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* I watched their performance and loved it without knowing that they were a criminal. Actually, I didn't read the whole article. I skimmed it because, and this is my point, I don't want to know the details of celebrity "he said/she said" squabbles where the truth is impossible to determine and where it is none of my business anyway. Arrogant? Just realistic and not focused on pulling others apart. Period.

I don't even want to dwell on the crazy things that happen between me and my ex-boy friends. Why would I want to delve into the emotionally weighted allegations between other couples? There is never a black-and-white, always grey.

I would say that I would not watch an actor who was a convicted criminal, but I am sure that some people who were convicted criminals later became actors and I watched their performances and loved them. Unless someone is proved to be a totally horrible, irredeemable person, I let it go as none of my business.

I think that Sung Hoon's statements reflect a more mature state of mind, not depression. The Serenity Prayer by Reinhold Niebuhr states "God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know the difference."

Too many dramas depict people pulling off miracles through insane efforts in the face of overwhelming negative odds or the dramas show leads (mostly male leads) making pledges "on their life" that they will capture the heart of their chosen partner, whether the person loves or wants them at all. In many dramas the ML actually, eventually succeeds. This is what encourages stalking and other kinds of obsessive behaviors. People start to believe "never give up, never give in" is the way to be in all things. Some things are not within our power to control, and we especially cannot control the actions and feelings of others. We must learn to let go of certain obsessions in order to move forward in life.

Similarly, some people become obsessed with perfecting themselves and "fixing" all the things about themselves that they or others deem wrong. This is proven NOT to lead to success. The way to success is to build your existing strengths, rather than largely fruitlessly trying to "fix" all your deficits. Many of the most successful people had huge deficits, but what they did well, they did very, very well.

Watching him in "Love Beyond the Grave." If he is in all the shows, it's because he deserves to be. He is an INCREDIBLE actor!!!! Just amazing, SO cute, natural, charismatic, endearing, and able to convey complex feelings and motivations. He is superbly gifted!!! Fingers crossed that he can carry his talent into adulthood and have long, long career in the industry.

Thank you for the warning, Citylights. I do think that he is best at unusual roles, rather than leading man roles, so I might hate him in the show, but still love him IRL. ; )

I haven't watched this yet, but let me just say: Kim Jae Uck, my FAVORITE! What an original cutie.

Yes, I concur. I find a lot of the Korean dramas have adults, when "in love," acting like 13 year olds. Giggling and blushing like Our Gang's Alfalfa. They practically arm wrestle for the "girl," like she is an inanimate object. It is tiring. On the other hand, it's better than the Chinese romances, where it's frequently all about who gets to dominate whom (That is, who gets pushed back on the bed/couch, by whom. Or who gets choked by whom (since when has that become considered sexy!!!!!!?????)).

Thank you, Jenny, for taking all that time to ensure that etoks21 knows that I am not "making shit up" and clarifying for her the difference between a "public person" and a "private person." All of those quotes, etc. took quite a lot of time to prepare. You are much more patient and smarter than a lot of folks on such forums.

Thank you for reminding me. I had seen those BTS before when he was sick, but I didn't know that it was for this show, especially with the time lag between filming and distribution. You are correct, it is terrible that his managers and the director didn't make sure that his health was better. He also should have had a better on-site doctor--real doctor--providing ulcer medication, pain medication, and so forth.

"They" is the courts who handed down the defendant's sentence. Of course, they can't sentence a person to harassment. I had thought that the courts didn't want the name reported, as some part of Chinese legal proceedings, but if the media has the choice, then we are back to what I said: the media doesn't want to be held responsible if a YiBo supporter were to do something bad.

Celebrities are considered "public persons." When they chose to be a celebrity, a celebrated person, they made themselves open to public scrutiny. Therefore, their actions can be reported on, just like the actions of the president of a country's actions can be reported on, to the public with full names shown. A celebrity has legally accepted this kind of observation. There is a line, that reporters and publishers should not cross, into a public person's private life. Some celebrities fight back when they think a publisher has crossed that line. Here Wang Yi Bo believed that the poster crossed the line and the courts agreed. But being a celebrity, Wang Yi Bo can expect to have much of his life reported in the media, just as other stars have theirs reported, with their names, etc. When a person is a celebrity, the assumption is that they WANT publicity. The fact that some names can be found in court records/ public records does not absolve someone who broadly publishes this information to mass numbers of people from potentially bearing responsibility as an accessory if something bad were to happen as a result.

They have determined that this sentence was sufficient penalty and harm by the public should not be part of the penalty.

Because there are so many insane fans that posting someone's name is akin to putting them in harm's way as it likely would lead to extensive "pay back" by Wang Yi Bo's supporters. The supporters could go beyond harassment to as far as mutilation and murder, thereby making the courts, legal, police, and media (any group/person that posted the name) accessories to such crimes. If you incite others to do harm, and it can be proven that you knew there was a high likelihood that such harm would take place, you can be found guilty of being, in US terms, an aid or "accessory" to the crime. They are protecting themselves, not the defendant.

1) What sasa1810 says is correct, and 2) the scriptwriters need a reason for Hiro to become more curious about Cha Mu Hee and to continue in his pursuit with some hope that she will reciprocate his feelings. So it's mainly there to provide a reason for Hiro's actions and just barely fits as something that DoRaMi would do.

I see, you mean the song that ran when the producers were watching the footage of the two on the red carpet? Sorry, I don't recognize the music and it's not part of the OST. Probably it is in the credits as licensed music, but I can't read them. Sorry.

Please search on YouTube and you will see the entire OST, even background music, with the singers' names, song names, etc.

It's great that Neo Hou gets to work with many of his former colleagues and, I assume, friends. Wonder if he put in a good word for them? He certainly seems to be having more fun acting in this show than "The Unclouded Soul," although he performs very well in both.

When he was taken in as a servant, yes, he was calculating. This was because he was alone and had to survive. He is very smart, so he used his head to do so. Even then, there is a scene where he has to lean close to the FL and he gets totally flustered and frozen in his tracks. This is to show that he was falling for her from the very beginning, even while trying to survive. I can't remember the episode, but it was a very important, although brief, moment.

Remember him when he was the Royal Inspector? If you think of this as being his true, fully informed character and manner, then I think he is a good match. Having no memory and only trying to survive in the "Tea House" I can see him falling for the FL and using every wit and tactic he has to reel her in. Without her he has nothing, no love and no life. He is demonstrating his intellect in very different situations. He retains his ego, imperiousness, and cunning to get her. Only with her does he allow her to have power over him. This is often the case with very strong men.

I wouldn't call Immortal Samsara similar since it is about immortal beings and full of true tragedy, but in terms of being a great drama it significantly exceeds this one and is better in every way. Including the soundtrack with my favorite song being "Record of World of Mortals" sung incredibly by Jason Zhang. The ending of the song is amazing. I say this even loving Neo Hou and his singing in the OST this show. If Neo Hou had been in Immortal Samsara he would have been pushed to even greater artistic heights.

Okay, I will look for those.