Stickiness has long been used as yet another barometer to assess a drama, performance, or character. Some successes vanish soon after while other less immediate wins steadily remain for much longer. It’s hard to say which one is preferable, ultimately even the most sticky works fade from memory as the fickle audience mind continues to look to the latest and greatest treats. There are so many K-dramas released annually (prime time, weekend, daily, cable) and most do their thing and shuffle off to be forgotten right away.
It’s getting harder and harder for a drama, performance, or even character to be memorable, but there are still some that stand out among the recent crowded field. The K-media is reporting that a poll of drama viewers asking what recent drama character they most wanted to see again onscreen yielded three popular choices that remain fan favorites. The top three vote getters are Lee Jong Seok‘s Park Soo Ha in I Hear Your Voice, Jang Jae Yeol played by Jo In Sung in It’s Okay, It’s Love, and Kim Soo Hyun‘s alien professor Do Min Joon in You From Another Star. Congrats to these three actors for leaving indelible memories in the minds of viewers among all the recent years dramas. Were any of these three your faves?
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mine would be Jang Gurae and Chief Oh from Misaeng!
Me too. Best bromance, IMO. :)
I love bromance jongbin is my bias.
Oh, definitely! Bromance for the win forever! But out of these three, then it's no contest. I Hear Your Voice was obviously the best drama.
YES! Totally agree with you. For female it would be Young-yi also from Misaeng.
I miss Misaeng so much~
I'm glad that Park Su Ha was selected because I thoroughly enjoyed I Hear Your Voice and became a fan of LJS (and LBY) after that :) Not sure if Do Min Joon was that great though. To me, YFAS was all Cheon Seong Yi. If she was not there, there would have been no drama or story or popularity.
agree :D....YFAS is all about JJH.
I thought the same thing...I still can't understand why so much has been made out of his part and his performance. Nothing bad about them, but really, I can't see how memorable it would be without her character, and how masterffully JJH played it.
Third that!
Park Su Ha's definitely one of if not the most memorable character to date. Not sure about the other 2 mentioned, though JIS is by far a much better actor than the other 2. However, sometimes skill/technique can be a hindrance when it doesn't translate fully to passion and "soul".
What was great about Park Su Ha compared to Choi Dalpo was the raw freshness of the performance. He didn't rely on techniques and was just acting his heart out.
Do Min Joon was just playing it cool 90% of the time, so I'd say KSH's best role to date was the one in Dream High. Even in Secretly Greatly, I felt that he was playing two 1 Dimentional characters rather than a complex character with multiple nuances and layers.
Agree to disagree. IMO, Jo In Sung is one hell of a passionate actor that he used to overact in most of his performances in the past (which turns out to be either green or crazily heartfelt and somewhat uncomfortable to watch, in a good way), now that he's learned how to cool it down, the passion has translated into something so nuanced, beautiful, and soulful, not just mere skill/technique. At least that's how I see.
Cheon Song-yi's Do Managerrr!!! But I still think Sam-dong was Kim Soo-hyun's best character. He's had some very memorable ones in his career tbh. I loved his role in WISFC and I hope Producer will be just as great as YFAS.
I never watched these dramas so maybe my top 3 choices are different with k-netz.
Do Min Joon of course <3
P.s. I have a feeling this post is going to turn into a war zone soon, so I'm outta here lol
Of course Cha Do Hyun!!
Lawyer Cha? I liked him too!! In fact, all the characters in IHYV were memorable including Min Joon Gook.
What?? No!! I haven't even seen IHYV!! Cha Do Hyun from KMHM!
Me too for me
YESSS!!! And don't forget Shin Segi and Ahn Yona!
Park Soo Ha, totally.
Park Soo Ha!
Me prefer Park Soo Ha
Yayayayay! My first love Jo In Sung-sshi~