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Noh Min-woo rocks out

Rock drama special Boohwal has undergone a name change. It’s now called… wait for it… Rock Rock Rock. (Geddit? Is it…maybe about…ROCK?) The first set of stills released from the set show leading man Noh Min-woo rockin’ out like it’s 1985.

It’s probably more like 1979, but by the high school uniforms, you’d think it was the 50s or something. Those hats always throw me. What I like about the stills though, is that they actually show some acting potential from Noh, who is, let’s face it, mostly known for his very pretty, but expressionless face. I think his two facial expressions in My Girlfriend Is a Gumiho were angsty and constipated. Oh wait. That was the same face.

*Ducks for cover*

But here, he’s showing some intensity, and not of the forced kind, but of the I-will-battle-you-with-my-kickass-guitar-skills kind, which is totally winning me over. I sort of wish it were a musical rather than a music drama, because in the still below, he seriously looks like he’s about to break into a song-and-dance number, like Grease-meets-West Side Story, and it’s awesome. The last still, where he’s totally into it, kind of kills me. It’s so cute.

But the hair? I can’t explain the hair. I mean, what’s with piling it into the middle like a sideways toupee? It makes me want to rip it off his head. If they’re going with the full hair-rock thing, I sincerely cannot wait until we get the stills of Noh Min-woo in long, flowing locks. That? Will be a sight to behold.

Rock Rock Rock is a four-episode drama special, a biopic about the life of Boohwal lead guitarist Kim Tae-won. The stills look like they’re starting early in Kim’s life, which is cool, because he was known as that whiz kid rocker who could play Led Zeppelin’s guitar riffs in middle school. He also wrote his first song at sixteen, the first of about, oh, 47 million or so.

Rock Rock Rock has been pushed back two weeks, and will air December 11 and December 18 on KBS.

Via Joy News

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right on leona. ^_^

i think his character on MGIAG is someone who wouldn't feel anything for humans and for the spirits that's he's been hunting, but nurses a thousand years worth of guilt and pain... which is kinda like an emotional constipation, really. thus... the constipated look.

but kidding aside, his character isn't consistently written well (his back-story though, and the protector-destroyer outline... was heartbreaking) and is very, very, very hard to act out. it's either you underact to look all-too-stoic but end up looking blah, or you over-act it out and look psycho. XD

and so i forgive him in MGIAG. :)

i know there's something in there that's still untapped. i hope Rock3x would give him what he needs to let it all out. ^_^

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I don't think RockX3 will give him enough experience to "let it all out"... however do you remember the nice surprise Kim Jae Wook gave us in Bad Boy: our reaction was " baby when did you learn how to act?"... that was after 2 years of hiatus(and his jdrama Pygmalion)and in my opinion Hong Tae Sung was his role of the year.. even in MSOAN is a love to hate sexy char

yes RockX3 will help No Min Woo evolve to the better acting... but this won't make him a born actor(too soon to speak ?maybe...I'd love to see him prove me wrong) however faces he makes rarely in klala land you can see

my favorite (pretty intense for a small gesture)
http://oi53.tinypic.com/11qlppy.jpg
or his moony faces in MGIAG or even in Mrs Town (kinda overacts but I liked his second lead spoiled cougar bait)

It's bad coz I prefer him in scenes where he overacts and behaves like a crazy puppy rather than the cool cold guy (which had the best impact on the public until now)but the type of char I hate the most he managed to make me love Dong Joo to bits while Kim Jae Wook made me hate Jung in (it's not about the face... it's about the script +directing + acting)

NMW tweeted that they already started to shoot the third part of 락락락

No Min Woo isn't Oscar material but he doesn't make a lousy job with his chars... I hope that when he will be a lil more experienced he will have at least one memorable role
(like Kim Nam Gil did with his Bidam-he gained recognition as an A-list actor after a few years of hard work or like Oh Ji Ho did in Chuno and Queen of Housewives- he doesn't have all the time the highest ratings around but hell yes he improved his acting over the years)

he isn't Joo Won (MaJoon in Baker King )-his villain seemed so natural even though that was his first kdrama ( he did theater before)- Joo Won looks in Baker KIng like he acts since... forever ... oh well let's see him in another role and after that we could give him a verdict ... it's not pinned to have the next movie/ drama as the masterpiece of your lifetime

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yess Noh Min Woo is not good yet as an actor.. but he has potential. His eyes speak a thousand words... I don't mind if an actor look enderact, as long as he can show great acting scene in key moments ;) and I Though No Min WOo in MGIG have delivered it well enough....

His line is bad.... though.... But i don't bother at all..

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i love it!!!!!!!can wait to watch it! oh my minwoo!!! <3

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@leona : yes, R3x will not give our min-woo enough to let out a note-worthy performance but i think since he got the lead role (his character being the focal point of everything... production, writing-wise) and it's only a 4-episode mini drama (that which will not give him acting fatigue) plus the fact that he enjoys this so much because music is very close to his heart... i feel that this would give him enough material to grow as an actor. ^_^ i really, really hope this show would enrich him. :)

LOL i was able to watch kim jae-wook in antique bakery and his performance there was really good. but hell yea, his take on bad guy was STELLAR. i'd scream bloody murder if the awards people don't give the boy an award.

i hope these 2 boys act on the same drama in the future. XD haha

also, i noticed that no min-woo has something that alot of actors in kdrama lack nowadays. that's subtlety. you can see it even through the crazyassness (in THJ, which i'm having trouble looking up online) and even without dialogue. :)

oh ji-ho has immensely improved in chuno. but then i don't know if it's just me... but his eyes are still pretty blank. (or maybe because jang hyuk is giving the greatest performance of his life, and dimming out OJH and LDH in the process haha) well, lee jung-hyuk (chul woong the psycho) had more impact on me than any other character in chuno. :)

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exactly.... he brings subtlety in his char... I LOVE his eyes during angsty scene.... It kills me... he has potential...

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agree :)

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http://www.tudou.com/programs/view/nkYvIDPkjZg/

hd trailer of rock rock rock! <3

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Thank you!!!!!!!!!

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I am thrilled that this drama is based on the life of Kim Taewon. As far as the facial expressions....Taewon is generally not the most smiley person, and it seems like as a child he experienced a lot of sadness, so the expressions in the drama may be close to the truth. I have been wondering about the musician who plays the uncle in the first episode. I haven't seen him on any programs in a long time, and wondered about him. I can't recall his name. It was nice to see him. I am looking forward to the rest of the drama. Kim Taewon is amazing.

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Just finished watching this drama and all i can say is WOW! Noh Min Woo exudes rare subtlety and soul. I'm now officially a big fan!

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absolutely agree with Christy
your words said it all perfectly…

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well...seeing him in rock rock rock..
I'm absolutely sure that he's a talented person not only in music but also in acting...
I know the hair was a bit weird...
but!
it was the trend when Kim Tae Won was young...
so you can't just judge it like that...
without knowing what was the trend back then
in the drama it said that it was a trend hair-do which they adapt from Duran Duran...
and young kim tae won dressed from head to toe with that style...
and I think Min Woo did a good job here..
no doubt!
he may had a flaw in his previous acting,
but in my opinion he's flawless here...
for me..looking back all of his previous characters in other dramas,
I can see the differences, it's like all of them are different person...
so I think he's done a good job in his acting

it's my personal opinion :)

good job no min woo :)

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absolutely agree with Christy
your words said it all perfectly...

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