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fizzlex3mh Joined: 15 Feb 2007 Total posts: 314 Gender: Female |
 Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2008 6:22 pm Post subject: Kang Ji Hwan Post Rating: 0 |
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I love this guy! Why is he not popular? (He didn't even have a soompi thread until 2 weeks ago!) Well, I'm glad he's getting some recognition now from starring in the currently-airing trendy drama Hong Gil Dong. He's so cute in a dorky kind of way, not to mention a great actor. I'm watching Hong Gil Dong right now and I would just like to say: I am SO glad Joo Ji Hoon dropped out.
Name: 강지환 / Kang Ji Hwan
Real name: 조태규 / Jo Tae Kyu (Cho Tae Gyu)
Profession: Actor
Birthdate: 1977-Mar-20
Height: 184cm
Weight: 73kg
Blood type: B
TV Series
Hong Gil Dong (KBS2, 2007)
Capital Scandal (KBS2, 2007)
90 Days, Falling in Love Days (MBC, 2006)
Fireworks (MBC, 2006)
Be Strong Geum Soon (MBC, 2005)
Save the Last Dance for Me (SBS, 2004)
More Beautiful Than a Flower (KBS2, 2004)
Nonstop 4 (MBC, 2003)
Summer Scent (KBS2, 2003)
Movies
Host and Guest (2005)
Credit: soompi
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bellezaJoined: 21 Jan 2007 Total posts: 705 Gender: Unknown |
| Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2008 9:29 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0 |
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| Quote: | | I love this guy! Why is he not popular? (He didn't even have a soompi thread until 2 weeks ago!) |
Kang Ji Hwan became really, really popular after the daily drama Be Strong Geum Soon. From what I've read, that show was a big hit for MBC, and it helped launch Lee Min Ki's acting career as well as showcase Han Hye Jin as a lead actress. KJH is kind of the Korean Hugh Jackman -- he started out as a popular actor in musical theatre, doing runs in Grease and other musicals. As a result, his acting style is unique -- it's a very big, representative style (he would kill playing a prince in a straight forward sageuk), nothing like the naturalistic "talking head" stuff that TV actors do.
The acting in fusion dramas often isn't that good, because actors must still be believable a given scene even if the scene itself consciously winks at the viewer. Kang Ji Hwan is one of the great exceptions to this rule, because he has that theatre background. He can ad-lib like a stage comedian; he can handle breakneck shifts in tone and content without breaking character; he can of course sing and dance and, specifically, he knows how to interact with the physical space around him. But, for me, one of my favorite things about him is that he can convey truly volcanic anger and yet make it very moving and touching. Only other actor I know in his age group that does the same trick as well is Jang Hyuk.
If there's one flaw I find with Kang Ji Hwan's work, it's that there's not just many actresses whose charisma can go toe-to-toe with him (Han Hye Jin is one such actress, though she dialed it down to play Susuno in Jumong), and so he tends to hog the spotlight. Essentially, when you watch dramas with him -- even the fusion stuff like Capital Scandal (KJH is LOVE in that one) and Hong Gil Dong -- you're kinda watching a typical Cinderella character opposite The Most Interesting Man in the World. I mean, can you imagine The Most Interesting Man in the World falling in love with just anybody, even if anybody has had double-eyed lid surgery, new nose, circle contacts, and is an ullzang model? No!
In any case, fans of Hong Gil Dong may want to check out KJH's previous drama Capital Scandal, which BTW was based on a novel written by the author of Coffee Prince. And if you're lucky enough to find Be Strong Geum Soon in English . . . well, you suck! 
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mjfJoined: 19 Jan 2007 Total posts: 68 Location: France Gender: Female |
| Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2008 9:46 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0 |
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Yes, I wonder why he wasn't as popular as some other guy. I think he's a really good actor especially in a strange funny way he is kind of different compare to a lot of other actor. He has a handsome smile, a witty charm.
I am glad that he act Hong gil Dong instead of the other guy. That guy is really stiff.
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angelmkawshJoined: 29 Jan 2008 Total posts: 1 Gender: Unknown |
| Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2008 12:18 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0 |
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^ that's very interesting belleza, i definitely agree
hmm.. i wonder then, which actress would u all like to see him work w/?
i absolutely love him
and i just learned about him 2 weeks ago..
now i've watched BOTH "capital scandal" and "fireworks" b/c of him..
he deserves all the acknowledgement and more
amazing actor~~~~~
btw, i think his birthday is wrong on the 1st post
it's also wrong on his drama-wiki page too..
he was born in 1979 i believe, not 1977..
(can someone change the drama-wiki page please?)
which makes him 2 years younger!
horray :]
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zanglyJoined: 05 Feb 2008 Total posts: 8 Location: new york Age: 18 Gender: Female |
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jinkzzmecJoined: 06 Aug 2007 Total posts: 2 Gender: Unknown |
| Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2008 10:28 am Post subject: Re: Kang Ji Hwan Post Rating: 0 |
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| fizzlex3mh wrote: | | I love this guy! Why is he not popular? (He didn't even have a soompi thread until 2 weeks ago!) Well, I'm glad he's getting some recognition now from starring in the currently-airing trendy drama Hong Gil Dong. He's so cute in a dorky kind of way, not to mention a great actor. |
Actually his soompi thread has been in existence since 2005 and was updated 2 weeks prior to the time you checked probably ...but has not been active for some time until recently with the showing of HGD...now the thread is starting to pick up and hopefully will continue to be active from now on.
