Ahn Hyo Seop in Talks for Melo Romance K-drama The Night of Heaven from the PD of Lovely Runner
Since there aren’t as many K-dramas being produced compared to year prior there isn’t as much casting news to report on so anytime there is one that piques my interest I get so excited lol. This one sounds interesting but also fraught with hhhhmmmm wondering if its going to be any good. Ahn Hyo Seop is in talks for the male lead of a new drama from the PD of Lovely Runner. It’s a melo romance titled The Night of Heaven and is adapted from the same name novel. The male lead is playing a top night club male escort and the female lead is a rich daughter type. K-netizens are not feeling the casting or the plot set up but I’m curious to learn more and also see which actress is the pick for the female lead.
Ehhh, I don’t like the plot too.
lol maybe he wants to be more risqué but yeah not my cup of tea either with the plot.
Ahn hyoseop is not really my type… the story hmm.. if it’s pure romance then not really interesting. But put some revenge elements, it should be good to go I guess
I’m anticipated to see next project of Lovely runner PD. I read synopsis and didn’t quite understood it, except it sounds as something depressive and both main leads traumatized by their parents.
Some k-netizens already complaining about romanticizing escorts, but the plot clearly says male lead doing this not due to good life.
I know one drama with escort male lead – Todome no kiss, one of the best drama I ever saw. Male lead there started escort due to similar reasons, and drama showed him lost his soul and found it again. I’m interested how they will write it here.
Ohhh! My favorite J-drama! I wish it would come on Netflix so I’d get to watch it in 4K/HD quality.
Todome no Kiss was so good! I never thought I would prefer a hug than a kiss 😛
Yes, it was so impactful scene!
Love Yamazaki Kento !!
I have no issue with the plot. Lost was kinda the same genre.
Jdramas do this kind of story very well.
I’m not sure AHS can sell a man who adapts to his clients. I would see someones like SIG instead.
Yeah I personally think ahs is not a good actor at all, just got lucky with biz proposal n romantic doctor.
Story sounds abit boring and trust that korean production will water it down, Japan makes these kinda stories better
@Anne
Yeah agree. Someone already mentioned todome no kiss and it’s really good. You can really count on japan when the story is about human nature and emotions.
@Sayaris
I pictured seo inguk and he does fit. His role in smile left your eyes is somewhat similar and he is so fantastic in it! Ahn hyoseop never strike me as someone that could emote that well. His performance in time called you is so underwhelming
Ahn hyo seop can pull off this quite well if he is as good as Seo Woo Jin in terms of performances. His mannerism and body language is quite alluring in dr romantic 2, he is quite a tease there to cha eun jae. I can see it.
So is it the original PD for Lovely Runner or the ones that took over?
I believe the male lead is in his 20s and the female lead is 39yo. I remember reading it somewhere and that’s prob where the skepticism is coming from. AHS can hardly pass in rom coms so not sure he is ready for anything more complicated. But maybe if his costar is a very good actress, he can pull a CEW and do decently well. No idea but meh on the storyline for now.
lol it’s interesting how the LR PD became popular over the writer. Usually it’s the other way around. Anyway I don’t mind the plot itself, but I do care about the tone. Not sure which direction they’re going for but that’s my make or break.
AHS is such a mehhhhhh actor but this PD has the ability to bring out the best in actors. We’ve seen proof of it this year.
I’m serious how they will explore a sensitive and taboo issue like an escort male lead.. More over, who is the screen writer ? That’s one of the question. And who is the female lead?
I can’t wait to see Ahn hyoseop doing another gloomy male lead. Maybe it will be similar to Seo WooJin. but this is darker.
I don’t know the first thing about the source material but I like that it’s a bit different from the usual. AHS isn’t as bad as, say, Song Kang. I know that’s a low standard but they’re by far and large the most popular in that age bracket (94-98) along with LDH. So if the production is gunning for that age, the choices are quite limited lol.
Oh well TBH, I’m not that impressed by the writing and the directing of Lovely Runner. I finished it mainly thanks to the impressive acting of the two leads and the convincing chemistry between them. There were many old tropes that I skipped/fast forwarded without feeling missing anything much LOL. Those romantic storylines were not really creative. I wonder if it’s so popular just bcos Kdrama fans might have been missing this sort of typical romantic narratives for so long that they couldn’t help swooning over it. LOL.
Nice to see AHS take a new role different from his prior projects. He has potential. At least he delivered one unexpected hit drama Business Proposal and solid in Dr. Romantic III. I personally prefer his visuals to Byeon Woo-seok’s looks way more. I hope he continues to grow himself in the acting department. He is one of those younger actors whose projects I’ll always check out. Good luck to him!
