[NEW OP] Seo Kang Joon Official Thread

[rayy]

every time i check back here for updates im just like "wow" LOL he looks so good O_O

 

Ikrr xd, he always manages to look good, so good, way too good ;_; 

 

[hyeyeon]

Hi everyone!! I've had this account for a while but I've finally got around to posting on OH!!

 

I'm so glad to see the Kangjoon love going strong haha I used to run fy-seokangjoon, but ever since I stopped I've kept an eye on this thread

[Sinister Panda]

Hi everyone!! I've had this account for a while but I've finally got around to posting on OH!!

 

I'm so glad to see the Kangjoon love going strong haha I used to run fy-seokangjoon, but ever since I stopped I've kept an eye on this thread

oh, Hello =D

I'm a regular visitor of your blog before.

Nice meeting you here...

[rayy]

Hi everyone!! I've had this account for a while but I've finally got around to posting on OH!!

 

I'm so glad to see the Kangjoon love going strong haha I used to run fy-seokangjoon, but ever since I stopped I've kept an eye on this thread

 

Heeey, Welcome here, I used to visit your blog often before ^â—¡^

 

hoping that you'd have a pleasant delightful stay here   

[rayy]

Seo Kang Joon for ONE Magazine

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[rayy]

KangJoon for MarieClaire

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

[rayy]

KangJoon @ 'Cheese in the trap' Press Conference

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

KangJoon @ Cheese in the trap 'Meet&Greet' (you can watch it in V app btw)

 

 

 

 

 

 

[eplizo]

 

Seo Kang Joon for ONE Magazine

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

KangJoon for MarieClaire

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

Holy lord. These updates make for a brilliant Christmas treat lol.

 

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays btw!

Edited December 26, 2015 by eplizo

[eplizo]

 

KangJoon @ 'Cheese in the trap' Press Conference

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

KangJoon @ Cheese in the trap 'Meet&Greet' (you can watch it in V app btw)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I missed the live streaming cause of time zone conflicts.... It always ends up that way lol... </3  :'(

Edited December 26, 2015 by eplizo

[eplizo]

 

 

[Demian]

Hi I'm new here. Actually I joined only for Kang Joon because since I laid my eyes on him, now I can't see nothing else but him

I was so happy to find a place where we can talk about him in english. Sadly he seems to have international fans but they're not active

 

The funny thing is that I had no idea who he was 4 months ago. I only knew him through the webtoon "Cheese in the trap" because I'm a fan since years ago. I have no interest in dramas and usually don't like adaptations so I didn't check the news about the drama until recently and I'll always thanks all the haters who said Seo Kang Joon is a terrible actor because it's exactly why I got curious and decided to check on him (same goes for Roommate, I watched his parts because of the harsh comments about him). And after searching for his photos/videos/ and watching his dramas, I found him absolutely BREATHTAKING be it on screen or during shootings, pictorals. Everytime he is on screen I forgot to read the subs or have to pause and rewind many time because he's too wonderful.

 

At first when I searched for his photos, although he has great features, I didn't find him that good looking or anything, it was only when I saw him in his dramas that the magic happened. When the haters said he has no presence, I think we didn't see the same scenes then because every time he is on screen he is so charismatic I'm like hypnotized by him. Of course his good looks helps but he is actually a good actor, not the best for the moment because he's still young and inexperience but I'm sure he'll be a really good actor in the future. At least he tried different roles and improved, even though he didn't do that well in Hwajung (but that one scene he cried bucket was so convincing he made me cry) but I have hope in him. I was sure he'll be good to portray Inho and what I saw with the trailers was really satisfying for me. Apparently he's happy to play Inho and tried his best and we can feel it in the trailers. I'll wait until the end of the drama before giving my point of view but since Inho is different from his past roles, I can say he's doing a good job because it feels like he's showing another side of him we didn't see until now.
It seems like he isn't that good with comical scenes so he has to work on that but I find him especially good to express his feelings with his facial expressions when it's subtle because he seems natural. But when he has to exaggerate it seems a bit off.
 

Lately it was like christmas everyday, even though I don't understand korean, I enjoyed every single new photos/videos/interviews. Thanks to that it's more bearable to wait for the drama of Cheese in the trap.

Ok now here is my contribution to this thread.

 

I found the ep 04 of Taste of others ( I wish someone will translate his tv shows) and cuts of the other episodes:

 

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3grzms_%ED%83%80%EC%9D%B8%EC%9D%98-%EC%B7%A8%ED%96%A5-e04-151206-hd-1_tv

 

They didn't have enough place on the clothes horse so they put underwear on the floor lol

I know they did laundry for the show but I'll never understand what korean find so romantic in doing laundry like this.

You can find other cuts on youtube.

 

I noticed it's the same appartment from "To be continued"

I'm wondering if it was originally their appartment and they use it for this drama.

 

 

 

Here are some other pics for Marie Claire:

 

 

And Fantagio's video of the shooting (can be seen on the V app):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTRndqBsrkA

 

Last instagram pic:

 

 

I'm sorry I got so excited talking about him I wrote too much. But honestly, I saw many handsome actors/singers but it's the first time I came accross someone like him.

 

I'll be glad if we can talk about his acting and other activities. I'm really curious of others opinion. I also have questions for the fans too but I'll ask them later.

 

Happy new year everyone and I hope the best for Kang Joon. I hope he'll finally have a lead role in a good movie or drama! (not a love comedy anymore, I'm sick of it)

 

 

And a last one just because he is

 

I'm sorry if my english is strange but I tried my best to write correctly.
 

