East of Eden blabbings and Lee Byung Hun hotness
As I said, East of Eden was a bit too long for my tastes, at least to watch as it aired (I will probably go back once it's done and watch certain scenes with certain characters). But I always adored Dong Chul/Grace. It sort of hit all of my shipping kinks and the great chemistry didn't hurt.
Here is an adorable MV:
Btw, the East of Eden shipper craziness continues. Newest theory? That somehow Song Seung Heon and Lee Yeon Hee (i.e. the actors who play DC and Grace) conspired to get Lee Da Hae's role reduced (she is the one who played a potential love rival) because they are dating in real life, and that is why LDH felt duty-bound to quit: because she wasn't getting her due. Ahahahahahahahaaaa!
My simple theory: whatever the producers did was motivated *gasp* solely by money, i.e. ratings/polls. DC/Grace appear to have been very popular with viewers so they kept it going and turned it into this big soulmatey thing, whatever their original intention was (and who knows what it was). So Lee Da Hae, who thought she was going to be queen bee of the drama, didn't get to be one and quit because she was pissed off. Which is just so stupid! Leaving aside the issue of her getting an unreliable rep in the industry which is bad for her career (once again, quitting in the middle is almost unheard of. I cannot think of another occurence), EoE, whatever its flaws, is quite a huge hit and she got good reviews for her performance. It's not like participating in it would have been a blemish on her resume.
This is not the first time the makers change the story based on popular response and not the last. Take the phenom Beautiful Days. Apparently the hero was initially supposed to be the guy I call "Ugly Brother" but then the makers came to their senses (and saw the audience response) and made the gorgeous (and actually able to act excellently) Lee Byung Hun the main character instead.
And speaking of Lee Byung Hun. I am quite eager to see The Good The Bad and The Weird. Kimchi Western, here I come!
Here is an adorable MV:
Click to viewBtw, the East of Eden shipper craziness continues. Newest theory? That somehow Song Seung Heon and Lee Yeon Hee (i.e. the actors who play DC and Grace) conspired to get Lee Da Hae's role reduced (she is the one who played a potential love rival) because they are dating in real life, and that is why LDH felt duty-bound to quit: because she wasn't getting her due. Ahahahahahahahaaaa!
My simple theory: whatever the producers did was motivated *gasp* solely by money, i.e. ratings/polls. DC/Grace appear to have been very popular with viewers so they kept it going and turned it into this big soulmatey thing, whatever their original intention was (and who knows what it was). So Lee Da Hae, who thought she was going to be queen bee of the drama, didn't get to be one and quit because she was pissed off. Which is just so stupid! Leaving aside the issue of her getting an unreliable rep in the industry which is bad for her career (once again, quitting in the middle is almost unheard of. I cannot think of another occurence), EoE, whatever its flaws, is quite a huge hit and she got good reviews for her performance. It's not like participating in it would have been a blemish on her resume.
This is not the first time the makers change the story based on popular response and not the last. Take the phenom Beautiful Days. Apparently the hero was initially supposed to be the guy I call "Ugly Brother" but then the makers came to their senses (and saw the audience response) and made the gorgeous (and actually able to act excellently) Lee Byung Hun the main character instead.
And speaking of Lee Byung Hun. I am quite eager to see The Good The Bad and The Weird. Kimchi Western, here I come!