He still follows his co-partner from you make me dance till this day, and has never I followed him, unlike the misinformation dumb people like you continue to spread. The gay role in lady ok was announced 2 years ago, even though it was released in 2024.
He has been acting and won awards for his acting way before his role in lady ok too, so which damage control would he need to do?
Why didn't he distance himself from Won Taemin. It's like reason and nuance is thrown outside the window, just because YMMD happens to be gay? Many actors have disliked their debut works and other works of theirs in their filmography for a myriad of reasons.
You guys are forcing him to associate with a work of his, when you know nothing about his personal experiences or what led to him archiving posts about it. Concluding he's homophobic, when till now, he interacts with and follows a couple of gay people on Instagram and other bl actors like cha Joowan from 'Love for love sake'.
Until when will ignorant people like you call his actions 'damage control'? There is no damage to control, since he has been constantly been getting acting offers since his debut till now? A couple of bl fans unfollowed him, but what actual damage would he be controlling? Bl fans unfollowing him?
Which exact poor behaviour am I excusing? What exactly has he done that you are still being hateful and negative to him till this day?
A new actor in the industry and already getting hate comments from worldwide freaks. I hope he doesn't read comments…
He has been getting hate for 3 years now. After YMMD in 2021, people appreciated him and his acting, but he archived all of his old posts that happened to include ones about YMMD, so bl fans began hating him and harassing him.
It became way worse after he went on an awards show and won an award for one of his projects 'Oasis'. In his acceptance speech, he talked briefly and mentioned only oasis. He obviously made his speech in Korean, but international fans mistranslated his speech and massive bl accounts on twitter spread the mistranslation and he began to get a lot of hate.
His company moderates the comments on his Instagram till this day because the harassment, insults and slander got so bad at one point that they even had to close off his comments section for a while.
Because Youngwoo is gaining popularity from his most recent works, bl fans are beginning to send him hate again. So, for the dumb bl fans that have come to his page to spread their hate, READ THIS ⬇️
I understand the annoyance it causes and also condemn when actors distance themselves from their queer works . It's unfortunate that many actors do it, enough for fans to blindly attack someone they perceive is doing the same thing, without confirming if it is true or not. But just because an unfortunate thing like that happens in the industry, it doesn't mean it is applicable in all cases. Don't project your bias and anger onto an innocent person, just because you've convinced yourself that he has to be a bad person.
Choo Youngwoo has recently acted in another gay role after his debut role that was gay. He doesn't have much nice feelings about his debut work, but it isn't because of it being gay. Youngwoo has openly talked about queerness on different occasions.
No homophobic person would play the character he played in "Tale of Lady Ok". There were a lot of misunderstandings because of how he has distanced himself from "You Make Me Dance".
But, I think people should look at a person's actions and words they've expressed, before tagging someone as homophobic for not acknowledging a role for reasons unknown to you. He posts about "The Tale Of Lady Ok" constantly on his account even till now, and he acted as a gay man in that kdrama.
Him not acknowledging YMMD up till this day isn't about it being gay. If not, why act in another gay role four years later? Or, go on a gay variety show like Jewel box hosted by an actual gay man? Why associate himself with queerness?
Choo Youngwoo isn't homophobic. And people can't say that Choo Youngwoo is using this new gay role for clout, like they accused him of with his debut role.
He has acted in many other roles before he acted in "The Tale Of Lady Ok", so he's just acting in it like any other K-drama he'd act in.
And, for the award show thing last year, he only mentioned Oasis, no other of his works like mistranslations are saying.
Is it that difficult to admit you were wrong about him, apologize, and move from him? No one is begging you to be his fan, just stop harassing him.
Bl fans harassed him so much that he turned off his comments for many months and wasn't allowing more than 200 comments per post, after opening up his comments.
Edit: Please also read my responses to the person replying to me for more information and clarifications. I hope that even if you don't change your mind, that the information I've supplied here will at least make you stop attacking him and let him breathe. Focus your anger on a more deserving person, for your sake, and Youngwoo's too.
LGBTQ ke? I don't understand how most of you here are convinced that lady Ok's husband created a foundation for…
You're Nigerian, so I'll explain it as simply as I can, he's gay. I'm gay. People are gay in this world. All over the world and in Korea too, In Morden times and across history.
People are currently gay in Nigeria and people were also historically gay in Nigeria too. Being gay is a reality.
