Goto page Previous 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Next
| View previous topic :: View next topic |
| Author |
Message |
belleza Joined: 21 Jan 2007 Total posts: 725 Gender: Unknown |
 Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2008 1:49 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0 |
 |
|
| Quote: | | Having a true professional on set (with high work ethics, too) might prove helpful to a newbie like TOP. He might be intimidated and fail badly, or they might enhance his performance crucially. For his defense, I've heard he's majoring in film and theater in college. (tho I'm not entirely sure how these young stars really get their education, but anyways... ) But who knows how he'll do before we actually see it with our own eyes. [ |
It's not so much a reflection of TOP, as it is that LBH is just a very demanding/difficult worker (also known to fight with directors and have difficult working relationships with his female leads) onset. Lee Young Ae developed a similar reputation for similar reasons. I mean, there are good reasons for this; he's often asked to carry big-budget SBS dramas that may be lacking. There are certain shows where he's simply a force of nature, the vortex from where all the story's emotional gravity eludes.
For me, the #1 problem though is the budget, especially since both actors are probably earning career paychecks for this drama. This is going to be very expensive and logistically challenging.
| Quote: | | (tho I think Ohno Satoshi is a bit better at expressing the complex feelings than Joo Ji Hoon) |
Honestly, I felt Joo Ji Hoon was miscast for that part. He's not that bad, but I always picture Lee Jung Ki, especially a seething Jung Ki with those blazing eyes, in that role.
|
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
SSpiegelJoined: 26 Oct 2007 Total posts: 310 Location: Finland Gender: Female |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
bellezaJoined: 21 Jan 2007 Total posts: 725 Gender: Unknown |
| Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2008 2:16 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0 |
|
|
| Quote: | | On a more general note, hearing all this stuff about LBH has made me even more interested in this drama. T |
LBH is one of my favorite actors. When he plays dramatic, tough guy roles, there's just so, so much gravity there. His rage, his tenderness, his masculinity, etc. If you want to get a taste of LBH, I'd try out All In, his most popular drama. If you don't have time for a full drama, then try out the movie Joint Security Area, made by the same director who did Oldboy.
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
kobe23Joined: 06 Jun 2006 Total posts: 741 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 30 Gender: Male |
| Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2008 2:22 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0 |
|
|
Or you could try A Bittersweet Life from the same director as A Tale of Two Sisters...
To be honest I never really thought LBH would ever be back in the small screen considering his status, but that's what I love about Korean dramas. It's great how they can pull in big names and have big budget productions unlike dramas in other countries.
But yeah, my biggest concern is also the budget. I guess as long as there aren't any cringe-worthy scenes I'll be happy.
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
bellezaJoined: 21 Jan 2007 Total posts: 725 Gender: Unknown |
| Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2008 10:17 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0 |
|
|
| Quote: | | To be honest I never really thought LBH would ever be back in the small screen considering his status, |
Definitely felt the same way. He really paid his dues on TV and had become one of the standard SBS leads for their blockbuster dramas. I didn't think he'd want to do that again.
This is really a return to an old relationship. SBS likes to draw movie actors in their big projects; that this is a favorite son like LBH just makes it sweeter.
The cynical part for me says LBH is only doing this because he knows he'll get paid crazy money. He's still popular as ever; his last movie with Song Kang Ho and Jung Woo-Sung (also from the Tale of Two Cities director) is a huge hit. Imagine how much he's going to get paid here. Besides the base salary, he'll earn royalty rights when this gets distributed around Asia. The fact that Iris will pair him with Son Yeh Jin gives this Legend-level visibility in Taiwan and Japan (where Summer Scent is popular and highly regarded.) More money, less problems.
But, I do like that Choi Wan Kyu, who's the usual hired hand to do Action! Macho! Body Count! K-dramas! is going to write the show. For example, he's one of the current writers of the sageuk Kingdom of the Winds. A recent episode involved the bootcamp training of the Black Shadows, which kinda resembles a sageuk version of a Navy Seal/Israeli Special Ops unit. It just screamed -- SCREAMED -- Choi Wan Kyu!  It looks like this is going to be the first drama since All In, where Choi Wan Kyu will be the principal/main writer too. The most disappointing thing about Lobbyist was how tacky, utterly tacky, the action bits seemed. Like it was a 2007 attempt at Delta Force-era Chuck Norris. An attempt that failed! 
