Jung Hae In and Suzy Win the Votes for the 2018 Baeksang Awards Popularity Prize

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• The super quick rise of JHI to It boy is impressive.

  • Tbe best part is that he ia an actor and can actually act. So I can genuinely admire his deserved win. Good looks are common in the Korean industry. And he delivered in all the different roles.

    • Most K-drama it boys can act. Kim Soohyun, Song Joongki, Park Bogum all have solid acting chops.

  • reminds me of kim soo hyun

    • I think JHI has risen to ‘It boy’ faster then KSH. From what I remember KSH had already become a lead in Dream High and then TMETS propelled him to ‘It’ status whilst JHI is already winning Baeksang Popularity award during his first lead role. Personally, I feel KSH has better acting chops then JHI but, JHI is lucky to not really have any opponents since most Kdrama boys his age have gone to the military. Good promotion from his company by the way.

    • Jung Haein is lucky that D.O is not nominated, or he wouldn't have won the popularity award against EXO's fandom. Kim Soohyun back then was blocked by Yoochun, who had DBSK fandom to vote for him.
      I think KSH's streak is really hard to surpass. He did well in both dramas and films, won Baeksang awards in both categories. KSH's only competitor back then is Lee Minho tbh, but I think KSH is more popular domestically while the two were evenly matched overseas. I think JHI's next few projects is going to be very crucial in determining whether he will hold on to the it-boy status. He has a strong competitor in Park Bogum.

    • @Abc, I thinking it’s the opposite, KSH’s rise to “it” boy status was much quicker and smoother. KSH during and post Dream High was much more popular than Jung Hae In is now with Pretty Noona. Also, KSH won best actor at the Baeksang Awards having only been in the industry less than 5 years. Jung Hae In is only getting his first lead role now being in the industry for 6 years.

• Jung Hae In is an all rounder in my books. I can see why he would appeal to both male and female audiences. He comes across as relatable, approachable, likeable, demonstrates solid acting and is visually attractive.

  I believe he resembles Kim Soo Hyun, both appear quite natural looking... Well as natural as can be considering they both hail from South Korea where it is the norm to undergo surgery.

• Lol no one has mentioned Suzy so I’ll drop a BIG congratulations to her win in the popularity stakes! Yes she deserves the recognition so that is a strike of acknowledgment of her and her hard work to date . However she still needs to knuckle down and seriously do the hard yards in the acting department to keep all the sceptics at bay. Good day all ❤️

  • Hahahaha... I wonder where is prettyautumn aka koala.

    • Maybe hiding under another nic after going ballistic she wasn’t able to suck ??

    • Really pathetic... this prettyautumn aka koala ?

    • You like talking to yourself??? Go use another device coz your icon has betrayed you! Idiot ?

  • @prettyautum et al pseudos -Can you please stop it. Just for argument sake if Koala has an issue with Suzy then I doubt very much she would put numerous article posts dedicated to Suzy in this forum only to respond in the comments afterwards. There is a tonne of K ent news dropping every minute but Koala is selective in her news choice and who really cares if she is pretty autumn? In fairness pretty autumn hasn’t even responded yet and you’re calling her out. So obviously you care enough to comment. Just congratulate JHI and Suzy and please move on to say Ha Ga In’s Vogue fashion shoot. She needs more comments there.

    • Take the lead, go there and comment.

      Prettyautumn who comes from land of prostis & household helper must be slave working, or maybe exiled to Cambodia ???

    • @prettiness I need google translate for Prostis and yep keep writing in English you rock!

    • @prettine (who loves to describe herself pretty because she must be really ugly) don't degrade household help and prostitutes because they have more better sense than you who could only sit on your bum and type under false names because you can't face the world. Oh, have you been to Cambodia? Maybe not because you're living under a false name, anyway, it's a beautiful country and I for one would love to be exiled there.

    • @Ann Joel true lol, at least the real prettyautumn could type in clear English and make coherent arguments unlike this troll who's obsessed with her (wtf is Prostis, is it a pharmaceutical of some kind?).

    • @Ann Joel yeah u need google for help. I shall continue rocking & writing in a English so you’d keep using google ?

    • Oh well, just go there and comment.

    • @prettiness Okay you win you’ve just created a new English word ‘prostis’ Well done keep up the good work!

  • Woop looks like I have fans :)
    Don't be too mad, sjelfbts and your multiple fake accounts. You're too obvious. Go defend your Lee Min Hoo elsewhere. Go apologise to your mother for raising you badly too. You look down on human trafficking victims is the lowest of low.

• Congratulations both of you. You guys really deserved it. Finally, reunion for both of you. Can't wait to see both of you accepting the awards.

• Wonderful news and such an emphatic win for Suzy proving again her overwhelming popularity..congratulations to them both and well deserved.

• Jung Hae In deserves all the love and attention he's been receiving! I'm waiting for the day he can play his famous great great great great great grandfather in a sageuk.

