John Mayer's flunkies were Australians with Australian accents
Interesting. I love hearing Marcus Chang speak English because he spent lots of time in Australia as well and you can really hear that accent when he speaks English (but he's Taiwanese and not Korean, obviously.) I think the scene where Ahn Hyo Seop speaks English on the phone in Abyss is one of the best times I've heard k-actors speak English during a drama....
Yes. The female lead is really cute. She can be embarrassing too though lol. On a side note: I think your comment…
I don't agree actually, but thanks for your thoughts (and I'm not being sarcastic.) For the record, I was also reacting to some other things that Seonsaeng has commented on from other articles and so it all blended together into one comment.
John Mayer's flunkies were Australians with Australian accents
You might be right about that....and now I want to see if that's actually the case. (Actually that would make a great article, I think.) Some k-actors who grew up in Canada or the US are excellent English speakers, obviously, like Ahn Hyo Seop and Choi Woo Shik. (They both grew up in Canada.)
The "Popular Visual Cues found in K-Dramas" articles by 3GGG were incredibly interesting and educational! Now I go looking for these cues in dramas and movies.
John Mayer's flunkies were Australians with Australian accents
Not all the actors had Australian accents - there were multiple of Mayer's minions who were attempting an "American" accent. And like I said earlier, I couldn't care less where Western actors are from, or what accent they have, - I just want decent acting and an authentic-sounding accent from wherever their 'character' is from.
Your comment is extra, and as a Community Manager, you should know better. The tactful and graceful way to say…
Of all the sites on the internet, I thought this one (dedicated to a celebration of Asian media) would be free of stereotypical comments about women, and Asian women in particular. But based on your original comment as well as the eleven people that liked your second comment, that doesn't seem to be the case here either - and that's disappointing in many ways.
Stop telling us to chill out. That's incredibly offensive. "European" is not a race, and so your equivalency is false. Why don't you stop a minute and think about why some of us find some things you say about women and the races of women so problematic - you might come away with some better ways to express yourself.
I'm asking because some of the free sites can bring viruses and other malware to your computer (and some are fine), but I never know which ones are which.
In my opinion, child actors cannot be taken into account in this article. Because they are young AND experienced,…
I only mention two former child actors here and the rest are just young (and extremely talented.) This article only mentions a few young actors in a couple of C-dramas but doesn't mention any other younger performers from anywhere else. Also, idol actors in K-dramas are generally more talented in acting than in other Asian dramas, imho, and that should be noted as well.
I love TW-dramas so much! Great article but you missed mentioning Marcus Chang and Jasper Liu and Derek Chang! (Not to mention Ivy Shao!) There are so many wonderful TW-dramas - too many to list here. I just recommend everyone find one and try it out. I personally like the newer dramas, (post-2015) but to each their own!
Sometimes they pull it off and sometimes I pretend the characters they are playing are older as in TROP. Two actresses…
I agree with everything you've said here, except about PMY in When the Weather is Fine - I think she pulled off being a high schooler just fine there. But I actually agree a lot that we need to have well-written stories for well-developed older characters.
So there are exceptions to everything, and that's true here too. I (generally) agree with your premise that older actors get cast for and can play a wide range of ages and are often the best fit for their roles because of their experience, etc. And older actors who are still young-looking can often pull off playing teenagers as well as older characters. But I want to highlight the exceptions to the article's premise. (And I should say first that I'm only writing about male actors because I started there and ran out of time - there are plenty of amazing young female actors too.) Starting with K-dramas: There are two former child actors who come to mind immediately as two of the best in the business, 1) Yoo Seung Ho is finally 27 now, but he was 18 when he starred in Warrior Baek Dong Soo and was practically the only saving grace for that mess of a drama. He was so absorbing and so magnetic that I couldn't take my eyes off of him every time he was on the screen. He rarely said anything out loud, and he didn't have to - his eyes and inner monologue was that strong. He was better, (in my humble opinion), than the other ML, Ji Chang Wook, who was 24 then.
