I have my doubts about Kim Tae Hee being able to pull off her role (I have seen her in Forbidden Love and Love Story in Harvard - she was breathtakingly gorgeous and utterly unimpressive in both). But surrounded by that cast, I don't much care - hopefully she either grew as an actress, had the role written to her strengths, or will be a distant muse and inspiration to Lee Byung Hun as he goes about assassinating people.
All I'm hoping re: Kim TaeHee is that she won't be a distraction, suck the energy out of the scenes & make me painfully aware she's acting while everyone else is into their roles. Maybe that's a tall order for her, but she's 30yo now. Can't imagine where she'd go from here, if she can't do some moderately decent work at this point in her career.
I really do want to check out QSD - it seems like the kind of show to either marathon on a cold day or have a weekly appointment with your TV for.
I can't say it's must-see TV though. It's a decent sageuk, but hardly one of the best I've seen or the most engaging, despite the novel attempts (whether it's the Shilla kingdom or the female leads). Among other things, Lee Yo Won & Um Tae Woong aren't just doing much for me, whether together or on their own. They're not terrible, but nor are they compelling. Which is rather disappointing, as I have fond memories of reading the Hangul translation of Samguk Yusa (one of the source materials for QSD) as a child, and some of the best tales involved QSD & General Kim YuShin. (Not as a romance, that's pure fiction.)
a kind soul on soompi posted a dcgallery poster for Chuno with the most detailed synopsis yet and am exploding here.
I'm loosely keeping an eye on the KBS dcgallery, and there's a KBS insider who's supplying some BTS stuff in the Chuno threads. (From what I can tell, he's a regular to the board who's resurfaced, and is currently involved with Chuno on some level.) Nothing major so far, just itsy bitsy details, eg. although some external investors are on board, production-wise it's really in-house (unlike IRIS, where KBS is just the broadcasting network), and from the reactions of the posters, I gather it bodes well for Chuno. They've also filmed (out of order) roughly up to ep. 8 in 20+ days, and expect to shoot the poster(s) next month.
Can't imagine where she'd go from here, if she can't do some moderately decent work at this point in her career.
CFs? Seriously, she is gorgeous but not only do I not think her a good actress, she has a bland on-screen presence. E.g., I don't think Rainie Yang, a big twdrama star, is a great actress, but she has charisma and a fun on-screen presence. Not so with Tae Hee.
Re: Chuno. That's a lot of eps filmed! Does that mean it will be entirely done by the time it airs? I'd love that as they won't be able to muck with it or have to deal with shoddiness that often results from a time crunch.
CFs? Seriously, she is gorgeous but not only do I not think her a good actress, she has a bland on-screen presence.
She's already a CF queen, and while she's a youthful 30yo, she's 30yo, and how much longer can she stay on top when she's being pushed out by the likes of Kim Yun-A the figure skater.
As for her "bland on-screen presence," I have to say I had the hardest time remembering her face (even as recently as last year) b/c there was nothing about her beauty or presence that grabbed me. She does sound like a very nice lady, but as an actress, she never projected that striking or interesting quality that makes me stop & watch.
Re: Chuno. That's a lot of eps filmed! Does that mean it will be entirely done by the time it airs?
I was surprised as well by how much they had done, though it's possible they haven't filmed full eps. & are just shooting whatever needs to be done in advance. But it does suggest they have the scripts and a rather clear direction of where they want to go with the storylines & the characters, and they might have everything or the essential in the can by the time of broadcast.
I'd love that as they won't be able to muck with it or have to deal with shoddiness that often results from a time crunch.
The thing is, 'time crunch' is often a given for k-dramas, and while they're trying to change the practice, I get the feeling some (eg. the vets) deal with it a lot better, and even thrive under the pressure, even if it's physically grueling. That's the impression I get from reading up on Last Scandal (and to a lesser extent, JuMong, where Song Il-Gook was essential in holding the cast & crew together, esp. after the 20 ep. extension). In the case of LS, I think it even created a positive feedback process between the cast & crew and the fans/viewers, and helped the show double its ratings on word-of-mouth. But that's a successful example, where you had the elements aligned or built for a positive outcome (eg. trust gained among cast & crew & fans). In the notorious cases, one thing goes wrong (eg. complications from tensions on set, a la Lee Da Hae leaving EoE in the middle), it exposes the cracks, and everything falls apart.
Long story short, for a big project/sageuk like Chuno, the safer option would be indeed 'pre-broadcast shooting.'
Kim Tae Hee seems like a real great girl... nice personality, smart, and you know, overall seems like a good benefit to the world...
so please make use of your intelligence... stop acting.