• that's was noonas power...
  not only buy food. lol...
  but yeah he deserves that...

• Congrats!

• Voting Popularity awards are pretty useless but in JHI's case says a lot about his rising status. I hope he can improve his acting craft with solid performance and better substance in his projects (Which PNWBF lacks a big time). for suzy... errrmmm ...no acting talent but big Idol fanbase that's all.

  • Ya. JHI is super popular now in SK. I still don't know how popular he is among i-fans? I am not a fan though. None of the previous IT actors are my fave. They seem to share similar traits - the boy next door image whereas I always prefer the gritter type. JHI has yet to impress me and Noona didn't do much in showcasing his talent other than being the subject of adulation and prince charming.

    Talking about "Pretty Noona", I find this drama is wayyyy overhyped with lack of substance despite tackling some social issues like harrassment of female employees. In contrast, "My Ajusshi" is downright brilliant but eclipsed by this fluffy cotton candy show. What a waste.

    • Yep I haven’t started ‘Pretty Noona’ on Netflix NZ because I’m not in the mood for romantic fluff even though I adore Seo Ye Jin. I have only seen JHI in Prison Playbook so have no opinion over his acting etc...Also I’m not happy that Netflix choose PN over My Ahjussi for whatever reason. I wish there was a voting system whereby we could vote for upcoming K dramas rather then having them sprung on us.

    • *chose*

    • Same here. Visuals wise, I definitely prefer the older actors.

    • Oops sorry Son Ye Jin not Seo Ye Jin ?

    • My Ajhussi is not eclipsed by Pretty Noona, they even have similar ratings at this point, hell I think MA has higher ratings. PN appeals to a particular fan base (women of a certain age ) and is very popular among them so it makes it seem like it’s bigger than it is. My Ahjussi is well appreciated by many different groups and netizens praise it all the time. Just because you aren’t into a drama doesn’t mean you have to bash it to uplift the drama you prefer.

    • @Deb - Who’s bashing PN? Go on elaborate please. I merely stated an opinion or a preference for a particular drama. Don’t insinuate that I ‘bashed’ PN because my definition of ‘bash’ is that I could write creeds of negative comments and I that would surely constitute the use of the term ‘bash’ as you have kindly noted.

    • My Ajusshi is doing really well in Korea though? It gets universally positive comments too, Pretty Noona doing well doesn't take away anything from it. And they are both very well loved by international fans too.

      Speaking of dramas, koala, will you post a followup about jdrama Hana Nochi Hare? (sequel to Hana Yori Dango). You reported on it a few weeks ago before its premiere but I'm curious about it and want to know how it was received, especially its ratings/comments on lead performances. Especially Sugisaki Hana and Hirano Sho, I find her really charming but he.....he's no Matsujun.

    • @AnnJoel I think @Deb referring to me. I dont see my commemt is bashing and I stand with my opinion that Pretty Noona is overhyped. I don't say the drama is not good just because I couldn't relate to it. Rating wise, Noona netted higher than Ajusshi and let's not mention about the amount of coverage its getting compared to a better ongoing drama like Ajusshi, which is a lot. My point is that, it is quite disheartening that such gem of a drama not getting that much attention as it should, esp comparing to less than spectacular show like Noona.

      Just because u dont like my commemt, it isnt fair to categorize it as bashing when I was just stating my opinion.

    • This might have been posted already, I was having some issues replying!

      @Alexa. I apologize for saying you were bashing PN, it was wrong of me.

      At the same time, I really don’t think you or any other MA fan should disheartened at the attention it’s getting so far. It’s getting great buzz and reception from many different viewing groups since it’s gritty and realistic which is commendable. The recent drama articles all have positive netizen comments praising everything about the drama and you’re seeing 3,000+ upvotes. It is well appreciated. Like I said, Noona has a more niche/barrow but fervent fan base (for the drama and JHI) so it is getting quite a lot of buzz which is to be expected. Even then, I wouldn’t consider it a mega hit (even for a cable drama) and yeah it’s getting attention but I just don’t see how it’s actually “eclipsing” MA. It might seem that way but it’s really not.

      Regarding the ratings, since you mentioned it, you can check for yourself, PN has only had somewhat higher ratings (between high 4% to mostly high 5%) ratings overall compared to MA (in recent weeks high 4%-high 5% with its most recent episode rated higher than PN’s). Like I said, I don’t see the reason to be worried or distressed about the reception to the show, it’s well loved and thankfully appreciated by korean and I-fans and I’m sure the writer, cast and crew are well aware and encouraged.

      PN is not well liked on here but I’m enjoying it immensely and I am also engrossed by My Ahjussi. I’m just personally glad to have different dramas from different genres that are enjoyable in different ways but that’s just me.

    • @Deb Thanks. We are good. Much respect for you. Peace and cheers✌️

• Pretty noona is just a visual show, at least someone got a popularity for that.