Rewatch Drama For April 2017

With the end of Strong Woman Do Bong Soon, it's hard for me to withdraw from Ahn Min Hyuk's syndrome, thus I am planning to watch some past dramas which I skipped before:

1. Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo

With recent news of Nam Joo Hyuk and Lee Sung Kyung real dating each other after filming this drama, that makes a reason to watch this drama. Gonna make time for this one!

2. Reply 1988

Not gonna lie, I don't quite like Girl's Day Hyeri, but well, everyone keeps saying how good this drama was about. For the sake of handsome Park Bo Gum, gonna try to watch this ~

3. Drinking Solo

Ha Suk Jin is a handsome and decent kind of gentleman. This drama hits quite big and there is nothing wrong right to try? Maybe I would be able to withdraw from Ahn Min Hyuk's syndrome?

4. Rewatch Full House

Anyone? This is all time favorite ~

Bickering besties Park Seo Joon and Kim Ji Won for Fight My Way

With these two leads, I’m not surprised that we’re in for something cute. The first teaser is out for KBS’s upcoming rom-com Fight My Way, Park Seo Joon (Hwarang) and Kim Ji Won (Descendant From the Sun) star as lifelong friends who specialize in tormenting each other, a dynamic that’s bound to bring on the laughs. And if we’re lucky, it’ll also bring crackling chemistry in a heartwarming friends-to-lovers romance.

The coming-of-age drama is about young adults with third-rate specs just struggling to survive, and the blossoming romance between two immature friends whose childish dynamic hasn’t changed despite reaching adulthood. They tease each other relentlessly, but are also the first to defend their best friend against anyone else.

Park Seo Joon’s character is an aspiring Taekwondo athlete described as a teenager in the body of a man, and Kim Ji Won plays an aspiring news announcer with no filter and a sassy attitude. 

In the show’s first teaser, our two main characters smile for the camera happily, but it hardly takes a few seconds before they start a fight. Kim Ji Won shoves her microphone and script at Park Seo Joon, while he starts tossing parts of his Taekwondo uniform at her. Well if your idea of fighting is undressing, by all means, carry on.

She quickly gains the upper hand with a chokehold, and the whole thing devolves into an embarrassing hair-pulling match. The best part: Once they’ve got their jackets off, we discover that they’re wearing matching couple tees. I think I’m going to like this one.

The fight begins in May following Perfect Wife on Mondays and Tuesdays.

Post Drama Interview with Park Hyung Sik and Park Bo Young on Strong Woman Do Bong Soon

Park Bo Young’s recent success on the small screen started with tvN’s drama “Oh My Ghostess,” where she played a lovable aspiring chef that was possessed by a ghost. The drama was very successful, reaching a viewership rating of over 7%. Even more recently, Park Bo Young starred in JTBC’s hit drama “Strong Woman Do Bong Soon” together with lead actor Park Hyung Sik which broke JTBC’s record for the drama with highest viewership ratings.

Due to her success with the two dramas, she earned the nickname “rom-com fairy.” When asked about this nickname, Park Bo Young responded, 

“I’m not sure if I deserve to be called the 'rom-com fairy' because I’ve only done two rom-com dramas so far. I think I’m just really grateful that people would even call me that. When I filmed my previous drama, ‘Oh My Ghostess,’ I was really worried that viewers would see me as too young and awkward for the role. I thought that they would critique me and say that it’s hard to focus on the story because of my looks. Now, I am happy with where I am and I don’t think that way anymore, so I would consider that a success.” 

She further stated that she had no idea that her works would be nearly as successful as they were.

Park Bo Young also cautiously opened up about the struggles she faced a few years back. 

“The past me would never be able to imagine receiving this much love for my acting. I always faced obstacles in my career. I had a big lawsuit with my previous company so I was extremely worn out by that. I was upset at all the bad people in the world and no longer felt the joy in acting that I experienced when I first started out. This lead me to consider quitting this profession altogether. I considered quitting and moving back home to the countryside in Korea. My parents saw how much I was struggling and agreed that I should live a normal life. But the sad thing was that when I tried to think about another career path, I couldn’t think of anything that I would want to do besides acting. Coming to this realization, I changed my mindset and started acting again. My attitude towards this profession changed after that,” 

With this chance, she also shares her goals for the future.  

