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Yes that's true. Hopefully they will do a movie version of this one too and it will look better.

Once again they ruin everything by trying to be "all inclusive"... That 3-way thing between Seiji, Japan and Ken was really not necessary and just ruined the cute romance between Seiji and Japan for me. They should really understand that simple is the best, by trying to show too much they don't succeed in anything.

I understand and agree with you in a way, but I don't think it's very accurate to think that way too, because a story won't be told the same way in a movie, which is supposed to be a unique time frame, and a series, that implies breaks between episodes. The rhythm and story development can't be the same. Overall, yes, this time seems enough to tell this story, but if it was in a movie format. It needs much more time to tell the same story in a TV series format, and I think that's the problem here, we have a movie type story that doesn't really fit with this TV series format. That's the way I feel it at least. ;)

^^ Yes I agree.

I have really mixed feelings about "Gray Shelter", from the start. Since episode 1 I'm hooked by Jang Woo Young's performance, he is such a great actor, but in the same time something feels off with this story development. It can be nice to have the reasons for the current characters states to be revealed slowly over time, but that doesn't really work for a 20-ish minutes 5 episodes series format. Here it makes the 4 episodes confusing, even though the back story is good, the characters too and the acting very good. This deserved much more episodes to fully develop the story and the characters, too bad they couldn't do it. Still looking forward the last episode.

At this point it's not a wait anymore for me, I have totally give up on the sequel. ^^

Watching it, but for Kim Ji Won actually, and that hasn't change my opinion on him. :)
He is a versatile actor yes, I have watched several dramas and movies where he acted, so my opinion is based on concrete thoughts. I never wrote he was a bad actor actually, but that he isn't a great one for me, just average.

Unfortunately the development of the story is becoming too dramatic for me, it's loosing its initial appeal, and Wei Qian takes too much time to finally give up and embrace his feelings, it's becoming boring. There was a 4 years time gap (not well made by the way), but nothing really changed. That's a pity considering the production and acting are very good and that it's finally a proper format (both in number of episodes and duration of each episode) for a men romance.

Bringing him down ? Come on, I'm just a nobody writing a comment on a website, let's stop being overly dramatic for nothing. Some people here always react like someone life is threatened just because they disagree with someone else opinion. You can just write that you disagree and your reasons and that's it.
Regarding your comment though, the awards are a competition, it's not like I'm just writing a negative comment to be mean, it's in a specific context were one actor as to be selected as the best one, according the judges of this competition of course. And in the end, you just do exactly the same by writing he is better than Im Si Wan and Yoo Yeon Seok, and that's fine, it's your opinion and I respect it even if I disagree.

Where or how do you watch it ?

I agree, and that's why I think it's a little bit annoying. Because it's the main Korean awards event and thus it has more influence internationally too. So the spotlight it brings to films, TV series or actors is always nice to make them more known to a larger audience. But you're right, in a way it put some publicity on him nonetheless.

I understand your concern but I don't care about stupid "fans" wars, and I won't refrain from sharing what I think just because some crazy people can't stand others having a different opinion. They need to understand that they can't force their opinions on others. I am all for sharing ideas and debate.

I don't agree with your latest statement but you are free to think what you want.
Chang Wook of course his very handsome and very popular, much more than Kim Soo Hyun, and that's because he has amazing acting skills too, that's the difference for me. There are many popular actors or singers, but many are average. Doesn't make them less popular or good people, it's just a matter of tastes.

I feel nothing when people write that about Chang Wook, or I just think it's stupid and brush it from my mind, that's it. Everybody his free to have his own opinion, and because I'm confident enough in my tastes and choices I'm not swayed or feel bad because of some other people I don't even know and their different opinions.
And I precisely disagree with his nomination because of his acting skills, it's not because I don't like him. I wouldn't have wrote that if I didn't think so, just like I pointed it was reasonable for the other 4 actors nominated, even though I don't particularly like them neither.

I choose my words because they have a meaning. I wrote average, not bad. That's definitely not the same word and doesn't have the same meaning.

Yes I agree. The fact that future King Sansang is only presented as a supportive character in this sageuk makes me wonder, and worried, about what they will show actually. He should be a main character, just like Prince Bal Gi, as he is the one that Queen Woo finally supported to become king and keep the throne and her family in power.
Seems like they will have Eul Pa So have a big part in that, he is presented as the second most important character of the show, which is coherent with his position. But considering the number of episodes, I'm now worried that we might feel like some things are missing. Well, it's an adaptation of a time we know little of after all so of course there will be a lot of interpretations from the scenarists.
And there is also my personal concern, that I have from the start, about making Queen Woo a modern feminist character, to appeal to a large audience, even though she was not and deserves a much more intelligent representation.
Months will be long until the release. ^^

That's it. And they always use the "guidelines" to reject edits but don't follow them themselves. No really, the staff here I can't with them anymore.

I have the right to have my own opinion I think, and write what I want about him. I have seen him in several dramas and movies, and yes, I find him average as an actor overall, he never impressed me, never left a good impression through his acting and his roles. If it wasn't for his good looks he would have never been this popular. At least that's what I think.
If you think differently that's okay with me, but don't come telling me what to think. Tastes and likes are the less universal thing in the world after all. We both like Ji Chang Wook it seems, it doesn't mean we will like everything the same and think about everything the same way neither. ;)

I actually totally understand that "The Worst of Evil " wasn't choose to be nominated for Best Drama at the 60th Baeksang Arts Awards. But the fact that Chang Wook wasn't nominated for Best Actor for his role as Park Joon Mo is a masquerade.
Nam Goong Min and Ryu Seung Ryong, totally deserved their nominations. I haven't seen the others dramas, but I can understand that an actor like Im Si Wan or Yoo Yeon Seok received a nomination, as I have seen their acting abilities in other projects. But Kim Soo Hyun ?! Whom drama isn't even finished yet ? What a joke. That's totally a "popularity and pretty face" nomination, definitely not based on his skills as an actor, because he really is average.
This awards shows aren't all, but still, it's always nice for an actor to receive the appreciation and fame associated with it, so it's very annoying to see such an amazing actor as Chang Wook not being nominated after pulling out perfectly a role like Park Joon Mo.

The problem with these reports is that they never give an accurate timeline, here it's just about an offer, we had the same with another drama that he finally declined, and Chang Wook don't officially share his schedule so it's always speculations about what and when he is filming a project.

The staff is a mess here so no surprise. ^^ I really have given up on trying to participate and submit edits here, unfortunately.