I of course don't know so this is just an educated guess, but as he didn't mention not smoking here in the interview,…
look, then let me call it my guess as someone who is 45 and has some life experience... simple as that? Must my guess be the truth? No, as I said TWO TIMES in my first posting, so would you be so kind as to read and understand these words? It is up to me to guess whatever I want, and it is up to you to guess something completely different, easy, isn't it?
You do not really believe that all the male Korean actors are non-smokers in real life just because they are carefully promoted like that and you haven't seen them smoking in real life?
May I name Ji Chang-wook as an example? Very clean image still, very fit often for his roles, especially action roles, and he himself posted pics of himself smoking on his instagram, (which caused a ridiculous backlash - which he didn't care for bless him) as well as he was scolded by the media because in some of his last projects it was leaked he smoked in a conference room or something of the like when he sat together with his actor colleagues to prepare the role... and even while it was known they all were ok with him smoking it still leaked. Nice thing is he doesn't care really, also stated something like that on his instagram back then. And I applaud him for it, not because I think smoking is a great thing but because it's his decision, and I am sick and tired of babyboy-image clean, unrealistic actors promoted like they wouldn't ever drink, or smoke or even go to the loo in real life. Just as an example. This unrealistic image pressure is btw also contributing to actors or K-pop stars getting depressed or worse.
And to ad this, from my about 30 years of going to gyms in different countries and having met many, MANY people there, I can tell you, from first-hand experience, that many very well built, very body conscious men working out like crazy actually do casually smoke one thing or even the other to unwind.
I don't know how old you are, but I'd guess you are younger than me and my experience is that many younger people these days have extreme trouble accepting different opinions. Well, here is your chance, accept it, other people think differently and have opposite opinions to yours, that's life, deal with it.
In the end as I said, I don't know if Woo Do-hwan smokes in real life, but I can imagine he does and if he does? It's HIS decision... not mine and not yours either. Same goes for if he doesn't. Either way, how about not assuming you know exactly how it is - as you don't, very much the same way as anyone else doesn't know for sure who does not know him personally.
Did he have any problems with the smoking for the film?
I of course don't know so this is just an educated guess, but as he didn't mention not smoking here in the interview, only drinking, and judging from his voice and the way it looked when he smoked in this drama? I would not be surprised if he actually was a casual smoker... but again, just my guess.
loved this review! agree that it is so refreshing to see some edge in the kdrama world: smoking, cursing, insane…
thanks =) and yes, good point, I agree, 10 episodes was perfect to tell the story without 3-5 filler episodes with non-content for the story like so often with 16 ep-dramas
MinJi23, is this worth me starting it over. I put it on hold after 2 eps.
LucyL, I really liked it still, there was a vibe in it that was really intriguing - plus I like Kim Go-eun, and I adore Nam Ji-hyun - so I just had to watch on ;)... But seriously, I think it's worth watching, I didn't lose interest or ff-ed, and visuals were really good in this too, but that last episode was such a bummer...maybe give it a second try and let me know what you thought about the ending =)
if you want to see Woo Do-hwan in good K-dramas I highly recommend 'the king-eternal monarch' - I think his very best role yet, and he was also quite good in 'save me' - which was actually the very first K-Drama I ever watched, that got me hooked and were he totally stood out to me
I agree with you about the romance scene, but for different reasons. I actually think the FM would not have been able to just do this the way her whole character was built before. So that is why I would have found it slightly unrealistic.
The fact the male officer got shot did make sense to me though. The relationship between Choic Mushin and the FL was complex, and there was some kind of jealousy involved too in w weird way. Choi Mushin 'owned' the FL from his point of view, he lead her on the whole time knowing what he did and he enjoeyd the cat and mouse game with her, but not without developing some mixed feelings for her, between fatherly, accomplice and some kind of attraction too.
So I do think he was jealous in the end, there was someone else who had taken what was his from his point of view on different levels, and he wanted that final confrontation and he knew he would get that if he killed the male officer he knew was her lover. He just knew she would then come for him out of sheer anger and hatred - and she did.
