As I went through Nam Joo Hyuk’s filmography I realised he never had to play the second leads. He always got the girl. Even when he was a supporting actor, he had a separate love line with the female lead’s friend and never had to fight over a female lead with the main actor 😀

Looking at him with his leading ladies, I also realised I liked his performances most when he acted opposite actresses who were older than him (except for Bride of the Water God, that drama never happened).

Unlike others I’m not disappointed that he got cast opposite Jung Yoo Mi (11 years older) and Shin Min A (10 years older) in his upcoming dramas. People were against him and Han Ji Min pairing, but in the end the two of them surprised us with intense chemistry.




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    I love how a lot of us are pretending Bride of Water god never happened. 😂😂😂
    Also Hyde, Jekyll and Me never happened. And Entertainer too didn’t air… 👀 I don’t know these dramas and I, for the life of me, can’t figure out why I’m mentioning strange, non-existent drama titles. 🤷🏾‍♀️

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    Honestly, I’ve liked him in everything I’ve seen. BotWG was just horrible all around, story and direction.

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      You’re right, NJH’s acting in BotWG was that drama’s least problem. You can’t carry the show even when you’re the great actor when the writing was so shitty.

      My first experience with NJH’s acting was in The Light In Your Eyes where he blew me away and broke my heart millions times, that’s why I didn’t understand why people had issues with his acting. Maybe I’m biased but I also liked him in his earlier dramas. And of course I totally fell for him after watching him in variety shows 😍

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