K-Bu Bu Jing Xin Contrasts Dark Lee Jun Ki with Innocent IU in New Character Stills

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• I am terribly apologizing because I honestly cannot withstand Lee Jun Ki's hairstyle and wardrobe.

  • Joining you on that wagon. I really dislike the styling in this drama. With the high budget, couldn't they dedicate some to getting a styling and costuming team that knows their worth. This is not a drama that requires CG or lavish sets, so what exactly are they spending their money on. Look at the promos for other Asian dramas that are airing soon, and compare to what the K-world is doing with their sageuks and then wonder why sageuks are no longer reaching buzz worthy, national drama status. The above portrayal is the same look we have seen from Lee Jun Ki in drama after drama, but that is not the 4th Prince!

    • i don't think they are faithfully following the book.. really have no trust in kr remakes.. :/

    • I don't agree that this is the same look we have seen from LJK in drama after drama, since his last few dramas were set in Joseon period and he was wearing a topknot and gat in them (i.e. no bangs) and hanboks (really nice ones too). This is his first drama set in Goryeo period where he is sporting the side bangs hairstyle and no hanboks.

      Furthermore, this is a Korean drama not a Chinese drama, so cannot expect him to wear Manchurian costumes or have a Manchurian hairstyle with the shaved forehead and queue.

      BTW, the 4th prince in this K-version is the Goryeo 4th prince Wang So, and not the 4th prince in the C-version, Yinzhen, so of course there should be differences. You should reference SOGC rather than the C-BBJX.

      The K-version is not a remake of the Chinese drama, but instead an adaptation of the book set to Korean (not Chinese) history, so they can't faithfully follow the book. Anyway, why watch a duplicate or copy of the original? It would be so boring!

  • @Livi, I'm understanding where you're coming from; I don't expect them to follow the C-Version religiously. All I'm requesting for is that LJK should have a prince's aurora, not an assassin or a bodyguard. Which in this case, is displayed in the picture above.

• Isn't he a prince??? That picture sure don't look like. Korean prince...the hair style...eeeek

  • Lol I thought he looked more like an assassin or a bodyguard than a prince XD

• Is he wearing a partial mask? Is something wrong with his face?

  • Yep! There’s a eyepatch covering his face!

• Ehhhhh...nah

• You know,ppl... just stop with all of this "hairstyle" stuff. It's ridiculous to read it again and again in all K-drama blogs. This type of hairstyle had, for example, Jang Hyuk, who played prince Wan So in Shine or Go Crazy and nobody cared. Drama quality is not all about make up and costumes.

  • But 4th prince's character has been very low-key and not attracting attention (it's literally part of his character arc and his plots), the all black-heavy eyeliner-angsty hair over half his face get up doesn't seem to fit that.

    • i guess they have to adapt to korean background.. Wang So was supposedly an outcast.. cannot be totally faithful to the book when they are adapting to a different historical background..

    • As I know K-drama adaptations never follow the originals precisely. So we shouldn't compare his character with 4-th prince of C-Bu Bu Jing Xin in any way.

    • As someone already mentioned, his hair is covering up an eye patch.

• the hair the hair...how can I unsee it?

• I like his look. The dark vibes.

• LOL. LJK's hairstyle actually reminds me of Yang Yang as Zhang Qiling in The Lost Tomb. It's bizarre but actually I like it, better than real historical sageuk male hairstyle. It's a fantasy drama. So it doesn't have to stick to historical accuracy anyhow.

• Take note on the backdrop of this Goryeo 4th prince first before commenting negatively. This character can be added much more depth on his cold and ruthless side than the C-version 4th prince.

  I also heard they are creating a new version, just the plot background is adapted. And of course, with Lee Joongi as male lead, the drama is likely to focus on his character development and the relationships with other leads unlike the C-drama.

  • Yes! Lee Jun Ki himself said in his recent interview, K-ver should be considered as a new(different) work which absorbed only the good points from the novel and the drama. We are making our own with the backdrop of Goryeo .

• I love Lee Jun Ki but I would prefer if they choose the Joseon period. I don't quite enjoy the costumes during Goryeo period.