He has a huge fan base in Korean...his daum cafe has just reached a milestone of 50,000 members the other day and is continuing to grow very fast...as of my last check ( which was early morning yesterday) the members has reached 50,100 already. He also has a huge fan base in japan ( because of Be Striong Geum Soon) and has held his first japan fan meet last year...with the showing of his 2 other dramas namely fireworks and 90 days, his fan base in japan is expected to grow more...We're all hoping that HGD will make him a bigger star and expand his fan base not only in Asia but worldwide as well...it might seem like a dream now but who knows it might become a reality one day soon.
let us continue to support him in all of his projects.
here's his updated bio
Kang JiHwan
Real Name: Cho TaeGyu
Birth Date: Mar 20,1977
Profession: Actor
Height: 184cm
Weight: 73kg
Blood Type: B
Hobbies: Watch Movie, Body Building
Speciality: Kendo, Design
TV Dramas:
2008 KBS Hong gil dong
2007 KBS Capital Scandal
2006 MBC 90 Days,Time for Love
2006 MBC Fireworks
2005 MBC Be Strong Geum Soon
2004 SBS Save the Last Dance for Me
2004 More Beautiful than a Flower (cameo)
2004 Youth! Fly to the Sky
2003 MBC Non Stop 4
2003 KBS Summer Scent
Movie:
2005 Host&Guest
Musicals:
2004 Grease
2002 Rocky Horror
CFs:
2005 Lotte Chocolate
2005 Crown Bakery
2005 002sky Telecom
2004 ACE Cookie
2004 LG Telecom
2004 SK Telecom
Awards
2005 MBC Drama Awards Best Newcomer award & Excellent Actor award - for BSGS
2007 KBS Drama Awards Excellent Actor award & Best Couple ( with Han Ji Min) -for CS
| angelmkawsh wrote: | ^
btw, i think his birthday is wrong on the 1st post
it's also wrong on his drama-wiki page too..
he was born in 1979 i believe, not 1977..
(can someone change the drama-wiki page please?)
which makes him 2 years younger!
horray :] |
actually he was born in 1977, his previous management company has made a blunder with his birth year and that was clarified when he moved to his current management company...So, he is turning 31 on March 2008.
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simplyxmeeJoined: 04 Nov 2007 Total posts: 9 Gender: Unknown |
| Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2008 6:46 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0 |
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| This man deserves more recognition!! in my opinion, he's one of the best actors in the korean movie industry right now. i love his charisma!
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leenzyJoined: 02 Feb 2008 Total posts: 109 Location: Malaysia Age: 24 Gender: Female |
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lovewonderJoined: 25 Mar 2008 Total posts: 2 Gender: Unknown |
| Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 1:00 am Post subject: Kang Ji Hwan is superb!!! Post Rating: 0 |
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Yes I LOVE this actor too! I watched him first in Capital Scandal, and then got so impressed with him that I started to watch Fireworks and Be Strong Geum Soon. Will watch Hong Gil Dong soon.
Too bad his Daum Cafe is all in Korean. Would love to join as member but can't understand a thing. Why doesn't he have an official website in English?
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ctfazraJoined: 13 Mar 2007 Total posts: 55 Location: Malaysia Age: 23 Gender: Female |
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fizzlex3mhJoined: 15 Feb 2007 Total posts: 314 Gender: Female |
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rannJoined: 10 Feb 2006 Total posts: 4 Location: France/Paris Age: 26 Gender: Female |
| Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 6:54 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0 |
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| it's nice to see other people who like this guy ^_^ ! I first saw him with hong gil dong and I must say i'm happy that he got the role ^_^ ! I really like his acting <3 thx for sharing the photos X3
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bellezaJoined: 21 Jan 2007 Total posts: 705 Gender: Unknown |
| Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 10:11 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0 |
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| Quote: | | Basically, the production company and JJH were having disagreements (which also led to Jo Hyun Jae declining the role of Chang Hui). |
Just want to add that Popseoul is not a good place for pop journalism (fun site but about as fair and balanced as Fox News), and so it's difficult to surmise why he really left the project at the last minute. Jo Hyun Jae, who was the lead in Ballad of Suh Dong for gawd's sake!!, is a bigger star than JJH. In fact, Kang Ji Hwan is a much, much bigger star than JJH too. I was disappointed because this was the 2nd JJH/SY project (they were going to do Spring Waltz originally) that didn't happen due to JJH bailing at the last minute.
Sageuks are incredibly demanding, and fusion projects are even moreso. For example, Damo took almost a year before it aired. HGD had extensive wirework and was in production for about 3 months before it aired. I could see where JJH looked at the demands and raised the money to a point where the producers could no longer realistically afford his asking price. I posted this over at dramabeans:
"Honestly, I think KJH saved the Hong Gil Dong project. Because of the casting changes that occurred at the last minute, the production needed a true senior actor to provide creative and colloborative leadership among the principal leads, who might have gone into the project expecting it to be highly troubled.
Because of KJH’s theatre background, he was able to do provide input and support with physical choreography, ad-libbing of scenes, mentor Jang Suk who was a last minute casting change, and just help translate what the directors wants to the other actors. And, from what I read, KJH made the high stress work environment a lot of fun.
That’s how I’m reading the Hong Sisters comments. Had KJH not taken this project, they might have gotten another terrific lead, but it’s very rare to find an actor who can look at a fusion drama and go “yeah, this is familiar territory for me.” "
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