Haha I remembered this post all of a sudden when their old city hunter podcast came up in my old playlist! They both were squeeing so much ! All their conversation posts for city hunter were so much fun. They both were in extreme fan girl mode!
Haahhha…. they sure used to fangirl about him a lot! They don’t anymore though, right?Heirs kinda ruined him for everyone! I liked him in Legend of the Blue Sea though! But yeah, City Hunter was his best show!
He was my second kdrama crush (very close to first because Kim Hyun Joong disappointed in the very next show I watched- so I think LMH could even qualify as a first crush in retrospect :P) but I don’t know why I just lost interest somewhere… I think I found other actors to fangirl about! And what is surprising is that I didn’t mind Heirs as much when I first watched it but later when I thought about it all I could remember was Park Shin Hye’s constant crying, LMH’s weird clothes, and an appreciation of Kim Woo Bin and his eyebrows! 😛
Yeah, heirs ruined it for me too. His character was horrible. Those ridiculous grandma sweaters and shining lipstick did not do him any favors.
He was my first kdrama crush. I saw him in Personal taste(which was my 3rd drama), I loved his character so much that I went into Boys over flowers the very next hour. That was my first hectic kdrama weekend, lol. I was so in love with him that I even sent him a postcard for his bday. 😛 I have not done so for anyone else before that or after.
His stardom became so big that his shows are guaranteed to be a hit anyway. And I never could get into Legend of the Blue Sea mostly because of Jun Ji Hyun. I must be one of the few who never got the hype around her. LMH held his own though, no arguments on it. But still, I dont love him like that anymore 🙁
This is why I get so sad when my favorite shows end and actors have to move on to next projects. Their charisma which we fell in love with may not appear in any other shows ever!
I would someday really like to study why his stardom got just SOOOO big! Because while he is a good actor and good- looking, there are better actors around… I have a feeling it was all because of BoF- the gateway drug for many and Heirs- which is surprising cuz his City Hunter is way better than those shows..
True about what you said about charisma being part of one particular role. I can see it happening with Ji Chang Wook cuz he seems to be fighting against his set image as ‘Healer’..
yes yes, same with JCW. I am glad K2 was not such a train wreck. Whatever the show’s faults were, his character did not come off very worse.
And which is why I am cautiously optimistic about Suspicious partner. I know I can love his character and him there but I want to be sure before I do!
And am afraid on the same thing happening to Park Hyung Shik as well!
Talking about Heirs? Can I join you with my rant? 😛
It was my first time seeing Park Shin Hye and I really did not like her afterwards! As you say, all she did there was cry. I felt like she had no spine and just let everyone do anything they wanted.
I don’t remember much about LMH’s notorious sweaters and since LMH was my bias back then, I didn’t really care for Kim Woo Bin. (How is that possible???) However, after seeing him on Uncontrollably Fond, I have become quite fond of him and I plan to rewatch Heirs someday just for him. (Maybe…)
Oh it is weird but I love Park Shin Hye. Like absolutely adore her! I didn’t like her character in Heirs or in You Are Beautiful. But I loved her in Pinocchio (one of my favourite shows), Heartstrings, even to some extent in Flower Boy Next Door.. I loved the first two episodes of Doctors when she was all bad-ass!
The only thing I am thankful to Heirs is for introducing me to the phenomenon that is Kim Woo Bin… he is just all kinds of wonderful and I don’t even know why because it’s not like he has done that many shows! 😛
I have never disliked Park Shin Hye but I really did love her in Pinocchio. She is really beautiful and sexy, you can clearly see it in her photoshoots. But she often chooses these safe and goody girl type that gets her typecasted I guess.
Count this as a reply to your comment on my comment about Heirs, since I couldn’t reply to yours anymore… 🙂
I guess I didn’t get to clarify my current relationship with Park Shin Hye! I really didn’t like her after Heirs because of her whiny character, as I have already stated. This happens to me quite often even though I know the character is written that way, for example with Park Shi Yeon and Seo Hyo Rim – I can’t stand them anymore, because they almost always play those I-wanna-punch-you annoying second leads.