Its so funny to read koala subs criticizing ahn hyo seop even after delivering at least stable performances but gush over Byeon Woo Seok and how good of an actor he is under his articles. This is a very interesting forum because you will instantly know who the majority of commenters here prefers as actors and it really doesnt mean this is a objective site to read. Youve got X, reddit, youtube etc out there and by this I mean that even mosr comments saying Hyoseop is a meh actor, it doesnt mean its true. lol It just happened he isnt these commenters type and Im honestly surprised, Im not even his fan lol.
Uh this is a blog with ppl commenting? Of course everything is gonna be subjective? Lol.The sources u stated, X, reddit, youtube are equally subjective and wayyy more biased than what ppl comment here lmao. Neither BWS or AHS are great or even good actors by any stretch of the imagination. Just got lucky with the roles they chose in recent years, both are mediocre.
Agree with you, neither is good actor. Ahs already fumbled his role in time called you. While for bws, let’s see what he has for his next project
There is some agenda and haters for hyoseop i have no idea where they are coming from? It’s not like he is super popular he is getting much hate because he is a threat for their idol?
He is more often give his all to his project, and and often give solid performances. yet people is just want to discredited him. I have no idea which actor they are consider best actor?
In this age group lee do hyun is who I consider the best. I actually don’t have much opinion on ahs until time called you. Compared to the original someday or one day greg hsu, he is really lacking as the male lead. He is not that bad in dr romantic and business proposal, but he shows that he doesn’t have what it takes the moment he took that serious role
Yuhyi, Lee Do Hyun is a good actor, but saying their talent gap is too big is a stretch for me. They almost on par. I’m not saying Ahn Hyoseop is a the better one. There is some part Hyoseop is lacking and Lee Do Hyun excel at, and vise versa.
@Yuhyi, I’ve never been that impressed by LDH either. He outperformed Song Kang in Sweet Home but was almost non-existent in The Glory. Yet to see LDH carry a hit drama by himself, not working along side with veteran actors. I don’t see LDH more talented than ASH with his limited resume.
I don’t find him bad. But for me, he often overshadowed by the other actors.
@Somebody
Rather than carry, I’m talking about his acting in general. Whether it’s exhuma, good bad mother and 18 again, his acting is very impressive. I know him the first time from 18 again, and he really pulled off acting as a dad. And then in good bad mother, the way he performs his past corrupt self and the childlike self is impressive too. Not to mention his role in exhuma is 180 degrees different from his other role. He is very versatile, and I didn’t see that in ahn hyoseop. If you watched time called you, you would understand, he was unable to digest the multiple timeline role that he had to do
Millie: why would you rely on sns and dramabeans to know who is a good actor? They almost misleading and untrustworthy. Some of them might know what good acting is, but many of them just following the crowd.
@yuhyi, do you think hyoseop can’t do variety roles? Look further how different his character in dr romantic 2 and still 17 is. They really look like a different person, from look to personality.
@Missjb
I hav seen lot of ahn hyoseop projects. I quite liked him in abyss with park boyoung even if the plot sucked. But if you watched time called you, you would understand. His performance is underwhelming when he had to portray man in his late 30s. Especially since there is direct comparison greg hsu in the same role. He was not especially good in his high school timeline too. There is simple but important scene, when the fl turns her head and he had to portray himself to be smitten, yes his smile is charming, but he can’t convey that smitten feeling, that’s when I know his micro expression still needs work. But it’s his portrayal of late 30s that is the worst part.
As long as he doesn’t do another role as complex and slay it, I would still label him as not so good actor. The variety of role he can do is still lacking. If he does villainy role I would welcome it, I quite liked him after abyss
There’s also Dramabeans, and all the Korean sns and most there have similar opinions as here at least on AHS. But to clarify, to me BWS is just as much of a meh actor as AHS. He’s just a lot more popular🤷🏻♀️
All comments and opinions are objective, even if majority saying something it doesn’t make it automatically a fact. Just value your own opinion and don’t take it seriously
I thought I already posted but my post must not have worked 🙁
Perhaps they could just get rid of the male prostitute angle and make him provide some other underground service for her like thug or bodyguard for hire. One of the character descriptions said he was a taekwondo expert so that would fit.
@Millie said the FL is supposed to be much older than the ML so this could be an interesting role for a senior actress if it is written well. I am trying to think who would be good. I can imagine Song Hye Kyo but it’s too close to Encounter/Boyfriend
Unlike some other posts here I don’t think AHS is a bad actor. He isn’t the greatest in his age group but he is very capable and hardworking. He used to be a weak actor but he was aware of his shortcomings and has worked hard to improve with every project and I think it has paid off. Also this director is great so I think he can get certainly get a good performance out of AHS.
AHS coasting by his visuals for sure because he doesn’t have the acting talent whatsoever. We’ll see if the PD can bring out a good performance from him. Go Ara, Hyeri, BWS all benefited from a good PD.