“I want to be an actress that people are always curious about.  I want them wonder what kind of drama I will be working on next and look forward to the next character I will be portraying on screen.  In the past, I always set definitive goals for myself, but I’ve stopped doing that.  Now, I want to focus on putting all my effort into acting and loving myself. That is my goal for the future,” 

Park Bo Young in high school

Regarding her past childhood life, she opened up about the social isolation she had gone through back when she was a student which led her to consider quitting acting back then. Park Bo Young revealed that she acted for the very first time in a short film that her video production club made in middle school. After participating in that project, she took acting classes for a few years and auditioned for several roles. Once she entered high school, she officially made her debut in a youth drama. However, her fellow schoolmates began to treat her differently due to jealousy. “It wasn’t because I was pretty. There were no actors in my neighborhood back then, so I got attention just for being an actress,” she explained.

“Some kids would deliberately knock shoulders with me while passing by. Students from other classes would then put trash all over my seat, and the kids in my class would try to clean it up for me,” 

She further shared that when she got cast in the youth drama, her teacher tried to put up a poster of it. Upon seeing the poster, Park Bo Young broke down into tears and begged her teacher to take it down, scared that it would only make the bullying worse. Even one time, people around her would say things like, “Park Bo Young is becoming a celebrity? I guess I can become one, too.” 

Meanwhile, her chemistry with Park Hyung Sik has been gaining a lot of interest from the netizen, which she confessed finally that she has had her eye on 'Strong Woman Do Bong Soon' co-star Park Hyung Sik since his early idol days.

“I’ve been watching Park Hyung Sik since his ZE:A days. I know all of their title songs and even got tested on their songs by Park Hyung Sik. We would even play ZE:A songs on set and Hyung Sik would dance the choreography to their songs.”

Park Bo Young also talked about working with younger actors through 'Strong Woman Do Bong Soon' and said, “Park Hyung Sik has a lot of aegyo (cuteness) while Ji Soo, perhaps because he has an older sister, was really good at taking care of others. Ji Soo continued to use a formal tone with me until the very end; however, Park Hyung Sik, talked to me informally right away and said ‘Bong Soon-ah, have you eaten yet?’ They are charming in completely opposite ways.”

Regarding Park Hyung Sik’s signature sweet gaze that partially caused many to believe that the two co-stars were dating, Park Bo Young responded, “I wasn’t the only one Park Hyung Sik looked at like that. He even looks at the male actors like that. He’s just an individual who naturally has a sweet gaze. If he only looked at me like that, I definitely would have swooned but he even looks at the director like that.”

On the other hand, Park Hyung Sik first talked about the ending of the drama and said, 

“I felt a lot of pressure at first, but thankfully, the director, Park Bo Young, and the other actors gave me a lot of support and I was able to enjoy filming until the very end. I am so thankful that we were able to receive a lot of love until the end.”

Next, the singer-turned-actor talked about how it felt to star in JTBC’s most-watched drama of all time. “Before the drama premiered, I had a bet with the staff on the ratings of the show. They promised to send the cast on a reward vacation if the show ever broke a 3 percent viewership rating, so we were all shocked when the first episode recorded a 3.8 percent rating,” he said. “When I went to the set for filming after the first episode, our director has smiling up to his ears! Everyone was so happy and this positive energy carried over until the end of the show. This is my first time getting so much love and high ratings from a drama, so this is all very exciting for me,” said Park Hyung Sik.

Park Hyung Sik also shared what he thinks the secret to the success of 'Strong Woman Do Bong Soon' was. He stated, “I think the story was really unique, fresh, and funny. In times like this, it’s important to be able to laugh. I found every scene to be funny. Whenever the gangsters and high schoolers came out, it was hilarious. And the drama also had a scary, thriller component to it. There were just so many different sides to the story.”

Finally, Park Hyung Sik talked about the many overly sweet lines he had to say in the drama. “There were so many lines that were a little too romantic. But I think Ahn Min Hyuk’s personality is very truthful, so saying those lines were true to his character.” The actor also revealed how the director of the drama was able to bring out Park Hyung Sik’s chemistry with Park Bo Young. “Our director doesn’t like to say ‘cut.’ Often times, I would do exactly what was in the script, but our director wouldn’t cut the scene, so I kept going and making up lines. There was one time when the audio director actually thought Park Bo Young and I were dating because of the lines we had improvised,” he said.

Park Hyung Sik: Finding Hilmself Again Through Acting

In a recent interview, Park Hyung Sik opened up about finding himself again through acting after a period of uncertainty as well as co-star Park Bo Young’s unique aura and charms.

