Ahn Jae Hyun is a Baby Vampire Surgeon in Latest Blood Stills
I feel like I’ve earned the right to snark as much as I want on the promotional materials for upcoming medical vampire drama Blood. I not only recapped Dr. Stranger, I poured 100% into that sucker with how much I tried to intellectually dissect a story with a nebulous blob for a center. Seeing the first stills of Ahn Jae Hyun in surgical scrubs brings back all the trauma of DS with a whoosh and a thud. He’s as ridiculous pretending to be a doctor as I expected, probably a bit worse that how silly Lee Jong Seok looked in early drama stills from DS. And it wasn’t that Lee Jong Seok credibly convinced the audience he was a genius North Korea-trained surgeon, he simply was one of the lesser ridiculous elements of what turned out to be one of the wackiest dramas ever in DS. That might be something Blood can aim for, making everything so hammy and over the top that Ahn Jae Hyun ends up working in the sea of camp.
Ji Jin Hee, on the other than, looks drop-dead smexy in a menacing way. I wonder if he’ll make second lead shipping work even when playing the antagonist in this story?
I don’t know if I can. Baby vampire surgeons can only be detrimental to their patients’ health. If you saw this guy at your meet and greet before your surgery, wouldn’t you be looking for his father?
I don’t know why and it’s not that AHJ particularly resembles NPH but are you getting Korean Doogie Hauser M.D. vibes or what?
On a side note, Ji Jin Hee looks like Ahn Jae Hyun’s dad, like a very young still hot dad who can actually wield a scalpel convincingly.
The emo styling isn’t really helping. Well, actually, nothing about him is helping me believe this character.
I am just ignoring the baby stills and focusing on the broody man.
See, THAT I could get behind.
Middle school phenom surgeon with a hot Dad by his side in the operating room.
Ji jin hee…yums
Wasn’t he already OTP with gu hye sun in another drama, something abt pilots if I recall it right?
Ugh so much wasted potential in that drama. Goo Hye Sun’s acting only really started to improve in Angel Eyes, which is saying something.
Even if he looks like a baby doc, as a vampire, he may be several centuries old; unless Korean vampire lore (is there such a thing?) is different than Western vampire lore.
@ Mary Ann
I agree with you. This is a vampire lore. Nothing is supposed to make sense. And certainly vampire should have more skills dissecting a body than a human could. Why are some of the people here so critical. I enjoy this site but some of comments are so strong and “judgy”
As opposed to vague and unsure comments?
My gramma always says, “Go BIG or stay quiet.”
I honestly don’t see anything wrong with the stills. I actually thought he looked convincing. Is it because I’m younger than AJH? ^^;
Thanks for the post!
@ jenga
I agree with you. Let’s have a look at some episodes of the show before crucifying the characters. There are many newcomers who have played leads. They need to start somewhere. I feel the show has Japanese manga feel and I think it might not be too bad. And Healer is the best k-drama show ever….
This is what i mean before you judge AJH you should also think of what you are writing..yes there are so many young surgeons this days and patients trust and love them,there are so many changes in the medical field now so they know what they are doing..therefore there is nothing wrong if AJH look so young..LOL ockoala even the pics are bothering you.im really surprised why you keep writing about it when it is so obvious you don’t like AJH and GHS..hmmmm I guess BLOOD is really interesting..
Ideally we would be having lots of angsty shower scenes with JJH being broody and stuff.
For dramatic purposes, obviously. Help with the character development and plot. And stuff.
Lol! xD But agree, there should be at least one shower scene.
he looks ridiculous , he doesn’t even look like he knows what he’s doing
do you know what you are saying too..small brains talked too much
Omo Ji Jin hee! but still it’s a pass for me..AJH and GHS not attract me enough to watch it.
I just realized what a PERFECT storm for controversy this drama is.
Young lead vs experienced lead
GHS fans vs GHS antis
If the second lead female is at all appealing, there will be…blood.
I spit on my phone lol.
This article is really good to make people laugh. How i wish writer should have done some homework regarding medical surgery before writing, me being final year of medical i can tell among all dramas about surgery operation good doctor shown best and near to reality how surgery can be done and same team so full confidence in Blood also and Ahn is doing a fine job, so better cut some slack before watching a show.
Hahahhahhaha writer seriously got some eye issues Lol!!! SHE NEED A DOCTOR, DOCTOR 😀
Most anticipated drama. feb palli pali can’t wait.
Koala, stay on this one! There’s lots of fangirls rushing to baby doc’s defense, with various levels of anger, outrage, and questionable taste. As other posters commented, I foresee a lot of ink spilled from quivering, insulted fingers. Usually the fangirl defense rises in direct proportion to the various weaknesses of the show, so I am gleefully looking forward to clumsy plotting, wooden acting, and ridiculous dialogue which will all be laboriously defended. Baby doc really does look like he’s playing dress-up, so we are off to a good start!