Edited December 31, 2015 by Demian

[rayy]

 

Hi I'm new here. Actually I joined only for Kang Joon because since I laid my eyes on him, now I can't see nothing else but him

I was so happy to find a place where we can talk about him in english. Sadly he seems to have international fans but they're not active

 

The funny thing is that I had no idea who he was 4 months ago. I only knew him through the webtoon "Cheese in the trap" because I'm a fan since years ago. I have no interest in dramas and usually don't like adaptations so I didn't check the news about the drama until recently and I'll always thanks all the haters who said Seo Kang Joon is a terrible actor because it's exactly why I got curious and decided to check on him (same goes for Roommate, I watched his parts because of the harsh comments about him). And after searching for his photos/videos/ and watching his dramas, I found him absolutely BREATHTAKING be it on screen or during shootings, pictorals. Everytime he is on screen I forgot to read the subs or have to pause and rewind many time because he's too wonderful.

 

At first when I searched for his photos, although he has great features, I didn't find him that good looking or anything, it was only when I saw him in his dramas that the magic happened. When the haters said he has no presence, I think we didn't see the same scenes then because every time he is on screen he is so charismatic I'm like hypnotized by him. Of course his good looks helps but he is actually a good actor, not the best for the moment because he's still young and inexperience but I'm sure he'll be a really good actor in the future. At least he tried different roles and improved, even though he didn't do that well in Hwajung (but that one scene he cried bucket was so convincing he made me cry) but I have hope in him. I was sure he'll be good to portray Inho and what I saw with the trailers was really satisfying for me. Apparently he's happy to play Inho and tried his best and we can feel it in the trailers. I'll wait until the end of the drama before giving my point of view but since Inho is different from his past roles, I can say he's doing a good job because it feels like he's showing another side of him we didn't see until now.

It seems like he isn't that good with comical scenes so he has to work on that but I find him especially good to express his feelings with his facial expressions when it's subtle because he seems natural. But when he has to exaggerate it seems a bit off.

 

Lately it was like christmas everyday, even though I don't understand korean, I enjoyed every single new photos/videos/interviews. Thanks to that it's more bearable to wait for the drama of Cheese in the trap.

Ok now here is my contribution to this thread.

 

I'm wondering if it was originally their appartment and they use it for this dram

 

I'll be glad if we can talk about his acting and other activities. I'm really curious of others opinion. I also have questions for the fans too but I'll ask them later.

 

 

 

 

 

 Welcome~~ I'm glad Kangjoon is getting more love and support, his fandom seems to be growing as well, hoping that his new drama would turn out well, and that his acting will live up to my expectations...Honestly speaking, kangjoon might be not the best actor out there, but he's def not the worst, he got praised for his acting during his debut days, but then when Hwajung came out, everyone started throwing harsh comments, and lots' joined the hate bandwagon, yess I admit kangjoon did so poorly in 'Hwajung', by far that was his worst acting performance, I'm pretty sure he didn't even prepare well for that character, and the fact It's a historical drama just made the whole thing even worse, his pronunciation was so odd and awkward, his scenes with the princess, at the very first eps, that were supposed to be funny, came out looking a bit off tbh, my point is, kangjoon should've dropped 'Hwajung', I previously wrote a long comment abt kangjoon's acting in 'Hwajung', when the 'CITT' casting news came out (if you're interested, you can find it in the previous pages of the thread), I wasn't satisfied with his performance like at all there, I liked his scenes with the King tho, gotta admit, and also when he was being all serious and stuff, and some other few scenes, other than that, he disappointed me, although, I did defend him, people were claiming he can't act, alright he delivered a quite poor acting in 'Hwajung' but that doesn't mean that he's a "" TERRIBLE ACTOR "" , they could've at least check out his other dramas, then judge him properly, there is lots of good actors out there that mess up a drama or two (I'm not talking abt the A-list Actors ofc), and let's not forget the fact that kangjoon is still a rookie actor, he stills young, he still got a huge room of improvement, I got over 'Hwajung' era already (tnk's God, since, at some point, I was getting headaches reading all the hateful comments and standing there, powerless, unable to defend him /sigh/) pretty sure kangjoon himself wasn't satisfied with his acting there, It's pretty obvious based on his interviews, and his latest statement in 'CITT' press conference as well, he claimed that portraying Hong JooWon character was tough for him.... I'm looking forward to 'CITT' for now, he seems so confident with this drama, and considering the character is his age this time (he's quite happy abt that issue xd) I think he'll do just fine, I'm satisfied with the trailers so far, imho kangjoon's best work was def 'The Suspicious Housekeeper', he nailed it tbh, I wish he'd be given such a character once again, and I agree, enough with rom-coms, I need him to take over more challenging roles, probably a MeloDrama (I really really really want him to get casted in a well-written melodrama, that's one of my dreams tbh), or perhaps an Action Movie, I also want him to portray the role of a vampire, well someday, if he got the opportunity then why not, ugh his mesmerizing eyes and expressive genuine facial expressions, that would def suit him ;_; but please kangjoon stay away from Sageuks for God's sake and your fans' love, please... on a separate note, I think that kangjoon is more-likely suitable for the 'bad guy' role, idk I just get that feeling, y'know there is that mysterious vibe and charismatic aura abt him, well once you get to know how he behaves off-screen then that vibe pretty much disappear lel... one thing to add, people claiming that kangjoon is a boring actor that got no screen presence are honestly..meh, their statement is invalid, his looks aside, there is something abt his face that just attracts you, Idk if It's his features or eyes, all I know is that once you watch a drama of his you'll be amazed by the huge amount of screen presence he got, I rmb when I watched 'CSL' I didn't watch it for kangjoon but rather for Lee MinJung, but whenever both appeared on my screen I found myself staring at Kangjoon rather than Minjung, why? bcs his face is too breathtakingly beautiful to not be noticed.. all in all, I'm pretty hopeful, I think he'll do a good job, well after all he has to tbh, let's not worry much, let's just wait and see, although, I really want him to prove me wrong, bcs even as a fan, a hardcore fan, I was disappointed with his acting in 'Hwajung' so I wrote a long-ass essay on IG hoping he'd read it, telling him to prepare well for his new drama, to take some rest in order to deliver a good performance since the kid is being over-worked, and such (no harsh words, really, I wasn't that straight-forward and told him that he messed up ofc), one of my IG friends told me to not worry much, and he was like praising kangjoon, claiming he got potential and such, simply telling me to trust kangjoon, and yeh I'm still unsure whether he'll do well, but all I know is that I trust him, and that I'll keep being his fan, and enjoying being his fan, and supporting him at all costs. hoping that 2016 will be a good year for KangJoon, full of achievements and great projects to look forward to /crossedfingers/