Interestingly, that brings me to the next example: 2) Yeo Jin Goo is just now 23, but was only 14 when he played the young Baek Dong Soo in the aforementioned drama. He was a truly gifted actor already, at that young age, and that has continued through lots of years already. His work in Hotel Del Luna, at 23, was phenomenal.
For Japanese doramas, many incredibly skilled actors are still in their early to mid twenties. *Nakao Masaki (Kakafukaka) is 23. *Takasugi Mahiro (Takane to Hana) is 24. *Shison Jun (You're My Pet) is only 25, and he's one of the best actors out there. *Sugino Yosuke The Flower and the Beast is 25. (On the flipside, Sakurada Dori could pass for a teenager - and often does - but he's actually 28. )
Lastly, for C-dramas, which is what your article is about. There are two very notable exceptions here! Song Wei Long, who is only 21, has already been mentioned in the comments, and hopefully has a long career ahead of him. He's lovely and quite talented. But Xing Zhao Lin is only 23, and he is a FORCE OF NATURE. His work in You Are My Destiny was a thing of beauty to behold, not to mention his ability to pull off multiple characters (and even time periods) at the same time in The Eternal Love I, II (and III is coming soon thankfully.)
I'm just grateful we, the audience, gets to avail ourselves of all this amazing talent, no matter what ages the actors are. Thanks for your article.
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I think the scene where Ahn Hyo Seop speaks English on the phone in Abyss is one of the best times I've heard k-actors speak English during a drama....
For the record, I was also reacting to some other things that Seonsaeng has commented on from other articles and so it all blended together into one comment.
This article only mentions a few young actors in a couple of C-dramas but doesn't mention any other younger performers from anywhere else. Also, idol actors in K-dramas are generally more talented in acting than in other Asian dramas, imho, and that should be noted as well.
There are so many wonderful TW-dramas - too many to list here. I just recommend everyone find one and try it out. I personally like the newer dramas, (post-2015) but to each their own!
Starting with K-dramas:
There are two former child actors who come to mind immediately as two of the best in the business, 1) Yoo Seung Ho is finally 27 now, but he was 18 when he starred in Warrior Baek Dong Soo and was practically the only saving grace for that mess of a drama. He was so absorbing and so magnetic that I couldn't take my eyes off of him every time he was on the screen. He rarely said anything out loud, and he didn't have to - his eyes and inner monologue was that strong. He was better, (in my humble opinion), than the other ML, Ji Chang Wook, who was 24 then.
Interestingly, that brings me to the next example: 2) Yeo Jin Goo is just now 23, but was only 14 when he played the young Baek Dong Soo in the aforementioned drama. He was a truly gifted actor already, at that young age, and that has continued through lots of years already. His work in Hotel Del Luna, at 23, was phenomenal.
For Japanese doramas, many incredibly skilled actors are still in their early to mid twenties.
*Nakao Masaki (Kakafukaka) is 23.
*Takasugi Mahiro (Takane to Hana) is 24.
*Shison Jun (You're My Pet) is only 25, and he's one of the best actors out there.
*Sugino Yosuke The Flower and the Beast is 25.
(On the flipside, Sakurada Dori could pass for a teenager - and often does - but he's actually 28. )
Lastly, for C-dramas, which is what your article is about. There are two very notable exceptions here!
Song Wei Long, who is only 21, has already been mentioned in the comments, and hopefully has a long career ahead of him. He's lovely and quite talented.
But Xing Zhao Lin is only 23, and he is a FORCE OF NATURE. His work in You Are My Destiny was a thing of beauty to behold, not to mention his ability to pull off multiple characters (and even time periods) at the same time in The Eternal Love I, II (and III is coming soon thankfully.)
I'm just grateful we, the audience, gets to avail ourselves of all this amazing talent, no matter what ages the actors are. Thanks for your article.