I can stand her in photographs or CFs, but every time she acts I get MAJOR second hand embarrassment. Even my friggin' mother, gets scared of her "acting" which really consists of blank stares or just widening her eyes.
I do think people in Korea are aware she isn't much of an actress, her projects are pretty lackluster in the ratings game (with exception to Stairway to Heaven) and so are her films that flopped.
But I think people see her as this role model, the celebrity. She's very intelligent and seems kind-hearted, they like her as a person, they believe her when she says the product she endorses is good because this is a Seoul National University graduate, who has big eyes and a small face (standard of beauty there).
She's pretty, a genius, and a good person, someone that would be appreciated in society. So we appreciate her, but TRUTH is she does not have the acting chops to be an actress, she's been in the business for a far long time too. And it it slightly annoys me that Son Ye Jin (loveloveloveher) would have gotten her role in Iris but whatever.
HADTOLETTHATOUT. sorry fans.
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The PD is known to work that way, I think it's better too. The drama will make use of lots of effects and fight scenes, so it's probably better to pre-shoot it before showing it. It will also give us a more quality drama that way.
And no one will walk out in the middle of it now. ;-) harhar, kidding.
I do think people in Korea are aware she isn't much of an actress, her projects are pretty lackluster in the ratings game (with exception to Stairway to Heaven) and so are her films that flopped.
They tend to associate StH with Kwon Sang-Woo & Choi Ji-Woo, not KTH, though.
She's reportedly worked hard(er) on IRIS (than in the past), closely monitoring all of her scenes, and maybe it'll make some difference, maybe not. I'm not wishing her to fail (heck, I appreciate actors who know their limitations & work hard to improve), and we shall see in Oct.
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And no one will walk out in the middle of it now. ;-) harhar, kidding.
No, I doubt that. Even actors with big egos are team players, if it's a project they believe in. And for LDH, I'm guessing Chuno may well be the diametric opposite of what she experienced on EoE.
Wasn't Love Story in Harvard (even though I couldn't get through it) a hit?
If it's a hit, doesn't seem to be fondly remembered though. Conventional wisdom seems to be she has yet to leave her mark in any roles, whether it's acting or commercials. (She may be a CF queen, but even there, she's not considered as memorable as some of her rivals or predecessors.)
I hope she is at least tolerable in IRIS.
She seems ok, even moderately convincing, in some scenes, somewhat just there in others... Again, hard to tell/won't know for sure until we see the whole thing. Guess I'm a little more nervous than I should be, b/c of her character's impact on JJH's. LBH at least gets to work with Kim So-Yeon (whose excitement for & commitment to her character are hard to miss in her recent print interviews).
All I'm hoping re: Kim TaeHee is that she won't be a distraction, suck the energy out of the scenes & make me painfully aware she's acting while everyone else is into their roles. Maybe that's a tall order for her, but she's 30yo now. Can't imagine where she'd go from here, if she can't do some moderately decent work at this point in her career.
I really do want to check out QSD - it seems like the kind of show to either marathon on a cold day or have a weekly appointment with your TV for.
I can't say it's must-see TV though. It's a decent sageuk, but hardly one of the best I've seen or the most engaging, despite the novel attempts (whether it's the Shilla kingdom or the female leads). Among other things, Lee Yo Won & Um Tae Woong aren't just doing much for me, whether together or on their own. They're not terrible, but nor are they compelling. Which is rather disappointing, as I have fond memories of reading the Hangul translation of Samguk Yusa (one of the source materials for QSD) as a child, and some of the best tales involved QSD & General Kim YuShin. (Not as a romance, that's pure fiction.)
a kind soul on soompi posted a dcgallery poster for Chuno with the most detailed synopsis yet and am exploding here.
I'm loosely keeping an eye on the KBS dcgallery, and there's a KBS insider who's supplying some BTS stuff in the Chuno threads. (From what I can tell, he's a regular to the board who's resurfaced, and is currently involved with Chuno on some level.) Nothing major so far, just itsy bitsy details, eg. although some external investors are on board, production-wise it's really in-house (unlike IRIS, where KBS is just the broadcasting network), and from the reactions of the posters, I gather it bodes well for Chuno. They've also filmed (out of order) roughly up to ep. 8 in 20+ days, and expect to shoot the poster(s) next month.
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CFs? Seriously, she is gorgeous but not only do I not think her a good actress, she has a bland on-screen presence. E.g., I don't think Rainie Yang, a big twdrama star, is a great actress, but she has charisma and a fun on-screen presence. Not so with Tae Hee.
