Viewers Not Feeling the Many Noona-Dongsaeng Romances on Current K-dramas Hospital Ship and Temperature of Love

View Comments

• Yep. Spot on. All 3 pairings are awful. But Reunited Worlds takes the cake. The writing is so awful and cliche that the drama has actually turned me off Yeo Jin Goo and Lee Yeon Hee for good. Like im not even sure I can bear to watch him or her in a long while from now. That feeling of nausea... i refuse to watch Hospital Ship and just saw 1 so of temperature of love which is boring. The only onscreen pairing that works at this moment is Kim Bam Gil and Kim Ah Joong. I can watch them at it for another 20 episodes. It's just that good

  • Totally agree !! Kim Nam Gil and Kim Ah Jon is daebak as a couple
    Love their chemistry

• Désormais, je renonce à comprendre les méandres des derniers casting. Je ne trouve pas que les dramas soient mauvais, ni les acteurs d'ailleurs mais l'alchimie n'est pas là. Cependant je tiens à souligner que si la différence d'âge est la base du problème, je trouve cela sexiste car souvent l'écart d'âge entre certains acteurs mâles et leurs partenaires est tout aussi important. Sorry for my comment in french but my average English sometimes doesn't reflect what i really mean.

  • Oui je comprend ton sentiment, quand ce sont des hommes bien plus âgés ça ne pose pas tant problème mais quand la femme est plus âgée tout le monde en fait une histoire. Personnellement, j'ai regardé les 4 premiers épisodes de Temperature of Love et j'ai beaucoup aimé, l'histoire prend le dessus et le gars est tellement responsable et mature qu'il apparaît pas du tout comme un jeunot à côté d'elle. Ca dépend vraiment de comment est tournée l'histoire, ça peut paraître vraisemblable ou pas et l'alchimie joue aussi bien que je trouve que l'alchimie ne dépend pas seulement des acteurs mais de comment est écrit leur relation.

    • Merci pour le commentaire en français @whaleontheshore. Je suis d'accord aussi avec toi. Le script et la vision du réalisateur sont très importants.

  • Qu'ils arretent de la mettre en couple avec ses neveux

• hahaha. i always think of the post about the worst kisser onscreen being HJW and man, does she prove it. The pic above with her, even a statue would have more open lips.

  The couple in the train below, the actress there seems more alive in k drama terms when kissing. HJW, if she is so frozen to kiss, why did she even ever try onscreen? Its so laughable rather than being all fuzzy and romantic. She really needs to learn to kiss onscreen.

• I like watching "hospital ship" it's a classical medical drama but i don't see the necessary of the love line ! I think that i'm more in love with my neighbor's cat who pops everyday in my garden than the character's Ha Ji Won is with her partner!

  • *poops

• I agree with Koala, none of the three OTPs work for me too. Pretty meh and cringe worthy.

  Sad, Ha Ji Won and Kim Jae Wok wasted in those dramas. Sigh...

• I didn't like the couple in Reunited World because of the female character. It seemed she stayed in the past at the age of 18 and it was him who grew up... It was really weird. And all the mystery about his death and the murderer was boring.

  Personaly, I like the main couple in Hospital Ship. I didn't really like all the medical part but I like the relationship between the characters. And I don't see the gap of age like an issue. The first kiss was not passionate but the scene didn't need one. I found it pretty natural not a lot of effects like slow motion.

  For the third drama, their relationship is pretty sudden, but the main character is mature and very straighforward so it didn't bother me.

  • Oh I'm pretty much agree the development between OTP in temperature of love is pretty sudden. But It's intentional. The writers want to potray their relationship based on their happiness they share, a fairy tale relationship. not because they mean for each other, yet. They met and attract because they feel happy when they are together, pretty much based on an escape to their reality they face everyday. I just think the flow of this drama is pretty much make sense so far. Hope it will be continue to be this solid.

  • I agree re Hospital Ship. I think it was meant to be an unexpected (tipsy) kiss. I don't have any issue with the visuals between the two. My issue with Hospital Ship is that it can't settle on a tone. It has funny bits, overwrought bits, mild romantic bits, makjang etc They have absolutely lucked into a great time slot situation and for HJW, I'm happy for her but I think her luck is gonna run out.

    I also agree about Temperature of Love. It reminds me of Romantic Dr in that the kiss came early and then nothing (I dropped so I can't say how long). I am just hoping they do the time jump this next week.

  • Yeo Jin Gu actually had really good chemistry with the younger actress who played the high school version of Lee Yeon Hee.

    If they had made the drama with that girl as the female lead (make it so he comes back 2-5 years later, not 13 years later), it would have been a more believable love story and a better drama.

  • I did watch HOSPITAL SHIP because of Ha Ji-won, one of my favorite actors. She hardly ever ages as I’ve seen almost all of her dramas. I liked her in Secret Garden but she was, for me, most memorable in Empress Ki with Ji Chang-wook.
    I have been curious about the members of CNBlue who have crossed over to K-drama, Kang Min-yuk, being one of them. From his performance in Heirs to Hospital Ship, I saw a lot of improvement and maturity.
    That being said, Hospital Ship DID SUFFER from very BAD WRITING. I watched episodes 1-3, stopped then resumed watching the last 5 episodes. I didn’t really see why they dragged it on for 20 episodes.

• Yeah I never liked noona romances or even older man- younger woman relationships either. Is it that hard to find a filming partner of similar age? Or at least similar looks? Kang Minhyuk is a legit baby face they should've at least gotten someone that looks older! This is why I'm starting to migrate to mainland dramas.

