Hwang In Yeop Criticized for His Acting in Why Her But Entertainment Writer Places the Falling Ratings on the Poor Script Wasting a Stellar Performance by Seo Hyun Jin

An article over the weekend discussing Sat-Sun SBS drama Why Her (Why Oh Soo Jae) delved into trying to analyze why the drama went from red hot start to a u-turned trajectory in the span of three weeks. The drama broke 10% ratings by episode 4 but since then has only gone down in ratings and the most recent episode 10 got 7.4%. A lot of criticism has been lobbed at male lead Hwang In Yeop for not having the acting chops to go toe-to-toe with Seo Hyun Jin but the writer says the bigger problem is the problematic and weak script. The strength of the drama is the unique and strong female lead paired with Seo Hyun Jin’s sharp and succinct acting, but the drama instead focuses on the love line which isn’t very believable. There is no reason why successful capable Oh Soo Jae would so quickly for the law school student who is comparatively has nothing to recommend. So Hwang In Yeop’s acting is weaker but he’s gotten saddled with a limited character. The legal cases are also presented so simplistically, solving cases like child’s play with no deeper layers. And finally the drama throws in Oh Soo Jae’s past and birth secret which is just the usual K-drama tropes.

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Ambition Drives Seo Hyun Jin at the Law Firm and Law School in First Look at Upcoming SBS Fri-Sat Legal Thriller Drama Why Her

So the promo circuit is starting off a bit late for upcoming SBS Fri-Sat drama Why Her (Why Oh Soo Jae) but better later than never because it looks really intriguing. Starring Seo Hyun Jin, Hwang In Yeop, and Bae … Continue reading

The Sound of Magic with Ji Chang Wook, Choi Sung Eun, and Hwang In Yeop Prepares to Enchant on May 6th Premiere on Netflix

The types of K-dramas that do well on Netflix run the entire gamut of genres and now we have a fresh new entry in a story line that is quite different. This May 6th the streaming platform will premiere The … Continue reading

Nam Joo Hyuk, Suzy, Jung Hae In, Jisoo and Many More K-stars Attend the Dior Event in Seoul for a Fashion Parade Day

Usually fashion events in K-ent have a handful of stars attending, if I see six or more then it’s a solid event but this weekend’s Christian Dior soiree in Seoul had easily a dozen probably more big name and popular … Continue reading

tVN Wed-Thurs Drama True Beauty Wraps Up its Run with Average Ratings of 3.794% and Positive Audience Feedback

High school dramas and especially ones adapted from manhwa/webtoon is usually a niche fan base so ratings are never expected to be winners. But sometimes it gets super low ratings and that’s a bummer. tvN Wed-Thurs drama True Beauty based … Continue reading

Ji Chang Wook and Hwang In Yeop in Talks for Netflix Original Drama Adaptation of Magician Webtoon Annarasumanara

The webtoon/manhwa/manga adaptations continue unabated and it’s not surprising that streaming giant Netflix is leading the pack. It’s two December 2020 original drama releases Sweet Home and Alice in Borderland are both major successes both critically and with viewer streams. … Continue reading

Song Joong Ki Hosts the 2020 MAMA Awards in Seoul with Many K-acting Stars in Attendance

Aaaaahhhhh this feels nice, a sense of normalcy and nostalgia for how big this awards got in recent years and perhaps a nice slimming down to focus on just the core competencies. The 2020 MAMA (Mnet Asian Music Awards) went … Continue reading

18 Again is the Feel Good K-drama of 2020 with Breakout Star Lee Do Hyun and Heartfelt Performances by Leads Kim Ha Neul and Yoon Sang Hyun

I haven’t written about jTBC drama 18 Again since it premiered but I’ve been watching weekly, addicted and totally won over by this underrated gem. The feels it delivers is similar to the second chances sincerity in Thirty But Seventeen … Continue reading

First Posters and Stills for tvN Wed-Thurs Drama True Beauty with Moon Ga Young, Cha In Woo, and Hwang In Seop

I’m a bit hesitant to check out tvN drama True Beauty (Goddess Descends) because I checked out the webtoon it’s based on and didn’t like it right off the bat. Last time that happened I gave Backstreet Rookie (Convenience Store … Continue reading