taebinfan

finished watching you quiz on PEB's interview...

what a wonderful family she has! what great parents she has; they have raised their child with good values and principles and am wondering what kind of grandchildren they would have! her older brother also takes very good care of her and they are very close to each other! and, the brother wants to stay quiet and only his close friends know about his sister as being PEB! the whole family works together to protect PEB and themselves from being polluted by the entertainment industry!

i know PEB has brought up many times her discussion with pd Yoo and writer Moon about her hesitation and concerns. for some reasons this time around, i got a much clearer picture about this discussion and its corresponding outcome. she had so much concerns about the controversy of youngwoo's story and pd Yoo and writer Moon promised her that they would take care of everything and asked her to trust them. i believe per pd Yoo's instruction, astory simply didnt hype up any romantic chemistry between the leads, and pd Yoo was with them in most bts. it's wonderful that the drama was trying give hope and encouragement to the autism community; but for an autistic who had never got to have romantic relationship or who had a bad experience, then the drama might be sending out misleading hope, and certainly wouldnt want the leads to gain popularity through this line of the drama. 

even with a few bts about them together, PEB and KTO showed that they are proven professionals in their fields. they get along well with everyone in this project. and they both have had many compliments for each other, so there is genuine friendship between them and with other actors/actresses!

i re-watched the drama and kept tracking the screen time of KTO. it was as bad as most people thought. his presence took up the first 4 episodes and he had only a very short screen time in one ep and he was in every ep through the drama. probably because of the expected loveline that viewers wanted to see more of him with PEB together. anyway, his acting skills has been finally being recognized and he has worked hard to solidify his popularity before going for his enlistment. cant wait to see his next project upon his return from military enlistment.

PEB has to have some interests in KTO to be shy; otherwise, no need to be shy!!!

7 hours ago, JenL said:

@buguz and @taebinfan Did you guys end up buying the DVD? They released a teaser today of the DVD commentary and it's cute to see how the recording of the commentary went - PEB laughing at KTO's jokes 

i would get it if i understand korean! no i didnt get it! would love to hear from you dropping some crumbs about their interaction! 

11 hours ago, JenL said:

Yeah, it's been a long climb for KTO - almost a decade of being mostly second lead. Some actors get to first lead quickly (Eg. Lee Jae Wook) and others have a much longer journey, or only get a few small lead roles and have to go back to second lead (I'm thinking of actors like Yoon Park).. I think KTO's star is now big enough for him to be offered lead roles for sure when he's back though! 

yes, it's good that moc got him a lot of magazines pictorials, cf's, promo after eaw to build up his fanbase in such a short period of time! and i would say, even though ena and astory didnt give us much bts about taebin couple due to sensitive subject of the drama, they did serve him well and promote him through the more serious (instead of fun) bts about his acting skills and his professionalism - his constant discussion with PEB and pd Yoo, his internet research at filming site... so now viewers and production companies know he is a good actor not only with amazing acting skills but also with good work ethics! he said he got some good offers after eaw and am sure he'll get some when he is back! he just really needs to discern a good project! 

think his previous one focused more on SKJ so the others 4 always did supporting roles! to me KTO has the best acting skill among surprise, and it was a disappointment that his agecny couldnt land him major roles after winning kbs award. not a big fan of SKJ as personally find his acting quite bland!  i hope that will not be the case when he returns. thats why i think GM is smart to go to saram; it's not healthy for them to compete similar roles or projects!

3 hours ago, innrukia said:

Another great perspective! Yes, I noticed him thanking the PEB manager after both monitored the scene. As is evident, he interacts with others in a respectful, thoughtful, and sincere manner. I enjoy seeing the BTs where he looks for improvements to the scene and discusses them. His work ethics are another reason for me to like him. I think his current agency, MOC, will hold on till his return. Hopefully, we can get his new drama right after his discharge. And a bonus if the FL is PEB. One can dream, right?

dont know if it was true... remember reading somewhere that PEB's manager didnt like tka ml, so he cropped him out of PEB's pic even though he was within her perimeter! thought he usually focused on filming PEB, so am surprised to see KTO was included in PEB's pics or clips this time!

another scene of their amazing team work!

