The summer wave is over and now K-ent is turning its eyes to a trio of stalwart buzz makers. Whether each brings in actual ratings is only part of the picture, each also generates copious media coverage, online fan buzz, and of course plenty of CF opportunities. This late fall 2021 into early winter 2022 will see the K-drama return of Kim Soo Hyun, Lee Jong Seok, and Lee Min Ho, in different mediums and story genres. Lee Jong Seok is coming back with tvN legal drama Big Mouth (I also see it called Big Mouse) with Yoona playing his wife and him a hackster lawyer who gets embroiled in a murder and fights for justice. Kim Soo Hyun will be on the Coupang Play streaming drama One Ordinary Day (That Night) adapted from the BBC series with costar Cha Seung Won. He’s a college student who becomes a suspect in a murder and tries to clear his name. And lastly Lee Min Ho is part of the big cast ensemble of Apple TV drama Pachinko adapted from the same name Korean-American novel about a family spanning nearly 100 years across South Korean and Japan with many characters having mixed cultural identities. The pundits believe that these roles will be a 180 pivot for these actors.
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I like LJS but how is this role a pivot for him at all lol, the description sounds like the same type of character he loves to play.
Yup. 100% agree with this comment. It sounds like any of his many many roles with a different name.
They deserve their own roles in every dramas that they can played.im so proud of you oppas fighting and good luck always ?❤
well because he has 0 range. and fortunately, he is aware his limitation. that's why he always do that kind of roles
Please read the synopsis of the drama first and not just the description on the article above before putting on your comments please?
Uh...I don't see how Lee Jong Seok's role sounds any different from most of his previous roles. He even played a prosecutor his drama with Suzy
This one is different if you read the synopsis. ?
Like that, none of them make me interested. I will wait for the trailer to make an opinion. But if I need to choose only for the actor, KSH wins :p
For Pachinko, LMH is playing a rich arsehole again (I've read the book). Not sure how his character is supposed to be a pivot from his previous roles.
If the media is talking about just hype. Then yea definitely. But if you’re saying this is going to be LJS’s “pivotal” or career defining role, then you’ve got to be shitting me ?
LMH and KSH chose a bit more of a different role for themselves tho. Looking forward to KSH’s That Night. The cast is fantastic in it and so is the original source.
I always love me some LMH and watched everything with him but I don't think he should be on this list because I don't think he wants to come back for another K-drama.. I think his in a different place right now and it will be extremely hard to get him out to do another K-drama. I think we will see him solely doing K-movies, I-movies and I-series etc etc.. I don't think his is a K-drama actor anymore.. Why do I say this because I have been waiting for an announcement for a long time now and nothing came and I came to the realization that he may never return for another Kdrama.
I think it will be very hard to cast him in a drama because his unwilling but if the script is very good a could see him doing his absolute last Kdrama before hanging his gloves for good but honestly I don't even think such script will be written that will be able to force him back hence why I consider him as it stands someone who has defacto retired from the Kdrama world.
But one hell'va good actor and influential for K-wave. He defines screen presence and charisma. Prime LMH was something to behold and experience and I am grateful to have seen him in his prime. I can't wait to see what he will release next
Lol you are acting like he is Won Bin. If he cared so much for the quality script you are talking about, he wouldn't have taken on like majority of the dramas he's been in, including his most recent one.
@Na
I know, right? I skimmed through that drivel and was like, 'what the hell is this person going on about???'
You’re joking right? Because if you’re not, what a clown??
Obviously, you don’t know LMH very well. He doesn’t do more than 1 project a year in general. He just did Eternal monarch last year and his next one is coming this year. And just so you know… it’s a K-drama. Lmao.
Pachinko is not a Kdrama. It’s a US production with US script writers, directors, producers, and an international cast
@Jasmine
It still doesn't mean he'll never act in K-dramas again. And I think the point being made by @Butterfly and @Na is that OP is writing poppycock.
@Asad - Wow...you were the one complaining incessantly about Koala having different opinions from you on what/who is good and "not getting it right", and here you are writing a joke of an essay fangirling all over LMH. ??♀️
You sound like lydia saying lee min ho will hybernate for long long time unless he get special offer from popular pd and writer.LOL LOL. Lydia secret fans of king the eternal flop. Just look at his drama he always play as chaebol since his hey day boy before flower.
Sigh. Both Lee Jong Suk and Lee Min Ho are playing the same type of role yet again, a prosecutor and a rich man. The only versatile one here is Kim Soo Hyun.
One of these is not like the others.
I'm anticipating KSH the most out of the three. He's been a hit or miss for me (mostly miss) but I really like IOTNBO and how he played his role there so I am curious about OOD.
As for LMH and LJS, I'll reserve my comments until I watch the first few episodes.