Behind the Scenes with Cha Seung Won and Gong Hyo Jin for Bazaar Korea

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• OMG Gong Hyo Jin how do you pose with such effortless chic? And all hail the return of the cow mustache!

  That being said, I agree that chemistry-wise these actors were average. I know they're capable of real sizzle (Gong Hyo Jin in Pasta, and Cha Seung Won in City Hall), but here...not so much.

  Anyone notice that Hong sisters couples have been declining slightly in chemistry lately? I mean, Chun-Hyang couple was just made to be, and sparks flew all over in My Girl, but then slightly less so in You're Beautiful. By the time we got to Gumiho, my heart didn't thump anymore. Then again, I've watched way more dramas and may be more jaded, lol.

  • I've felt the same way. Best Love was a perfect drama except for the chemistry. I loved all the characters, it was moving and funny and had great continuity, but I just didn't feel a pull for DJ and AJ. The Hong Sisters have definitely improved their writing over the years, but the last couple just haven't had the chemistry to make me go crazy.

  • Me three on the chemistry aspect. I loved BL for everything and would have loved it more if the lead couple had more organic chemistry. Their acting made me believe their love story, but the feeling was "acted" out rather than felt.

  • I'm not sure if I completely agree with that fact, basically because I thought the YAB and MGIAG OTP was a thousand times better than the OTP for Couple or Trouble, which was chronologically earlier.

    What I think the problem in Best Love was that you had two actors with completely different acting styles. Gong Hyo Jin acts by method; she adopts a role, making the viewer feel like the character is her and she is the character. Lee Seon Kyun uses the same kind of acting technique, which is why I think Pasta has such fantastic chemistry.

    Cha Seung Won is a more classical actor who relies heavily on his intonations, gestures, and facial expressions. After seeing a couple of his dramas, I can now identify his inner "Cha Seung Won"-ness in each one under the character mannerisms he's adopted for each role. Regardless, his method works; how many of us could identify Dokko Jin without his weird slurring growl?

    But when we combine the two acting methods... we have a problem. The OTP works really well in our heads as viewers, but the chemistry seems off because they act REALLY differently from each other. One acting method is not better than the other, but when there's a disconnect between the two, sparks between the main leads begin to sputter. It's a sad situation because I enjoyed many things about this drama and LOVED the main characters individually, so I'm not sure I would have been willing to sacrifice the great moments for a better OTP.

    • They seem so much more at ease with one another here than they did during the drama.

    • I think you have something there, Drama Addict. I read an interview with Cha Seung Won after Best Love finished, and he mentioned that he and Hyo Jin approached their characters very differently - she was the more natural type and he studied mannerisms and technical details more. You're probably right about why Hyo Jin and Lee Seon Kyun went so well with each other - because they're both 'natural' actors.

  • Me four .... love the Hong sisters, their writing gets tighter and tighter (please, writers, TAKE NOTES), I adore both leads individually, they are capable of so much on screen, but the chemistry ....... sight, JUST NOT THERE.

    We need to marry Lie to Me chemistry with Best/Greatest Love writing ...... what's that drama called?

    • The Greatest Lie? XP

• Oh my. Is it strange that I want his clothes more than I want hers? That orange coat is gorgeous.

  • I was thinking the same thing as I was scrolling down...especially about the orange coat

• GHJ...those legs look endless! She looks great and with CSW...seriously! @ noozie - I do like the orange coat too.

  • ikr! Soooo damn long...i always loved her legs!

• when i saw them together in BL i really felt their love dokko jin n ae jung,,,i dont know it's chemistry or not :) love them...

• OMG! Ahhhh, cant wait for their new Project. Im currently waiting the latest news of "Love Fiction" Starring GHJ and Ha Jung Woo.. :D

• I am running out and getting a pair of patterned tights! If only my legs would looks as awesome in them. sigh

• Underwhelming yes since both are so overwhelmingly amazing on their own but I def like this pairing much more than Han Hyo Joo and So Ji Sub :D I miss Cha Seung Won being super silly in Best Love! Lee Dong Wook is picking up the tab in SOAW but it's not quite same or as over-the-top.

• All hail the return of COW!
  I tend to forget just how pretty GHJ can be - she was so frumpy in BL/GL.
  Have to agree with the lack of chemistry between them for that drama, especially
  while watching a drama like SOAW - the raw tension falls off those two like sheets of hot rain.

• Ohhh..those endless legs of theirs!.

• I just... I just can't get over his hair. :o/
  I love him, but... but the hair! xD