 

 anyways, I lowkey got emotional near the end oh my ...feel free posting whatever you like here, hoping that you'd have a pleasant delightful stay with us    

 

Edited January 10, 2016 by Born to Stan KangJoon

[rayy]

 

I noticed it's the same appartment from "To be continued"

I'm wondering if it was originally their appartment and they use it for this drama.

 

 

 

 

 

omg It's actually the same, I didn't notice that, if you didn't mention it I would've never figured it out... their dorm is literally empty, why didn't they keep that sofa and that coffee table tho(?) so they used them just for the webdrama, how cruel fantagio ://

 

and yess that's 5urprise's appartement, apparently they were living in a basement. fantagio bought them a new dorm back then in 2014 (September).

Edited January 1, 2016 by Born to Stan KangJoon

[eplizo]

So damn hyped for this drama omg.

 

For anyone looking for where to watch it, Dramafever will have it:

http://www.dramafever.com/drama/4747/Cheese_in_the_Trap/

 

Viki doesn't have it licensed yet, and I don't know if they ever will since Dramafever tagged it as "exclusive", so the main source atm will probably just be dramafever.

[Fab Seobaby]

This boy is fiiiiiiiine af

[Demian]

Thanks for welcoming me with this long reply I'm glad you took your time to give your opinion.
(I read all the thread so I know your a big fan of his ^^ )

 

Welcome~~ I'm glad Kangjoon is getting more love and support, his fandom seems to be growing as well, hoping that his new drama would turn out well, and that his acting will live up to my expectations...Honestly speaking, kangjoon might be not the best actor out there, but he's def not the worst, he got praised for his acting during his debut days, but then when Hwajung came out, everyone started throwing harsh comments, and lots' joined the hate bandwagon, yess I admit kangjoon did so poorly in 'Hwajung', by far that was his worst acting performance, I'm pretty sure he didn't even prepare well for that character, and the fact It's a historical drama just made the whole thing even worse, his pronunciation was so odd and awkward, his scenes with the princess, at the very first eps, that were supposed to be funny, came out looking a bit off tbh, my point is, kangjoon should've dropped 'Hwajung', I previously wrote a long comment abt kangjoon's acting in 'Hwajung', when the 'CITT' casting news came out (if you're interested, you can find it in the previous pages of the thread), I wasn't satisfied with his performance like at all there, I liked his scenes with the King tho, gotta admit, and also when he was being all serious and stuff, and some other few scenes, other than that, he disappointed me, although, I did defend him, people were claiming he can't act, alright he delivered a quite poor acting in 'Hwajung' but that doesn't mean that he's a "" TERRIBLE ACTOR "" , they could've at least check out his other dramas, then judge him properly, there is lots of good actors out there that mess up a drama or two (I'm not talking abt the A-list Actors ofc), and let's not forget the fact that kangjoon is still a rookie actor, he stills young, he still got a huge room of improvement, I got over 'Hwajung' era already (tnk's God, since, at some point, I was getting headaches reading all the hateful comments and standing there, powerless, unable to defend him /sigh/) pretty sure kangjoon himself wasn't satisfied with his acting there, It's pretty obvious based on his interviews, and his latest statement in 'CITT' press conference as well, he claimed that portraying Hong JooWon character was tough for him.... I'm looking forward to 'CITT' for now, he seems so confident with this drama, and considering the character is his age this time (he's quite happy abt that issue xd) I think he'll do just fine, I'm satisfied with the trailers so far, imho kangjoon's best work was def 'The Suspicious Housekeeper', he nailed it tbh, I wish he'd be given such a character once again, and I agree, enough with rom-coms, I need him to take over more challenging roles, probably a MeloDrama (I really really really want him to get casted in a well-written melodrama, that's one of my dreams tbh), or perhaps an Action Movie, I also want him to portray the role of a vampire, well someday, if he got the opportunity then why not, ugh his mesmerizing eyes and expressive genuine facial expressions, that would def suit him ;_; but please kangjoon stay away from Sageuks for God's sake and your fans' love, please... on a separate note, I think that kangjoon is more-likely suitable for the 'bad guy' role, idk I just get that feeling, y'know there is that mysterious vibe and charismatic aura abt him, well once you get to know how he behaves off-screen then that vibe pretty much disappear lel... one thing to add, people claiming that kangjoon is a boring actor that got no screen presence are honestly..meh, their statement is invalid, his looks aside, there is something abt his face that just attracts you, Idk if It's his features or eyes, all I know is that once you watch a drama of his you'll be amazed by the huge amount of screen presence he got, I rmb when I watched 'CSL' I didn't watch it for kangjoon but rather for Lee MinJung, but whenever both appeared on my screen I found myself staring at Kangjoon rather than Minjung, why? bcs his face is too breathtakingly beautiful to not be noticed.. all in all, I'm pretty hopeful, I think he'll do a good job, well after all he has to tbh, let's not worry much, let's just wait and see, although, I really want him to prove me wrong, bcs even as a fan, a hardcore fan, I was disappointed with his acting in 'Hwajung' so I wrote a long-ass essay on IG hoping he'd read it, telling him to prepare well for his new drama, to take some rest in order to deliver a good performance since the kid is being over-worked, and such (no harsh words, really, I wasn't that straight-forward and told him that he messed up ofc), one of my IG friends told me to not worry much, and he was like praising kangjoon, claiming he got potential and such, simply telling me to trust kangjoon, and yeh I'm still unsure whether he'll do well, but all I know is that I trust him, and that I'll keep being his fan, and enjoying being his fan, and supporting him at all costs. hoping that 2016 will be a good year for KangJoon, full of achievements and great projects to look forward to /crossedfingers/