Re: Chuno. That's a lot of eps filmed! Does that mean it will be entirely done by the time it airs? I'd love that as they won't be able to muck with it or have to deal with shoddiness that often results from a time crunch.
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She's already a CF queen, and while she's a youthful 30yo, she's 30yo, and how much longer can she stay on top when she's being pushed out by the likes of Kim Yun-A the figure skater.
As for her "bland on-screen presence," I have to say I had the hardest time remembering her face (even as recently as last year) b/c there was nothing about her beauty or presence that grabbed me. She does sound like a very nice lady, but as an actress, she never projected that striking or interesting quality that makes me stop & watch.
Re: Chuno. That's a lot of eps filmed! Does that mean it will be entirely done by the time it airs?
I was surprised as well by how much they had done, though it's possible they haven't filmed full eps. & are just shooting whatever needs to be done in advance. But it does suggest they have the scripts and a rather clear direction of where they want to go with the storylines & the characters, and they might have everything or the essential in the can by the time of broadcast.
I'd love that as they won't be able to muck with it or have to deal with shoddiness that often results from a time crunch.
The thing is, 'time crunch' is often a given for k-dramas, and while they're trying to change the practice, I get the feeling some (eg. the vets) deal with it a lot better, and even thrive under the pressure, even if it's physically grueling. That's the impression I get from reading up on Last Scandal (and to a lesser extent, JuMong, where Song Il-Gook was essential in holding the cast & crew together, esp. after the 20 ep. extension). In the case of LS, I think it even created a positive feedback process between the cast & crew and the fans/viewers, and helped the show double its ratings on word-of-mouth. But that's a successful example, where you had the elements aligned or built for a positive outcome (eg. trust gained among cast & crew & fans). In the notorious cases, one thing goes wrong (eg. complications from tensions on set, a la Lee Da Hae leaving EoE in the middle), it exposes the cracks, and everything falls apart.
Long story short, for a big project/sageuk like Chuno, the safer option would be indeed 'pre-broadcast shooting.'
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so please make use of your intelligence... stop acting.
I can stand her in photographs or CFs, but every time she acts I get MAJOR second hand embarrassment. Even my friggin' mother, gets scared of her "acting" which really consists of blank stares or just widening her eyes.
I do think people in Korea are aware she isn't much of an actress, her projects are pretty lackluster in the ratings game (with exception to Stairway to Heaven) and so are her films that flopped.
But I think people see her as this role model, the celebrity. She's very intelligent and seems kind-hearted, they like her as a person, they believe her when she says the product she endorses is good because this is a Seoul National University graduate, who has big eyes and a small face (standard of beauty there).
She's pretty, a genius, and a good person, someone that would be appreciated in society. So we appreciate her, but TRUTH is she does not have the acting chops to be an actress, she's been in the business for a far long time too. And it it slightly annoys me that Son Ye Jin (loveloveloveher) would have gotten her role in Iris but whatever.
HADTOLETTHATOUT. sorry fans.
on CHUNO...
The PD is known to work that way, I think it's better too. The drama will make use of lots of effects and fight scenes, so it's probably better to pre-shoot it before showing it. It will also give us a more quality drama that way.
And no one will walk out in the middle of it now. ;-) harhar, kidding.
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They tend to associate StH with Kwon Sang-Woo & Choi Ji-Woo, not KTH, though.
She's reportedly worked hard(er) on IRIS (than in the past), closely monitoring all of her scenes, and maybe it'll make some difference, maybe not. I'm not wishing her to fail (heck, I appreciate actors who know their limitations & work hard to improve), and we shall see in Oct.
re: Chuno:
And no one will walk out in the middle of it now. ;-) harhar, kidding.
No, I doubt that. Even actors with big egos are team players, if it's a project they believe in. And for LDH, I'm guessing Chuno may well be the diametric opposite of what she experienced on EoE.
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I hope she is at least tolerable in IRIS.
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If it's a hit, doesn't seem to be fondly remembered though. Conventional wisdom seems to be she has yet to leave her mark in any roles, whether it's acting or commercials. (She may be a CF queen, but even there, she's not considered as memorable as some of her rivals or predecessors.)
I hope she is at least tolerable in IRIS.
She seems ok, even moderately convincing, in some scenes, somewhat just there in others... Again, hard to tell/won't know for sure until we see the whole thing. Guess I'm a little more nervous than I should be, b/c of her character's impact on JJH's. LBH at least gets to work with Kim So-Yeon (whose excitement for & commitment to her character are hard to miss in her recent print interviews).
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JJH gets to work with LBH too, so not all is lost. She better act at least somewhat OK because otherwise she'll just fade into the woodwork.
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