Kim Taeri as lead in this show was no doubt intentional, we can go as far as to say that the on screen adaptation was written with her in mind. Theatre is her turf after all.
Theatre actors are actually the best screen actors too. It's why those who started on screen are advised to go into theatre acting so they can hone their skills and learn the secrets in acting.
In the West, Sir Patrick Stewart, known for the roles Captain Jean-Luc Picard and Professor Charles Xavier, started as a theatre actor (and still is). His American counterparts in Star Trek: The Next Generation often shared how he changed the show and how they learned acting from him (they're already established actors).
It's why Kim Taeri is so good herself.
Even though her theatre scenes in this show were scripted, you can actually see her theatre acting in full display. I wouldn't be surprise if all they did was roll the camera continuously, and let everything happen naturally. 🙃🙂 The editing director probably had an easy time as well for the Kim Taeri theatre scenes.
Whenever it's Kim Taeri's theatre scenes, it is as if we're watching a fan camera of a real live theatre play. You can see the difference in her acting, theatre vs on-screen. Kim Taeri is being on full-on theatre actor mode when she's in a theatre scene. On-screen mode when in everything else. Truly a legend. No, a goddess.
is she playing in theatre or something? because compared to many actors involved in this project, she like came…
More likely she is. Kim Taeri started in theatre herself before she had a huge break in The Handmaiden film. So, they're probably friends because they share the same background. Theatre actors are a tight-knit group in any country.
I'm happy they changed things, and improved the editing. As I suggested in S01, they need to reframe it to show that they're bringing happiness not through the prizes but through their interaction with celebrities.
And my other suggestion that they should add a wildcard for the guests.
I am not saying they saw my suggestion, maybe they did, maybe those were common suggestions, it doesn't matter, what's important is they made changes in S02 or at least in S02E01.
I hope the rest of S02 will continue as S02E01. It's about interaction with celebrities, not the prizes. That's where bappiness lies for us ordinary folks. The prizes are simply a bonus, the guests may not get it, who cares! Ordinary people had a chance to interact and have fun with celebrities.
Keep that way of editing. it's all about how you frame and use each scenes.
I like Habin, she's aware of her surroundings. She knows how to mislead and misdirect people, especially those…
I think Habin knows her father did not divorce her mother, rather, she's dead. During the scene where she was in a police station, she slightly showed her admiration of her father. And when she was retrieving the burner phone from her father's room, she knew when to do it, how to do it, how to systematically search (instead of going everywhere), and to only focus on her goal.
I wouldn't be surprised if she read the books her father has, that's why she her brain is well developed in this type of logic and thinking process.
She also probably learned that her mother was murdered before E01. So, she started to do her own investigation which eventually led to plotting her revenge. The only problem, she made a miscalculation.
Possible miscalculations: 1. Getting involved in the phone theft. If those girls were not connected in her mother's death in any way, she should've left them alone. 2. If not #1, and those girls are actually involved somehow or will lead her to finding the real suspect, she miscalculated where to confront the girls and how they were able to fight back.
Regardless if it's #1 or #2, this led to her father getting involved. Despite her misleading and misdirecting her father, mistake upon mistake started to follow.
Her next mistake was the burner phone. She should've kept it in silent mode (no vibration).
Then it was followed by the mountain case. It would have been better to have turned her phone off before she did anything. (Assuming she did, but we all know she dropped her phone when her dad was calling her.)
I think Habin knows her father did not divorce her mother, rather, she's dead. During the scene where she was…
The thing with people who knows how to mislead and misdirect is that it is not easy to read them. People who think logically, people who shut their emotions in, they think and move differently. Their brains are almost always active and firing up a gazillion neurons to process everything and to think a lot of things simultaneously.
And if one is also knowledgeable about how to read people, like how to tell lies, you'll even become more effective in misleading and misdirecting. Like what Habin did in two scenes that her father noticed:
Scene 1: She bit her lip when her father asked her a question.