anyways, I lowkey got emotional near the end oh my ...feel free posting whatever you like here, hoping that you'd have a pleasant delightful stay with us []

 

 

 

About his acting in Hwajung, I mostly agree with you. I know you musn't want to hear about this drama anymore but I'd like to give my point of view if you don't mind.

After I finished it I was wondering what happened to the "arrogant but handsome Hong joo won" because I'm sorry but I only remembered him whining most of the time and it was really annoying. I think the character was like this and he only followed the script but it didn't pleased me.
He didn't start well, I don't know why but everytime he was with the princess his acting was a bit off like he wasn't completely in it or he didn't know how to act those scenes, but strangely with others he was a bit better. Like you said, he was ok in the serious scenes too and his actions scenes weren't exceptional but were good. Fortunately his acting got a bit better.
I don't think that it's because he didn't prepare well, I think it's rather because he may not be good for historical dramas or because he wasn't experience enough. Honestly I only watch Hwajung for Kang Joon, I never watch other historical dramas so I can't compare and I don't know the difficulties to play in one. And since I can't understand korean, I don't know about the pronounciation too but I did feel the awkwardeness.
But do they have to cry in every episode in historical dramas? because it was really annoying and not only Kang Joon. Maybe it's because they wanted to show the dramatic side but it was too much and unnecessary. I could have enjoy the drama without them being emotional and crying all the time, because the story was interesting.
Indeed he didn't do well but I don't think it's a failure though, he had the chance to experience it and did his best but it didn't come well, and now he must know historical dramas aren't for him . He can't be good in everything he does but then he has to work harder to overcome what he is lacking.
And I hope he read your comments about his acting in Hwajung because he has to take in consideration the positive and negatives comments, only then he'll be able to improve. But he seems like the type to listen to what others have to say and advices.
About the people who said he is bad based on Hwajung only, well of course they won't take time to check his other dramas but honestly I don't care about what they say. They can talk bad about him all they want, what I read was plain stupid and not even a single argument was developed. They just assume he's a bad actor after watching Hwajung or they hate him after watching Roommate because he isn't entertaining and is "stupid" (that, I don't believe he is as dumb as they wanted to show us though). we just have to ignore those hateful comments. It's not like he thought he was so great in Hwajung, no, he admitted it was tough. But I just hope all those harsh comments doesn't affect him, that's all.

I read your comment in the previous page and I understand your worries but like your friend said, we have to trust him and see the result. He's enjoying playing Inho and he's doing his best so the result might be good [] But honestly after watching all his dramas/movies, I found him good and contrary to the haters, I thought he'll be able to portray Inho perfectly. Although the way he's portraying the character might be a bit different from the webtoon (of course, everyone has different interpretations) but it's not a difficult character. And people who are so sure he won't be able to play Inho well because his past roles were mostly nice guys, I'm wondering just what in the world do they think an actor is?!! Does he have to play nice rich guy in rom-com for the rest of his life?!!! [] What's the point in being an actor then? Maybe they want their favourite actors/actresses to always play the same roles over and over again but I'm sorry, I want to see Kang Joon in different roles in every new projects. Well, those people should have better refrain from giving dull comments.
Now if he is acting like in the trailers during all the drama, then it will be good and I'll be satisfied. But I'm wondering if we will see him in the 1st episode because in the webtoon we had to wait many chapters before his appearance. It will be too difficult if we have to wait more.


Honestly I watched all his dramas/movies/shows but "The Suspicious Housekeeper" is the only one I didn't have the courage to watch (I only watched the cuts I found). If you're saying it's his best role then I'll give it a try because I'm curious if he is even better there than in "After school lucky or not". Because, for me, his best performance was in this mini drama. I think he was fantastic, his acting was really good even in the comical scenes and the serious ones with his friend was brilliant. His facial expressions were just right and when he picked up the mission and was trying to act tough but shed a tear after he turned around.
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And in the hospital when he secretly shed a tear and turn his face and made a big smile.
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© kangjuneyes


All that was very subtle, very natural and that's why I think he's a good actor (contrary to other members who, I think, cried too much when he picked the mission). And although I always find blond hairs on asian people horrible, it was fine on Kang Joon, maybe because of his pale skin and brown eyes, it didn't looked that horrible.

I was really impressed [] and It's after watching this mini drama that I thought he will be alright to act as Inho in CITT.

Yes, what I really like about his acting and where I find him especially good is during serious scenes when he's expressing his feelings with his facial expressions and eyes. In "Cunning single lady" and "What happens with my family" there were some good scenes too. The scene with the false birthday in CSL was so sad, every time I rewatch it I have a tear in my eyes because even though he tried to smile he looks so sad []
I'm talking about this scene.
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He can expresses very well through his gaze how much he loves/cares for all his partners/love interests in his dramas/movies. And that's a really good point for an actor. ( he'd probably be good if he's acting as a mute)

Here some caps of those scenes but of course it's better to watch the dramas to enjoy his acting (Born to stan Kang joon, You must know what I'm talking about [] ).


