Welp, the Mangaka finally revealed Jin's age. So for those of you who want to know the age gap then here it is.
He's 11 and a half years older then her. His birthday is early or mid autumn (Sep-Oct). Her birthday is in late April. In the manga, he just turned 30 and she already had her 18th birthday.
I've been reading this manga for a while and really like it. The guy playing Haijin is perfectly cast, acting…
I read the manga too! Totally love it! The age gap you mention is different from what i know though. In the manga, while the age difference has not been totally set in stone, but in one chapter he said that he will likely die 10 year before her, implying that he was 10 year older then her. Or at least that's the interpretation i got from it. JK had also drawn that conclusion too when he said that.
The reason they took out him smoking is likely because this show is probably rated for 15+ years, which would require a censoring of showing people smoking. KDramas are the same way. Someone may hold a cigarette, or have it hanging loosely from their mouths but they will NEVER be able to light the darn thing ๐
Love the manga, but i have very little hope for this series. Although it would be nice if they were to defy my expectations and make a good adaptation worthy enough of a 2nd season! ๐๐ญ
Should not have had the women compete against the men. Almost all of them were eliminated early on this way. Also…
Definitely a jerk, but then those women fully knew that they would be competing with the men. If that woman could not defeat whom what may have been the weakest man, then she would not had stand a chance to win against any of the stronger ones. So, i don't feel bad for her.
What do you mean beefed up? Since when has he ever been muscular? He's always been average.
Ah, let me be a little more specific. It's not that men having muscles is considered unattractive, quite the contrary, but in general Asian women (and this is only based on what I've seen, read, and heard, so I could be wrong) do not care for men having a bulky muscular figure. Please note thr verb "bulky". Contouring muscles are attractive so long as the man keeps a lean body. So if i go into the type of mass the Namkoong took on when he did the role in The Veil, it changed his figure, filled out his face, and it had also effected how he walked. I dont know if you notice, but he recieved negative criticism (likely from women) for putting on the extra muscle mass because they didnt like how it made him look. There is another example that comes to mind concerning the actor Yoo Seugh Ho. For the series, The Memorist he worked out and put on some extra muscle mass and changed his diet to help gain the muscle. There was an outcry from his personal fanbase. They literally got after him for putting on a little extra weight and causing his face to fill out a little more. They thought it made him less attractive. You also have to keep in mind that many asians (or at least those who promote the ideas of fashion and beauty) consider skinny to be attractive. Their idea of being "fat" is merely being a little overweight. There is a proportional size of people who are very sensitive to weight and a bulkier muscle mass looks sort of simular to being overweight, which is not acceptable for leading roles that is suppose to be played by attractive persons.
What do you mean beefed up? Since when has he ever been muscular? He's always been average.
Yes, in hindsight the term, "beefed up" can imply a different idea to different people. However, for me in terms of kdrama male actors, gaining enough muscle to require a larger shirt size is considered "beefed up". Not many dare to put on the muscle mass because woman find it unattractive and offputting, thus hurting their popularity.
What do you mean beefed up? Since when has he ever been muscular? He's always been average.
Uhm, have you seen The Veil? Plus he likes working the muscles and is quite proud of them. He was very enthusiastic when he was given the OK to do the military build for his role in The Veil.
Wow......the comments. I admit the whole Taliban terrorist story thing is old, and it is sad that the people of those regions have to deal with the stigma of the badeggs, but is it not possible to save the condemnation until after you've seen the movie before making judgement? If the movie gives suggestions that the Afghanistan people in general are all potential terrorist, then by all means call out the bigotry, because that is grossly untrue. But the movie may also show an accurate dipiction of the Afghanistan people. Who knows, maybe the movie goes a little into trying to remove that dumb old idea of Muslim=terrorist. I don't know. And neither do you. So why don't some people actually go watch the stupid movie and find out if it's actually worth all this fighting?
Two predictions: 1: Namkoong Min will get beefed up again. Why? Because he likes it. 2: There won't be any significant kiss scene. Why? Because he doesn't like it.
My suspicion - if prediction 1 is correct: Namkoong only chose this role because it was the most interesting role offered to him where he would be allowed to regain the extra muscle. Also note, this is the same director as The Veil, a director who is already good with Namkoong's beefy muscles. ๐๐๐๐
The reason they took out him smoking is likely because this show is probably rated for 15+ years, which would require a censoring of showing people smoking. KDramas are the same way. Someone may hold a cigarette, or have it hanging loosely from their mouths but they will NEVER be able to light the darn thing ๐
There is another example that comes to mind concerning the actor Yoo Seugh Ho. For the series, The Memorist he worked out and put on some extra muscle mass and changed his diet to help gain the muscle. There was an outcry from his personal fanbase. They literally got after him for putting on a little extra weight and causing his face to fill out a little more. They thought it made him less attractive.
You also have to keep in mind that many asians (or at least those who promote the ideas of fashion and beauty) consider skinny to be attractive. Their idea of being "fat" is merely being a little overweight. There is a proportional size of people who are very sensitive to weight and a bulkier muscle mass looks sort of simular to being overweight, which is not acceptable for leading roles that is suppose to be played by attractive persons.
Plus he likes working the muscles and is quite proud of them. He was very enthusiastic when he was given the OK to do the military build for his role in The Veil.
If the movie gives suggestions that the Afghanistan people in general are all potential terrorist, then by all means call out the bigotry, because that is grossly untrue.
But the movie may also show an accurate dipiction of the Afghanistan people. Who knows, maybe the movie goes a little into trying to remove that dumb old idea of Muslim=terrorist.
I don't know. And neither do you. So why don't some people actually go watch the stupid movie and find out if it's actually worth all this fighting?
1: Namkoong Min will get beefed up again. Why? Because he likes it.
2: There won't be any significant kiss scene. Why? Because he doesn't like it.
My suspicion - if prediction 1 is correct:
Namkoong only chose this role because it was the most interesting role offered to him where he would be allowed to regain the extra muscle. Also note, this is the same director as The Veil, a director who is already good with Namkoong's beefy muscles.
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Is it just my experience or does all historical dramas end in sadly if it is not accompanied with the tag "comendy"?