because there are off-screen auditions and stage plays for rookie actors.stage play is mostly the reason why we…
You’re not going to teach me anything. I’m fully aware that actors go through auditions and that Korea has a huge theater scene (I even performed in a Korean play back when I was in Canada).
Now, I agree that there should be auditions for whoever plays “Kim Bom Seok,” but why cast an actor who’s even younger than he was in season 1 and make him play the role in season 2? It just doesn’t make sense. And that actor clearly benefited from connections — it’s obvious. Landing a leading role by your second K-drama is definitely suspicious. There were countless young and talented actors who could’ve taken the role. A few examples:
* Yoon Chae Jan * Cho Han Gyeol * Kim Ki Hae
And there are many more talented ones — I’m not going to list them all — but personally, I wouldn’t have given him the role. He’s still very young and doesn’t have the shoulders to carry a leading role.
The red or hot pink lipstick on men in K-dramas bothers me, too.I wonder if Ahn Hyo-seop has bad skin, and that's…
I don’t think he has skin problems, or at least not acne, because trust me, no matter what makeup someone wears, you can still clearly see the bumps from pimples. I’ve noticed that before with actors and actresses, especially in older K-dramas. Nowadays, everything is heavily filtered so everyone looks as smooth and pale as possible. Netflix tends to do it less, and sometimes not at all in thriller/action K-dramas.
Matthew is wearing so much makeup, it’s insane especially the lips. I don’t understand why he looks 10 times more made-up than the female lead, it’s crazy. I’ve noticed it’s not just in this drama either; Ahn Hyo-seop often has really heavy makeup, even outside of K-dramas. Why are they so determined to make this guy look paler? There are plenty of Korean actors who aren’t whitened nearly as much. Then again, maybe he’s okay with it.
So the guy replacing Lee Jung Ha somehow managed to land a leading role in one of the biggest K-dramas with a huge all-star cast, even though he’s only got one K-drama to his name — and that was just a supporting role in Bitch X Rich where he honestly didn’t show anything impressive. How the hell is that even possible? The only explanation I can think of is that his father is an agency executive. There are so many people in that country who benefit from their relatives’ reputation, from what I’ve seen. Mediocre actors and actresses keep getting leading roles back to back.
Ha ha ha, yesterday I said what? “I really hope we’re going to hear Hwang Dong Man scream his own name again,” and well, guess what? The answer came back VERY quickly. Episode 10: Dong Man confesses, Eun A screams their names.
Now, I agree that there should be auditions for whoever plays “Kim Bom Seok,” but why cast an actor who’s even younger than he was in season 1 and make him play the role in season 2? It just doesn’t make sense. And that actor clearly benefited from connections — it’s obvious. Landing a leading role by your second K-drama is definitely suspicious. There were countless young and talented actors who could’ve taken the role. A few examples:
* Yoon Chae Jan
* Cho Han Gyeol
* Kim Ki Hae
And there are many more talented ones — I’m not going to list them all — but personally, I wouldn’t have given him the role. He’s still very young and doesn’t have the shoulders to carry a leading role.
Thank you, thank you, “WE ARE ALL TRYING HERE.”
* So Soo Bin — “My Favorite Part”
* ALEPH — “Already Free”
* Sam Kim — “If You Were My World”