Although I don't like the story of "Haneuljae's Murder", because It was too cruel for the daughter, the story was interesting and that scene when he find her sleeping and hold her hand, his acting was brilliant. We can feel all his love for her through his gentle gaze and the way he brushes her hair and holds her hand, it was like she is so precious to him. He's really good when he has to act scenes like this.
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Cunning single lady []
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What happens to my family. Although I was happy he didn't end up with the girl, because I really didn't like her, this scene was still sad. Well it's always sad when your feelings don't reach the person you like.
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It's funny, the only time he got the girl is the one time I can't feel his love for her. I chose this one but every time he was expressing his feelings for her, he looked like he was about to cry. Don't know, was it because he loved her too much? It's really strange because he did well in other dramas but wasn't only in Hwajung. But well, at least let's admire his beautiful eyes []
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Ok, he was good in all those scenes but please, no more romantic dramas. I'm really sick of those roles of the perfect nice and rich guy who never get the girl. I prefer ordinary guys (and if he's nice, its just perfect) so I'm glad he's playing Baek Inho. But I agree, I'd love to see him play more challenging roles. A melodrama or action movie might be good, vampires aren't my cup of tea but why not as long as it's a different role. As for me, I don't think he is ready for it and I might be dreaming too much, but I'd like to see him playing a crazy man, a drug addict, a psychopath or a serial killer, well some difficult roles in the future. What he needs now is to improve his acting and rom-com won't do. (please ;_; it was so hard for me to watch all his dramas and if it wasn't for him, I would have never watched them in the first place)


About him being more suitable to play "bad guy" roles, you are totally right and I was thinking the same and even more after knowing how he is in "real life". Like you said this mysterious vibe disappear in real life because he's rather cute than charismatic but it's not a bad thing though. Actually I find it amazing and that he can become someone with so much charisma when he's acting. And it might be strange what I'm about to say but I'm glad he is comptely different in real life, If he was like in his roles in reality, I wouldn't have found him a good actor nor found him interesting.
His mysterious aura and penetrating gaze is perfect for a bad guy and If he has to be casted in a bad guy role I'd love it if he can have a style similar to this because it's my ultimate favourite one of him (fortunately it's not his style in real life otherwise my heart won't be able to take it anymore):
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Ok, now I have a questions to his fans:

-I'd like to ask this because I can't understand. Is it that strange for Kang Joon to like sunrise/night views?

In Roommate they made him looks like a complete idiot for having different taste. Or is it that it's too corny?
But he explained the reason why he like sunrise and it wasn't corny. Well I don't find it strange or funny at all. What do you think?


-Also what do you like the most about him?
Apart from his beautiful smile, pretty eyes and good personnality, I think what I like the most is the way he can transforms into a different guy in every new dramas/movies/photoshoots. He isn't only mesmerizing when acting, when shooting photos he is particulary great. The pictorials are really good but I don't know why, I think they never really do him justice like they can't capture the essence of his "beauty" (I never ever use such great words when talking about a guy. Only him can have this privilege [] ), I'm not talking about his good features but his "charisma". So I prefer to watch the BTS of the photoshoots because we can see all that and he's always so breathtaking we have no choice but to be drawn by him. I'm waiting patiently to discover a new side of him and I think I'll never get tired of him. I think that's his strong point because I usually lost interest when watching handsome guys but it's different with him since he isn't just handsome but much more than that.

I didn't know the concept of the Marie Claire pictorials was "l'homme fatal", now that I know it I think he did a good job because he was quite seductive. Specially on this one:
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But speaking of "un homme fatal" I think he'll be good and i'd love to see him in a role like this. I'm thinking about Tom Ripley of "The talented Mr.Ripley" and I'm sure it will suits him. Because he can be cute and looks "ordinary" when he have too and then he can become a man with so much charisma he can attracts people with just his gaze [] (Yes I'm dreaming too much)

Sorry, I tried to make it short but I can talk about him for hours so it was hard to make it shorter :D


Born to stan Kang Joon, I have a request. If you find high quality of this photo, can you post it here? I want it so bad because I want it for my new desktop (well actually, I'd like to have all his photos in good quality of course :D). I'm searching too but I don't know if its already released or not. Thank you []
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Edited January 15, 2016 by Demian

[Demian]

Born to stan KangJoon: I was wondering the same, why they didn't let them have the sofa and the table. Poor them, they have to eat on the floor...

It looks like they only have their beds and tons of clothes and that's all. Maybe it's because they aren't home that much, so they don't care? But it's important to have a comfortable place where you can relaxe after a long day of working.

 

 

So damn hyped for this drama omg.

 

For anyone looking for where to watch it, Dramafever will have it:

http://www.dramafever.com/drama/4747/Cheese_in_the_Trap/

 

Viki doesn't have it licensed yet, and I don't know if they ever will since Dramafever tagged it as "exclusive", so the main source atm will probably just be dramafever.

  

First I couldn't watch "After school lucky or not" (of course I could watch it on youtube but I wanted to watch it in good quality) and now this! I was waiting patiently thinking I'll be able to watch it on Viki, but yes, I just checked and they don't have a licence

 

If dramafever have the exclusivity of Cheese in the trap, they should at least make it available in other countries too. >_<

I hope I can at least find the raws.

[rayy]

 

Thanks for welcoming me with this long reply   I'm glad you took your time to give your opinion.