Gawd how I loved All In. Ain't nothing more romantic that LBH mowing down random white people with a AK-47 . . . just so he can make to the church to marry sweet Song Hye Kyo. What's a groom in love without a little BLOOD?!?
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
SSpiegelJoined: 26 Oct 2007 Total posts: 310 Location: Finland Gender: Female |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
bellezaJoined: 21 Jan 2007 Total posts: 725 Gender: Unknown |
| Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2008 6:48 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0 |
|
|
| Quote: | | So if LBH is the Main Man and KTH is the Main Lady, but there's also a guy who's supposed to be in the love triangle (which is usually the Second Guy), and SYJ is the Second Lady, where's TOP supposed to be in this? |
Let's just say if this is true, the best special effects we can hope for are shadow puppets and some guy making bazooka sounds with his mouth. And a lot of inappropriate "stare into space for 5 minutes" scenes with Kpop ballads. Because they won't be able to afford anything else if they try to soak up LBH, SYJ, and KTH's asking fees. Yikes.
I just don't buy it. It's unlikely that you'll see either Kim Tae Hee or Son Yeh Jin play 2nd fiddle to the other in a drama, unless it's a sageuk.
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
WroW |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
kobe23Joined: 06 Jun 2006 Total posts: 741 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 30 Gender: Male |
| Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2008 12:27 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0 |
|
|
Actress Kim Tae Hee has been cast in the upcoming drama “IRIS” and will be collaborating with Lee Byung Hun. Kim Tae Hee will play as the partner of Lee Byung Hun in this spy action drama. The production company of “IRIS“, Taewon Entertainment, disclosed this information today, 10th of October.
This, if realized, will be Kim Tae Hee return work since her last drama “Love Story in Harvard” back in 2004.
Kim Tae Hee will ditch her past image and play as an agent of a National Intelligence Agency (NSS) with an with a clear and sensitive mind. She will also be thwarting terrorist activities with her colleague Lee Byung Hun in several action scenes.
She also appears to be in a love triangle with Lee Byung Hun and another colleague, Jin Sa Woo, which the cast has not been finalized.
“IRIS” is scheduled for broadcast next summer.
-- Hanfever
Well well well. What an interesting development. When I first read that Kim Tae Hee was cast in Iris I was like .... euphoric. Imagine both KTH *AND* SYJ in the same drama? Starring alongside LBH? Obviously that's too good to be true and the budget certainly could not support the 3 megastars.
So where does that leave Son Yeh Jin? According to coolsmurf she was left out due to a conflict with her schedule.
This is a double-edged sword for me. It's been five years now since KTH's last drama and needless to say, I am very excited, but at the expense of SYJ? Not happy. KTH's acting is questionable and she might even make TOP look good  But we have seen her do action before in Nine-Tailed Fox where her acting was tolerable and she was very sexy in those leather outfits. So err..yeah, I guess I'll have to embrace her "comeback" with open arms. Welcome back Kim Tae Hee
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
WroW |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
SSpiegelJoined: 26 Oct 2007 Total posts: 310 Location: Finland Gender: Female |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
bellezaJoined: 21 Jan 2007 Total posts: 725 Gender: Unknown |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Kawai princessJoined: 30 May 2008 Total posts: 53 Location: UAE Age: 21 Gender: Female |
| Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2008 11:36 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0 |
|
|
| I think it would be better if top is included in kim love tranigle yes she is older but who cares to me she doesnt look that old im still shocked that she is 28 years old she looks way younger
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Aiko_Joined: 30 Mar 2008 Total posts: 58 Location: Poland Age: 21 Gender: Female |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
majom |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum
You cannot attach files in this forum
You cannot download files in this forum
|
|
|
|
Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2002 phpBB Group • Forum skin developed by Volize
|
| |
|
|
