we end the conversation by agreeing your point? The female writer sucks at writing her male character.It may be because it is her first time. She wants to write a female character development arc so much that unknowningly makes her hero into a less sensitive one.
Considering it is a male centric drama, the male lead should be a knight protecting his female lead. Instead of female lead rejecting his offer to help,it should end with the male CEO protecting his female lead from evil GMJ and MS thanked him with a smile on her face. then happily going to the party in swoony mode . Not a female lead who is struggling with her own identity and not ready to accept male lead's feelings. It will move the plot much faster than this. It will make the drama so much better. Why didn't she write it like that?
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For an actor, the filmography is built step by step, and Junho is doing this by expanding his genre.
Veteran movie franchise is pretty big in South Korea Box Office. The main protagonist is Hwang Jung-min. But the rivaling leads are always famous cast. in Veteran 1 , it is Yoo Ah in. In Veteran 2, it is Jung Hae-In. So, it is pretty great news.
The role(whether a good hero or antagonist lead ) isn't specified yet.
Agency -the actor is positively considering the role .
https://m.entertain.naver.com/now/article/477/0000578957
[SPOTV News = Reporter Kang Hyo-jin] Actor Lee Junho will take on the leading role in the film “Veteran 3.”
According to SPOTV News coverage on the 11th, Lee Junho has joined the movie “Veteran 3” as its new main lead.
The “Veteran” series, directed by Ryu Seung-wan, is an action crime investigation franchise about Detective Seo Do-chul (played by Hwang Jung-min) — a seasoned “veteran” cop who relentlessly pursues criminals until the end.
The first film, released in 2015, was a huge box-office hit, attracting 13.41 million viewers. Despite the challenging theater climate, Veteran 2 — released last year — also achieved great success, drawing 7.52 million viewers and celebrating another major hit.
In Veteran 2, a post-credits scene revealed that Park Sun-woo (played by Jung Hae-in) had escaped during a prisoner transfer, heightening anticipation for the next installment. With Lee Junho’s addition to the cast, attention is now focused on what role he will play and how he will collaborate with Hwang Jung-min.
Currently, Lee Junho is starring in tvN’s drama “The Typhoon’s Family,” which has reached 9.4% viewership (nationwide paid households, Nielsen Korea). Following his upcoming Netflix series “Cashero,” his participation in “Veteran 3” marks another milestone in his busy and successful year, solidifying his reputation as a “box-office king.”
[SPOTV News = Reporter Kang Hyo-jin] Actor Lee Junho will take on the leading role in the film “Veteran 3.”
According to SPOTV News coverage on the 11th, Lee Junho has joined the movie “Veteran 3” as its new main lead.
The “Veteran” series, directed by Ryu Seung-wan, is an action crime investigation franchise about Detective Seo Do-chul (played by Hwang Jung-min) — a seasoned “veteran” cop who relentlessly pursues criminals until the end.
The first film, released in 2015, was a huge box-office hit, attracting 13.41 million viewers. Despite the challenging theater climate, Veteran 2 — released last year — also achieved great success, drawing 7.52 million viewers and celebrating another major hit.
In Veteran 2, a post-credits scene revealed that Park Sun-woo (played by Jung Hae-in) had escaped during a prisoner transfer, heightening anticipation for the next installment. With Lee Junho’s addition to the cast, attention is now focused on what role he will play and how he will collaborate with Hwang Jung-min.
Currently, Lee Junho is starring in tvN’s drama “The Typhoon’s Family,” which has reached 9.4% viewership (nationwide paid households, Nielsen Korea). Following his upcoming Netflix series “Cashero,” his participation in “Veteran 3” marks another milestone in his busy and successful year, solidifying his reputation as a “box-office king.”
https://issuemore.net/2025/11/1589-%ec%9d%b4%ec%a4%80%ed%98%b8-%ed%94%bc%ec%95%84%ec%a0%9c-%ea%b8%80%eb%a1%9c%eb%b2%8c-%ec%95%b0%eb%b0%b0%ec%84%9c%eb%8d%94-%ed%83%9c%ed%92%8d%ec%83%81%ec%82%ac/
Tv viewership rating is around 7-9% (It is usual that the even number episodes do better than odd number ones for tv dramas) though it is paid cable Tv channel.
