Dangerous Queen: An Impressive Debut, Growing Pains and All
Dangerous Queen was a genuinely impressive watch. There were a few extra subplots that occasionally pulled focus from the central couple, but honestly, that's a minor quibble against what is an incredible achievement from 24 year old Nur, who not only stars as Babe but is also CEO of S.Nur Entertainment, the studio behind Dangerous Queen. For a first outing from such a young creative, this is nothing short of remarkable, and she deserves real praise for pulling it off.
The chemistry between TKNur is completely undeniable, and it's easily one of the show's biggest strengths. The visuals are superb too, with Queen and Babe each given such distinctive, well considered looks that you can feel the care the stylist put into every frame. Queen in particular stands out. TK, only 22 and a newcomer at the time, took on a dominant, aura heavy character built almost entirely on presence rather than dialogue, a "actions speak louder than words" type role, and she delivered on it beautifully, which is genuinely impressive for a first major role.
Nur choosing to put herself in the uke role says a lot about how deeply she understood the material and exactly what she wanted Queen to be. Plenty of people in her position, with the freedom to choose either role, would have gravitated toward the seme part. Nur set ego aside and made the choice that best served the story, which speaks to real creative maturity.
The show could have tightened up some of the extra plotting to give the main couple's love story even more room to fully land, and a few editing and direction choices could have been sharper, but these are the kind of growing pains you'd expect from a first project, not dealbreakers. If anything, they make what Nur accomplished here even more impressive. I'm genuinely excited for her next Dangerous Queen project, and it's clear from this first outing that she's already taken the feedback on board and is developing what promises to be an even stronger second instalment.
The chemistry between TKNur is completely undeniable, and it's easily one of the show's biggest strengths. The visuals are superb too, with Queen and Babe each given such distinctive, well considered looks that you can feel the care the stylist put into every frame. Queen in particular stands out. TK, only 22 and a newcomer at the time, took on a dominant, aura heavy character built almost entirely on presence rather than dialogue, a "actions speak louder than words" type role, and she delivered on it beautifully, which is genuinely impressive for a first major role.
Nur choosing to put herself in the uke role says a lot about how deeply she understood the material and exactly what she wanted Queen to be. Plenty of people in her position, with the freedom to choose either role, would have gravitated toward the seme part. Nur set ego aside and made the choice that best served the story, which speaks to real creative maturity.
The show could have tightened up some of the extra plotting to give the main couple's love story even more room to fully land, and a few editing and direction choices could have been sharper, but these are the kind of growing pains you'd expect from a first project, not dealbreakers. If anything, they make what Nur accomplished here even more impressive. I'm genuinely excited for her next Dangerous Queen project, and it's clear from this first outing that she's already taken the feedback on board and is developing what promises to be an even stronger second instalment.
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