Lee Jun Ki in Taiwan Filming New Project with TW-actress Alice Ko and J-actor Sakaguchi Kentaro
Well this is a surprise beyond surprises, like stuff never even considered in any context suddenly tied together in a cozy bundle. K-ent is reporting that actor-singer Lee Jun Ki is in Taiwan currently and filming an yet to be named new project with Taiwanese actress Alice Ko and Japanese actor Sakaguchi Kentaro. It’s like they saw Can This Love be Translated and said lemme throw in another star from a third country lol. Kidding kidding, this project has likely been planned for months now and it’s clear that one future path in Asian dramas is the cross-border collaborations putting the most popular or well-known stars in various countries in dramas or movies where it makes sense within the narrative.
Can’t K-producer picked another J-actor that truly can act. Is not like they can’t afford to pay them and there’s a few good looking J-actors that well known for top acting skill and actually even well known name in Korea too.
Because the popular, skillfull and good looking ones don’t need to work in korea lol
Sakaguchi Kentaro has already been in a couple of dramas prominently featuring Korean actresses, What Comes After Love and another from way back – Soshite Ikeru. Nikaido Fumi, a very well respected actress, did one – Eye Love You, with Chae Jong Hyeop, a year or so ago. Also, the very recent Romantics Anonymous had the brilliant Oguri Shun alongside Han Hyo Joo.
There have probably been more, looks like it’s going to increase in the future.
I remember enjoying a movie from way back with Yamazaki Kento in which a Korean exchange student taught a shy young Japanese wannabe couple the ‘Korean way’ of wooing/dating. It was fun watching the supposed cross cultural differences.
Yeah Won Bin was in a Korean-Japanese collab drama called Friends years ago and I believe TOP was in one with Ueno Juri. I remember Jaejoong being in one too. I loved What Comes After Love and if future ones are well done, hopefully many more are on the way.
This j-actor is ok but what shocks me is how he is involved more internationally than on his home front. I liked his acting in Doctor Chocolate. It was a ridiculous plot and story but still a good watch. But out of all j-actors he was the last one I would have thought to do projects like this. It’s good for his acting resume though. 🤷🏻♀️
Wow, Alice Ko and Lee Jun Ki, I like them both but it’s like two parallel universes of like suddenly colided! I’m curious!
What Lee jun Ki is doing ,really ,he completly vanished,no way he is not getting project in Korea
I’ll check whatever LJK is in. Not necessarily would I like them all, but I’ll check it out anyway. His acting has been quite persistently good regardless of whether the script is good or not.
I like these collaborations between countries! It’s nice to watch actors I like working together.