Heaven, I'm in heaven...
So, I'm obsessed with King of Dramas. Like, watching the second episode 5 times already kind of obsessed (and three of those times were before the subs were finished). Just... I love it. I love Kim Myung Min. I love Jung Ryeo Won. I love the script, the editing, the direction, everything. But mostly I love Kim Myung Min, which of course has set me off on reliving my KMM obsession.
Right now I am in the middle of rewatching Bad Family, and OMG I forgot how wonderful that drama was. And, you know, as brilliant as KMM was in Beethoven Virus and White Tower, he was just so perfectly cast in Bad Family. Like, for once people can't criticize his looks because his looks fit the character magnificently, and it proved that he could be a wonderful romantic lead. He is just so dang adorable in this. A big, lovable lug (he so rarely plays characters that I can say that about!). I mean, look at him here:
The turmoil on his face! The RAGE mixed with confusion and relief and love and WANTING TO KILL HIS EX HYUNG-NIM. He's fighting between what he is and what he wants to be and it's all right there in those beautiful eyes of his. I couldn't help but dreamy sigh at this scene. HE'S JUST SO DAMN BEAUTIFUL, I DON'T CARE WHAT ANYONE SAYS. Luckily Kim Myung Min is so dang good that people end up loving him for his charm if not his looks. BUT HE REALLY IS BEAUTIFUL.
Also I will forever identify with the second female lead (Bu Kyung) who so innocently and hilariously chases after him. Her awkward undying devotion to him despite his gruff/uncouth demeanor is adorable. I love the scene where she first sees him in Sokcho and runs up to him and slaps his chest several times and then engulfs him in this big hug and Dal Gun just has this "WTF?" face on the whole time. She is just so genuine and truly believes that they are carrying on this epic romance and Dal Gun is just continuously baffled by her. THEY ARE SO ADORABLE. And if he had met her before he met Young Ah, I think she could have nabbed him. She probably would have dragged him to the alter without him ever figuring out what was going on. *sigh* My heart will forever break for her. I wish more dramas had second female leads like Bu Kyung, where she is super lovable and her scenes with the male lead are highly entertaining without ever taking anything away from the OTP. I root for Bu Kyung, but at the same time I love that Dal Gun will forever be devoted to Young Ah, and his scenes with Bu Kyung emphasize this. Unrequited love can be innocent and fun, k-drama land. No need to make the spurned half jealous and petty and conniving every freaking time.
Anyway, I love Bad Family. I adore all the characters and pretty much every episode makes me cry because it always manages to touch my heart. This was definitely one of Kim Myung Min's greatest dramas, but sadly it gets no attention. I can see why, though. This one was an ensemble piece, whereas his other dramas are all about him and his awesome acting skills. But seriously, he was awesome in this one, too, and it's one of the rare instances where he gets to play a genuinely nice guy who isn't really talented at anything and is not all that intelligent (he's not dumb by any means, but it takes him awhile to pick up on what's going on/what people are talking about. He's more naive than anything else despite his gangster lifestyle). Gaaaaah, I ♥ him.
I almost forgot to comment on the end of Third Ward! I waited all day yesterday for it to be posted to Viki, and then stupid Viki had it on "processing" for ages (I don't think it was viewable until after midnight), so I had to search for a way to download the torrent without my ISP finding out and that took all damn day and most of the night, so I was going crazy waiting for this damn ending. And then... the ending was anti-climactic. Especially after all the trouble I went through to see it. The subs aren't out yet so I'm still not exactly sure how it all ended, but based on the scenes alone it looks like it's implied that my OTP ends up together, but there were no dramatic confessions or reunions or what have you. It was very low-key, which I guess I should have expected since Do Hyun and Hye In never had an expressive relationship, but... well... I WANTED A KISS. Or a hug. Or something. I guess we at least got a very tragic yet bittersweet handshake. I am not sure what happened with Seung Hyun and Eui Jin, but at least Eui Jin got to live. But yeah, the ending focused way too much on the father, which, pfft, who the hell gave a damn about the father? That was screentime that could have been spent on Do Hyun and Hye In, gosh darn it! I'm kidding, but seriously, they spent way too much time on the father's story. He was unlikable from the get-go and no amount of apologies and backstory was going to change that. But I enjoyed everything else. I also appreciated that the show moved away from the week to week medical stories as the show went on and just focused in on the characters that we knew (though it was a little ridiculous that everyone around the lead characters ended up getting sick and needing a brain operation, but, whatever, it worked).