On 9/17/2022 at 12:00 AM, innrukia said:

Hello! I came across this page when searching for news about these two actors on Google. Allow me to spend some time here gushing about KTO and his chemistry with PEB. The best Korean drama I've seen so far, in my opinion, was EAW. The plot, performance, and supporting cast, but the most crucial element was the satisfying ending. Most of K-drama had the lousiest ending where the mid part of the drama/ acting getting out of line. Thank God it did not happen in EAW.

 

What l like the most with EAW is it discover Kang Tae Oh (KTO) in K-dramaland. He always been great in carry out his characters; watch him from Tale of Nokdu, Run-On and Doom, unfortunately not really help him to be the lead. His solid acting in EAW has captured many hearts, including mine. I watched PEB in a few of her dramas, Stove League, Hello My Twenties, and TKA. From these dramas, I conclude she doesn’t need the male lead to excel, especially TKA; she has better chemistry with another supporting actress than ML.

 

EAW, on the other hand, has introduced PEB to her "male lead," who can balance her acting and create such massive chemistry that I want them to act in another drama. KTO and PEB are also physically comparable! What I like best about them is that they didn't even pretend to be in love behind the scenes, with less interaction, skin ship, and no post-drama photoshoot. What a fantastic actor!

 

Even though I'm not a big shipper, I like how this situation makes everyone crave their content. I can see a lot of edits and videos made by their fans. I'll keep lurking here and reading everyone's thoughts on these two. It's interesting to see how everyone interprets one act for which I had never given much thought before.

Welcome @innrukia! cant say i am a big fan of KTO, but do appreciate good actors/actresses with strong work ethics, and KTO is one of them! he never touched his co-workers inappropriately, or have had too much skinship! he even expressed gratitude toward PEB's manager when they were reviewing the meltdown scene. a tweet about a senior actor praising me for being a very respectful actor. he knows and respects boundaries! i remember i didnt appreciate an inappropriate touch by PEB's ml in tka at the sunset kiss scene. well PEB didnt complain about it, why did i get upset about it? it was at this point i was quite turned off by that ml.

if KTO's acting is bad as lee junho, then there wouldnt be a heart-fluttering love story between youngwoo and junho, and wouldnt have those pure and yet passionate kiss scenes that capture attention of viewers in this world! KTO was hardworking and smart, never saw an actor did an internet research at the filming site to deal with a scene. no matter how great PEB's acting is, she cannot do everything by herself! takes two hands to clap!

was quite surprised that KTO didnt land on any ml roles after winning the kbs best supporting actor through nokdu. his acting was so versatile in that drama, but didnt get any attention from good producers! hope some good agencies would reach out to him to advance his career after his return from military service! gongmin has made a good decision to go to saram with the help of LHN! it's not working when four guys with similar age in the same agency are competing for similar roles or projects!

amazing acting skills and chemistry! KTO is the best ml for PEB, so far!

am gonna use google translator to understand the scriptbook!

lost the tweet that posted this vid with a lovely song! the song chosen is so perfectly matched their love story!

@Kismet_06200904thanks for the pics! looking at the angle of PEB's head and KTO's shoulder, KTO definitely held PEB tightly in his arms! 

and looking at the atmosphere, i believe that either astory or ena was holding back in releasing any of their pics taken together!

16 hours ago, Kismet_06200904 said:

 

 

BTW: Weibo @taebin (#peb_kto#) fans were comparing their sandals in these photos :)

 

https://wx2.sinaimg.cn/large/006M47DXgy1h66i1w6dqqj30u00u00w8.jpg

https://wx1.sinaimg.cn/large/006M47DXgy1h66i1y89t3j31jl0v91d7.jpg

https://wx3.sinaimg.cn/large/006M47DXgy1h66i3ojomsj30rs13i7bq.jpg

 

"Darn it doesn't allow me to insert image from URL. . . "

yes please get help from @abs-oluteM, couldnt see any pics you attached; links are not accessible!

it would be nice to have the filming schedule of the drama, so can keep track of the development of their friendship! 

this is so beautiful!

from the other pics, thought they were not close sitting together,  but they were actually very close!  and PEB followed KTO doing the wyw movement!  