(I read all the thread so I know your a big fan of his ^^ )

 

 

About his acting in Hwajung, I mostly agree with you. I know you musn't want to hear about this drama anymore but I'd like to give my point of view if you don't mind.

After I finished it I was wondering what happened to the "arrogant but handsome Hong joo won" because I'm sorry but I only remembered him whining most of the time and it was really annoying. I think the character was like this and he only followed the script but it didn't pleased me.

He didn't start well, I don't know why but everytime he was with the princess his acting was a bit off like he wasn't completely in it or he didn't know how to act those scenes, but strangely with others he was a bit better. Like you said, he was ok in the serious scenes too and his actions scenes weren't exceptional but were good. Fortunately his acting got a bit better.

I don't think that it's because he didn't prepare well, I think it's rather because he may not be good for historical dramas or because he wasn't experience enough. Honestly I only watch Hwajung for Kang Joon, I never watch other historical dramas so I can't compare and I don't know the difficulties to play in one. And since I can't understand korean, I don't know about the pronounciation too but I did feel the awkwardeness.

But do they have to cry in every episode in historical dramas? because it was really annoying and not only Kang Joon. Maybe it's because they wanted to show the dramatic side but it was too much and unnecessary. I could have enjoy the drama without them being emotional and crying all the time, because the story was interesting.

Indeed he didn't do well but I don't think it's a failure though, he had the chance to experience it and did his best but it didn't come well, and now he must know historical dramas aren't for him . He can't be good in everything he does but then he has to work harder to overcome what he is lacking.

And I hope he read your comments about his acting in Hwajung because he has to take in consideration the positive and negatives comments, only then he'll be able to improve. But he seems like the type to listen to what others have to say and advices.

About the people who said he is bad based on Hwajung only, well of course they won't take time to check his other dramas but honestly I don't care about what they say. They can talk bad about him all they want, what I read was plain stupid and not even a single argument was developed. They just assume he's a bad actor after watching Hwajung or they hate him after watching Roommate because he isn't entertaining and is "stupid" (that, I don't believe he is as dumb as they wanted to show us though). we just have to ignore those hateful comments. It's not like he thought he was so great in Hwajung, no, he admitted it was tough. But I just hope all those harsh comments doesn't affect him, that's all.

I read your comment in the previous page and I understand your worries but like your friend said, we have to trust him and see the result. He's enjoying playing Inho and he's doing his best so the result might be good    But honestly after watching all his dramas/movies, I found him good and contrary to the haters, I thought he'll be able to portray Inho perfectly. Although the way he's portraying the character might be a bit different from the webtoon (of course, everyone has different interpretations) but it's not a difficult character. And people who are so sure he won't be able to play Inho well because his past roles were mostly nice guys, I'm wondering just what in the world do they think an actor is?!! Does he have to play nice rich guy in rom-com for the rest of his life?!!!   What's the point in being an actor then? Maybe they want their favourite actors/actresses to always play the same roles over and over again but I'm sorry, I want to see Kang Joon in different roles in every new projects. Well, those people should have better refrain from giving dull comments.

Now if he is acting like in the trailers during all the drama, then it will be good and I'll be satisfied. But I'm wondering if we will see him in the 1st episode because in the webtoon we had to wait many chapters before his appearance. It will be too difficult if we have to wait more.

 

Honestly I watched all his dramas/movies/shows but "The Suspicious Housekeeper" is the only one I didn't have the courage to watch (I only watched the cuts I found). If you're saying it's his best role then I'll give it a try because I'm curious if he is even better there than in "After school lucky or not". Because, for me, his best performance was in this mini drama. I think he was fantastic, his acting was really good even in the comical scenes and the serious ones with his friend was brilliant. His facial expressions were just right and when he picked up the mission and was trying to act tough but shed a tear after he turned around.

 

And in the hospital when he secretly shed a tear and turn his face and made a big smile.

 

© kangjuneyes

 

All that was very subtle, very natural and that's why I think he's a good actor (contrary to other members who, I think, cried too much when he picked the mission). And although I always find blond hairs on asian people horrible, it was fine on Kang Joon, maybe because of his pale skin and brown eyes, it didn't looked that horrible.

I was really impressed   and It's after watching this mini drama that I thought he will be alright to act as Inho in CITT.

Yes, what I really like about his acting and where I find him especially good is during serious scenes when he's expressing his feelings with his facial expressions and eyes. In "Cunning single lady" and "What happens with my family" there were some good scenes too. The scene with the false birthday in CSL was so sad, every time I rewatch it I have a tear in my eyes because even though he tried to smile he looks so sad 

I'm talking about this scene.

 

He can expresses very well through his gaze how much he loves/cares for all his partners/love interests in his dramas/movies. And that's a really good point for an actor. ( he'd probably be good if he's acting as a mute)

Here some caps of those scenes but of course it's better to watch the dramas to enjoy his acting (Born to stan Kang joon, You must know what I'm talking about   ).

 

Although I don't like the story of "Haneuljae's Murder", because It was too cruel for the daughter, the story was interesting and that scene when he find her sleeping and hold her hand, his acting was brilliant. We can feel all his love for her through his gentle gaze and the way he brushes her hair and holds her hand, it was like she is so precious to him. He's really good when he has to act scenes like this.

 

 

Cunning single lady 

 

 

What happens to my family. Although I was happy he didn't end up with the girl, because I really didn't like her, this scene was still sad. Well it's always sad when your feelings don't reach the person you like.

