It doesn't change mine. But I like to understand how they did it. It's very interesting when the actors are discussing together or with the PD to create something. You can see the difference between the actors who are really active in the processus and the ones who just follow what the PD or their partner says.

@kurama
I'm gonna be devil's advocate here:
There could be so much going on bts that the bts themselves don't capture- the PD could be very strict and not let the actors adlib, or that particular actor adlib, or encourage that actor to be involved in the process, or is awkward with a particular actor more than others, or an actor's style is more subtle and not prone to massive discussion and likes to follow the director - nothing wrong with that btw as that is literally the director's job, to direct the actors- a good actor doesn't necessarily mean they have to be overtly active in the process???? If they play the part well and interpret it well anyway? Maybe they trust the director with the role and don't feel the need to contribute and vice versa; Not every show is Sejong in the Archaeopteryx show and PEB in WYW. Or conversely not everyone is Lee Joon Gi in Scarlet Heart who had to direct his own costars because the PD was useless. (Ergo, active participation here might not always be a good thing lmao)
Maybe the script is really good and detailed and doesn't need much discussion, maybe they're confident in their ability to play it well without contributing, or maybe they're not confident around people, maybe they're shy, and are better at performing than anything else. Maybe they straight up just don't want to. Shit there are so many variables.

@midnight
I don't like bts for the same reason I limit the interviews and variety I watch- the industry wishes to sell products (film and TV) to me through people, the individuals in the show as themselves, as real people, that is- through star power - and not through their ability to act or the stories themselves. It relies on this for promotion and I dislike and disagree with this side of the industry worldwide on principle: I do not wish to be sold a parasocial relationship to get me to watch your product, I want to be interested in your story for your story's sake, and wish you would do the same. (Wishful thinking alas on my half.)
Interviews would be better if PDs and writers were in them more often and actually talked about their processes.
(But even then all the director led jargon in the world won't make up for the fact that some people just don't know what a good story looks like, flat out, and therefore wouldn't be able to make one. The writer and PD interviews I have engaged with haven't exactly been encouraging themselves 😂😂😂)

@sicarius EXACTLY. And can I be honest between you and me? I dislike watching interviews and variety shows because it clearly shows which actors are less than smart or polite or sensible and I don't want to KNOW that lol

The only variety shows I have watched are old 2PM shows which were a riot, and the only interview I have watched was one Park Seo Joon and Kang Hanuel did after Midnight Runners which was a HOOT!

@midnight lmao! I feel you on that so much. And just in general I wish I knew less about celebrities than I do.

When I followed K-pop a lot more than I do currently (which I stopped following for much of the same reasons but magnified by the fact that it's K-pop and therefore worse in every possible way, but especially in this regard) I used to watch a lot more variety than I do now but would frequently get weirded out by the parasocialism and other related things so much I'd dissociate- which is why I watch hardly any at all any more- in fact I hadn't watched any in about 3 and a half years until just recently lmao. I need to go sober again 😅😅😅

@midnight and @sicarius
Me too!
I just want my awesome drama characters to be real! I want them to remain in my drama world.
Sometimes I am curious how did they shoot a scene but I still avoid BTS. I do think that BTS at times just hints on fun while it must be a lot of heartache and office politics-like in real life! To be honest, I don’t want to imagine my favourite actors plotting how to get a holiday from a shooting schedule as they want to be lazy like me! I want to see them in dramas being not-so-real but real enough as characters.
Do I make sense?

Call me when the punching started.

I prefer most young actors to stay in second or even third lead status a few years until they gain their footing and mature a bit.

@midnight

I disagree. I think it depends on the individual. Some people were great in their first role and others need gaining experience before shining, some are very good in a kind of role and are disapointing in others...

But as a model, she's everywhere. She was nominated as an actress for several awards. Squid Game really changed her life.

It's sad he didn't get the same spotlight.

I agree re. his spotlight in some respects. But she was already a super model though.

@sicarius - I don't think Jung Hoyeon is going the K-ent route. She's going the Hollywood route and she's snagged some pretty good B-tier roles with A+ actors and directors. Not bad for someone who has only one film credit to her name.

Lee Jungjae got that Marvel lead role because of Squid Game.

@songxrising Lee Jung Jae snagged lead role in Star Wars Series, not in a Marvel movie/series.

@emsel - My bad. Those movies blend together for me.

@emsel @songxrising

Both Disney now :p