What fun to come across these interviews. I'm not sure why but although Im Siwan is one of my favourite actors, I hardly knew anything about him. I never knew he was from a rural area of Busan, that he went off to Seoul to "escape" from studies or was a latecomer to idol life! Thanks to Eric Nam's Daebak Show , I've learnt some basic info about him. Wonderful to hear him speak so much English and okay, he has been very focused on learning the language well so that possibly, he can pursue work in the US. Agh... we need him in Korean shows!!! Oh well, the man and his dreams -- if he is meant for the bigger stage, so be it, and all the best to him!! Entertaining interview by Carol Cheng -- who would have thought she watched Misaeng (and who would have thought also that it is called 未生) and is a gushy fan!! There's her speaking in English too, with both of them sounding very cute conversing in English. Overall, I loved how they interacted w...
I’ve been off medical drama in any language and form since watching wonderful Bong Dal-hee but I knew Uhm Jung-hwa would make a show worth watching. What I didn’t know was Kim Byung-chul (playing husband Seo In-ho) would make it doubly entertaining. I also didn’t know that Jung-hwa survived thyroid cancer. Wonderful to see her back at work and I hope she’s ok! Of course, we have the juxtaposition of life and death, courage and fear, desperation and hope, and Dr Cha smilingly evokes an overriding sense of positivity, even through her tears. She is such an inspiring character – always looking forward, looking out for others and looking fantastic! Jung-hwa more than ably played her role. Did I hate In-ho and his mum (played by Park Joon-geum) at the start. So reliant on Jeong-suk and yet, so horrid and unreasonable. I hated him for trying to control everyone’s lives, bossing his wife around and having that brainl...