I Was Just Living My Life Without Knowing About Jang Hyuk
Added 2022-01-06 16:30:05 +0000 UTCAs much as I am 100% fine with my noona to ajumma fangirling—sometimes it’s nice to encounter an actor who is a little more… well-seasoned.
A listener recommended that I try Fated to Love You and it stars my girl, Jang Na-Ra (Go Back Couple) AND promised some of that earlier 2010’s drama flavor so I jumped in and so far it’s a lot of fun.
But now I have this burning question…who else in Kdrama land do I need to meet? Tell us one of your favorites in the comments and make the case!
Comments
Wok of Love, oh yes, for Jang Hyuk but also Lee Jun-ho. Before I loved him in Hospital Playlist, I fell for Yoo Yoon-seok in Mr. Sunshine and in a sweet movie called Mood of the Day.
Claudia Copeland
2022-01-19 18:39:16 +0000 UTCOh no, unless I missed him in a message above, we left out Kim Joo Hun (alt. Ju Heon), who played the girls' dad in Start-Up, the doctor SML in Do Do Sol Sol La La Sol, and more... Age 41.
Antonina (Tonya)
2022-01-13 16:16:37 +0000 UTCOh YESSS to Yang Se Jong - I don't know why people don't talk more about him... I LOVED him in 30 but 17. Even as a hairy Yeti hahahaha! I have "i'll go... "on my watchlist too!
Sarah @afternoonaasks
2022-01-12 11:00:26 +0000 UTCi haven't seen these either and keep meaning too. Can I just take a pill to not need sleep ever again????
Megan Erickson
2022-01-08 03:26:33 +0000 UTCRight, so many good ones! We are doing an upcoming pod appreciating the mature hero and I have some research to do STAT
Megan Erickson
2022-01-08 03:25:47 +0000 UTCGah anither MUST SEE drama that I need to get to soon
Megan Erickson
2022-01-08 03:25:11 +0000 UTCLee Sun Kyun's voice could be bottled and sold. And Yeon Jung Hoon forever!
Megan Erickson
2022-01-08 03:23:48 +0000 UTCI will add another vote for So Ji Sub. Definitely an actor I would watch in just about anything. As far as younger actors go that I've yet to hear you mention, I love Seo Kang Joon in I'll Go to You When The Weather is Fine, and Yang Se Jong in 30 but 17.
Lauren Cohen
2022-01-07 22:44:35 +0000 UTCCan't wait to check out these dramas! Thank you all for the recs. Most or all of you probably know him already but I can't get enough of Lee Sun Kyun (My Mister, Coffee Prince, Parasite). That velvety voice! Other male actors in 40s or 50s: Namgoong Min (Undateables, Good Manager, Hot Stove League--have not seen latter yet); Oh Man Seok (our main baddie from CLOY and a major musical theater star & director--would love to see someday); Kim Young Min (sweet older soldier Man-bok from CLOY and main villain from My Mister); Yeon Jung Hoon from variety show 2 Days & 1 Night who is also a veteran drama actor. I have seen him in melodrama My Healing Love and would like to see 2020's Lie After Lie.
Antonina (Tonya)
2022-01-07 17:22:27 +0000 UTCI know this is a thread about older actors( Jo In Sung😍 So Ji Sub😍) but Choi Woo Shik is a young actor I am starting to see in all sorts of things...remarkable in Parasite, now in Our Beloved Summer which I am loving. But now I am off to find Terrius Behind Me. Love these suggestions!
LauraPat H
2022-01-07 16:13:12 +0000 UTCHe isn’t new to k dramas but he was new to me. So Ji Sub, the ML In Oh My Venus is so charming and gorgeous! I really enjoyed the drama.
Lorna
2022-01-07 13:55:06 +0000 UTChe is in it but i've only seen one episode so not sure what capacity.
Megan Erickson
2022-01-07 05:26:00 +0000 UTCI actually haven’t watched FTLY, but last week I just finished the Chinese version from last year (You are My Destiny). Before FTLY I attempted the original Taiwanese one when I was looking for Ethan Juan stuff, but I was not able to finish it. Choi Wooshik is in it too right? As the cousin?
Jules
2022-01-07 03:14:55 +0000 UTCWait…Conan O’Brian lol what
Megan Erickson
2022-01-06 18:12:07 +0000 UTCThanks for sharing all these older goodies!!!
Megan Erickson
2022-01-06 18:11:50 +0000 UTCSuch a classic! It isn't perfect, but I still love it. This drama is actually mentioned in one of your romance book recs, the Kiss Quotient 😊 I discovered Go Back Couple bc I loved Jang Nara in this one. I think I've watched all of her rom-coms 😅 One More Happy Ending (another second chance romance - my trope of choice 😉) is also pretty good (at least I think I remember it was good, watched it pre pandemic, so a million years ago, haha) and ML is Jung Kyung Ho (aka Joon Wan from HP). And Conan O'Brien has a cameo in it, so random, lol. But I think Kim Tae-hun, who plays FL's ex husband in this one (he also makes a brief appearance in Reply 1988), and is a 40-something actor, is rather attractive 😉 The one other lesser known 40-something actor that comes to mind is Joo Sang-wook. He's in the original Korean version of the Good Doctor, and in one of my old favorites, Cunning Single Lady (another second chance romance, big surprise 😅). He is super adorkable in this role, but I mostly love it for the FL, Lee Min-jung
Grace
2022-01-06 18:05:07 +0000 UTC