Stop displaying ignorance here biko. Onome Si eba puo
Also, if you want to watch another light hearted, to some extent queer movie like this one, the actor who played Suho in this movie, Jung Hwi acted in another queer movie called 'Love on the Rooftop' with an amazing actor Lee Hongnae.
Bl fans have doom rated this beautiful movie from 8.3 to 7.9 in less than two days.
The day you guys realize that queer media can exist and be showcased in numerous forms and perspectives and focus on different aspects of the queer experience, is when you guys will properly interact and appreciate movies and stories like these.
The directors and writers of the two adaptations of the original book weren't trying to surpass each other. The two adaptations were acted and released together to co-exist and express the queer experience from different perspectives and portrayals.
The movie has been sitting at a rating of 8.3 and was appreciated properly by those who went out of their way to watch this beautiful story in cinemas. By those who understand the importance of telling a story of a gay guy and his support system.
It's really telling that once this movie became available for streaming this week and bl fans who have been screaming that this movie "straight-washed" the book, finally watched it, the rating dropped significantly, even though it has been clearly stated that the focus of this movie adaptation is the first chapter with the MC and his best friend.
It's disappointing, but not surprising that it took a steamy kiss scene that went viral on twitter for many bl fans to actually give this amazing piece of queer media a chance. You guys don't prioritize the queer experience in the bls you watch. A piece of queer media is only worthy to you guys if there is something in it you can fujoshi out about.
And you are free to have that mindset, if you want to. It is your choice, at the end of the day. But rating this movie very low, because it didn't meet the imaginary fujoshi standards you have in your mind, is such a sad thing to do.
Always keep in mind that the writer of the book greenlit both the movie and series adaptation. If he sees the importance of telling this story, what standards exactly are you using to judge the queerness and validity of the story being told in the movie? Are you insinuating that a gay man would permit the "straight-washing" of a book so deeply personal to him?
Does someone know who the main pairing is? The summary included Go Yeong being with Gyu Ho, but they break up.
There is no 'main' pairing. He breaks up with all of his boyfriends)hook-ups at the end of the book, but he still loves gyuho.
There's no main pairing as it's more of a queer drama, than a bl. The focus is on the main character and how each of his relationships be it family, romantic or friendship affect him as his journey discovering himself as a gay person.
But it is very romance heavy. So, at least you can enjoy the romance, until they all ultimately end
The writer of the novel consented to both the movie and the drama being adapted into real life, because he knows the two stories are important to tell.
As a queer person, having that one friend who was close to me in uni and a little bit after before they moved away last year after graduation was everything to me. They were a constant source of reliance and support for me, just by their existence.
A non-queer person might not understand why it's important for stories like this to be told. Not many queer people have queer friend groups and that one friend who you can confide in and share your experiences with, is literally your saving grace sometimes as you exist in your queerness.
The director Lee Eonhee is a genius because she was somehow able to properly depict the lived experiences of me and many other queer young people.
The two adaptations existing, with the themes they focus mainly on friendship/family and slight romance VS heavy romance and slight family/friendship will obviously be treated differently.
It doesn't mean that because the romance heavy drama was made that this story was told out of convenience on the director's part. Both are important and precious in their own beautiful way.
Ps: I'm rewriting my comment to someone below as a general stand alone commentary on this movie, because the person I replied to down below edited their comment and blocked me, so I can't edit my comment to them or reply to correct the fact that they edited their entire comment, since I pointed out the fact they accused Lee Eonhee of adapting the book to a movie focusing on the first chapter alone, just because the main focus of the movie is friendship and the found family of queer people, wasn't done to erase the queerness of the movie.
I don't understand how people can be so ingenuine. If you're corrected on something wrong by a queer person, blocking them and changing your entire comment only makes me look bad for correcting you, especially since I can no longer edit my own comment too, and all they can see, is your now edited comment.
It deals with more heavy themes than a 'bl' would.
HIV, family life, religious trauma, multiple partners (unlike bls), more realistic ending (queer relationships don't always end in happily ever after, and it is portrayed here, in the best way possible for each of his multiple relationships/hook-ups).
So the movie just took one part of the novel, the one about friendship, thus avoiding all hate but benefiting…
The writer of the novel consented to both the the drama being adapted into real life, because he knows the two stories are important to tell.
As a queer person, having that one friend who was close to me in uni and a little bit after before they moved away last year after graduation was everything to me. They were a constant source of reliance and support for me, just by their existence.
Judging by how you worded your comment, I don't think you are queer. So, you might not understand why it's important for stories like this to be told. Not many queer people have queer friend groups and that one friend who you can confide in and share your experiences with, is literally your saving grace sometimes as you exist in your queerness.