But back to PSH. After that, I saw her in You’re Beautiful, where I think I liked her (?) but I don’t think I knew it was her until later on. (You know, at the beginning all the actors look kind of similar, and her hair was very different!) But she won me over in Heartstrings and I’ve loved her since then!
She is something like LMH to me – the first one. My first favourite actress in Korean world. And I really liked her bad-ass character in Doctors too! I saw also Pinocchio and Flower Boy Next Door. So when it comes to PSH, count me in!
I guess Kim Woo Bin has the looks and the charisma. And some good acting skills! I saw him only in Uncontrollably Fond, but I really like him and I plan to watch White Christmas someday. But well, I plan to watch a lot of dramas. 😛
Hehehhe… I know exactly what you mean by her being the first favourite actress! I have seen almost all her shows (not the ones where she was a child actress) and she has this childlike charm to her that draws me in..
For Kim Woo Bin, I would suggest you watch him in all his appearances in Running Man.. He is hilarious! And I think there was an episode where he came with Park Shin Hye for promotion of Heirs, one with Lee Jong Suk, one with Kang Ha Neul, 2 with Rain, and one with Lee Hyun Woo… So you have a lot of options to chose from! 😀
How am I supposed to reply to these last-in-the-line comments? I hope you’ll notice this one… @obsessedmuch: I really enjoy Running Man, even though I haven’t seen all the episodes. I know he was on some episodes (you see, youtube keeps me posted) and will definitely check it out. However, right now episodes with EXO are at the top of my list, because I am a newborn k-pop fan, so… 😛
And I guess I am not as hyped about Kim Woo Bin as I was right after finishing Uncontrollably Fond, which was a few months ago… @divyrus: When it comes to School 2013… I am very well aware of the rumoured awesomeness of this drama and of the famous Kim Woo Bin – Lee Jong Suk bromance, both on-screen and off-screen.
However, now, please do not kill me, but I’ve never really liked Lee Jong Suk. No, more like I am in the process of accepting him. 🙂 I’ve seen him in quite a few dramas (Pinocchio, W, Prosecutor Princess,…) and I guess it largely depends on the colour of his hair. (I know, I know…) I really liked his hair in W.
And I am slowly learning to like him. I guess I am much better now, I even watched I Can Hear Your Voice recently. So yeah, I might watch it soon. Now that I write about it, I see no reason to dislike him, so…
Hehe, I get what you mean about LJS. I saw him first in I hear your voice and just loved his puppy character. And through all his other works, he has never disappointed me. Few shows have been a miss, but it was never because of him. Am always sold on his romance(except doctor stranger) and he does have great kissing scenes all the time, lol. I do have a big soft spot for him.
On School 2013 – its not just their bromance that pulled me. It was one of the best school stories I have watched. That desperation on how everything can end tomorrow – I have never felt that so acutely in another show. when you are so young and you can’t believe that sun will actually rise tomorrow as well. It pinched my heart in all the right ways. And by the end, I was just glad they are out of that tunnel and are able to see the light finally!
@divyrus
Wow, that sounds so deep! You have definitely piqued my interest! But if it’s that good, I’ll save it for later, right now I should focus on school.
My most favourite school drama this far is Sassy Go Go. I really loved it. I won’t elaborate, if you haven’t seen it yet, just watch it.
Back to Lee Jong Suk… You are right about his kissing scenes. Now that I think about it, the handcuff kiss in W was… Just hot.
Hey, I guess I would faint if I met Lee Min Ho in real life!
Well, for me, since I am pretty new to dramaland, I had no idea who Lee Min Ho was at the City Hunter time, but my first drama was Boys Over Flowers, second one City Hunter and third one Heirs. And Faith came soon after.
So yeah, he is like my first bias in Korean world.
I have to say, though, that I was really disappointed with the ending of City Hunter back then, I guess I wanted more romance at the end? Today, I wouldn’t mind, I would even love it, but back then… I must have been too young for that kind of drama.
