Oh my God
So, I finally got time to watch Tree with Roots without interruptions (the only way I am going to watch it, because it deserves it), have finished the first two episodes, and all I can say is...oh my God, Song Joong Ki.No, that's not true - there many other things I can say about it - how it is both fiercely smart and fiercely emotional, how the
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I haven't watched this beyond episode 1 because I wanted to be able to give it my full attention. Planning on a marathon within the next few weeks. But seriously, in that first episode, I was just consumed by Song Joong Ki. I liked him just fine before this and thought he would steadily grow into a strong actor. But this drama sort of catapulted my expectations for him.
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Welcome to the club. the more the merrier....next on our agenda is to make Korea give this guy a lead role...they better or I'm going down there to have some words
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And now I am hungry too :)
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I have high high high hopes for SJK. The thing that impresses me the most is that I've seen him in three things so far - Will It Snow on Christmas (in a small role), SKKS and now this, and not only is he improving tremendously with each project, the roles have nothing in common - he has huge versatility.
It's true, I didn't think about it, but this role is way 'beneath' him - this is the kind of thing you do when you are unknown or maybe 17 yrs old and looking for breaks. But the way he took it and stole the drama from everyone else is unbelievable.
Now, more than ever, I am tearing my hair about Sun/Moon. But even if he doesn't do that, I hope he won't give up sageuks and get a lead in one in the future - I think doing an amazing job in a sageuk is a real proof of chops - they are, imo, the best acting showcases in dramaworld, most of the time.
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the roles have nothing in common - he has huge versatility.
He's incredibly versatile in TwDR too. It might have been a limited engagement, but what they gave him is an actor's wet dream, and lucky for us, he had the chops to fulfill it. Not going to spoil the rest of his appearance too much, but I could see him play a much darker, edgier role, though he's more likely to find such roles in films than in k-dramas. But some of his scenes in TwDR had his fans dreaming of seeing him as a psychopath, and that should be a clue about the extremes he's been asked to play in TwDR.
I hope he won't give up sageuks and get a lead in one in the future - I think doing an amazing job in a sageuk is a real proof of chops - they are, imo, the best acting showcases in dramaworld, most ( ... )
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Wow, his next movie sounds fascinating - a sort of real-life Mowgli.
All that info about him is fascinating, thank you!
I love how he can appear fragile one moment and terrifying the next. It's quite a feat to pull off.
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The cast overall is very good in TwDR and the older Sejong is quite grand in his own way.
I've been hoarding episodes so I've got 15-18 to watch sometime this week. :) Now I'm just praying all the Drama Gods for the quality to stay this good till the end.
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I envy you. The quality hasn't let up, even though it's been live shooting for a while now. If anything, it keeps outdoing itself. I'm sort of sad that the drama won't see 50% ratings, as there had been for Sandglass and some others. The drama is absolutely worth all the buzz and respect it's getting.
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