So yes, the one who made the movie is a genius, but not for what you think. The director, Lee Eonhee is genius because she was somehow able to properly depict the lived experiences of me and many other queer young people.
The two shows existing, with the themes they focus mainly on friendship/family and slight romance VS heavy romance and slight family/friendship will obviously be treated differently.
It doesn't mean that because the romance heavy drama was made that this story was told out of convenience on the director's part. Both are important and precious in their own beautiful way.
I know the main theme is self-discovery (super interesting) and there will be tough scenes but in the romance…
His journey to where the novel ends is fulfilling at the end.
He's got HIV really early in the novel chapters. It properly tackles STD and stigmas around HIV, so it will hopefully bring even more awareness, when it is adapted and starts airing.
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He has been acting and won awards for his acting way before his role in lady ok too, so which damage control would he need to do?
Why didn't he distance himself from Won Taemin. It's like reason and nuance is thrown outside the window, just because YMMD happens to be gay? Many actors have disliked their debut works and other works of theirs in their filmography for a myriad of reasons.
You guys are forcing him to associate with a work of his, when you know nothing about his personal experiences or what led to him archiving posts about it. Concluding he's homophobic, when till now, he interacts with and follows a couple of gay people on Instagram and other bl actors like cha Joowan from 'Love for love sake'.
Until when will ignorant people like you call his actions 'damage control'? There is no damage to control, since he has been constantly been getting acting offers since his debut till now? A couple of bl fans unfollowed him, but what actual damage would he be controlling? Bl fans unfollowing him?
Which exact poor behaviour am I excusing? What exactly has he done that you are still being hateful and negative to him till this day?
It became way worse after he went on an awards show and won an award for one of his projects 'Oasis'. In his acceptance speech, he talked briefly and mentioned only oasis. He obviously made his speech in Korean, but international fans mistranslated his speech and massive bl accounts on twitter spread the mistranslation and he began to get a lot of hate.
His company moderates the comments on his Instagram till this day because the harassment, insults and slander got so bad at one point that they even had to close off his comments section for a while.
I understand the annoyance it causes and also condemn when actors distance themselves from their queer works . It's unfortunate that many actors do it, enough for fans to blindly attack someone they perceive is doing the same thing, without confirming if it is true or not. But just because an unfortunate thing like that happens in the industry, it doesn't mean it is applicable in all cases. Don't project your bias and anger onto an innocent person, just because you've convinced yourself that he has to be a bad person.
Choo Youngwoo has recently acted in another gay role after his debut role that was gay. He doesn't have much nice feelings about his debut work, but it isn't because of it being gay. Youngwoo has openly talked about queerness on different occasions.
No homophobic person would play the character he played in "Tale of Lady Ok". There were a lot of misunderstandings because of how he has distanced himself from "You Make Me Dance".
But, I think people should look at a person's actions and words they've expressed, before tagging someone as homophobic for not acknowledging a role for reasons unknown to you. He posts about "The Tale Of Lady Ok" constantly on his account even till now, and he acted as a gay man in that kdrama.
Him not acknowledging YMMD up till this day isn't about it being gay. If not, why act in another gay role four years later? Or, go on a gay variety show like Jewel box hosted by an actual gay man? Why associate himself with queerness?
Choo Youngwoo isn't homophobic. And people can't say that Choo Youngwoo is using this new gay role for clout, like they accused him of with his debut role.
He has acted in many other roles before he acted in "The Tale Of Lady Ok", so he's just acting in it like any other K-drama he'd act in.
And, for the award show thing last year, he only mentioned Oasis, no other of his works like mistranslations are saying.
Is it that difficult to admit you were wrong about him, apologize, and move from him? No one is begging you to be his fan, just stop harassing him.
Bl fans harassed him so much that he turned off his comments for many months and wasn't allowing more than 200 comments per post, after opening up his comments.
Edit: Please also read my responses to the person replying to me for more information and clarifications. I hope that even if you don't change your mind, that the information I've supplied here will at least make you stop attacking him and let him breathe. Focus your anger on a more deserving person, for your sake, and Youngwoo's too.
Thank you for reading.
He's gay. It's the truth
People are currently gay in Nigeria and people were also historically gay in Nigeria too. Being gay is a reality.
Stop displaying ignorance here biko. Onome Si eba puo
Enjoy
The day you guys realize that queer media can exist and be showcased in numerous forms and perspectives and focus on different aspects of the queer experience, is when you guys will properly interact and appreciate movies and stories like these.