19 minutes ago, buguz said:

i also wonder how many times they have to film each day. i counted at least a couple of different angles on the balcony kiss 😆

yes long shot, close-up, wide angle for the one outside youngwoo's house! 

ever since that weibo video has surfaced, many tweeters have been working hard to redo the kiss scenes! 

bts after the 1st kiss... the way they looked at each other - shy and satisfying???

thanks @Kismet_06200904couldnt watch the first 2 links and gave up; decided to try the weibo links and it worked! 

wow! no wonder KTO said in his interview that they were really immersed in the love and kiss scenes! these are definitely the most beautiful and natural kiss scenes PEB have had so far probably due to the nature of the characters! saw a tweet showing kiss scenes about her last 2 projects and looked a mouth-to-mouth resuscitation! excuse me for being her very honest fan!!!

@Kismet_06200904hahaha, "video unavailable in your country"1

@JenLwould you pls translate this vid? it sounds something funny! thanks...

a sweet compilation of their times together! 

think this is his latest interview, more info about the character! am glad that he has gained more confidence and is more focused after this project!

https://www.sportsq.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=443507

17 minutes ago, JenL said:

 

Yeah, I suspected as much. For a number of countries, ENA blocked or removed most of their stuff so there's only little bits and pieces from people with VPNs or saved the stuff early on 

oh really??? can sneak in to watch naver vid for the initial 1st streaming, but after that cant watch in north america due to this "regional restriction"!

@JenLthere was always different versions of bts; one is from astory, and the other is from ena! i did remember some vids have ena logo on it!

clips of PEB following whatever KTO did! sweet... 

4 hours ago, cico said:

The important thing is the thin ring he often wears on his ring finger. If it is related to his love story, he wear it on 7.14 this year from the drama making. There is no information about this ring yet.

checked his ig; looks like he started wearing around his bday!

found this funny vid

more tweets about the ring on his ring finger!!! 

4 hours ago, JenL said:

It does seem odd about Rowoon since he himself is an idol. But I guess it's because usually stars don't pick up projects quite as quickly after a drama...whereas PEB was on EAW like 2 weeks after TKA wrapped up. Also because PEB and KTO are hot property, everyone who once worked with them wants to appear close to them anyway. Soo Young + Run On crew also caught up wth KTO even though she's currently on screen with Ji Chang Wook. I don't mind them having friendships, but it definitely doesn't help if they keep talking about it when there's strong shipping involved in past projects v current projects  

same here, have no problems with them talking about their friendship/conversation AFTER the drama finished airing! if i assume a strong friendship between rowoon and PEB, then am very disappointed with this kind of talk when the drama was aired. was he trying to stir up shippers war or cause distraction for viewers to watch the drama? it was not helping PEB at all!

4 hours ago, JenL said:

But I do see her acting receptively towards KTO and teasing him a lot. I don't think KTO would have continued being friendly with her in public (ie. talking to her during the fan meet) or in the behind the scenes if she was freezing him out, so I'm pretty sure he knows what she's thinking or doing.

and she went beyond to list 5 charms about him in swoon vid, and the charms are not the typical hardworking, friendly, etc. like she actually thought in details right on the spot to list his charms. i believe this hanbada team is very tight and supportive to PEB. they've come up with the mutual respect about getting approval from each other for posting pictures. they are very careful to avoid criticisms about whatever they say and do that are related to the wyw in particular. as @JenLit's easier for KTO to do cf's and other stuff but he is still careful not to go into too much loveline with wyw. viewers has named him nation's husband or disappointed man; he didnt call himself that! read a tweet about KTO changing his response about s2 after PEB's subtle decline to do s2!