It may not be a career defining hit for the casts, but still a success as a project.
'Underrated' may be for global audience. Yeah, but this slice of life genre with ordinary people is rarely popular for global audience. No super rich, no super smart protagonists .It is not a story,centred around young love either.
And, traditionally Rom-coms are the most popular .
But,Junho wouldn't do a romcom for twice in a row to expand his popularity. He is an actor who wants to expand his filmography.
National / Seoul
Ep 1: 5.874% / 5.730%
Ep 2: 6.826% / 6.321%
Ep 3: 7.399% / 7.040%
Ep 4: 9.012% / 8.498%
Ep 5: 7.068% / 6.614%
Ep 6: 8.877% / 8.496%
Ep 7: 8.246% / 8.054%
Ep 8: 9.093% / 9.026%
Ep 9: 7.319% / 7.860%
Ep 10: 9.440% / 9.568% 👏👏
https://x.com/junholeecious/status/1987652016970305582?s=19
1.#TyphoonFamily 13.52%
(It is the drama's 3rd week to get 1st place in Fundex/ Good Data buzz)
2.#DearX 12.19%
3.#TheManipulated 12.15%
4.#AsYouStoodBy
5.#TheDreamLifeofMrKim
6.#WouldYouMarryMe
7.#MoonRiver
8.#NiceToNotMeetYou
9.#MsIncognito
10.#GenieMakeAWish
Source : FUNdex (South Korea) >> https://www.instagram.com/reel/DQ3sCo6Eneg/?igsh=eXNzNm8yd2dmajVt
https://x.com/hallyuforums/status/1987809658476847156?s=19
Above, I am talking out my frustrations out as a viewer of the drama.
Hearing you said about Junho's charms ,let me out my frustrations as Junho's fan. Director & writer surely bring out all the charms of Lee Junho as a singer & actor, but they failed to bring out 'Actor' Lee Junho acting abilities to the max .(in the already aired episodes).
Sure, Junho could act out in the earlier episodes ,but in later episodes, I couldn't see much.
When tvN promoted it as the best script of the year and Junho was cast in it, I thought it would be another masterpiece like TRS showcasing both his serious side as a workplace CEO & some fun side as a man. [Yi San is a character ,written extremely well both in his role as a king and as a man in love. Junho got a Jackpot when he was cast in TRS.]
And yeah, call me as a fan with ambition, I hope to see him at next award ceremony.
But in latest episodes , I couldn't see the gripping quality at all (esp in thailand episodes) .I thought Majin issue would be solved within a few minutes of yesteray's episode and they would do business. My thought couldn't be proven more wrong .
The story started so great that they gained viewers than other dramas. But in the middle, the story is losing tempo . So,it is not surprising they slowly lose viewers who expect something more.
Saying this, it is not that story did poorly. It can be something greater ,but it stops where it is. So it brings me frustration as a viewer of the drama & a fan of the leading actor.
I can't be an Oppa fan whenever I watch a drama. I end up giving 'Mean Remark' to the drama while it is fangirl's duty to promote it.
-Oh Miseon - An introverted female lead who lacks confidence in her self. Actually a capable staff . A young woman who has to look after her family.
-Oh Miho -seemingly an ignorant little sister at first, Miho is actually quite lovely. A young woman who has to work to support the family.
There are other characters who are also well written.
Like male lead mama & gangnam business woman character.
On the contrary, her creation for male characters -it is like there are rooms for improvement, but she doesn't like to touch there.
-Taepoong - sure, he is lovely, thoughtful male lead character. But,he is Tititular male lead character . We like to see him more in business action since the business is his father treasured one . Now. he is more like a love sick puppy character who follows female lead character aimlessly. There are some scenes (like Taepoong & loan shark) that bring the tension up ,but the writer is bringing down the tension back to zero to focus on other character. And the character is GMJ.