The directors and writers of the two adaptations of the original book weren't trying to surpass each other. The two adaptations were acted and released together to co-exist and express the queer experience from different perspectives and portrayals.
The movie has been sitting at a rating of 8.3 and was appreciated properly by those who went out of their way to watch this beautiful story in cinemas. By those who understand the importance of telling a story of a gay guy and his support system.
It's really telling that once this movie became available for streaming this week and bl fans who have been screaming that this movie "straight-washed" the book, finally watched it, the rating dropped significantly, even though it has been clearly stated that the focus of this movie adaptation is the first chapter with the MC and his best friend.
It's disappointing, but not surprising that it took a steamy kiss scene that went viral on twitter for many bl fans to actually give this amazing piece of queer media a chance. You guys don't prioritize the queer experience in the bls you watch. A piece of queer media is only worthy to you guys if there is something in it you can fujoshi out about.
And you are free to have that mindset, if you want to. It is your choice, at the end of the day. But rating this movie very low, because it didn't meet the imaginary fujoshi standards you have in your mind, is such a sad thing to do.
Always keep in mind that the writer of the book greenlit both the movie and series adaptation. If he sees the importance of telling this story, what standards exactly are you using to judge the queerness and validity of the story being told in the movie? Are you insinuating that a gay man would permit the "straight-washing" of a book so deeply personal to him?
There's no main pairing as it's more of a queer drama, than a bl. The focus is on the main character and how each of his relationships be it family, romantic or friendship affect him as his journey discovering himself as a gay person.
But it is very romance heavy. So, at least you can enjoy the romance, until they all ultimately end
As a queer person, having that one friend who was close to me in uni and a little bit after before they moved away last year after graduation was everything to me. They were a constant source of reliance and support for me, just by their existence.
A non-queer person might not understand why it's important for stories like this to be told. Not many queer people have queer friend groups and that one friend who you can confide in and share your experiences with, is literally your saving grace sometimes as you exist in your queerness.
The director Lee Eonhee is a genius because she was somehow able to properly depict the lived experiences of me and many other queer young people.
The two adaptations existing, with the themes they focus mainly on friendship/family and slight romance VS heavy romance and slight family/friendship will obviously be treated differently.
It doesn't mean that because the romance heavy drama was made that this story was told out of convenience on the director's part. Both are important and precious in their own beautiful way.
Ps: I'm rewriting my comment to someone below as a general stand alone commentary on this movie, because the person I replied to down below edited their comment and blocked me, so I can't edit my comment to them or reply to correct the fact that they edited their entire comment, since I pointed out the fact they accused Lee Eonhee of adapting the book to a movie focusing on the first chapter alone, just because the main focus of the movie is friendship and the found family of queer people, wasn't done to erase the queerness of the movie.
I don't understand how people can be so ingenuine. If you're corrected on something wrong by a queer person, blocking them and changing your entire comment only makes me look bad for correcting you, especially since I can no longer edit my own comment too, and all they can see, is your now edited comment.
HIV, family life, religious trauma, multiple partners (unlike bls), more realistic ending (queer relationships don't always end in happily ever after, and it is portrayed here, in the best way possible for each of his multiple relationships/hook-ups).
It's real. Less fantasy
As a queer person, having that one friend who was close to me in uni and a little bit after before they moved away last year after graduation was everything to me. They were a constant source of reliance and support for me, just by their existence.
Judging by how you worded your comment, I don't think you are queer. So, you might not understand why it's important for stories like this to be told. Not many queer people have queer friend groups and that one friend who you can confide in and share your experiences with, is literally your saving grace sometimes as you exist in your queerness.
So yes, the one who made the movie is a genius, but not for what you think. The director, Lee Eonhee is genius because she was somehow able to properly depict the lived experiences of me and many other queer young people.
The two shows existing, with the themes they focus mainly on friendship/family and slight romance VS heavy romance and slight family/friendship will obviously be treated differently.
It doesn't mean that because the romance heavy drama was made that this story was told out of convenience on the director's part. Both are important and precious in their own beautiful way.
I downloaded 4 episodes of a version without subs and I'm now stuck😞
Edit: I received an email for open registrations, just a s I was typing this comment. I'll register now
He's got HIV really early in the novel chapters. It properly tackles STD and stigmas around HIV, so it will hopefully bring even more awareness, when it is adapted and starts airing.