I wasn’t particularly angling for Jang Geun Seok to pick a K-drama as his next project, insomuch as I was hoping he would pick something mature, challenging, and interesting as his next acting gig to maybe end his years long descent into self-absorbed career experimentation. He picked a melo as his last drama but Love Rain from PD Yoon Seok Ho was never mean to be edgy or sophisticated, instead a retread of antiquated melodrama clichés filmed in a pretty way. Jang Geun Seok is going back to his more teenybopper mode and picking a manhwa-adaptation of a K-drama as his next starring role. The upcoming Group 8 produced Beautiful Man by mahwa artist Chun Kye Young is about the “most beautiful man in the world” Dokko Ma Te and his journey to finding love and purpose. I have to confess that I have a mostly love relationship with Group 8, who produced Goong, Tamra the Island, and Playful Kiss (not to mention its biggest smash hit Boys Before Flowers but that one I just hate), and by and large has the deft understanding on how to transition manga/manhwa stories into a live-action version. However….the two main headdesk sticking points with Beautiful Man is on the leading man and the narrative.
I feel like Jang Geun Seok has turned into the biggest overt narcissist in K-ent and him acting as a guy who is the professed most beautiful man in the world feels like some sort of inside joke. Except he’ll probably play it straight, whereas I would have loved someone like Heechul to play it like he was in on the joke. Of course Jang Geun Seok can still “act”, but right now his real life persona is like a miasma hovering over this role. But what gets my heebie jeebies all tingling is the story itself – apparently Dokko Ma Te is a man who uses his looks to achieve money and power, a man with wild ambition. His mentor is the bitter ex-wife of a chaebol who teaches him the tricks in seducing the rich ladies and sends him on a mission to bring down 10 women. In the mix comes the female lead, a girl who is as far from Dokko Ma Te as possible, with her mousy looks and docile personality. She falls madly in love with him and is a woman who would be willing to be his personal slave and stay with him even if she has no pride or self-esteem. WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS? KOREA YOU HAVE TO BE KIDDING ME. No. Just no. I want to drop kick both lead characters to Siberia already. The drama will apparently be about how this groveling girl manages to touch the heart of the cold and ambitious Dokko Ma Te. This drama starts casting now for a scheduled broadcast later in the year.
I already pre-hate this leading man character. So much UGH its not even funny.
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I hate everything
Gladly joining the hatefest. I dislike the actor and his hyperinflated ego, I detest the premise with the power of a thousand burning suns. I want mousy girl to kick him in the shins and tell him he's not all that, not fall in lurve with him and be his slave for life.
I won't even try to justify myself: This project stinks, period.
This sounds horrible. Though I'm sure he is going to have some sort of tragic back-story that magically justifies his actions. =_=
There's just something so narcissist about even the role he picks... UGH! How could I have liked him before? Everything about him these days just ticks me off. Also... Puke on the lamest heroine on paper. No amount of 'pretty' can make me check this out.
P.s. I really don't think he's 'pretty'. Not anymore. -.-
heard there's a bed scene...
Wait, are they going to die his hair? I swear, the horrid color he has now is bad enough but if he is literally change to look like the image in the manga...Goodness!
Why will this boy/man choose a project like this? I hope his character will have some substance.
I read that there's even a 50 year old woman that he seduces... are they even going to hide the obasan fan service?
As someone who is on the far side of 50 (not by much, but I have to face facts) I find this incredibly nauseating. This isn't even robbing the cradle, it's robbing the zygote.
Yeah, I have no problem with the idea (god knows stranger things have happened IRL) per se but with the fact that the show will likely play up how pathetic these women he's targeting are... and the hapless heroine has to beg for his love? NO THANK YOU.
I miss the days when dramas had male leads you could actually root for. Now we have immature losers and amoral swindlers to swoon over... though I personally am not doing much swooning.
To quote Ms. Koala, " No. Just no." To everything about this.
Oh, my....A wink and a nod I'd say. So, who wants to become JGS's bitch? The candy to the rescue....
I agree that he can act but this is too much self-love...
Well, he is an actor and chose to act this kind of character..he believes he can portray such character like this..this is his work being performer..
Wow this drama have the two things I hate the most, the prideless and desperate girl plus the jerk and cold boy
THANKS BUT NOT THANKS!
isn't it typical korean drama?
OMG ! Jang Keun Suk's anti-fans are really pathetic. Everything you're saying about him are just useless insults. You can't even give one respectable opinion or set out even one real argument.
But seeing how you're following every single thing about Jang Keun Suk and how you're always there fiercly attacking him whenever you read anything about him, I can tell you have hidden feelings for him. I don't know if you're not aware of them or just not wanting to admit them, but guys, you know what ? Your unconscious mind is saying it out loud.
When you hate someone, you avoid everything wich can be related to them. If you do the opposite, there are questions you should ask yourself. =)
When Jang Keun Suk oppa first said that sooner or later the anti-fans would fall for his charms and turn into fans, I couldn't understand what he were trying to say. But now I see well what he meant. Waah~ this time as well, he's got it right !
Psychology rocks. :3
Anyway, I like the drama's story line. I'm sure Jang Keun Suk will perfectly fit the bad guy's role. He's such a good actor ! Can't wait for that, I'm all excited and looking forward to see what it will be like. Good Luck Keun Suk oppa ~ Zikzin ! =D
The comment wasn't supposed to be posted here. I'm sorry. But since I can't fix it... =)
I would like to say something substantial about these news but I can only think "bwahahahaha~~~~". xD