He is a very talented man indeed. I know about this philanthropist organisation too. It was a very thoughtful project.

I'm happy that the actors I adore are doing good stuff and doing great whatever they're doing! 😊

Heh yes I was pretty surprised when I discovered Ahn Nae-sang read theology at Yonsei. With regard to ahjusshi like him and Bong Joon-ho: again, I'm not sure about this, but the "famous alumni" sections of the SKY universities' Wikipedia entries suggest that SKY grads are a bit more common among the older generations of actors. In contrast, there seem to be hordes of actors in their mid 30s - early 50s who went to the more specialised HEIs like Seoul Institute of the Arts.

Yes actors who are good at other things besides acting tend to impress me no end too, like Tom Hiddleston and his double first from Cambridge. But as you mentioned, it gets problematic when class and money are involved. It's expensive enough to go to Cambridge without the additional expense of RADA.

@knewbie I believe it's b/c of the democratization of Korea in the 80s, and that period in Korea in the 50s-70s. Where students were of the politically conscious kind, and SKY was where the thinkers would be.

I keep seeing Seoul Institute being mentioned, when Korea National University of Arts gets referenced more as the top one. Googling, Seoul was formed in 1962, and Korea in 1993.

Lee Je Hoon! Went to Korea University studying Biotechnology before transferring over to Korea's National University of the Arts. Woah! In H-wood, tons of Asian actors went to IVY's in STEM fields as a safety net.

Yeah, I too get highly impressed when actors get high level marks in university esp. a competitive uni in a hard degree. But yes, Ox-bridge actors are so many it's like the pre-req lol to be a British actor. It's like first graduate from Ox-bridge, and then go to RADA/Royal Academy/Drama school after college. I personally find British actors really incredible, due to their Classical/Theatre background. For them it's about the craft rather than the celebrity, which I found in Korea, its more focused on becoming a star than being an actual actor.

But yes, tons of classism involved there too, even worse in the U.K than Korea. As many British actors go to posh schools/boarding schools leaving many of its working class actors a harder path to moving up.

Yep! A lot of actors/directors have graduated from there! I also see Hanyang University too. Basically, if your university is still in Seoul that's good. It may not be SKY, but it's probably like UCLA/UC like schools in Korea.

Indeed. Beauty + Brains + Talent. I just can't believe she's not getting better deals than she is now. She's worked with Signal writer on Sign, was in a blockbuster film, and such. K-entertainment sure is one fickle place ://

Ooof!! Punch is STILL one of my favorite legal/thriller. Kim Ahjoong and Kim Raewon BARELY had any romantic scene but their chemistry💜💜💜💜

Also I still can't believe that ending where Kim Raewon's character really couldn't say goodbye before his *d word*

@immawish I heard that KRW not winning the Daesang made him sorrow? As in feeling dejected, since a drama that wasn't as good/on par with Punch won.

He was a nice lovely guy in Lie after Lie. But his whisper acting drove me up the wall. At 1st, it didn't bother me. But when he would speak to the FL in a closed off space where it was just them 2, and he's speaking so quietly, I was like ??!. Strange choice on his part lol.

I think him being a dad, he prob. wants nicer roles lol. Since he got type-casted for villain roles in his later career. Meanwhile, his wife Han Ga-in feels semi-retired now...