Park Hyung Sik, who debuted as a singer in the idol group ZE:A in 2010, has consistently been acting in various projects since his debut. His latest projects, “Hwarang” and “Strong Woman Do Bong Soon,” have put him in the spotlight as the new “king of romantic comedy” and have people saying that he was cut out to be an actor.

He opened up about a period of uncertainty in his life and said, “When I was living an almost mechanical lifestyle as an idol, I was constantly wrapped up in thoughts about who I was. That’s when I entered a phase in which I was trying to discover myself. Because I was able to get past that difficult phase, I now realize how important it is to protect myself and my identity. I think that I’ve now entered a phase of stability in my life and am not as concerned by it anymore.”

Although the actor has found stability and has more self-confidence, he admitted that he was burdened by his first main lead role in “Strong Woman Do Bong Soon” and emphasized that Park Bo Young was the one who helped him overcome his anxieties.

“Even at the script reading, Park Bo Young was a powerful presence, especially since she has worked with very experienced and impressive actors like Jo Jung Suk. Park Bo Young was like a teacher to me. Personally, we were good friends but, at the same time, I admired her acting and learned a lot from her.”

Viewers of “Strong Woman Do Bong Soon” know that the screen lit up whenever the two actors were on screen together, especially because of the loving way Park Hyung Sik looked at Park Bo Young. Park Hyung Sik insisted that this was all because of Park Bo Young’s overwhelming charms and said, “I’ve never seen a person as lovable as Park Bo Young. Each person has their own unique air or aura and I can only describe Park Bo Young’s aura as just hearts. The moment she stepped foot on set, everyone just fell in love with her and that’s one of her greatest charms.”

Park Hyung Sik also talked about marriage, as “Strong Woman Do Bong Soon” ended with Ahn Min Hyuk and Do Bong Soon’s happy marriage, and said, “If I met someone I really loved, like Ahn Min Hyuk did, I would want to get married. It doesn’t matter when that person appears, as long as they do.”

He also talked about his goals for the future as an actor and expressed interest in doing a sci-fi project or a “tough guy” project as well. Park Hyung Sik added, “After the end of ‘Strong Woman Do Bong Soon’, our director told me that there was something in my eyes that was different and that I should try a melodrama.

Park Hyung Sik Admits To Really Love Park Bo Young?

In a recent interview, actor Park Hyung Sik said the words that virtually every “Strong Woman Do Bong Soon” fan wanted to hear.

“I really loved Park Bo Young. She’s that lovable. She really was Do Bong Soon and, because Park Bo Young truly was Do Bong Soon, I loved her. I wanted to love her more but [the drama] unfortunately ended,” expressing his endless affection for his former co-star Park Bo Young.

When asked why he chose to work on “Strong Woman Do Bong Soon,” Park Hyung Sik talked about being drawn to the charming character Ahn Min Hyuk as well as his co-star Park Bo Young and explained, “I felt that it would be stupid of me to say no to this kind of project. And then I learned that my co-star would be actress Park Bo Young, which is when I decided that I absolutely had to do this project. Everyone around me was very jealous.”

The two actors’ chemistry lit up the screen and they perfectly pulled off romantic scenes, including kiss scenes, like a real life couple would, which caused many to wonder if the two were actually dating. Park Hyung Sik added, “[Park Bo Young] is an expert at sweet, romantic scenes and is an expert at kiss scenes.”

“Ahn Min Hyuk fell in love with Do Bong Soon at first sight and I think that, because I followed and felt Ahn Min Hyuk’s emotional trajectory, the first kiss scene naturally came out so beautifully. Because I truly cared for [Park Bo Young/Do Bong Soon],” the actor explained.

Park Hyung Sik expressed satisfaction about his role as Ahn Min Hyuk because he was a character that expressed all of emotions openly, which allowed actor Park Hyung Sik to experience a sense of emotional liberation through his character. He also stated that he was similar to his character in many ways, which is why he was able to pull off the role in such a natural way. Ahn Min Hyuk’s character was notable for lines that, if anyone else said, would be cheesy, to which Park Hyung Sik replied, “I think [being good at saying cheesy things] runs in my family. We’re always telling each other we love each other and things like that.”

When asked if he was the type to express himself a lot when in a relationship, Park Hyung Sik replied with a laugh, “I try to express as much as I can. There’s actually no point in me trying to lie about anything because everyone can see exactly what I’m thinking through my facial expression. It’s ridiculous for me to even try.”

