As for the article - "[Kim] Sung Cheol is yet to land a big role in a non-musical project" seems inaccurate considering that he's leading Netflix's upcoming Hellbound Season 2. That's about as big as it gets.
Nam Joo Hyuk brought his A-game to "Vigilante." He scowled, he thirsted for justice, and he looked good doing…
Oh, yes - Nam Joo Hyuk was excellent. I just wish the writing was as emotionally arresting as his acting; he can do so much with just his eyes. But he had to carry that part, because they didn't spend enough time on shading in his character's internal arc. I'm hopeful they'll do a better job of that with the second season, but we will see.
I also don't think genre is necessarily key, but I do think you need to catch a wider net than Disney+ maybe has done these past two years. When subscribers are leaving your service in the millions, you need to find out why. They also can't afford many big misfires like The Impossible Heir. They need another Moving, rather than depending on Moving 2.
First the controversy with the removal of the queer element, and now the MBC lawsuit over the studios deceiving them and bringing the drama to tvN. The BTS drama seems juicier than the drama itself 🤣
How do I explain Sang Min's success? He doesn't give off anything, I don't think he's a very good actor, at least…
He lucked out booking the role he did in Under the Queen's Umbrella. Simple as that. Plenty of examples of actors who had a big breakout role and then never lived up to their promise.
Sang Min is young,tall,good looking and a decent actor. He deserves better romcom. He already did two chaebol…
Since he picked the scripts, you can't really say he deserves better. He chose this. Or his team did. Either way, they definitely should've made better project decisions post-breakthrough.
In addition to subpar marketing, Disney+ don't seem to get that they can't just make a bunch of dense political thrillers or dark action dramas and expect them to be hits. Dramas like Uncle Samsik, Blood Free, The Tyrant etc. were always doomed to be niche. Look at Netflix, their biggest 2024 hits were big-production romance dramas like Queen of Tears and My Demon. For people to stay subscribed to your service, you have to also accommodate the most popular genre, otherwise you're toast.
Moving, apart from being overall great, became a hit because it was accessible to a wide audience, had several romance plot lines that kept fans of that genre happy, while also delivering solid action and special effects, keeping those fans happy too. Even some of the successful Disney+ dramas not called Moving, like The Worst of Evil and Vigilante, suffered from occasionally inert emotional writing. The action and cat-and-mouse games were great, but the writing failed to handle the emotional beats in a satisfying manner. Im Se Mi is great, but the writing for her character in TWE was terrible. In Vigilante they also struggled with the emotional beats in terms of the motivation of Nam Joo Hyuk's character. Many viewers take issue when this aspect of a drama feels unfulfilling.
Queen of Tears was the most-watched Korean drama globally on Netflix in the first half of 2024, and in terms of minutes watched, it only placed behind Bridgerton S3 and Fool Me Once of all shows. 🥳
I'm not sure why the change was approved, considering the previous group one was the actual main poster and this is just a couple poster with the two leads.
I agree with those saying Seunghyo is not portrayed in a very flattering light. I know we all love that characters are ~flawed, but this man is a red flag factory. His go to approach is to ignore Seokryu when she does something he doesn't like, or be sulky and mean, or blame her when he's in the wrong. It doesn't bode well for how he'd act in a romantic relationship with her if they were to experience problems.
The ex seemed like a more mature person, and his interactions with Seokryu overall felt much more like the dynamic of two adults, as opposed to the arrested development-ness of the leads' dynamic.
so guys, i hate spoilers... but kinda looking up to watch this showw too much, should i watch the movie or would…
It makes sense to watch the movie first, as that just covers the first part of the novel and the friendship with Jae-hee. The drama covers the entire book.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRrJomcMA0o&ab_channel=IU%27sPalette
As for the article - "[Kim] Sung Cheol is yet to land a big role in a non-musical project" seems inaccurate considering that he's leading Netflix's upcoming Hellbound Season 2. That's about as big as it gets.
I also don't think genre is necessarily key, but I do think you need to catch a wider net than Disney+ maybe has done these past two years. When subscribers are leaving your service in the millions, you need to find out why. They also can't afford many big misfires like The Impossible Heir. They need another Moving, rather than depending on Moving 2.
Also supposedly this will premiere on January 25 already. Can't wait!
Moving, apart from being overall great, became a hit because it was accessible to a wide audience, had several romance plot lines that kept fans of that genre happy, while also delivering solid action and special effects, keeping those fans happy too. Even some of the successful Disney+ dramas not called Moving, like The Worst of Evil and Vigilante, suffered from occasionally inert emotional writing. The action and cat-and-mouse games were great, but the writing failed to handle the emotional beats in a satisfying manner. Im Se Mi is great, but the writing for her character in TWE was terrible. In Vigilante they also struggled with the emotional beats in terms of the motivation of Nam Joo Hyuk's character. Many viewers take issue when this aspect of a drama feels unfulfilling.
https://x.com/iconickdramas/status/1836589536131911759
The ex seemed like a more mature person, and his interactions with Seokryu overall felt much more like the dynamic of two adults, as opposed to the arrested development-ness of the leads' dynamic.