  • Ditto, I agree.I am with knets this time...Jun Ji Hyun, Ha ji Won, Seo Hyun Jin..all are ladies that can draw viewers by their name alone...Why do they insist on pairing them with boys..

    Or extreme age gaps for older man-younger women like Ji Sung and Hyeri in entertainer, Lee Santa and Kim Tae Ri in the upcoming Mr Sunshine..etc heck even the famous "Goblin" did well mostly because of the bromance and the secondary couple romance not because of pairing between Gong Yoo and Kim Go Eun...

    This needs to stop..its not like there are no more eligible 30- something men to headline and create hits in dramaland or there are no more 20 something actresses to pair these boys with..after all kdrama audience is mostly ahjummas..

    • I don't think that's the reason though. The fact is that most of the ladies want to be headlining their own dramas and not play a second fiddle to the guys. And for that you need a lesser-known male lead. I think productions skew young when they try to look for people with this in mind. Though there are certainly better options out there like Kim Ji-suk and all.

    • How much do the actresses mentioned get paid per episode? Can the production afford a more experienced/older actor? I have always had a bit of an assumption that is why you see this happen. As far as that goes, I'm happy for the gals getting their payday. Yes, you get JJH and LMH in Legend with a big name writer but that is the exception more than the rule.

    • Well, the goblin was 900 years old, right? Hard to find a girl who's age appropriate with that! :)

• I really like the dialogue in Temperature of Love, As expected from writers Ha Myung He... It's mature and intellegent. And I'm pretty sold with the world she create... And the directing definitely to my surprise is so solid, Way better than doctors. I will continue to watch it for that alone... I agree they should change the male lead, he is pretty bland so far, just doesn't match with Seo Hyun Jin's natural acting.

  • Ha Myung Hee writer is good at writing nice dialogues and building bridges between the characters, but she gets lost with the plot after couple of episodes. Maybe too much pressure from the viewers?

  • Yeah I'm pretty underwhelmed with the male lead too. They have good chemistry and like you said the writing and IMO the directing are good so far so I'll keep watching for now. Based on other dramas this year though, I'm worried this will not maintain it's quality till the end. It could easily become unenjoyable or boring to watch since it's main focus is their relationship.

    Kdramas are pretty underwh

  • Yupz Temperature of Love is very watchable for me. It's very much reminiscent of On The Way to Airport in its overall feel.
    The male lead is decent - he stood out in Romantic Doctor Kim, as well as Saimdang and the other where he played dual roles. For a young actor with not that much under his belt - he's ok, and looks wise ... sufficient eye candy!

    Way better than Doctors, it's even more tiring now that Wang Ji won is on board too.

• Never ever like noona romance if the boys looks like boys. I just can't to watch them no matter what. It's different story if the boys looks like men. All the three dramas have boys not men while the girls are ladies.

  The three dramas have awful pairs. Poor Kim Jae Wook and Ha Ji Won. They deserve better. The ratings might be okay, but won't left much impression.

  See how Secret Love Affair worked no matter the age gap between the leads. Because Yoo Ah In is a gentleman. So the romance feel believable. It reminds me Richard Gere and Diana Keaton " Unfaithful". Very believable couple.

  I think noona romance will work if the girls look like 'girls' such as Yumi, Jang Nara or Han Ji Min. See Rooftop Prince, Discovery of Love or Jang Nara-Seo In Guk pair.

  • yes but the age gap wasn't big in the case of Han ji Min and Jung Yumi (4 or 5 years).Some Young actors still have baby faces and others seem to be older. Yoo yun Suk would have been better but he declined ( Hospital Ship) or Yoo Ah in .

    • Jang Nara has big age gap with Seo In Guk but the pairing is still believable. Same as Yoo Ah In-Kim Min Hee. Or we forgot Jun Ji Hyun-Kim So Hyun?

      Personally I think Ha Ji Won and Seo Hyun Jin looks are more mature so pairing them with younger boys without sex appeals is a big no. The only believable pairing for Seo Hyun Jin was with Eric who is pretty much older than her. While Ha Ji Won, her best partner also with similar age like So Ji Sub, Jo In sung or Hyun Bin.

    • Jang Nara never ages . she could have been one of the girls of Age of Youth . As Seo Hyun Jin she is only 6 years younger than Eric. The pretty same as Yoon Eun Hye/Kang Ji Hwan/Gong yoo. But yes thèses actresses are at their best with older actors.Ha Ji Won,...are "real women" who need a strong counterpart.

    • Ha Ji Won was good with Lee Seung Gi also... Han Ji Min is a big no-no, I won't watch her in anything after "Hyde, Jekyll, Me", she is such a big turnoff, yucks! Jang Nara is good, I like her :-)

    • It's true HJW was wonderful with Lee Seun Gi .

• and yet koreans are watching them.hospital ship passed the coveted 10% and temperature of love is about to pass it too.that seems hypocritical to me.

  As for me i enjoy both hospital ship and temperature of love now as they are well written unlike reunited worlds which was soo good in the initial episodes but loses the plot later on.TOl is fast paced with mature dialogue.i found nothing wrong with the noona donsaeng relationship too.

  • TOL is the only drama that's holding my interest right now. I dropped the rest after the first episode.

  • Me too ! I think a lot of persons have preconception and just stay with it. For TOL, the gap is only 7 years, for Suzy and LJS the gap is 5 years and nobody is talking about it.

    • Loving Temperature of Love for now too.

      It's the only captivating one out so far in a while, that has me heading right into Ep 2, rather then for a bathroom break or the fridge! :)