So I did think that storyline was sound. Sadly I found the final encounter fight badly unrealistic. It's especially sad because the whole show before they showed many realistic fighting scenes that really impressed me. Sadly, in the final, epic fight they resorted to unrealsitic stuff both characters who were fanatastically trained fighters would never resort to. But they wanted to show it in that Hollywood manner - that's why the show, which I thought was fantastic otherwise, 'only' got 9.5 instead of the full 10 from me. I wish they had done that last scene differently.
and I cried seeing that video without having seen the drama yet - watched the drama immediately after that and it's still one of my favourites because of Woo Do Hwans performance there
agree about Joseon Attorney, didn't like that one at all...but yes, he was good in 'save me' and also in 'the…
his main role in 'the king eternal monarch' as Jo Young - I totally fell in love with him and I cried in the end when I thought he was gone (and I don't cry often)
I don't think I can watch Lee You Mi, her acting could not be worse. it's a mystery how they give her new roles…
agree about Joseon Attorney, didn't like that one at all...but yes, he was good in 'save me' and also in 'the king eternal monarch' - I actually thought this was his best role yet
nah, I meant in my review I was only talking about Nam Ji-Hyun... your posting said 'you can watch HER preivous drama' - So I was assuming with 'her' you meant Nam Ji-Hyun, as I did not mention any other actress. But anyways.
Erm, you do realise that I am a woman? Why would I be jealous of how young or old a man looks? You do see my profile picture, - that's me. I don't have any reason to be jealous of anyone for their looks, and I don't need to use any filters on my pictures either. Also, me complementing the actor for his natural good looks is the opposite of being 'jealous'... but you know what, I'd recommend you read my last posting about people who are not able to understand the content of written text again Oo
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You do not really believe that all the male Korean actors are non-smokers in real life just because they are carefully promoted like that and you haven't seen them smoking in real life?
May I name Ji Chang-wook as an example? Very clean image still, very fit often for his roles, especially action roles, and he himself posted pics of himself smoking on his instagram, (which caused a ridiculous backlash - which he didn't care for bless him) as well as he was scolded by the media because in some of his last projects it was leaked he smoked in a conference room or something of the like when he sat together with his actor colleagues to prepare the role... and even while it was known they all were ok with him smoking it still leaked. Nice thing is he doesn't care really, also stated something like that on his instagram back then. And I applaud him for it, not because I think smoking is a great thing but because it's his decision, and I am sick and tired of babyboy-image clean, unrealistic actors promoted like they wouldn't ever drink, or smoke or even go to the loo in real life. Just as an example. This unrealistic image pressure is btw also contributing to actors or K-pop stars getting depressed or worse.
And to ad this, from my about 30 years of going to gyms in different countries and having met many, MANY people there, I can tell you, from first-hand experience, that many very well built, very body conscious men working out like crazy actually do casually smoke one thing or even the other to unwind.
I don't know how old you are, but I'd guess you are younger than me and my experience is that many younger people these days have extreme trouble accepting different opinions. Well, here is your chance, accept it, other people think differently and have opposite opinions to yours, that's life, deal with it.
In the end as I said, I don't know if Woo Do-hwan smokes in real life, but I can imagine he does and if he does? It's HIS decision... not mine and not yours either. Same goes for if he doesn't. Either way, how about not assuming you know exactly how it is - as you don't, very much the same way as anyone else doesn't know for sure who does not know him personally.
The fact the male officer got shot did make sense to me though. The relationship between Choic Mushin and the FL was complex, and there was some kind of jealousy involved too in w weird way. Choi Mushin 'owned' the FL from his point of view, he lead her on the whole time knowing what he did and he enjoeyd the cat and mouse game with her, but not without developing some mixed feelings for her, between fatherly, accomplice and some kind of attraction too.
So I do think he was jealous in the end, there was someone else who had taken what was his from his point of view on different levels, and he wanted that final confrontation and he knew he would get that if he killed the male officer he knew was her lover. He just knew she would then come for him out of sheer anger and hatred - and she did.
So I did think that storyline was sound.
Sadly I found the final encounter fight badly unrealistic. It's especially sad because the whole show before they showed many realistic fighting scenes that really impressed me. Sadly, in the final, epic fight they resorted to unrealsitic stuff both characters who were fanatastically trained fighters would never resort to. But they wanted to show it in that Hollywood manner - that's why the show, which I thought was fantastic otherwise, 'only' got 9.5 instead of the full 10 from me. I wish they had done that last scene differently.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDbvag_mIZA&list=PLZDoTW9w9422T1gnvwSYzsMeJtfnU6dZf&index=41
and I cried seeing that video without having seen the drama yet - watched the drama immediately after that and it's still one of my favourites because of Woo Do Hwans performance there