She even knew the correct timing of when to bit her lip, and when to avoid eye contact.
Habin's objective: She wants her father to think she's lying.
Scene 2: When she stood at the school gate, knowing her father is watching. Then she smiled, appearing to be very friendly, but after that she went back to her neutral self.
Her father noticed this, which led him to "Doubt" (the show's title) his earlier conclusion that Habin lied to her in the police station. By this time, her father started to entertain the possibility that Habin's actions and expressions are just, well, that. Nothing to read between the lines. (There are people like this, especially many of us who are autistics. :P )
Habin's objective: Make father believe that her actions and expressions means nothing. This will allow her to act more freely without raising her father's suspicions.
Unfortunately for Habin, the mistakes that started to pile up is not helping her.
Unless it was all part of her plan. To keep her father within arms reach. Not too near, not too far. She wants her father to arrive to the truth by himself, that her mother was murdered. That he failed to profile her mother's death. But at the same time, she doesn't want her father to be too far because she admires him and she knows he is the only one she can lean on if her plans fail.
I like Habin, she's aware of her surroundings. She knows how to mislead and misdirect people, especially those with talent in observation and detecting lies.
What I still can't tell is if she's doing it intentionally or not.
Although, I think there's a high chance she's aware of her knowledge, for example, she stepped crossed just when the cars are on "go". It was a calculated move, a move that she knows is risky but she has to do to accomplish her goal (whatever it is).
LOL. So he was Dr. Romantic! I knew I saw that face somewhere. Hahahaha.
His face is more buffed and rounded. And his acting here is different from when he was in Dr. Romantic. If I did not check, I wouldn't even make the connection. ^_^;;
It's very interesting how the Korean entertainment industry sets up a certain theme for certain months. They've been doing this since, at least based on my observation, 2020, so that's 4 years now.
I can't tell if it they intentionally did it or the trend and/or current issues in Korea is around a particular topic or theme.
For example, there were months wherein the premiering dramas are about child abuse, or political corruption, or debt, or psychotic individuals. Now, it's about a police detective, or some other public official, where their child/children got involved in a crime.
There were "Your Honor" and "Black Out" which had an airing overlap, and both recently ended (the former ended earlier than the latter). What do we have now? "Doubt".
It's very interesting how the Korean entertainment industry sets up a certain theme for certain months. They've…
This is, of course, assuming that Korean TV writers are still writing based on their current issues and trends. Not like in other countries where they no longer write based on current issues and trends, rather they write based on what will get them advertisers and viewership.
I really wonder what's going on and how come they frequently end up with a particular theme. Mind you, some of these series were done filming and editing a year or two before it actually aired. Was it intentionally delayed because they're waiting for other similarly-themed shows and thus air them together or close to each other?
If this was intentional, this can be interpreted as manipulating or influencing the people. Think about it, if there are certain themes throughout the year, what and how do you think will the people see the world around them after watching and talking about those similar shows?
It doesn't have to be an immediate result. These various themes, it may look like they're disconnected, but in the long term, they start to connect together in the people's mind, which in turn changes their thought process.
Example, the themes about corruption, debt, politicians, child abuse. Two to four dramas for each subject, spread over 4 years. Then two years later, something big happened: a politician was involved in child abuse and was proven to be running a debt machine. That politician will never see the light of day again because the people will be so angry without them understanding why (when years before, they just dismiss it as "every politician is like that" or "no one is perfect"). Deep inside their psyche, they were actually influenced earlier.
Guys our couple have been active sharing the LND filming photos in their IG's account. Like hinting something…
Jeong Somin? It's probably just her manager teasing everyone because she's too close with her on-screen partner. She did that before and everyone went gaga. Her manager probably realized how to capitalized that.
It's always common in K-drama to see parents beings against their child's relationship, and if they learned they were turned-down at first, they suddenly focus on that.
