The new KBS2 sageuk drama Strongest Chil Woo premiered on 17 June with a fast paced episode. The drama tells of a najang Chil Woo, played by Mun Jung Hyuk, who becomes a righteous assassin by night.
The first episode opened with Chil Woo's father (played by Oh Man Suk) pounding away on the Shinmungo (Petitioner's Drum) to fight for equal rights for lowly-born citizens in order to build an equal society, but he eventually was killed by soldiers in a surprise attack.
This was followed by the next scene where the adult Chil Woo is now a najang guarding the Shinmungo, preventing citizens from making petitions.
The scenes that took place for the rest of the 2 episodes prompted viewers to comment that the pace was too fast.
Chil Woo was implicated in a case where his sister Woo Young's foster father was murdered in a conspiracy, and as a result Woo Young was also killed, leading Chil Woo on the path to becoming an assassin.
Viewers felt that the 2 episodes, which included having Chil Woo's father, sister and her foster father die one after another, were too convoluted and made the plot difficult to understand. On the other hand, there are also viewers who felt that the twists and turns made it interesting to watch.
Some viewers left posts on messageboards, saying that "The drama should have been more detailed in portraying the reason behind Chil Woo's transformation into the masked hero and it feels too sketchy. For any part of the story, the viewers should be allowed to get involved in the plot, but everything is done too haphazardly. His father and sister dying like that, we can't tell what's going on."
However there were positive comments as well: "It's very focused right from the start. It's a unique theme, so it's quite interesting."
Source: mydaily
Chi trans: lostall@情投E赫
Eng trans: midnightgirl13@shinhwabiz
MIXED RESPONSES TO ERIC'S FIRST SAGEUK DRAMA
Mun Jung Hyuk's first ever sageuk drama, KBS2's Strongest Chil Woo, premiered on 17 June, where he plays a najang by day who becomes a righteous assassin by night, a character similar to Superman and Zorro.
However, there have been mixed reviews to his performance after the premiere. Some viewers commented that "Mun Jung Hyuk's acting is very unnatural", "He doesn't seem to be suitable for sageuk dramas", "The drama doesn't seem very focused".
Postive comments were posted too, "It's only been 2 episodes, it's a little quick to pass judgement now", "He's doing better than I expected. Especially his crying scenes, those were the best".
Based on research agency TNS' statistics, Strongest Chil Woo garnered 11.5% and 9.1% for its 1st and 2nd episodes respectively, while rival SBS drama Gourmet had ratings of 13.2% and 16.1% for its 1st and 2nd episode.
Source: Go NewsChi trans: lostall@情投E赫
Eng trans: midnightgirl13@shinhwabiz
GOURMET KIM RAE WON HAS TAKEN THE LEAD OVER STRONGEST CHIL WOO ERIC
In the first round of competition of SBS drama Gourmet and KBS2's Strongest Chil Woo, Kim Rae Won has taken the lead.
Based on research agency TNS' statistics, Strongest Chil Woo garnered 11.5% and 9.1% for its 1st and 2nd episodes respectively, while rival SBS drama Gourmet had ratings of 13.2% and 16.1% for its 1st and 2nd episode.
Source: donga
Chi trans: lostall@情投E赫
Eng trans: midnightgirl13@shinhwabiz
THE REASON BEHIND THE RESPONSE TO ERIC'S PERFORMANCE
(I don't know who wrote this, but this reporter seems to have something against Eric )
After watching Eric's performance in the first 2 episodes of Strongest Chil Woo, it leads one to recall the article "Who said Eric's acting is good?", written after the first 2 episodes of 2005's Super Rookie.
When that article was first published, many of Eric's fans jumped to his defence. 3 years later, viewers are once again criticising Eric for his first attempt at a sageuk drama, saying that "Eric can only act with his mouth", "Eric can't act in sageuk dramas", "He has shown the limits of his acting skills".
Criticisms about Eric's acting started way before Strongest Chil Woo, in all his dramas and movies. Eric rose up the ranks as an actor with his performance in Phoenix. To be honest, it was more of the role itself plus Shinhwa's popularity that propelled him to the status of a star. Since then, his acting has been much commented on.
However, after his success in Phoenix, Eric hasn't proved himself in his other projects. In Super Rookie and KSA, he had to portray lively and creative characters with natural delivery of lines and good coordination with the camera crew and his co-stars. For him, much improvement was needed.
Despite the flaws in his acting, the production companies only consider Eric's popularity, and fans also show their support for him. In any case, Eric hasn't been able to expand his range in his projects.
This time round, his performance in Strongest Chil Woo has not only been questioned by industry experts, but viewers as well. Eric is no longer a rookie like he was during Phoenix, and he can't be exempt from harsh criticism anymore.
Viewers now are very rational, and they watch dramas not based on the popularity of the cast, but based on the acting abilities of the cast instead.
If the actors are competent they can overcome flaws in the script. On the other hand, a good script can be marred by bad acting as well.
Having humbly accepted the criticisms for the first 2 episodes, Eric now needs to work hard to rectify the problems.
