Chun Woo Hee Signs on for Romance and Life K-drama My Youth Opposite Song Joong Ki

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• She is such a good actress. Her acting skill is miles beyong any other actresses
  Chungmuro queen

• I have never seen any similarity between her and Han Hyojoo, apart from their age. In fact I think Chun Woohee is the better actress. She was the standout in The 8 Show despite it being a repetitive mess. HHJ is obviously more popular and successful but is very hit-or-miss for me. She has good performances but somehow makes me question her acting abilities at times. It was almost embarrassing to watch her try to act like a gang boss in that one Netflix movie. I have the same opinion of SJK to a lesser extent.

  • yeah her and HHJ are the same age and that's the only point they have in common. I also can't see any resemblance at all and I've seen both of them in multiple movies/dramas. Maybe if you squint really hard?

    (agreed she's a better actress than HHJ too, at least far more reliably good)

  • Agreed that Chun Won Hee is a great actress - HHJ is not in her league in terms of acting despite a much bigger name in Korea.

    The thing I like Chun Won Hee is her choice of projects. She doesn’t do much mass appealing shows but ones that have unique plots or messages - those with indie feel. She doesn’t have a Korean typical pretty face but shines instead in her acting - like glowing in her character.

    She could be the female lead we’ve been waiting for SJK. Who knows?

• I get it this is your blog and your opinion, but if even Kim Ji Won was only "okay" to you before QOT and Chun Woo Hee - a talented actress who's been a recognisable name in Chungmuro for a decade - now looks like a "budget Han Hyo Joo" (I personally don't think they look alike at all, if anything CWH looks like a slightly older version of Kim Sejeong) I'm having a hard time understanding what your standards are for actresses.

  I personally think Chun Woo Hee's a really good actress and will pair well with Song Joongki, she's in his age range too and they have similar 'younger than they really are' looks so they won't appear mismatched.

  note: I love Moon Chae Won but she needs to pick better dramas, Flower of Evil is the only good one she's done in the last decade.

  • She's a suzy fan nuff said her other fav is pmy who's at atleast good. She's been shady towards certain actresses like jiwon for a she even undermined fffmw success and her acting yet praises her favs with 2% ratings. She was also salty about hansohee when she was rising but is recently is quiet on her cause she's basically a proven bonafide star now.

    • huh I remember that. I think she's a bit weird about newer actresses who actually worked their way up from smaller roles or second lead - which is so bizarre because if anything those ladies deserve more praise because their leading lady status was the result of their hard work and didn't just fall into their laps unlike those idol girls!

      Instead it's "I can only see her as bitchy second lead she's not leading lady material" (uh if she was only getting second lead roles, that's not necessarily a lack of talent or appeal, just paucity of imagination) and she has to score tvN's highest ratings of all time before she's "approved of". Not to mention that absolutely nasty diatribe about Kim Hyeyoon around the time Extraordinary You was airing.

      also that's just a weird way to describe CWH, as others have noted she looks nothing like Han Hyojoo, she also doesn't style herself like her or copy her looks or anything. And an actress at CWH's level isn't "budget" anything.

    • She's also a fan of IU, Han Hyo Joo, and Park Shin Hye.

  • Agreeing here. Chun Woo Hee is an excellent actor and would pair well with Song Joong Ki (going by looks only (I think she is the stronger actor of the 2 and we won't see their chemistry until the project)). I loved her in Be Melodramatic and she stood out (in a good way) in her most recent projects on Netflix (8 Show and the Atypical Family).

    • You took the words out of my mouth. Reading this blog lately, it seems like koala's taste in dramas and actors is regressing.

      Chun Woo Hee is a good actress who lacks buzz. Also, I can't take anyone seriously if they looked at Kim Jiwon's recent body of work and concluded that Queen of Tears was her strongest showing.>_<

  • KJW is only okay to me too and only just turned to like in QOT. But to me CWH a better actress than both her and HHJ. The difference is HHJ just has this innate likability along with having a diverse and super successful resume. Even with mediocre acting, she led Dong Yi in her early 20s. CWH simply lacks the buzz and just because she is a Chungmuro actress, doesn’t mean she actually has that buzz. Now that she gets to work with SJK, thing may change for her.
    On MCW, she may just not be getting offers. She is not exactly bankable and even Flower of Evil was credited mostly to LJK.

    • @emily Tbf to koala, it can take 1 role for u to change your mind about an actor. I was like that with SJK but after watching arthdal chronicles I cant deny how great he is.

• Yikes I lov Chun Woo Hee so much but not SJK. Hope she decline this

• I have never watched anything with her but heard she is a great actress, better than Hhj so that’s fine.

  But I’m also quite concerned that SJK is the only one with star power in this team, none of the the script writer, the director, and the female lead are that wellknown in dramaland. Just hope he chose it because the script is a really good one, not because his agency is producing it.

• I am excited about this casting news. SJK has sense of choosing good scripts. I loved Chun Woo-hee in Be Melodramatic. I agree with others that she is far better than HHJ in acting abilities.

• I know nothing about CWH. But I disagree with everyone else here regarding HHJ. HHJ has a unique aura on screen. She was impressive in her Disney+ mega hit, Moving. She reminds me of the old time Michelle Yeoh, an amazing action queen and now an Oscar best actress that always had very strong presence in action movies. HHJ has completely transformed herself from pretty sweetie into an action badass. That entails a lot of work though and not everyone can be successful. She might not be good at romance and did not have swoony chemistry with her male costars, therefore not to the liking of many visitors on this site cos it appears old school K romcom and melo are the favorite genres of the majority of active commenters here. Nonetheless, that doesn't mean she isn't a good actress cos she has been great in thriller and action genres.

• Same as Koala, I have loved SJK and almost all his dramas since Nice Guy. But so far I've only liked his pairing with MCW in NG (lol no pun intended) and his ex in Descendants of the Sun. Yet to finish Vincenzo cos I didn't feel chemistry between him and the FL after watching a few eps. Not the one for romance and life drama and the title sounds a tad bland to me. But it's SJK's project. I'll check it out at least.

  • I dropped Vincenzo bec literally could not feel the chemistry and the attempts at Italian were also killing me.

  • @Somebody, I am watching this Korean Youth drama...no expectations but quite good for youth drama- High School Return of a Gangster. I just started on eps 2...only 8eps altogether... I hope it will stay enjoyable.

    • Thank you @HL. I'll check it out sometime. I'm so invested in the Double that I put all other dramas on the back burner, including Chief Kim that I enjoyed for quite a few eps but the plot felt a bit repetitive at midway, only a few eps for me to wrap up. My Junho also looked pretty awkward playing a villain. LOL. CK isn't as good as Hot Stove League which I loved . I only have this much time following dramas. I'd be like being on drug if I watched all I wish to watch at the same time. LOL. Thank you for the recommendation.

• Such a shallow and weird thing to write about a woman! Budget Han Hyo Joo...seriously??

  By the way, Chun Woo Hee is a critically acclaimed actor and looks nothing like HHY. She has her own unique charm.

  • Some need to watch her movies before making such a statement. In talent and reputation, she is miles ahead of HHJ. She is not in dramaland to chase popular dramas.

• I'm of the opposite opinion I happen to like all his female leads and not him.Ive only ever liked him in arthdal chronicles.
  Chun wonhee is way more interesting than him and has range for days lol he's the lucky one to be paired with amazing actresses.Also, chun wonhee and hyojoo don't look alike at all, what are u smoking lol.

  • That reminds me how I so wish SJK and KJW returned for arthdal chronicles, could not get into their recent dramas at all.