-Go Majin - The writer should tone down his arrogance & incompetence to a degree. It is a company member ,the viewers should root for. But she wrote the character with unbearable quality, nobody is interested in his redemption arc.
-Pyo father & son. Both father & son are a little dull except they are doing villain things because they are villains.
I am one of the few actually expecting Taepoong to do a proper business in Thailand, talking with wits , doing business with Thailand business tycoon. So 3 episodes used on GMJ and not improving on business front is a little frustrating to me.
It is a business drama. so I think everybody who watches this drama surely wants to see the success of Typhoon Company at the end of the drama.
I hope the writer's ambiguous side doesn't leave the future of company hanging open at the end along with the line 'Success will come as long as people are with us' etc etc.
Because we are into 10 out of 16 episodes drama, but it somehow feels like we only reach 4th or 5th episode of the drama.
So, I am finding my inner peace & settle with what it is,rather than what it can be more.
By episode 8, I can see the writer decides to focus on characters rather than the plot. The plot tempo itself is a bit affected by this decision.
It is surprising that the ratings did that well for a drama of such genre. Today is a GMJ episode with less focus on thrilling business aspects . So, the viewership ratings may be affected by this. Tomorrow, we will see.
Before it aired, I thought it might be 'Itaewon class' or 'Vincenzo' kind of genre. But it is not. It is more like 'Misaeng' in a strange way.
Though we are saying that how much a drama can avoid cliches, a drama certainly has its set patterns according to its genre. For survival genres like 'Liar Game' 'Squid Game' 'Alice in Borderland', the set pattern is ppl doing things on their own out of greed in spite of the lead's strategy.
'Typhoon Family' is a business coming of age drama. After 8 episodes , I realize why it is called 'Coming of Age' drama.
[https://youtu.be/gDUmwomnc54?si=KT_Y3NoPL2BI3xoi ..The edit is pretty great.]
It is the story of a young man called Kang Tae poong who lost his father & starts to follow the footsteps of his father. He is a rookie business man who is slowly learning through his business ventures. He will meet with people his father worked with & form a family with them. It is this kind of story.
It is not about high stake business trade. It is about meeting people & the story of Kang Taepoong's growth, It is not only Kang Taepoong but also other members of Typhoon Family.
For the plot development, each character will face the hardship ,but nobody can intervene in individual arc like a plot set pattern. The writer sets it up like that. As viewers, we can only wait & see how it is going to unfold for each character .
It is the last time I am talking on this topic. If it is a Romantic Drama , I am sure Kang Taepoong has already played a knight with no literal consequences,
But it is a Business coming of age drama, Mi Seon needs growth. The time is 1990 where misogyny was a common thing especially in areas Mi Seon is planning to work in.
Kang Taepoong respected his employee's wish and laid low ,but encouraged her when she needed that .He became this kind of CEO rather than using over-authorization nobody wanted & complicating things. It is for Mi Seon's growth ,at the same time showing Tae poong's growth as CEO . Rather than emotional brat he once was, he actually listened to what other party wanted.
Without Mi Seon emotional arc, will her growth be as touching as they are?
If you can't even stand that, I want to say you are watching the wrong genre. You should change to other genre that will do that . Because in this genre. these are the things characters will face head on.
Downvoting a drama everytime a character faces hardship is nonsense .And for this kind of drama, there will be none left when the drama ends because this is exactly kind of drama, characters face hardship.
The female writer sucks at writing her male character.It may be because it is her first time.
She wants to write a female character development arc so much that unknowningly makes her hero into a less sensitive one.
Considering it is a male centric drama, the male lead should be a knight protecting his female lead. Instead of female lead rejecting his offer to help,it should end with the male CEO protecting his female lead from evil GMJ and MS thanked him with a smile on her face. then happily going to the party in swoony mode .
Not a female lead who is struggling with her own identity and not ready to accept male lead's feelings. It will move the plot much faster than this. It will make the drama so much better. Why didn't she write it like that?
(It is a sarcastic remark. )