Yeah City Hunter kind of lost a little bit of steam after episode 14. The stakes did not feel quite as high. And their romance really did deserve a proper closure. That was the first drama I live watched, and also the first one to see it without subs. I was so sad when they didnt even show them hugging each other or even a hand hold. But I guessed the final episode to be another victim of live shooting.
Hehe that time I dont think dramas were very forward with romance. It was strongly influenced only by the big 3 stations and proper kisses were rare.
Yeah, that’s true. I just heard about it when they had already broken up. And now he’s dating Suzy…
But it’s nice that their chemistry spilled over into real life. And some couples who met like that even got married, right? Like Ji Sung and Lee Bo Young or Eugene and Ki Tae Young. 🙂
divyrus
May 12, 2017 at 5:17 AM
This is one of my most favorite conversation post of JB and GF!They are super hilarious.I wish they make more plans to kidnap stars!
http://www.dramabeans.com/2011/08/lee-min-ho-heads-for-los-angeles/
ObsessedMuch
May 12, 2017 at 5:33 AM
Omo this is hilarious! How did you ever find it?? This was in 2011!!
divyrus
May 13, 2017 at 11:42 AM
Haha I remembered this post all of a sudden when their old city hunter podcast came up in my old playlist! They both were squeeing so much ! All their conversation posts for city hunter were so much fun. They both were in extreme fan girl mode!
divyrus
May 13, 2017 at 11:48 AM
Here is another one!
http://www.dramabeans.com/2011/06/lee-jun-hyuk-for-bazaar/
divyrus
May 13, 2017 at 11:49 AM
Ahhh I miss City hunter era where everyone was under LMH’s spell !
ObsessedMuch
May 13, 2017 at 12:14 PM
Haahhha…. they sure used to fangirl about him a lot! They don’t anymore though, right?Heirs kinda ruined him for everyone! I liked him in Legend of the Blue Sea though! But yeah, City Hunter was his best show!
He was my second kdrama crush (very close to first because Kim Hyun Joong disappointed in the very next show I watched- so I think LMH could even qualify as a first crush in retrospect :P) but I don’t know why I just lost interest somewhere… I think I found other actors to fangirl about! And what is surprising is that I didn’t mind Heirs as much when I first watched it but later when I thought about it all I could remember was Park Shin Hye’s constant crying, LMH’s weird clothes, and an appreciation of Kim Woo Bin and his eyebrows! 😛
divyrus
May 13, 2017 at 1:20 PM
Yeah, heirs ruined it for me too. His character was horrible. Those ridiculous grandma sweaters and shining lipstick did not do him any favors.
He was my first kdrama crush. I saw him in Personal taste(which was my 3rd drama), I loved his character so much that I went into Boys over flowers the very next hour. That was my first hectic kdrama weekend, lol. I was so in love with him that I even sent him a postcard for his bday. 😛 I have not done so for anyone else before that or after.
His stardom became so big that his shows are guaranteed to be a hit anyway. And I never could get into Legend of the Blue Sea mostly because of Jun Ji Hyun. I must be one of the few who never got the hype around her. LMH held his own though, no arguments on it. But still, I dont love him like that anymore 🙁
This is why I get so sad when my favorite shows end and actors have to move on to next projects. Their charisma which we fell in love with may not appear in any other shows ever!
ObsessedMuch
May 13, 2017 at 10:13 PM
I would someday really like to study why his stardom got just SOOOO big! Because while he is a good actor and good- looking, there are better actors around… I have a feeling it was all because of BoF- the gateway drug for many and Heirs- which is surprising cuz his City Hunter is way better than those shows..
True about what you said about charisma being part of one particular role. I can see it happening with Ji Chang Wook cuz he seems to be fighting against his set image as ‘Healer’..
divyrus
May 14, 2017 at 10:14 AM
yes yes, same with JCW. I am glad K2 was not such a train wreck. Whatever the show’s faults were, his character did not come off very worse.
And which is why I am cautiously optimistic about Suspicious partner. I know I can love his character and him there but I want to be sure before I do!
