No hate just genuinely curious: did BWS star in any popular project except lovely runner? Also isn't lovely runner…
Yes, 20th Century Girl was very popular, as was his villain turn in Strong Girl Namsoon. Netflix probably don't consider it very risky on account of his current popularity. Acting is acting, and most actors will explore different genres as their career develops.
My biggest issue with Hotel del Luna was the lack of romantic chemistry between IU and Yeo Jin-goo (she had much better chemistry with Lee Do-hyun which kind of sank the drama for me). This isn't a sequel but seems to be set in the same universe. Hopefully the ML/FL chemistry works better in this!
Well sad news is that he acts like this one doesn't exist
Actually you just made that up. He spoke about it as recently as this year, in relation to the queer character he played in The Tale of Lady Ok. He talked about how he didn't feel pressure with Ok, because his debut drama was a queer drama, which was very precious to him and that he's proud of it. (https://m.entertain.naver.com/home/article/609/0000949276)
I'm so happy the Supreme Court ratified the previous court's suspended sentence. He can now focus on rebuilding his life. I see some media outlets are calling for "self-reflection" and "apologies" but he's already done both those things, for nearly two years, five months of which he spent in detention.
The success of The Match and Hi Five is a promising sign of his reintegration into the industry, and while he will probably lay low for a while now, I hope to see him on screen again in a new project next year.
The drama has not even finalized where it will be broadcast yet, let alone started production. Hence the article stating "The premiere date and broadcast channel of Four Hands are still in discussion." So I'm not sure where you're getting that from.
Its release date depends entirely on where it ends up, and when shooting will start. If it ends up at Netflix, the backlog is big and their 2026 calendar is filling up fast.
Sounds like a great comeback project! If he accepts the offer, hopefully it will be a terrestrial tv drama and not a Netflix production, so that we don't have to wait until 2027 for it to come out.
I am starting to wonder if it will ever be broadcast, I think Ok Taec (or his manager) is having second thoughts…
They've signed a contract so they have no say in its release unless they want to pay hefty penalties. It's up to Netflix. I assume it'll come out before the end of the year.
It used to say "Coming in August 2025" on the Netflix app, but now it says "Coming soon". So I guess it may not come out in August after all, otherwise there'd have been no reason for them to change it.
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He spoke about it as recently as this year, in relation to the queer character he played in The Tale of Lady Ok. He talked about how he didn't feel pressure with Ok, because his debut drama was a queer drama, which was very precious to him and that he's proud of it.
(https://m.entertain.naver.com/home/article/609/0000949276)
The success of The Match and Hi Five is a promising sign of his reintegration into the industry, and while he will probably lay low for a while now, I hope to see him on screen again in a new project next year.
Its release date depends entirely on where it ends up, and when shooting will start. If it ends up at Netflix, the backlog is big and their 2026 calendar is filling up fast.