You’re going to watch it for Park Seo Jun, continue loving him throughout it, but when you come out of it, you’re going to have a new-found love for Park Hyung Sik, if you don’t already love him <3
Hwarang wasn’t a good drama, and Park Seo-joon was saddled with a frustratingly dull character there. Park Hyung-shik’s Sammaekjong was the more interesting character, even if his character (like everyone else’s) stalled in the latter half of the show.
Watch She Was Pretty or Kill Me Heal Me instead for your PSJ fix.
Gotta admit, She Was Pretty was pretty good. I saw glimpses of it when my mom was watching and I didn’t even mind Hwang Jung-eum! She was surprisingly not too bad there. She didn’t scream too much is what I’m saying. I remember Park Seo-joon being great there, too, even when his character wasn’t so great.
My very first drama with Park Seo Joon was in I Summon You Gold (2013) where he was paired with Baek Jin Hee. I loved him way before everyone started swooning over him lol. Sadly I am not loving him as much as I was these days. Anyway, my rec for his drama are like Witch’s Romance, Kill Me Heal Me and She Was Pretty. For me he was gorgeous in Hwarang but he didn’t seem to be fit in sageuk (on top of that like everyone else said, the drama itself was a mess).
I find that Park Seo-joon is better playing livelier/more spirited characters. He’s good at emoting, but I he has those naturally sleepy eyes like So Ji-sub. He’s more engaging with energetic characters like Dong-man or Ri-on than broody, quiet types like Sun-woo.
He suits romcom the best imo. I think he is good actor, but not an actor with a wide range. So he needs to do roles within his capability to shine. Even in SWP he was outshone by Choi Siwon, although it is more on characters themselves where Siwon’s character was easily to be loved by audiences.
I’m thinking of watching it one of these days for Park Seo-joon because Fight My Way has ignited my love for him more than ever before. I mean, I always thought he was good, but he’s definitely got my attention from here on out. One to watch, that man. You’ve got a point about his characters might not being as good as Dong-man, though!
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gumgum
June 25, 2017 at 10:28 PM
Told myself I wasn’t interested in Hwarang, but just found out Park Seo Joon (and bonus Taehyung!) are in it??
I want to binge PSJ shows but worry his characters aren’t at par with Dong Man HAHA
bebeswtz
June 25, 2017 at 10:45 PM
You’re going to watch it for Park Seo Jun, continue loving him throughout it, but when you come out of it, you’re going to have a new-found love for Park Hyung Sik, if you don’t already love him <3
hannaehh
June 25, 2017 at 10:47 PM
Definitely agreed with @bebeswtz. I watched Hwarang because I love both Park SJ and Park HS, but my love for PHS grew bigger in Hwarang.
gumgum
June 26, 2017 at 3:20 AM
I’ve only seen PHS in Strong Woman Do Bong Soon and quite liked him there! More reasons to watch Hwarang then, thank you!
Elle
June 25, 2017 at 10:58 PM
Hwarang wasn’t a good drama, and Park Seo-joon was saddled with a frustratingly dull character there. Park Hyung-shik’s Sammaekjong was the more interesting character, even if his character (like everyone else’s) stalled in the latter half of the show.
Watch She Was Pretty or Kill Me Heal Me instead for your PSJ fix.
chingu
June 25, 2017 at 11:31 PM
Gotta admit, She Was Pretty was pretty good. I saw glimpses of it when my mom was watching and I didn’t even mind Hwang Jung-eum! She was surprisingly not too bad there. She didn’t scream too much is what I’m saying. I remember Park Seo-joon being great there, too, even when his character wasn’t so great.
gadis
June 26, 2017 at 12:31 AM
Yep, his character there wasn’t too great. Too much of a jerk to my liking. But it’s still an enjoyable drama.
gumgum
June 26, 2017 at 3:23 AM
Adding these to my to watch list, thank you!
Sera The Ms Temper
June 25, 2017 at 11:27 PM
My very first drama with Park Seo Joon was in I Summon You Gold (2013) where he was paired with Baek Jin Hee. I loved him way before everyone started swooning over him lol. Sadly I am not loving him as much as I was these days. Anyway, my rec for his drama are like Witch’s Romance, Kill Me Heal Me and She Was Pretty. For me he was gorgeous in Hwarang but he didn’t seem to be fit in sageuk (on top of that like everyone else said, the drama itself was a mess).
Elle
June 25, 2017 at 11:38 PM
I find that Park Seo-joon is better playing livelier/more spirited characters. He’s good at emoting, but I he has those naturally sleepy eyes like So Ji-sub. He’s more engaging with energetic characters like Dong-man or Ri-on than broody, quiet types like Sun-woo.
Agreed that he doesn’t suit sageuk.
Sera The Ms Temper
June 25, 2017 at 11:53 PM
He suits romcom the best imo. I think he is good actor, but not an actor with a wide range. So he needs to do roles within his capability to shine. Even in SWP he was outshone by Choi Siwon, although it is more on characters themselves where Siwon’s character was easily to be loved by audiences.
gumgum
June 26, 2017 at 3:25 AM
Thanks for the recs! I guess I’ll watch Hwarang for the pretty then, and see how it fares for me afterwards!
chingu
June 25, 2017 at 11:28 PM
I’m thinking of watching it one of these days for Park Seo-joon because Fight My Way has ignited my love for him more than ever before. I mean, I always thought he was good, but he’s definitely got my attention from here on out. One to watch, that man. You’ve got a point about his characters might not being as good as Dong-man, though!