And am afraid on the same thing happening to Park Hyung Shik as well!
ST
May 13, 2017 at 2:55 PM
Talking about Heirs? Can I join you with my rant? 😛
It was my first time seeing Park Shin Hye and I really did not like her afterwards! As you say, all she did there was cry. I felt like she had no spine and just let everyone do anything they wanted.
I don’t remember much about LMH’s notorious sweaters and since LMH was my bias back then, I didn’t really care for Kim Woo Bin. (How is that possible???) However, after seeing him on Uncontrollably Fond, I have become quite fond of him and I plan to rewatch Heirs someday just for him. (Maybe…)
ObsessedMuch
May 13, 2017 at 10:18 PM
Oh it is weird but I love Park Shin Hye. Like absolutely adore her! I didn’t like her character in Heirs or in You Are Beautiful. But I loved her in Pinocchio (one of my favourite shows), Heartstrings, even to some extent in Flower Boy Next Door.. I loved the first two episodes of Doctors when she was all bad-ass!
The only thing I am thankful to Heirs is for introducing me to the phenomenon that is Kim Woo Bin… he is just all kinds of wonderful and I don’t even know why because it’s not like he has done that many shows! 😛
divyrus
May 14, 2017 at 10:16 AM
I have never disliked Park Shin Hye but I really did love her in Pinocchio. She is really beautiful and sexy, you can clearly see it in her photoshoots. But she often chooses these safe and goody girl type that gets her typecasted I guess.
ST
May 14, 2017 at 4:49 AM
Count this as a reply to your comment on my comment about Heirs, since I couldn’t reply to yours anymore… 🙂
I guess I didn’t get to clarify my current relationship with Park Shin Hye! I really didn’t like her after Heirs because of her whiny character, as I have already stated. This happens to me quite often even though I know the character is written that way, for example with Park Shi Yeon and Seo Hyo Rim – I can’t stand them anymore, because they almost always play those I-wanna-punch-you annoying second leads.
But back to PSH. After that, I saw her in You’re Beautiful, where I think I liked her (?) but I don’t think I knew it was her until later on. (You know, at the beginning all the actors look kind of similar, and her hair was very different!) But she won me over in Heartstrings and I’ve loved her since then!
She is something like LMH to me – the first one. My first favourite actress in Korean world. And I really liked her bad-ass character in Doctors too! I saw also Pinocchio and Flower Boy Next Door. So when it comes to PSH, count me in!
I guess Kim Woo Bin has the looks and the charisma. And some good acting skills! I saw him only in Uncontrollably Fond, but I really like him and I plan to watch White Christmas someday. But well, I plan to watch a lot of dramas. 😛
ObsessedMuch
May 14, 2017 at 5:23 AM
Hehehhe… I know exactly what you mean by her being the first favourite actress! I have seen almost all her shows (not the ones where she was a child actress) and she has this childlike charm to her that draws me in..
For Kim Woo Bin, I would suggest you watch him in all his appearances in Running Man.. He is hilarious! And I think there was an episode where he came with Park Shin Hye for promotion of Heirs, one with Lee Jong Suk, one with Kang Ha Neul, 2 with Rain, and one with Lee Hyun Woo… So you have a lot of options to chose from! 😀
divyrus
May 14, 2017 at 10:17 AM
You should watch School 2013. Thats where I fell in love with you with both Lee Jong Suk and Park Woo Bin!! <3
And its one of my ever favorite dramas!
ST
May 14, 2017 at 11:06 AM
How am I supposed to reply to these last-in-the-line comments? I hope you’ll notice this one…
@obsessedmuch: I really enjoy Running Man, even though I haven’t seen all the episodes. I know he was on some episodes (you see, youtube keeps me posted) and will definitely check it out. However, right now episodes with EXO are at the top of my list, because I am a newborn k-pop fan, so… 😛
And I guess I am not as hyped about Kim Woo Bin as I was right after finishing Uncontrollably Fond, which was a few months ago…
@divyrus: When it comes to School 2013… I am very well aware of the rumoured awesomeness of this drama and of the famous Kim Woo Bin – Lee Jong Suk bromance, both on-screen and off-screen.
