Cruel drama fates say what?!?! Okay, my last 24 hours have been insane (15 hour flight back to Taipei with 2 Koala babies, trying to get sleep but they are bouncing off the walls and up at the crack of dawn after 2 hours of shut eye, trying to tire them out with a swim and tired myself out instead) so I don’t know if I am hallucinating this or it really is happening. Yoo Seung Ho is enlisting in the military next year! Right after Missing You wraps! The double whammy of pain I’m feeling is like tripping and falling flat on my face…..and I happen to land in a pile of shit. The thought that his last drama before enlisting is MY just pains me. It’s totally like Kim Jae Wook enlisting right after Mary Stayed Out All Night. Though if I have a moment to calm down this is actually good for his career. He’s already a big star but just needs age to vault into the A-list leading man status. What better way to hit a bajillion birds with the same stone – he’s gone for 2 years during which he grows up (and gets some army abs, YY?), he doesn’t need to do any more second fiddle roles (which to be honest he takes because he wants to rather than those being the only roles offered to him), and he doesn’t need to enlist further down the road when he’s pushing 30 and at the height of his career. I’m simultaneously happy and sad, rather like sending my kid off to an elite college on the opposite coast. It’s good for him but good lord am I going to miss him.
Oh, and in case it’s not clear, I’m dropping the MY recaps. I’m on holiday for the next two weeks and don’t have the time or energy to parse through this turkey for the increasingly infrequent moments of tender reflection and emotional honesty. It’s clear the writer is writing her story around Soo Yeon and Jung Woo reuniting and none of the characters or narrative threads are going to be dealt with in any meaningful way. As such, my hopes for what this drama could be are clearly just that and its a drama best watched for those who simply want a catharsis on the OTP getting back together. Ratings for this week’s one episode dropped significantly, between 2-3% in ABG and TNS, a combination of where the story is headed and the fact that MBC aired one episode while KBS aired Jeon Woo Chi both days. As cray cray as MY has been, I did enjoy that parts that worked so well, like the Mommy scenes and the sweetness of Soo Yeon and Hyung Joon’s adult relationship (before the writer turned him into a total psycho). I hope Yoo Seung Ho enjoys filming the rest of the drama. Just for him I’ll keep watching until the end since its another 2 years before I get him back on my screen after this. It’s still stunning to witness how hot he looks in MY. Let’s post an early farewell to my baby boy.
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thank you for not doing any more recaps. you are doing all of us a favor. trust me.
ALL? Like, you, me, them, us? Er, the last time I checked, everyone speaks for themselves. Unless someone appointed you to be our spokesperson while I was gone, no? (-;
Anyways. Thanks for the post on our gorgeous boy, Capt. K. This news is so bittersweet. Bitter, because he'll be out of k-dramaland for two years (unless he suffers an injury like Won Bin and will be out after 191 days ^_^). Sweet, because he'll be legal by the time he gets discharged. ^_^
you must be joking right.. i don't recall appointing you as my spokesperson either :)
Omg. Just imagine how drop-dead gorgeous he'll be when he returns in a couple if years. I can finally drool over him wholeheartly. I'll miss him though. : (
I also stopped watching MY. My heart couldn't take the angst. Have a great holiday Ms. Koala!!!
Well that escalated quickly! I think it's pretty acceptable though. Comeback after you become a real grown up and accept more mature roles as a leading man.
i'm going to miss your MY recap. I watched the drama mainly for Harry/YSH.
He's gonna come out as one smoking piece of meat. And he'll finally get age appropriate roles to play. Great move on his part to enlist early. Gonna miss him so much....
The Vogue pic where he poses in denim like James Dean will always get Me. Always.
Cute kid, smart and talented.
Mrs Koala, I wonder: Dropping IMY and 2 weeks of rest... Does it mean we will have a refreshed recapper, just in time for Flower Boy Next door? ^^
Shhhhh..... :-)
i see a trend here.... right after shooting a drama with YEH, her male co-star enlists in army e.g Joo Ji Hoon, Gong Yoo, and now YSH... ;)
just saying.
Errr, not really for JJH, he enlisted 2 years after doing Goong. He did Mawang and Antique Bakery as well before enlisting. I don't think YEH sends her costars scurrying to acquire some army abs.
wohoo...another shocked news!
but overall im still happy with his decision..
hope he could be more mature,,more charming..n more successful in the next 2 years..gonna miss u seungho-yaaa.. ToT
anyway,,thanks for ur hardwork koala! ^_^b
i really appreciate all ur thoughts bout IMY *which i do agree the most
have a nice holiday!^^
MS Koala - you are super mommy indeed. I really want to take my two babies back to taiwan but the 20 hr flight(s) is a little overwhelming. I think it's shorter coming back but it's not much consolation.
YSH - a little bit of a shocker as it totally goes against the grain, however, it's probably the best decision he's made. He'll be around to do all those 28 & 29 yr old roles when he's that age cause all his entertainment cohorts will have to serve. :) My motto is sooner in, sooner out. :) I guess for an idol, it makes less sense, but for an actor, I think it's a great move. And 2 yrs passes pretty quickly. He'll only be 21 when he gets out. Still a baby in my books.
YSH - fighting!!!!
It's doable. Mine are supremely trained for long flights. I've taken them by myself to Japan, Taiwan, and London this year alone. I'm a strict mommy but if they behave they get to see the world. Win and win. :-D
I love YSH for going now especially since he wants to serve with guys his own age. Such a good head on his shoulders.
You've probably been asked this before, but if you don't mind answering me, what do you do for a living. Sounds like you travel often.
I have been wondering the same thing as angskeet. You wouldn't happen to need an assistant. I can send my cv overnight express!! I'd behave, too, if I got to go to Japan, Taiwan, and London in one year!
I don't mind answering - I'm a lawyer in RL. I travel for work often enough (less now than I use to deliberately since I hate being away from home and the family), but also travel for fun. Those trips above are all for fun this year. :-) My little cousin has asked to be my personal assistant/nanny all the time, trotwood. I told her if I ever needed one I'd call her so for now you have to wait. ;-)
Wow! That's pretty awesome. Thanks for answering my question. :)
I'm happy and sad. Won't see my baby for the next two years but hey, he'll be back all man.. An ultimate leading man.,.. Yay..