Funny on-screen, but I wonder if it's a common thing in Korean culture.
I mean, here in the Philippines, I haven't heard parents do that. If their child mentioned they were turned-down at first, the parents usually say:
"And you still pursued him/her? Are you serious? Don't you have any dignity left in you? Have you not realized you looked pathetic? Maybe s/he took pity on you because you won't stop! Break-up now or you'll be disowned."
It looked like an exaggeration but I did meet families like that (Filipino, Filipino-Chinese, Spanish, Filipino-Spanish, Chinese).
And you know, what we see on TV is usually a reflection of the society and culture the writer's from.
Anyway, it's just a random thought since the show has ended. I'm going to miss it's light and fun plot.
They're building up Shim Jiyu. She even appeared as a guest in Suji & Uri for a slightly similar role, "adopted child".
* 5 TV drama appearances in 2023. * 5 TV drama appearances in 2024. * And 1 in 2022 (debut).
"Love Next Door" is her first "demanding" role as she's a Support Character. Before this show, her appearances were as a guest actor.
She's actually very good. I hope she'll choose this career after she finishes her studies, she has the talent in acting, and understands her roles well. It would be very sad to no longer see her on screen if she eventually choose a different path (nothing wrong with choosing a different one).
Keep it up Jiyu! Always be happy, laugh, smile, it's your best shield from your roles. Collect as many happy memories as you can, so if you decide to take more serious (and darker) roles, you'll be well protected mentally. ^_^
Studies and mental health, never ever forget that. Looking forward to your future projects!
They're building up Shim Jiyu. She even appeared as a guest in Suji & Uri for a slightly similar role, "adopted child".
* 5 TV drama appearances in 2023. * 5 TV drama appearances in 2024. * And 1 in 2022 (debut).
"Love Next Door" is her first "demanding" role as she's a Support Character. Before this show, her appearances were as a guest actor.
She's actually very good. I hope she'll choose this career after she finishes her studies, she has the talent in acting, and understands her roles well. It would be very sad to no longer see her on screen if she eventually choose a different path (nothing wrong with choosing a different one).
Keep it up Jiyu! Always be happy, laugh, smile, it's your best shield from your roles. Collect as many happy memories as you can, so if you decide to take more serious (and darker) roles, you'll be well protected mentally. ^_^
Studies and mental health, never ever forget that. Looking forward to your future projects!
I have so many issues with just the babies, but this could have ended at 120 episodes if the writer hadn't dragged…
re: 128 episodes
It appears to me that they had to adjust it because of the delays. The network probably asked them to re-edit the episodes and film additional scenes for the unexpected extension.
Remember when it started there was a theme every week? Slowly, that theme style (typical of daily dramas in most countries) disappeared. My guess is that's where they started to do re-edits and re-filming, which threw a lot of things out of place.
Imagine if it ended on a Tuesday. The network will have to come up with something for 3 additional days. Maybe they had none, so the best option was to ask them to extend it. I think the writer did their best, but it's hard without actually redoing everything. ^_^
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Theatre actors are actually the best screen actors too. It's why those who started on screen are advised to go into theatre acting so they can hone their skills and learn the secrets in acting.
In the West, Sir Patrick Stewart, known for the roles Captain Jean-Luc Picard and Professor Charles Xavier, started as a theatre actor (and still is). His American counterparts in Star Trek: The Next Generation often shared how he changed the show and how they learned acting from him (they're already established actors).
It's why Kim Taeri is so good herself.
Even though her theatre scenes in this show were scripted, you can actually see her theatre acting in full display. I wouldn't be surprise if all they did was roll the camera continuously, and let everything happen naturally. 🙃🙂 The editing director probably had an easy time as well for the Kim Taeri theatre scenes.
Whenever it's Kim Taeri's theatre scenes, it is as if we're watching a fan camera of a real live theatre play. You can see the difference in her acting, theatre vs on-screen. Kim Taeri is being on full-on theatre actor mode when she's in a theatre scene. On-screen mode when in everything else. Truly a legend. No, a goddess.