Souce: mydaily
Chi trans: lostall@情投E赫
Eng trans: midnightgirl13@shinhwabiz
The first episode opened with Chil Woo's father (played by Oh Man Suk) pounding away on the Shinmungo (Petitioner's Drum) to fight for equal rights for lowly-born citizens in order to build an equal society, but he eventually was killed by soldiers in a surprise attack.
This was followed by the next scene where the adult Chil Woo is now a najang guarding the Shinmungo, preventing citizens from making petitions.
The scenes that took place for the rest of the 2 episodes prompted viewers to comment that the pace was too fast.
Chil Woo was implicated in a case where his sister Woo Young's foster father was murdered in a conspiracy, and as a result Woo Young was also killed, leading Chil Woo on the path to becoming an assassin.
Viewers felt that the 2 episodes, which included having Chil Woo's father, sister and her foster father die one after another, were too convoluted and made the plot difficult to understand. On the other hand, there are also viewers who felt that the twists and turns made it interesting to watch.
Some viewers left posts on messageboards, saying that "The drama should have been more detailed in portraying the reason behind Chil Woo's transformation into the masked hero and it feels too sketchy. For any part of the story, the viewers should be allowed to get involved in the plot, but everything is done too haphazardly. His father and sister dying like that, we can't tell what's going on."
However there were positive comments as well: "It's very focused right from the start. It's a unique theme, so it's quite interesting."
Source: mydaily
Chi trans: lostall@情投E赫
Eng trans: midnightgirl13@shinhwabiz
MIXED RESPONSES TO ERIC'S FIRST SAGEUK DRAMA
Mun Jung Hyuk's first ever sageuk drama, KBS2's Strongest Chil Woo, premiered on 17 June, where he plays a najang by day who becomes a righteous assassin by night, a character similar to Superman and Zorro.
However, there have been mixed reviews to his performance after the premiere. Some viewers commented that "Mun Jung Hyuk's acting is very unnatural", "He doesn't seem to be suitable for sageuk dramas", "The drama doesn't seem very focused".
Postive comments were posted too, "It's only been 2 episodes, it's a little quick to pass judgement now", "He's doing better than I expected. Especially his crying scenes, those were the best".
Based on research agency TNS' statistics, Strongest Chil Woo garnered 11.5% and 9.1% for its 1st and 2nd episodes respectively, while rival SBS drama Gourmet had ratings of 13.2% and 16.1% for its 1st and 2nd episode.
Source: Go NewsChi trans: lostall@情投E赫
Eng trans: midnightgirl13@shinhwabiz
GOURMET KIM RAE WON HAS TAKEN THE LEAD OVER STRONGEST CHIL WOO ERIC
In the first round of competition of SBS drama Gourmet and KBS2's Strongest Chil Woo, Kim Rae Won has taken the lead.
Based on research agency TNS' statistics, Strongest Chil Woo garnered 11.5% and 9.1% for its 1st and 2nd episodes respectively, while rival SBS drama Gourmet had ratings of 13.2% and 16.1% for its 1st and 2nd episode.
Source: donga
Chi trans: lostall@情投E赫
Eng trans: midnightgirl13@shinhwabiz
THE REASON BEHIND THE RESPONSE TO ERIC'S PERFORMANCE
(I don't know who wrote this, but this reporter seems to have something against Eric )
After watching Eric's performance in the first 2 episodes of Strongest Chil Woo, it leads one to recall the article "Who said Eric's acting is good?", written after the first 2 episodes of 2005's Super Rookie.
When that article was first published, many of Eric's fans jumped to his defence. 3 years later, viewers are once again criticising Eric for his first attempt at a sageuk drama, saying that "Eric can only act with his mouth", "Eric can't act in sageuk dramas", "He has shown the limits of his acting skills".
Criticisms about Eric's acting started way before Strongest Chil Woo, in all his dramas and movies. Eric rose up the ranks as an actor with his performance in Phoenix. To be honest, it was more of the role itself plus Shinhwa's popularity that propelled him to the status of a star. Since then, his acting has been much commented on.
However, after his success in Phoenix, Eric hasn't proved himself in his other projects. In Super Rookie and KSA, he had to portray lively and creative characters with natural delivery of lines and good coordination with the camera crew and his co-stars. For him, much improvement was needed.
Despite the flaws in his acting, the production companies only consider Eric's popularity, and fans also show their support for him. In any case, Eric hasn't been able to expand his range in his projects.
This time round, his performance in Strongest Chil Woo has not only been questioned by industry experts, but viewers as well. Eric is no longer a rookie like he was during Phoenix, and he can't be exempt from harsh criticism anymore.
Viewers now are very rational, and they watch dramas not based on the popularity of the cast, but based on the acting abilities of the cast instead.
If the actors are competent they can overcome flaws in the script. On the other hand, a good script can be marred by bad acting as well.
Having humbly accepted the criticisms for the first 2 episodes, Eric now needs to work hard to rectify the problems.
Souce: mydaily
Chi trans: lostall@情投E赫
Eng trans: midnightgirl13@shinhwabiz
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