KBS held its 2010 year end Drama Awards today, and our Mae Ri and Mu Gyul donned their finery to attend the banquet. Moon Geun Young and Jang Geun Seok are such a perfect gorgeous acting couple, I have a new theory for why Mary Stayed Out All Night (Marry Me, Mary!) sucked. Because the drama gods cannot allow such perfection to work together lest the universe implode, hence their first onscreen coupling must be in the form of a drama turkey.
Regardless of my ultimate feelings about M3, it doesn’t change how I feel about either Jang Geun Seok or Moon Geun Young. In fact, I’ve not liked most of either of their drama projects prior to M3, but I look forward to their future film or television projects because their acting really blows me away. So natural and effortless in channeling emotional nuance and making me believe even the most ridiculous of drama scripts.
Our OTP collectively won four awards – Best Couple Award (shared with a few other notable KBS drama couples), Netizens Award for Jang Geun Seok, Female Popularity Award for Moon Geun Young, and she also nabbed a Top Excellence Actress Award for Cinderella Unni (if you thought it was for M3….tee hee), which she humbly accepted with genuine tears even though these awards are pretty much industry slaps on the back and not much else.
The point of this post? To celebrate a happy end to M3 for Moon Geun Young and Jang Geun Seok, who did the best they could, clearly loved working together for the first but hopefully not the last time, and delivered a drama that did manage to make viewers happy with their performances and the characters they brought to life.
As for their attire – both outfits are utterly snark proof. I love Jang Geun Seok for going with the clean classic tux and tying his long hair back, eschewing his more typical flamboyant style for awards shows for a dashing gentlemanly look. Moon Geun Young’s strapless white dress is perfectly fitted to her lithe figure, and paired with a sleek and simple low ponytail, gives off an understated elegance that is age-appropriate and sexy. All I can say is – wowsa, looks like hiding underneath the mounds of Mae Ri sweaters, scarves, and hats was always a va va va voom little lady. Kang Mu Gyul, you lucky dog, you!
I’m back, but haven’t had a chance to watch the final episode yet. The recap will be up in due course, with my thoughts and closing remarks on M3.
[Credit: all pictures from the respective news agencies as marked, and from Baidu Mary Stayed Out All Night bar]
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Congrats to both Geuns for their hard work and effort. It's good to know that they are appreciated. Moon look so beautiful tonight and Jang looks handsome, I hope they will have a chance to work together again in the future (both my fingers & toes are crossed).
Welcome back dear ockoala! Hope you had a wonderful vacation...
Thanks so much for this post!!! Oh, what lovely pictures of our favorite Geun-Geun couple!!!
Looking forward to your recaps of the last episodes of M3 and for the future posts in the new year!
Happy New Year!
welcome back ockoala :)
congrats to the geun geun couple im still trying to find the video of her accepting that speech =
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rw7FMg4As6g
if you're referring to the excellent acting award :)
Awwww...she is so damn gorgeous...and she totally deserved that award for CU...no matter how it turned out....i'm becoming a huge MGY fangirl....i already was a Geun Suk fangirl...though i think he needs to step u his game in the upcoming year....also its good to see him dressed normally for once at a formal event....lol.....Happy New Year Koala!!...hope you're enjoying your vacation...and yes i hope those to get to do another drama or movie together....maybe something a lot more angsty for a change
D'AAAAAWWWW! Those two are just so gosh darn adorable!
Hope you enjoyed your vacation! We missed you very very much.
Welcome back, dear Captain, and Happy New Year!! ^o^
The Geuns looked gorgeous, and their interactions off-camera still gives me the flutters ^^ I hope they would work together again in a better project. I don't mind the universe imploding if I can see/feel their chemistry again lolz
Will be waiting patiently for your final thoughts about M3 ^^
I found some videos of the Geuns at the awards on "Mary Stayed Out All Night" facebook. Enjoy!!
http://www.facebook.com/marystayedoutallnight#!/marystayedoutallnight?v=wall
Some more pictures and videos from another facebook of MSOAN fans.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Mary-Stayed-Out-All-Night-maelineun-oebagjung/144067305635459
Wow! It's the first time in a very long while that I've seen JGS in an awards show without wincing. Maybe it's inversely proportional to the success of his dramas? The more successful his drama, the more wild his outfit is on the red carpet? ;)
I think he chose a style that's 180deg from what Mu Gyul would wear, to separate the actor and the character. MBC 2008, with the fur and leathery suit was something Kang Gun Woo would never wear in his lifetime LOL
I was certainly impressed with what Keun Suk did to try save the sinking ship for ep 16. With only 10 hrs before airing time, add his young age, I must say he's certainly someone who honestly strives for the best in all that he does. Bravo!
i almost teared looking at JGS's photos cos he finally looks normal.. and MGY so pretty - hope they'll have another go at - more successful- project together!
yes, yes... looking at them again today.. they are so freaking gorgeous.. love that finally, Suk is doing justice to his own looks by wearing something smart and simple..
and Moon, wow.. she really looks great, simple elegance.. love that little shiny stud on her right ear and her ponytail.. she looks just perfect :) and her figure now.. just nice ( she was looking anorexic in last year's awards)
She looks lovely. I had no idea she had a figure underneath the 6 layer Mary uniform. And I vaguely remember she looked way too thin in last year's (??) award ceremony, so this is a huge improvement.