Overall, I adored this drama to pieces. It had its flaws, but the good far outweighed the bad. Kim Seung Woo was amazing and lovable as always. He plays stoic in such a charming way, IDEK how. Especially with this character, who is terribly blunt and lashes out in childish ways and is sometimes just plain mean, KSW played him with such vulnerability and heart that you couldn't help but love him.
Right now I am in the middle of rewatching Bad Family, and OMG I forgot how wonderful that drama was. And, you know, as brilliant as KMM was in Beethoven Virus and White Tower, he was just so perfectly cast in Bad Family. Like, for once people can't criticize his looks because his looks fit the character magnificently, and it proved that he could be a wonderful romantic lead. He is just so dang adorable in this. A big, lovable lug (he so rarely plays characters that I can say that about!). I mean, look at him here:
The turmoil on his face! The RAGE mixed with confusion and relief and love and WANTING TO KILL HIS EX HYUNG-NIM. He's fighting between what he is and what he wants to be and it's all right there in those beautiful eyes of his. I couldn't help but dreamy sigh at this scene. HE'S JUST SO DAMN BEAUTIFUL, I DON'T CARE WHAT ANYONE SAYS. Luckily Kim Myung Min is so dang good that people end up loving him for his charm if not his looks. BUT HE REALLY IS BEAUTIFUL.
Also I will forever identify with the second female lead (Bu Kyung) who so innocently and hilariously chases after him. Her awkward undying devotion to him despite his gruff/uncouth demeanor is adorable. I love the scene where she first sees him in Sokcho and runs up to him and slaps his chest several times and then engulfs him in this big hug and Dal Gun just has this "WTF?" face on the whole time. She is just so genuine and truly believes that they are carrying on this epic romance and Dal Gun is just continuously baffled by her. THEY ARE SO ADORABLE. And if he had met her before he met Young Ah, I think she could have nabbed him. She probably would have dragged him to the alter without him ever figuring out what was going on. *sigh* My heart will forever break for her. I wish more dramas had second female leads like Bu Kyung, where she is super lovable and her scenes with the male lead are highly entertaining without ever taking anything away from the OTP. I root for Bu Kyung, but at the same time I love that Dal Gun will forever be devoted to Young Ah, and his scenes with Bu Kyung emphasize this. Unrequited love can be innocent and fun, k-drama land. No need to make the spurned half jealous and petty and conniving every freaking time.
Anyway, I love Bad Family. I adore all the characters and pretty much every episode makes me cry because it always manages to touch my heart. This was definitely one of Kim Myung Min's greatest dramas, but sadly it gets no attention. I can see why, though. This one was an ensemble piece, whereas his other dramas are all about him and his awesome acting skills. But seriously, he was awesome in this one, too, and it's one of the rare instances where he gets to play a genuinely nice guy who isn't really talented at anything and is not all that intelligent (he's not dumb by any means, but it takes him awhile to pick up on what's going on/what people are talking about. He's more naive than anything else despite his gangster lifestyle). Gaaaaah, I ♥ him.
I almost forgot to comment on the end of Third Ward! I waited all day yesterday for it to be posted to Viki, and then stupid Viki had it on "processing" for ages (I don't think it was viewable until after midnight), so I had to search for a way to download the torrent without my ISP finding out and that took all damn day and most of the night, so I was going crazy waiting for this damn ending. And then... the ending was anti-climactic. Especially after all the trouble I went through to see it. The subs aren't out yet so I'm still not exactly sure how it all ended, but based on the scenes alone it looks like it's implied that my OTP ends up together, but there were no dramatic confessions or reunions or what have you. It was very low-key, which I guess I should have expected since Do Hyun and Hye In never had an expressive relationship, but... well... I WANTED A KISS. Or a hug. Or something. I guess we at least got a very tragic yet bittersweet handshake. I am not sure what happened with Seung Hyun and Eui Jin, but at least Eui Jin got to live. But yeah, the ending focused way too much on the father, which, pfft, who the hell gave a damn about the father? That was screentime that could have been spent on Do Hyun and Hye In, gosh darn it! I'm kidding, but seriously, they spent way too much time on the father's story. He was unlikable from the get-go and no amount of apologies and backstory was going to change that. But I enjoyed everything else. I also appreciated that the show moved away from the week to week medical stories as the show went on and just focused in on the characters that we knew (though it was a little ridiculous that everyone around the lead characters ended up getting sick and needing a brain operation, but, whatever, it worked).
Overall, I adored this drama to pieces. It had its flaws, but the good far outweighed the bad. Kim Seung Woo was amazing and lovable as always. He plays stoic in such a charming way, IDEK how. Especially with this character, who is terribly blunt and lashes out in childish ways and is sometimes just plain mean, KSW played him with such vulnerability and heart that you couldn't help but love him.