 

 

It's funny, the only time he got the girl is the one time I can't feel his love for her. I chose this one but every time he was expressing his feelings for her, he looked like he was about to cry. Don't know, was it because he loved her too much? It's really strange because he did well in other dramas but wasn't only in Hwajung. But well, at least let's admire his beautiful eyes 

 

Ok, he was good in all those scenes but please, no more romantic dramas. I'm really sick of those roles of the perfect nice and rich guy who never get the girl. I prefer ordinary guys (and if he's nice, its just perfect) so I'm glad he's playing Baek Inho. But I agree, I'd love to see him play more challenging roles. A melodrama or action movie might be good, vampires aren't my cup of tea but why not as long as it's a different role. As for me, I don't think he is ready for it and I might be dreaming too much, but I'd like to see him playing a crazy man, a drug addict, a psychopath or a serial killer, well some difficult roles in the future.  What he needs now is to improve his acting and rom-com won't do. (please ;_; it was so hard for me to watch all his dramas and if it wasn't for him, I would have never watched them in the first place)

 

About him being more suitable to play "bad guy" roles, you are totally right and I was thinking the same and even more after knowing how he is in "real life". Like you said this mysterious vibe disappear in real life because he's rather cute than charismatic but it's not a bad thing though. Actually I find it amazing and that he can become someone with so much charisma when he's acting. And it might be strange what I'm about to say but I'm glad he is comptely different in real life, If he was like in his roles in reality, I wouldn't have found him a good actor nor found him interesting.

His mysterious aura and penetrating gaze is perfect for a bad guy and If he has to be casted in a bad guy role I'd love it if he can have a style similar to this because it's my ultimate favourite one of him (fortunately it's not his style in real life otherwise my heart won't be able to take it anymore):

 

 

 

Ok, now I have a questions to his fans:

-I'd like to ask this because I can't understand. Is it that strange for Kang Joon to like sunrise/night views?

In Roommate they made him looks like a complete idiot for having different taste. Or is it that it's too corny?

But he explained the reason why he like sunrise and it wasn't corny. Well I don't find it strange or funny at all. What do you think?

 

-Also what do you like the most about him?

Apart from his beautiful smile, pretty eyes and good personnality, I think what I like the most is the way he can transforms into a different guy in every new dramas/movies/photoshoots. He isn't only mesmerizing when acting, when shooting photos he is particulary great. The pictorials are really good but I don't know why, I think they never really do him justice like they can't capture the essence of his "beauty" (I never ever use such great words when talking about a guy. Only him can have this privilege   ), I'm not talking about his good features but his "charisma". So I prefer to watch the BTS of the photoshoots because we can see all that and he's always so breathtaking we have no choice but to be drawn by him. I'm waiting patiently to discover a new side of him and I think I'll never get tired of him. I think that's his strong point because I usually lost interest when watching handsome guys but it's different with him since he isn't just handsome but much more than that.

I didn't know the concept of the Marie Claire pictorials was "l'homme fatal", now that I know it I think he did a good job because he was quite seductive. Specially on this one:

 

But speaking of "un homme fatal" I think he'll be good and i'd love to see him in a role like this. I'm thinking about Tom Ripley of "The talented Mr.Ripley" and I'm sure it will suits him. Because he can be cute and looks "ordinary" when he have too and then he can become a man with so much charisma he can attracts people with just his gaze   (Yes I'm dreaming too much)

 

Sorry, I tried to make it short but I can talk about him for hours so it was hard to make it shorter :D

 

 

 

 

 

OH is finally back~~ I had exams last week so I couldn't reply you on time, Sorry... OH server shut down as well for nearly 2 days (I guess?), anyways coming back to our conversation....

 

 

 

aside from kangjoon's acting in Hwajung, the drama as a whole wasn't that impressive imho, It started so well, the very first eps were beyond good, the acting was on point, but then It went downhill, the plot could've been better tbh, I lost interest in the storyline starting from ep 34-35, Cha SeungWon hard-carried the drama along with Jung WoongIn and Kim YeoJin, these 3 were the highlight of the drama imo... the little child-actor who portrayed 'JooWon' character, Chanyoung, was far better than Kangjoon acting-wise, he delivered such a flawless yet beautiful performance (him and kangjoon are labelmates btw, if only kangjoon could've taken some advices from him) ....Apparently kangjoon was aware of the negative comments he got regarding his acting in 'Hwajung', he stated so on tvN 'Taxi' show (here), after watching his latest vlive and reading this article, I realized that kangjoon is the type to get affected by bad comments, I've never known abt this issue until recently (I'm such a useless fan /sigh/), It must've been hard for him to deal with all the negative comments, thinking abt it now, he looked so exhausted and tired during 'Hwajung' days, so It wasn't just due to the lack of sleep and his over-busy schedule, but also due to the bad comments, It must've been stressful, hopefully negative comments left by netizens won't affect him to the point he gets depressed since he seems like he would read every single bad comment, It's not like everyone would be pleased by his acting anyways, he gotta notice his flaws on his own and works on improving his acting, fortunately the other members of 5urprise are there to lift him up, he's v blessed to have them, considering that the 5 of them are actors, they'd most-likely help each other out~ 

 

'Haneuljae's Murder'.. I have very mixed opinions abt this drama, the storyline was way too cruel for the daughter, I felt bad for her, It got so messy near the end as well, the ending was so...unexpected, cliche, and eh.... but still, I loved it, overall It was a pretty enjoyable drama special, the love story between the 2 leads was so... innocent I must say, and beautiful, there were quite lots of scenes that I enjoyed such as 

 

 

 

this scene was so heart-fluttering ;_;

 

this as well

 

 

 

 

the way he was lying there while staring at her, then a smile was drawn on his face as he held her hand...that was honestly my favourite scene of the drama...

