Pretty cool drama, nothing extraordinary but a solid 6/10. It’s refreshing to watch something different for once instead of always seeing the same thing. I absolutely loved Woogy, played by KSC — he was clearly my favorite here. Park Boyoung tried a new type of role instead of her usual romance characters, and it was nice seeing her in a different genre, but honestly I had a really hard time with it.
I just finished the final episode, and a K-drama I would’ve easily given a 10/10 ended up as an 8/10 for me. I honestly found the ending way too rushed, even though from the very beginning we were fully aware of how it would end and that Dong Man would eventually succeed with his film.
Still, I’m pretty disappointed that we never got a real love scene between him and Eun A… even if deep down, we probably should’ve expected it. I also feel like the drama lost some of its rhythm towards the end.
Congratulations Dong Man 🙌🏻
Koo Kyo Hwan and Go Yoon Jung, thank you for this beautiful K-drama!!!
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.
https://youtu.be/XpYe35qf_iI?si=kjdOxU3PUJ1Zb06y
“I want him all to myself and then give everything back to him. So he can see how brilliant he really is.” – Byeon Euna
Still, I’m pretty disappointed that we never got a real love scene between him and Eun A… even if deep down, we probably should’ve expected it. I also feel like the drama lost some of its rhythm towards the end.
Congratulations Dong Man 🙌🏻
Koo Kyo Hwan and Go Yoon Jung, thank you for this beautiful K-drama!!!
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.