And my other suggestion that they should add a wildcard for the guests.
I am not saying they saw my suggestion, maybe they did, maybe those were common suggestions, it doesn't matter, what's important is they made changes in S02 or at least in S02E01.
I hope the rest of S02 will continue as S02E01. It's about interaction with celebrities, not the prizes. That's where bappiness lies for us ordinary folks. The prizes are simply a bonus, the guests may not get it, who cares! Ordinary people had a chance to interact and have fun with celebrities.
Keep that way of editing. it's all about how you frame and use each scenes.
Awesome with S02E01.
I wouldn't be surprised if she read the books her father has, that's why she her brain is well developed in this type of logic and thinking process.
She also probably learned that her mother was murdered before E01. So, she started to do her own investigation which eventually led to plotting her revenge. The only problem, she made a miscalculation.
Possible miscalculations:
1. Getting involved in the phone theft. If those girls were not connected in her mother's death in any way, she should've left them alone.
2. If not #1, and those girls are actually involved somehow or will lead her to finding the real suspect, she miscalculated where to confront the girls and how they were able to fight back.
Regardless if it's #1 or #2, this led to her father getting involved. Despite her misleading and misdirecting her father, mistake upon mistake started to follow.
Her next mistake was the burner phone. She should've kept it in silent mode (no vibration).
Then it was followed by the mountain case. It would have been better to have turned her phone off before she did anything. (Assuming she did, but we all know she dropped her phone when her dad was calling her.)
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And if one is also knowledgeable about how to read people, like how to tell lies, you'll even become more effective in misleading and misdirecting. Like what Habin did in two scenes that her father noticed:
Scene 1: She bit her lip when her father asked her a question.
She even knew the correct timing of when to bit her lip, and when to avoid eye contact.
Habin's objective: She wants her father to think she's lying.
Scene 2: When she stood at the school gate, knowing her father is watching. Then she smiled, appearing to be very friendly, but after that she went back to her neutral self.
Her father noticed this, which led him to "Doubt" (the show's title) his earlier conclusion that Habin lied to her in the police station. By this time, her father started to entertain the possibility that Habin's actions and expressions are just, well, that. Nothing to read between the lines. (There are people like this, especially many of us who are autistics. :P )
Habin's objective: Make father believe that her actions and expressions means nothing. This will allow her to act more freely without raising her father's suspicions.
Unfortunately for Habin, the mistakes that started to pile up is not helping her.
Unless it was all part of her plan. To keep her father within arms reach. Not too near, not too far. She wants her father to arrive to the truth by himself, that her mother was murdered. That he failed to profile her mother's death. But at the same time, she doesn't want her father to be too far because she admires him and she knows he is the only one she can lean on if her plans fail.
What I still can't tell is if she's doing it intentionally or not.
Although, I think there's a high chance she's aware of her knowledge, for example, she stepped crossed just when the cars are on "go". It was a calculated move, a move that she knows is risky but she has to do to accomplish her goal (whatever it is).
---
His face is more buffed and rounded. And his acting here is different from when he was in Dr. Romantic. If I did not check, I wouldn't even make the connection. ^_^;;
I can't tell if it they intentionally did it or the trend and/or current issues in Korea is around a particular topic or theme.
For example, there were months wherein the premiering dramas are about child abuse, or political corruption, or debt, or psychotic individuals. Now, it's about a police detective, or some other public official, where their child/children got involved in a crime.
There were "Your Honor" and "Black Out" which had an airing overlap, and both recently ended (the former ended earlier than the latter). What do we have now? "Doubt".
I really wonder what's going on and how come they frequently end up with a particular theme. Mind you, some of these series were done filming and editing a year or two before it actually aired. Was it intentionally delayed because they're waiting for other similarly-themed shows and thus air them together or close to each other?