However, now, please do not kill me, but I’ve never really liked Lee Jong Suk. No, more like I am in the process of accepting him. 🙂 I’ve seen him in quite a few dramas (Pinocchio, W, Prosecutor Princess,…) and I guess it largely depends on the colour of his hair. (I know, I know…) I really liked his hair in W.
And I am slowly learning to like him. I guess I am much better now, I even watched I Can Hear Your Voice recently. So yeah, I might watch it soon. Now that I write about it, I see no reason to dislike him, so…
divyrus
May 14, 2017 at 11:32 AM
You are replying at the exact right place!
Hehe, I get what you mean about LJS. I saw him first in I hear your voice and just loved his puppy character. And through all his other works, he has never disappointed me. Few shows have been a miss, but it was never because of him. Am always sold on his romance(except doctor stranger) and he does have great kissing scenes all the time, lol. I do have a big soft spot for him.
On School 2013 – its not just their bromance that pulled me. It was one of the best school stories I have watched. That desperation on how everything can end tomorrow – I have never felt that so acutely in another show. when you are so young and you can’t believe that sun will actually rise tomorrow as well. It pinched my heart in all the right ways. And by the end, I was just glad they are out of that tunnel and are able to see the light finally!
ST
May 14, 2017 at 1:21 PM
@divyrus
Wow, that sounds so deep! You have definitely piqued my interest! But if it’s that good, I’ll save it for later, right now I should focus on school.
My most favourite school drama this far is Sassy Go Go. I really loved it. I won’t elaborate, if you haven’t seen it yet, just watch it.
Back to Lee Jong Suk… You are right about his kissing scenes. Now that I think about it, the handcuff kiss in W was… Just hot.
ST
May 12, 2017 at 6:24 AM
Thanks for the tip!
I wasn’t here at the time, so I had no idea about Lee Min Ho kidnapping plans. Had a good laugh!
divyrus
May 13, 2017 at 11:43 AM
Yeah they both were fangirling too hard at that time! Who can blame them!? I still feel City Hunter time was when I was in love with LMH the most!
ST
May 13, 2017 at 1:10 PM
Hey, I guess I would faint if I met Lee Min Ho in real life!
Well, for me, since I am pretty new to dramaland, I had no idea who Lee Min Ho was at the City Hunter time, but my first drama was Boys Over Flowers, second one City Hunter and third one Heirs. And Faith came soon after.
So yeah, he is like my first bias in Korean world.
I have to say, though, that I was really disappointed with the ending of City Hunter back then, I guess I wanted more romance at the end? Today, I wouldn’t mind, I would even love it, but back then… I must have been too young for that kind of drama.
divyrus
May 13, 2017 at 1:43 PM
Yeah City Hunter kind of lost a little bit of steam after episode 14. The stakes did not feel quite as high. And their romance really did deserve a proper closure. That was the first drama I live watched, and also the first one to see it without subs. I was so sad when they didnt even show them hugging each other or even a hand hold. But I guessed the final episode to be another victim of live shooting.
Hehe that time I dont think dramas were very forward with romance. It was strongly influenced only by the big 3 stations and proper kisses were rare.
divyrus
May 13, 2017 at 1:48 PM
The romance might have left open, but we know that more romance happened offscreen 😉
Isn’t it what matters? 😛
http://www.dramabeans.com/2011/08/lee-min-ho-and-park-min-young-confirm-theyre-dating/
I still remember how sad I felt when they actually broke up!
ST
May 13, 2017 at 2:48 PM
Yeah, that’s true. I just heard about it when they had already broken up. And now he’s dating Suzy…
But it’s nice that their chemistry spilled over into real life. And some couples who met like that even got married, right? Like Ji Sung and Lee Bo Young or Eugene and Ki Tae Young. 🙂
divyrus
May 13, 2017 at 2:55 PM
Yeah ! Am really hoping we will have another dating newsbreak for Park Hyung Shik and Park Bo Young! 😍