I’ve been trying to figure out what it is about Park Bo Gum that… I don’t even have the words for. I’ve more or less watched his career grow. From seeing his smaller roles in Runway Cop & Roaring currents to his more memorable roles in Hello Monster and his ‘break-out’ roles and I’m realizing that you can’t really box him in one corner. I don’t have a particular image of him in my head. When I try to conjure up ‘PBG’ in my head, there’s a glitch and that’s why I’m very unsure of how I feel about him. And it seems the more successful he becomes, the blurrier it gets.
I know actors who have incredible range and I love them for it (Lee Min Ki, Lee Joon Hyuk, Lee Kyu Hyung, Chae Moo sung… the list could go on.) It’s not really about that. I’ve also loved him in a lot of his projects (especially, Reply 1988) and I know he’s a good actor. I mean, he has range. He’s the same actor that starred in ‘Tomorrow’s Cantabile’ and ‘Hello Monster’. I keep remembering his role in the movie ‘Runway Cop’ as the angsty and quick-tempered teen version of Kang Ji Hwan (who, by the way, did not age well. Eww 🤢 🚽) and at the same time, I’m trying merge that image of him with his other roles and everything is just a glitch. I just don’t know what to make of him and I’ve watched Youth of Flowers Africa. I do like him but I guess I just don’t know what to make of him. Hmm 🤔

Speaking of range, Park Eun Bin, guys!!! Watching DYLB and I’m remembering she’s Song Sunbae. She’s pervy Song Ji Won. Her most recent discography is running through my mind: Stove League, Ghost detective, Judge vs Judge and I loved her in all of it (except Judge vs Judge cause I didn’t watch that). I know she was a child actor but let’s talk about her range. This reserved, awkward Song Ah is Song Ji Won!!! Actors are amazing.

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    Maybe it’s a good thing that you don’t know what to make of him and cannot place a label on him, as it speaks of his range (like you have said above), and it doesn’t put him into a little typecast corner of your brain and will keep you open-minded when it comes to his many projects–in dramas, in movies, in variety/reality shows, etc.– he’s done in the past (whether you’ve watched them all or not) and for his future projects once he’s discharged from the army 🙂

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    How’s Med school or not? I remember some reservations about all this at some point. And I apologize if I’m being too nosey. But PBG, how do I love thee, let me count the ways. I also like how he morphs into characters. I think I sometimes have a hard time reconciling what he looks like to how he acts. In normal every day life, I don’t think he’s anything special. Like if I saw him on the street, I probably wouldn’t look twice at him. He’s not bad looking, but he’s not memorable either. His facial features are just pretty. Not unique. But when he acts, he’s crazy good. Like you can’t forget him. He gets under my skin, but I do luff him.

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      Yes, that’s it. I have a hard time reconciling his looks to how he acts.
      No, you’re not being nosey 💜 💜. Med school is just med school at this point. I’m currently not super stressed but I’m just feeling the right amount of burnt-out and emptiness to keep me company. Once exams start, I’ll be super stressed again so, there goes that. Thankfully, I’m currently in my penultimate year which is my unofficial ‘final’ year as next year is my ‘intern’ year. My system runs on a pregraduate internship system. I just keep trying not to think of how tired I am or obsess too much about the future. I’ve decided to take it one step at a time. As long as I’m aware and not dead, tomorrow will come for me and I’ll face tomorrow’s problems tomorrow. Thank you so much for remembering and asking 😩😩.

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    Judge vs. Judge is just meh. Not sure if it was the writing, the directing or both. All the actors were excellent.

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    absolutely.. on Eun bin.. for a loud character to this subtle submissive woman finding her strength.. so b’ful.. absolutely b’ful

    and on PBG..lol again agree.. his real perosnality – i can’t make anything out of it..

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    I just want to say that I miss ‘Liar Song’😆

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    If we were living in a world where android robots were a thing I would have no doubt PBG was a robot. I feel nothing from him. No warmth. No thought process. No spontaniety. Well, he still might be a robot! Who knows!

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