If this was intentional, this can be interpreted as manipulating or influencing the people. Think about it, if there are certain themes throughout the year, what and how do you think will the people see the world around them after watching and talking about those similar shows?
It doesn't have to be an immediate result. These various themes, it may look like they're disconnected, but in the long term, they start to connect together in the people's mind, which in turn changes their thought process.
Example, the themes about corruption, debt, politicians, child abuse. Two to four dramas for each subject, spread over 4 years. Then two years later, something big happened: a politician was involved in child abuse and was proven to be running a debt machine. That politician will never see the light of day again because the people will be so angry without them understanding why (when years before, they just dismiss it as "every politician is like that" or "no one is perfect"). Deep inside their psyche, they were actually influenced earlier.
Anyway… this turned long, again. ^_^;;
* "Love Next Door" for Bae Seok Ryu is Choi Seung Hyo.
* "Love Next Door" for Jung Mo Eum is Kang Dan Ho.
It's about the two ladies and how they found their "Love Next Door".
(And that gives them an option to create a sequel or spin-off ten years later or so, for the next generation.)
Funny on-screen, but I wonder if it's a common thing in Korean culture.
I mean, here in the Philippines, I haven't heard parents do that. If their child mentioned they were turned-down at first, the parents usually say:
"And you still pursued him/her? Are you serious? Don't you have any dignity left in you? Have you not realized you looked pathetic? Maybe s/he took pity on you because you won't stop! Break-up now or you'll be disowned."
It looked like an exaggeration but I did meet families like that (Filipino, Filipino-Chinese, Spanish, Filipino-Spanish, Chinese).
And you know, what we see on TV is usually a reflection of the society and culture the writer's from.
Anyway, it's just a random thought since the show has ended. I'm going to miss it's light and fun plot.
* 5 TV drama appearances in 2023.
* 5 TV drama appearances in 2024.
* And 1 in 2022 (debut).
"Love Next Door" is her first "demanding" role as she's a Support Character. Before this show, her appearances were as a guest actor.
She's actually very good. I hope she'll choose this career after she finishes her studies, she has the talent in acting, and understands her roles well. It would be very sad to no longer see her on screen if she eventually choose a different path (nothing wrong with choosing a different one).
Keep it up Jiyu! Always be happy, laugh, smile, it's your best shield from your roles. Collect as many happy memories as you can, so if you decide to take more serious (and darker) roles, you'll be well protected mentally. ^_^
Studies and mental health, never ever forget that. Looking forward to your future projects!
* 5 TV drama appearances in 2023.
* 5 TV drama appearances in 2024.
* And 1 in 2022 (debut).
"Love Next Door" is her first "demanding" role as she's a Support Character. Before this show, her appearances were as a guest actor.
She's actually very good. I hope she'll choose this career after she finishes her studies, she has the talent in acting, and understands her roles well. It would be very sad to no longer see her on screen if she eventually choose a different path (nothing wrong with choosing a different one).
Keep it up Jiyu! Always be happy, laugh, smile, it's your best shield from your roles. Collect as many happy memories as you can, so if you decide to take more serious (and darker) roles, you'll be well protected mentally. ^_^
Studies and mental health, never ever forget that. Looking forward to your future projects!
Mom: WHA?!! You did what!!!!??? Get out you ungrateful child!
Disclaimer: I'm Asian, born, grew up, and still living in Asia-Pacific.
It appears to me that they had to adjust it because of the delays. The network probably asked them to re-edit the episodes and film additional scenes for the unexpected extension.
Remember when it started there was a theme every week? Slowly, that theme style (typical of daily dramas in most countries) disappeared. My guess is that's where they started to do re-edits and re-filming, which threw a lot of things out of place.
Imagine if it ended on a Tuesday. The network will have to come up with something for 3 additional days. Maybe they had none, so the best option was to ask them to extend it. I think the writer did their best, but it's hard without actually redoing everything. ^_^