 

and you're totally right, I think he'd do well as a mute, he's able to express all his emotions through his eyes, and genuine gazes, that scene in CSL was so sad, and his eyes just spoke it all, I nearly teared up watching him smiling while hiding pain and sadness, that was so sad     I always get teary eyes watching his crying scenes bcs of how emotional they are..

 

 

 

 

this scene in WHTMF was really emotional, I, along with my friend, cried watching it...

 

regarding your statement about the 'After school bokbulbok' mission scene, I honestly don't tend to rank 5urprise based on acting skills, imo they're kind of equally good, but If I had to, then Taeoh & Taehwan >>> Kangjoon (Myung & Yooil haven't shown their full potential yet since they didn't get much opportunities so they're yet to be included in the ranking), although, their characters in 'After school bokbulbok' didn't really show much of their skills, add to that the fact that they were overshadowed by kangjoon considering he was the main lead.. I absolutely loved his role in the drama-toon tho, and I agree, It's surely one of the best performances he has shown so far~ 

 

 

 

As for me, I don't think he is ready for it and I might be dreaming too much, but I'd like to see him playing a crazy man, a drug addict, a psychopath or a serial killer, well some difficult roles in the future. 

 

gurl are you me? you're literally reading my thoughts, if he ever plays a psycho or a serial killer, I'll be the happiest fangirl to have ever existed, but he has to make sure to pull off the character well~ 

 

 

 

 

I'd like to ask this because I can't understand. Is it that strange for Kang Joon to like sunrise/night views?

In Roommate they made him looks like a complete idiot for having different taste. Or is it that it's too corny?

But he explained the reason why he like sunrise and it wasn't corny. Well I don't find it strange or funny at all. What do you think?

 

 

Idk either, I still can't get why they made fun of him when he said that he likes sunrise, night views and such, he claimed that he likes night views in one of his old interviews as well from what I recall, was that even worth a laugh tbh? some might've found it corny but preferences differ after all, the cloudy sky during sunrise is extremely fascinating, I often stay up all night during holiday for sunrise views, It's so ravishing and beautiful to watch, I honestly don't find it strange to like sunrise views, who doesn't anyways? but again I myself like watching the sunrise so my opinion is invalid lol, kangjoon's personality must be quite interesting considering he likes such stuff, that's what I first thought when reading that interview.

 

 

 

what do you like the most about him?

 

hmm.. I honestly don't know, I first knew him as an Actor, so probably his acting (?), but I fall for him more tnk's to Roommate, so probably his personality, he's such a sweetheart, very naïve and shy, a total clumsy dork, he's the type of person that's difficult to approach, he's not really easy-going, but once you get to know him, he's a soft little marshmallow, he's so fluffy and precious... when I first watched 'After school bokbulbok', I thought he'd be a hot-tempered guy, Idk why I thought so lmao, the vibe his face gives off made me assume he's a hot-tempered guy, recently kangjoon claimed that him and Baek InHo are pretty similar persona-wise so a fan asked him if he's hot-tempered, he said he wasn't then he smiled :3

 

 

 

I'm not talking about his good features but his "charisma". So I prefer to watch the BTS of the photoshoots because we can see all that and he's always so breathtaking we have no choice but to be drawn by him

 

this tbh, I prefer to watch the BTS of the photoshoots rather than viewing the pictorials only, I guess It's bcs he looks better in motion, he's more videogenic than photogenic I must say, tho he looks super good in pictorials but I still find him way better-looking in motion... I'm not really attracted by his beautiful features but rather by his overflowing charisma, what an Actor needs the most is that charismatic vibe, thus, screen presence requires having an aura, being charismatic is always an additional yet strong point for actors.

 

Edited January 10, 2016 by Born to Stan KangJoon

[hyeyeon]

 

Not to be rude, but referring to the past couple of posts, I think you guys should put the 300 word essays in spoilers. It makes the thread look a little messy imo especially since it isn't recent updates or anything

 

Edited January 10, 2016 by hyeyeon

[rayy]

 

Not to be rude, but referring to the past couple of posts, I think you guys should put the 300 word essays in spoilers. It makes the thread look a little messy imo especially since it isn't recent updates or anything

 

 

oh, you're right, It does look messy, I didn't notice till now lel, I'll edit it....

 

[rayy]

 

Born to stan Kang Joon, I have a request. If you find high quality of this photo, can you post it here? I want it so bad because I want it for my new desktop (well actually, I'd like to have all his photos in good quality of course :D). I'm searching too but I don't know if its already released or not. Thank you

 

 

ONE Mag didn't release all the pictorials, sadly, I'm still looking for clearer HQ pics as well but they're nowhere to be found, I'm relying on kfans....

[rayy]

MilkyWay blessed us with some caps and gifs from CITT 1st ep   

 

 

[rayy]

 

 

these two scenes has left me dumbfounded, I wonder what kind of dark history went out between them, I didn't read the Manhwa and I have no intention to read it, for now (I did check out the very first chapters tho)...  

honestly speaking, kangjoon did so well portraying his character so far, I'm satisfied, he got few praises by both K-netz and I-viewers so I'm relieved..looking forward to ep 3

 

here is the preview of ep 3 btw

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6dsUv2cekI

[rayy]

CITT Kangjoon stills

 

 

 

 

[eplizo]

I am OBSESSED with this drama!!!!!!!!! 

 

Kangjun is literally knocking it out of the park too. He's getting great reviews on his performance. 

 

This is a great time to be alive for a Kangjun stan lol.

 

Also, I haven't read the webtoon, but does anyone else kinda want her to end up with Baek In Ho? I like both of the male leads, but I feel like she's more human when she's with In Ho. So, for now, I kinda prefer her with In Ho.