Unsurprisingly he gets on Sol's nerves too!! I loved Sun-Jae fanning her with his hands to cool down her anger over her brother.

But still Sun-Jae tries his best to get along with his prospective brother-in-law even though Geum makes it well-nigh impossible for *anyone* to get along with him.

I do remember seeing ALOT of hype around the guy and how people were like "he's just breaking out! It sucks he has to do his military now.

I didn't know there was more focus or seemingly more focus on him by the media & press though. Wow

She made different choices. She chose a small film, The Girl on a Bulldozer, and she won the best new actress at the Blue Dragon Film Awards and at Daejong Film Awards.

I'm not worried for her.

I agree with @kurama
Just because she isn't getting the press and attention of her costar, that's not necessasily a bad thing as long as she is still able to get projects and sustain herself as well as get recognition for her skills and effort.

With the popularity comes the drama and stress of the fans/public's entitlement and expectations.

Just recently, BWS's agency had to instantly shut down dating rumors cause heaven forbid a handsome 30 something year old guy possibly be dating (especially when the masses are enamored with him)

Super excited to see where this drama could take KHY!!

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Yes! Because from another angle, Sun-Jae is kind of weird LOL? He’s been holding on to a high school crush / sweetheart for 15 years (the traumatic experience of the OG timeline, I actually understand, but the new timeline? Not at all). His good looks make him a prince but if it was a short, overweight, balding, middle aged man, no one would be sympathetic.

But anyway, right now even I’m swooning over him, and it’s because Sol loves him haha - so his affections are valid too. If she liked Tae Sung romantically and Sun Jae only as an idol, I’d have been behind that too!

Hence! My views - I love Sun-Jae, but in part because I trust Sol when she tells me he’s lovable.

@greenfields: Exactly. Sunjae shines because some of us were persuaded to see him through Sol’s loving eyes otherwise apart from the objectively beautiful BWS bringing all that to Sunjae, he is not portrayed as a remarkable figure. He is a filial son but isn’t particularly kind or generous to others. He is just nice enough which is fine. Certainly much better than a lot of the toxic and awful young men in KDs. But she is bonded to him for better or worse and that love is both ordinary and extraordinary.

I dropped EY because of how awfully wooden Rowoon was in it (as I did with most of his other shows as well, he got marginally better in Matchmakers). But I might take it back up because I love KHY so much.
@greenfields

Kim Hye-yoon has elevated multiple male co-leads

I read a post today that this role was written with her in mind. Goes to show that she is being taken seriously where it matters. I do think even in LR both male leads shine more because of her. Honestly, if she were to choose Tae today, I would back that too. She is that believable. (Though if Tae chose Sunjae I would back that too 🤣)

Sun-Jae is kind of weird LOL

That was the first thing that had struck me. I like flawed leads and it's ok that he is a little mean, but I did find his fixation with Sol a little unnerving, vs Tae who has a very healthy outlook on a woman he likes but does not cling to. But Sol made it ok haha!

This I agree too..I did find him weird sometimes but it's ok because of sol😂

Absolutely! Thanks for mentioning this. He was supposed to be a blank slate as a character in a good portion of the drama as Elinor mentioned above but any discerning viewer could tell he was extremely green and a novice. Fortunately for him, being beautiful, very tall and having a lovely voice as well as being an idol, propelled him into the role and past it to stardom.

It's not true. They were helping each other. Not teaching how to act.

They all said how this project was important because it was their first important role and they often went to a coffee shop to discuss of their roles.

Kim Hye-Yoon was surely the heart of the drama because Danoh was the heart of the story and she did a great job in this role. I can't imagine another actress in this role.

But we don't have to belittle her costars to make her looking good because she's already great.

I love Kim Hye-Yoon but be

@kurama
You have strong opinions and express them frankly even if other people might not like them. Hence, you should be able to cope with other people’s opinions. There was nothing belittling in our exchanges so I suggest that you take it easy and not through unsubstantiated accusations around.

@dncingemma I'm commenting in a polite way, so I don't need you police me.

@bunnylita: Just for the record, this is not directed at you.
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Kim Hye Yoon is wonderful!