The original work - Go ahead (cdrama) vs this one

Kammiya:
That guy has been playing teenage characters all his life lol.

he is typecasted.

I think i saw him first time in True Beauty. There and in FbC he play a character with almost the same trait, like being cool all the time. Probably audience like to see him doing that.

Kammiya:
That guy has been playing teenage characters all his life lol.
Imo he pulls it off just okay. The problem in this drama is that the characters look exactly the same at 18 and at 28, not even a different haircut XD

That's totaly true, they should have done a better characterization. Now that you say it, to my recollection, yes, I only saw him playing young characters.

I know some actors who have played the same role, again and again (i.e Chen Guo ) . I hope he won'tbe stuck is this trap.

Kammiya

unbeliebubble:
That's totaly true, they should have done a better characterization. Now that you say it, to my recollection, yes, I only saw him playing young characters.
I know some actors who have played the same role, again and again (i.e Chen Guo ) . I hope he won'tbe stuck is this trap.

Imo he needs to steer away from idol dramas. It's about time he picks a serious role. Even Cha Eun Woo is picking more serious roles ( though I still find his acting bad)

Kammiya:
Imo he needs to steer away from idol dramas. It's about time he picks a serious role. Even Cha Eun Woo is picking more serious roles ( though I still find his acting bad)

That makes sense. Yes I know Cha Eun Woo did "wonderful world". ( it is better than in his debut, he was vey bad at acting)

This is a long road. The problem is the fandom. Management wants to please them. A famous story like "Go Ahead" was perfect for his fandom to follow him. Without fandom there is no artist.

danny_ang:
he is typecasted.
I think i saw him first time in True Beauty. There and in FbC he play a character with almost the same trait, like being cool all the time. Probably audience like to see him doing that.

In W.H.Y he was a young adult / student with the same characterization. Evidently his audience loves to see him like that. It is nice for some time, but I hope he will be able to switch to something more in depth without loosing his fandom.

Agencies don't make a move if fans don't follow.

Kammiya

unbeliebubble:
That makes sense. Yes I know Cha Eun Woo did "wonderful world". ( it is better than in his debut, he was vey bad at acting)
This is a long road. The problem is the fandom. Management wants to please them. A famous story like "Go Ahead" was perfect for his fandom to follow him. Without fandom there is no artist.

I think it depends if he wants to be just famous or a serious actor. Take for example Zhang Xingchen he has lots of fans and his reputation as an actor is that he is very diverse and pull off different roles. Or someone like Kim Soo Hyun that started with idol dramas and transitioned to serious ones.

Kammiya:

I think it depends if he wants to be just famous or a serious actor. Take for example Zhang Xingchen he has lots of fans and his reputation as an actor is that he is very diverse and pull off different roles. Or someone like Kim Soo Hyun that started with idol dramas and transitioned to serious ones.

You are right. I heard a lot of actors actress thanking their fans for being able to act. But I did not consider the strategies agency can put in place to make the switch in their careers.

If even Kim Soo Hyun can play in "it's okay not to be ok". It is more about what actors really want to do.

I should not be scared about their fanclub disbanding.

Chinese Empress

10 days ago

unbeliebubble:
That makes sense. Yes I know Cha Eun Woo did "wonderful world". ( it is better than in his debut, he was vey bad at acting)
This is a long road. The problem is the fandom. Management wants to please them. A famous story like "Go Ahead" was perfect for his fandom to follow him. Without fandom there is no artist.

Go Ahead required experienced and seasoned actors, both young and adults. FbC has a cast made by idol rookies without barely any experience or being properly taught how to act.
and the low bugdet setting and low budget script makes it very clear.

mberprime

I probably would have enjoyed this drama more if I haven't seen Go Ahead (one of my most favorite cdramas of all time)

This drama is good, enjoyable but since I've watched the original version I just can't help but compare the two.

The drama is NOT BAD, not Terrible but it lost the core essence of the OG Drama which revolved around family. The drama felt short, and some build ups were gone.

I guess converting a huge 40-episode drama into 16 is still a struggle for Korean industry since It was always the other way around, where a kdrama gets adapted into a cdrama.

There are some great changes in the drama which I liked, one of them Dal (Ming Yue's counterpart) having a better CP herself + the brothers not fighting for Yoon Juwon (Li Jianjian)

I kinda hated that they made changes to Yoon Juwon from Sculptor to Pastry Chef.

I think the sculpture made by Li Jianjian is such important and symbolic part of the OG drama.

One of the things that made Go Ahead one of my personal favorites was because it was able to make me cry (a lot), laugh, angry and many more emotions that carried on for days.

While Family by Choice, made me giggle, hate some characters, those were just a passing emotions gone after finishing an episode.

Anyways, I liked and enjoyed Family by Choice, but knowing the original version made it "less" enjoyable for me.

mberprime:
The drama is NOT BAD, not Terrible but it lost the core essence of the OG Drama which revolved around family. The drama felt short, and some build ups were gone.

Yes, this is the core difference between the two dramas.I agree with you. The focus is not the family in "Family by Choice". This is a drama about romance and a coming of age.

I hope korean entertainment industry could adapt dramas without being so stereotypical.

Yes shrinking 40 episodes into 16 is a big bet. But it can work if the essence of the original stays.

I knew this Korean version would be a simplified one. But I did not expect it to be so romantic, instead of family centric.

I wanted to appreciate this version before going to the chinese version. But I have no doubt, "Go Ahead" is more moving, because it is family centric. The thematic is more universal.

I still like this version for what it is : simple, cute, and easy to watch ( no tearjercker )

Chinese Empress

unbeliebubble:
But I have no doubt, "Go Ahead" is more moving, because it is family centric. The thematic is more universal.

This is the point. Go Ahead is far superior because it's set for a mature audience and universal topics, rather than sticking to 4yo child audience.

Kammiya

I'm just glad it's over. The downside: all the fan girls saying "best drama evaaah". It's fine people like this but is this really a 10 points drama?? Haha standards are so low for K-drama lovers.

Kammiya:
I'm just glad it's over. The downside: all the fan girls saying "best drama evaaah". It's fine people like this but is this really a 10 points drama?? Haha standards are so low for K-drama lovers.

This one wasn't a great k-drama but some k-drama are very good : "crash landing on you" 사랑의 불시착

To date for me no other k-drama surpassed this one.

Kammiya