I second that.

ehhhh, i like him and MCW as individual actors but i think the male lead in mister black needs to be someone older.

tbh, i almost don't even want MCW to take on the role (although she most likely will.) the writer & director aren't that great.

Han Groo maybe? She is a good actress and deserves a public broadcast leading role. And she has good chemistry with her costars too.

I would like to see a pairing of Kang Sora with Jongsuk again but who knows....and the drama needs to be not at all like Dr Strange

My sentiments exactly...

I actually hope that they can just bury this drama completely. I loved lee hyun and that drama to pieces, but I probably need to see seo in guk in another awesome drama before I add him to my list of favorite actors, and this drama would probably not be appetizing.

So? People like taecyeon and kim hyun joong used to get lead roles too and unlike him they got zero acting talent.

I like woo bin but I think jong suk is actually slightly better as an actor (slightly) and he is considered good looking by many. Everyone can't be as handsome as Lee Jun Ki.

You hate the guy so much you're bringing in a lot of hate comments in this thread. Well, a lot of people like him. Go bring your negativity somewhere else.

im surprised ljs gets this much flack when contemperaries of his age group are so much more lacking. wasnt he the youngest actor to receive a baeksang arts award for highest achievment in acting, when only well seasoned actors 10+ years in their career reveive it ? feels like he gets a lot of jealous hate from fans of his ex co stars for absurd reasons. Never heard any actual critics complain about his lack of acting. He pulls off his roles better than the actors he's being compared too, botched nose job or not. And good looks aren't what makes it for you in a role, even an average looking lead can exceed expectations if he's got the talent, like in the case of Joo Won.

I personally have never found any compelling chemistry between Lee Jun Kin and his co stars, and that's not even strictly his female leads. Whereas Seo In Guk and Lee Jong Suk manage to bring sparks with even the make actors in their shows. That's not to say jun ki isn't a talented actor, but just goes to show 'different strokes for different folks...'

As much as I love Woo Bin, I'm gonna have to say that Jong Suk's the better actor and by a pretty big margin. Woo Bins got the charisma that can make him a movie star, but Jon Suk's got more screen presence and acting versatility. He managed to have chemistry with Lee Bo Young, who's 15 years his senior, and made the pairing shipable despite the age difference. I don't buy for a moment that Woo Bin would have been able to act out a Park Suha, Choi Dal Po or even Go Namsoon.

Plastic surgery or not, he acts leaps and bounds better than contemporaries his age who are doing movies one after the other and relying on their looks to do the work for them, at least with this guy you sense that there's a level of dedication going into each character he plays. He lost so much weight to play the part of a Nort Korean surgeon in Doctor Stranger, that show was all over the place but his acting was always consistent.

I for one don't find Lee Jun Ki the slightest bit attractive, he's not hideously disfigured but I just don't see it with the guy. It just goes to show that it all depends on the character you play, actors like Edward Norton and Johnny Depp don't have the standard leading man looks but they are some of the most talented guys there are

instead of lover I hope its something else ... they can pick a bro or a sister ... its too cheesy if its a lover its like twilight

@pigsnout
I really hope they do Not cast Jin Se Yeon or Go sung-hee for the female lead. So many people agree they are terrible actresses. They both ruined multiple dramas and they're both always the weakest link among the entire cast.

HAHAHA... "Love conquers all", even the central nervous system and its regeneration ability. Thank goodness Gray's dead but I don't know about Harper though. Biochemistry is an overrated science anyway...

Are we soulmates? cause I have always felt that way about LJS. His real life personality is a long time mystery for me. I even commented before that I was fangirling him with a DID style.

Pretty much yeah you are, there's actually a couple of korean sites that have an active countdown to when this guy will do his next show. I went to SK this summer and he has so many endorsements, he was everywhere in all the malls so yeah I'm guessing he's a pretty big deal.

Your comment is so sweet. Don't worry, there are tons of people who find him talented, people within the industry respect him and line up to work with him, and the Korean public and international public mostly consider him a good and emotional actor. The negative opinions are just more vocal, a general rule.

You're right, he improved in a really impressive speed and that's because he still continues to take acting lessons and works to push himself even though he has already secured the status of a lead actor. Expect him to keep getting better.

Yes, don't worry. If nobody liked him he would not be this popular and he would not be a Hallyu star. But he is, so. He receives loads of scripts, if he choose one he is guaranteed a timeslot, he just made another list in China for #1 best acting etc. Some people just might not find him their cup of tea, but most comments are just jealousy. 1-2 posters say they don't like him but post 10+comments here lol. Negativity comes with being too popular. Notice how a lot of comments say they preferred his co-star to Jong Suk or name their bias and make unfounded comparisons. Jong Suk fans would never feel the need to go to their articles and make comparing comments because they are confident in Jong Suk and his looks and his acting skills.

I am his fan too :) and believe me he is the one of best actors of his age group, and he achieved this fame quite rapidly, think this guy acted that complex character Go Nam Soon sooo well that everyone fell in love and in that early age he acted as a co star with LBY who is a really good actress but he did not let her overshadow him. And the best he made PSH to kiss , don't laugh that is the hardest thing :P

If you read other comments you will find that most them are criticizing his one drama, that was really not good. And who said he is plastic, well I feel if someone have problem with P.S than they have to stop watching kdramas

He's a hallyu star, he's only got like 2 million fans so I'm sure there's lots of people who acknowledge his ability to act. The only reason he gets so much hate is cause he's won the most awards, and of those those awards the major ones weren't even fan voted but by critics choice

@Newbie
I like LJS too and I think he is very versatile actor. I honestly believe he is the best actor of his generation.

I like him too, I think he improved like crazy between school 2013 and pinocchio

don't mind the contrarians in the dramabeans comments, a lot of people here are way older than LJS as well so they might also see him as a tiny kid and dismiss him a bit just bc of that