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kobe23 Joined: 06 Jun 2006 Total posts: 736 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 29 Gender: Male |
 Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2008 11:26 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0 |
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| belleza wrote: | | 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), |
I second that comment. Popseoul is the place that claimed Korea is "The Land of the Rising Sun" LOL. But to be fair, the site is built around sensationalist journalism and although it's very entertaining, it's also highly inaccurate and full of misinformation.
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HanjaeJoined: 22 Nov 2005 Total posts: 141 Location: Australia Age: 19 Gender: Female |
| Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2008 11:52 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0 |
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Kang Ji Hwan totally robbed me of my soul in Capital Scandal <3 He was absolutely amazing; it's hard to find an actor these days who has so much on-screen charisma that you find it difficult to even tear your eyes from his face, let alone notice who he's acting opposite (though his chemistry with Han Ji Min was wonderful).
He has excellent comedic timing, but what impressed me most was his emotional scenes. He doesn't have to say a single word to create the atmosphere; his eyes are so incredibly expressive that it looks like tears are going to start falling any minute. One moment he has you laughing, next moment you're crying for him. Many actors these days can only do typecasted roles, but Kang Ji Hwan manages to really become the character, and display the many façades of the character's personality. You can't imagine anyone else playing Sun Woo Wan, or Hong Gil Dong. He IS those characters.
It's a shame that he's gone so much under the radar so far (at least for the international community, he's pretty popular in Korea though), but I'm glad he's finally getting the attention he deserves via Hong Gil Dong  Though I personally prefer his Sun Woo Wan role, because I reckon the character was deeper and more interesting.
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fizzlex3mhJoined: 15 Feb 2007 Total posts: 314 Gender: Female |
| Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 3:43 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0 |
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Hehe..yeah I know PopSeoul sucks, but other than the occasional Dramabeans News Bites, I don't know any other place to get Kpop news. If anyone here can direct me to an accurate site that is equally as entertaining (I like reading their comments, lol) AND in english, that would be great.
I'm glad to hear so many good comments about Capital Scandal - it just makes me want to watch it even more. Although I can't imagine anyone having "wonderful" chemistry with Han Ji Min. Her acting is so bland in Resurrection. Hopefully seeing her being paired with Kang Ji Hwan will change my opinion of her.
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bellezaJoined: 21 Jan 2007 Total posts: 705 Gender: Unknown |
| Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 9:59 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0 |
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| Quote: | | I'm glad to hear so many good comments about Capital Scandal - it just makes me want to watch it even more. |
I think it's the better show, and it's maybe Kang Ji Hwan's most memorable performance. He played Hong Gil Dong as straight man to the other actors, to deflect and make sure Sung Yu Ri's high wire act, Jang Seok's brooding posturing, and the ADD quirkiness of the script, comes cover with the audience. Which is what the story needed to work. However, in Capital Scandal, he played Suu Woo Wan as one-man show. Capital Scandal is ALL about Suu Woo Wan, the greatest bon vivant in all of Seoul!!!  This worked just fine with Capital Scandal, because all the other main actors were vets (Ryu Jin is SO good in his role!)
You also get to see some of KJH's frightening, yet deeply moving anger. He does what Jang Hyuk did in Thank You, turning pure rage into something that that reveals development of character, that moves you to tears.
| Quote: | | Although I can't imagine anyone having "wonderful" chemistry with Han Ji Min. |
I have Capital Scandal as best KBS drama of 2007, but I thought Han Ji Min was a weak link. She was terrific in the more serious bits of the story (and personally I think she's matured into a serious actress), but the comedic stuff felt stiff and, well, stiff. It could be the fusion aspect or that she still doesn't have a great feel for comedy, but the frowning, "hanbok midget" of the drama seemed kinda blank and insensible. This is the kind of role that snark princess Han Ji Hye was borne to play.
On the other hand, KJH and Han Go Eun (in a breakthrough performance) . . . their chemistry is to die for. They're not a romantic couple in this story, but his warhol dandiness and her sultry humour is absolutely on fire. Just lovely to watch!
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HanjaeJoined: 22 Nov 2005 Total posts: 141 Location: Australia Age: 19 Gender: Female |
| Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 6:58 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0 |
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| fizzlex3mh wrote: | | Although I can't imagine anyone having "wonderful" chemistry with Han Ji Min. Her acting is so bland in Resurrection. Hopefully seeing her being paired with Kang Ji Hwan will change my opinion of her. |
I think her ROLE was just bland in Resurrection. Eom Tae Woong was the only thing that mattered in that drama; everything revolved around him and his story. Eun Ha/Han Ji Min was less a character and more a prop so that Eom Tae Woong had a love interest and we can all go "aww" over the fact that there's someone who makes him happy.
Kang Ji Hwan and Han Ji Min's chemistry in Capital Scandal worked because their characters had to work off each other. The entire point is that Ji Hwan/Sun Woo Wan stopped running away from his past and the idea of "independence" because of his love for Na Yeo Kyung/Han Ji Min and his admiration for how determined she was. And vice versa, Yeo Kyung learned to losen up, learned to love, etc, because of Woo Wan. So that way, their on-screen chemistry worked, and from what I heard, their off-screen as well. Han Go Eun was reportedly jealous of the way those two were always off in their own little world together 
| Quote: | | I have Capital Scandal as best KBS drama of 2007, but I thought Han Ji Min was a weak link. She was terrific in the more serious bits of the story (and personally I think she's matured into a serious actress), but the comedic stuff felt stiff and, well, stiff. It could be the fusion aspect or that she still doesn't have a great feel for comedy, but the frowning, "hanbok midget" of the drama seemed kinda blank and insensible. |
Hanbok midget! Hahaha. I'd have to agree with you that Han Ji Min is stronger at the more serious scenes. Comedy's always been her weaker side, if you've watched some of her other roles. I think, though, that she did managed to pull off the balance between angry midget/innocent & naive little girl. That's the role she had to play, or else Sun Woo Wan wouldn't have had to teach her how to losen up and enjoy life! If her character seemed less interesting, it's probably due to the brilliance that is Sun Woo Wan, the humour of Cha Song Joo and Ryu Jin was just awesome altogether.
I totally agree with what you said about Capital Scandal and his Sun Woo Wan role being the most memorable in his career thus far. In Sun Woo Wan, you've got all his previous roles combined - dork, charming playboy, man with emo dark past, all combined into one very realistic portrayal. It's so nice watching Kang Ji Hwan at his element, whereas in HGD sometimes you get the feeling that he's carrying the whole drama on his shoulders.
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kobe23Joined: 06 Jun 2006 Total posts: 736 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 29 Gender: Male |
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equinoxJoined: 30 Jun 2008 Total posts: 8 Gender: Unknown |
| Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2008 10:58 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0 |
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| I admire his acting so much in 90 Days, Time for Love!!!
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