A few weeks ago, it was officially announced that Park Hyung Sik signed a contract with United Artists Agency (UAA), which houses star actors like Yoo Ah In and Song Hye Kyo. Although the actor received a great number of love calls from various agencies, he explained, “I am now just beginning [my career as an actor]. As I moved agencies, I thought my first venture into this part of the industry was the most important and I wanted [to sign on with] an agency that would carefully consider every step in my career. UAA did a lot to meet my wishes, which is why I came to the decision to the join UAA.”

The actor also expressed that fellow actors Yoo Ah In and Song Hye Kyo also played a role in his decision, especially actor Yoo Ah In. Park Hyung Sik explained, “I have been a fan of Yoo Ah In’s for a long time. Every time I watched one of his films, I would think to myself, ‘How does he act like that?’ and greatly admired his acting abilities. I felt that I would be able to learn and improve a lot as an actor, just by observing.

Due to the fact that Park Hyung Sik has had a full schedule since the completion of “Strong Woman Do Bong Soon,” he has not had time to have a welcome party and has not met Yoo Ah In or Song Hye Kyo yet. The actor stated, “I’m both very nervous and very excited [to meet them].”

Interview With Park Hyung Sik About ZE:A

During a recent interview, Park Hyung Sik shared his honest thoughts about his idol group ZE:A. 

He began by discussing what ZE:A meant to him. "ZE:A are people whom I've known since I first came to the company, dressed in my school uniform. I'm 27 years old now, and it's been 10 years. They're just like family. Out in society, you tend to show your good side to people, but at home, you snap at your mom. When I'm with the members, I can be the real Park Hyungsik. We talk about everything, we say, 'This happened and that happened', we can tell one another, 'Drink and die', and open up our heart's secrets when we're together," he shared.

Hyungsik was then asked about ZE:A's failure to succeed as a group, answering, "Of course it would have been great if we'd done well, but I believe it was destined that way. We definitely did our best and were desperate, but it must just have been heaven's will. I think from here on is more important. But that's not to say that the time we spent up until now was for nothing. I think we all learned something from it. Such things will serve as a bigger stepping stone. If we had done well as a group, we may not be where we are now. There may be 9 of us here at this interview [instead of must me]. (Laughter). It's impossible to know the future, but just looking forward is what's important."

Finally, Hyungsik commented on his ambitions as a singer, "I still love singing, so I think I will continue to sing. I want to release a single album, and want to participate and put my own story in it. Because I want to cherish it, I want to take my time working on it. I will be able to greet [you] with OSTs for the time being."

Hyungsik also shared a story about his former group member and good friend Kwanghee!

When asked, "Do you plan on going to see him in the army?" Hyungsik said, "Right before he went in for training, Kwanghee called me 3 times, but because I was filming, I wasn't able to answer. When I saw later, I called him right away, but by then it was too late. But isn't 3 calls too obsessive? Anyway, I feel like if I go see him, I might get my hairs torn out of my head."

He continued, "But then, I have a feeling once he returns from his service, he'll say, 'Hyungsik didn't answer my calls. He's become a big actor now'. I suppose I should [go visit him] to make things right."

Meanwhile, Hyungsik recently signed on with acting agency UAA.

Han Sunhwa Sports Short Haircut in 'InStyle'

Han Sunhwa is featured in the May issue of 'InStyle'. You might not know her, but she is the lead actress on last year famous weekend drama, Rosy Lovers with Lee Jang Woo and also a member of girl group, SECRET. I love how she acted on Rosy Lovers the last time and I thought she fits on drama land more than being just an idol. She has the ability to pull off a character and I just can't wait for her comeback screen as lead actress. 

This time, she cut her hair short to play her character on MBC's Wednesday-Thursday drama 'Radiant Office'. To match her versatile hairstyle, she went for a boyish look in some photos and a super feminine look in others. Sunhwa pulled off both images amazingly and showed how gorgeous she looked even with a bob.

Sunhwa said, "The shooting set is so friendly. Lee Dong Hwi sunbae, Oh Dae Hwan sunbae, and Ah Sung all have great personalities. I'm having a lot of fun filimng."

Upcoming Drama: Fight My Way First Still Cut

After hit drama Descendant of the Sun, Kim Ji Won was finally offered as the female lead in KBS2 drama Fight My Way, together with Park Seo Joon who just finished youth romance historical drama in Hwarang (starring Go Ara and Park Hyung Sik also)

'Fight My Way' is a growth romance drama about youths today who lack the specifications society deems "good enough" to be successful, but who still choose to live their lives their own ways. It's set to air some time in May!

Let's see, Park Seo Joon and Kim Ji Won, turned into a blue-clad, currently-just-friends couple in their first still cut!

Park Seo Joon will play the role of Ko Dong Man and Kim Ji Won in the role of Choi Ae Ra are just-friend characters who fight constantly when the two are involved, but once a third party gets in their way, they're quick to watch each other's backs. How will this romance-less duo go from friends to lovers? 

Compared to Go Ara, I think I personally like Kim Ji Won better in terms of acting. It's true that Go Ara is so pretty and beautiful, yet, her acting seems to be constant without changes in expression and voice tone. Waiting to see this drama excitedly ~ Maybe gonna do a review and recap for each episode!

Ha Ji Won Looks Stunning for Summer Season

Actress Ha Ji Won is all ready for summer, posing for fashion brand 'Crocodile Ladies's latest 2017 summer collection!

Wearing casual outfits to a classy one piece, Ha Ji Won presented her refreshing charm, smiling brightly against colorful backgrounds.

Meanwhile, the actress will be participating as a judge in the 18th Jeonju International Film Festival from April 27 through June 6.

For me, I personally like Ha Ji Won as she is. She is charming even with short hair. She expresses elegance through her aura and I like her style so much. She has charm either as a classic career woman or as a tomboy and casual style woman. She's just stunning just the way she is!

Park Bo Young and Park Hyung Sik Dating??

Park Bo Young revealed that 'Strong Woman Do Bong Soon' drama staff suspected she was dating her co-star Park Hyung Sik due to their strong chemistry.

During an interview on April 18, Park Bo Young shared, "Hyungsik has a lot more aegyo than I do. Usually, actresses will be the life of the party, but this time, Hyungsik did all of that. He comes onto the set by yelling, 'Let's do this!' Whenever he says his lines, he always playfully talks to you. Because of that, I end up joking a lot too, and we talk without taking a break."

When she was asked about the chemistry between her and Park Hyung Sik and the possibility of dating, Park Bo Young laugh it off and said it was impossible for her to date Park Hyung Sik in real life as she sees him as a younger brother although they got along very well during filming. Even though they did many kiss scenes, but there were zero romance as there were so many people on set around them. In fact, both of them only wanted to quickly get those scenes done when filming. 

She then continued, "At first, staff suspected there was something between us because we would always talk together. When the staff checked it out though, they figured out we were just practicing our lines. It was fun working together."

Ofcourse I agree that Park Hyung Sik has a lot more aegyo than her, as he admits being one himself. Park Hyung Sik is a baby at home also in the ZE:A group, thus, he tends to have lot of aegyo which many people misunderstand him for being a feminime type of guy. In one interview when he recognized himself as manly, many people laugh at him but well that's his charm isn't it? Though I also suspect he is that kind of guy who has a lot of aegyo.

Suzy in While You Were Asleep

Suzy showed off her new look for fashion magazine Dazed and talked about her role in the highly anticipated drama “While You Were Asleep” (tentative title).

This was Suzy’s first time shooting a pictorial with her new hair. She commented, “It was fun posing for photos with my short hair. Photo shoots with Dazed are always exciting to me. Instead of trying to look pretty, I wanted to show a more mischievous and natural look with my messy hair and minimal makeup.”

She then dished on the details of her psychic character in “While You Were Asleep” She explained, “My character Hong Joo thinks she’s the best so she basically just lives for herself. She’s a very cheerful and loud person, but she becomes helpless whenever she has bad dreams that predict the future. However, once she meets Jae Chan [played by Lee Jong Suk], she gains hope and becomes much more active [in helping others].”

Suzy still looks so beautiful even though she cut her hair short and with minimal makeup makes her look like a true National First Love. I am quite anticipating While You Were Asleep or While You Were Sleeping fairly enough. Though somehow I kinda doubt the description of the character, but since it's Suzy and Lee Jong Suk, who is quite well known in the drama world, I hope the writer-nim can be detailed enough to explore each character, so that that drama would be as popular as Strong Woman Do Bong Soon! Btw, this Hong Joo reminds me of Bong Soon so much (helping others?)

What do you think?