The best thing about him, I think, is that even though he’s often impetuous and hot-headed, and nags Sun Hee to get her attention, he’s totally attuned to her emotions. He really hates to see her cry, but it’s not because he’s uncomfortable with tears; it’s that he can’t stand to see her hurting, so he’ll use whatever means he can to distract her. And, so far, it’s worked.
SONG OF THE DAY
Choi Jin Yi - “눈부신 날” (shining days). The new solo single from the lead singer of rock band Rumble Fish. This isn’t my favorite track, but it’s the one that’s popular now. [ Download ]
How can you not love this couple? Okay, they’re not perfect — but they do have really cute chemistry. Maybe it’s my particular love of guys with goofy senses of humor, but Jae Bin is such a great combination of immature and mature, silliness and gravity, confidence and insecurity. I’m sure he’d be annoying in real life, if I were the object of his attentions — although that right there might just make up for it — because his methods of courtship are still very much stuck in fifth grade. But that’s part of the charm, since he’s such an overconfident, charming movie star when we first meet him.
Subtitles for Episodes 1 and 2 are now out, so check ‘em out!
I think the reason Jae Bin is so endearing is that while he’s generally spoiled and immature, he’s actually capable of compassion and has flashes of maturity. He pushes Sun Hee’s buttons with his joking and pestering, but it’s like he’s so aware of her emotions that he knows when to back off and when he’s okay to nag her. But because he’s human, once in a while he mis-gauges and pokes her a little too hard before he realizes he’s done it.
Immature people = irritating. Mature people who can act immature as the occasion calls for it = endearing.
SONG OF THE DAY
Lee Eun Mi - “애인…있어요” which is used frequently as background music. This song is actually a repost from Goong S days and the title translates to “I have a lover.” [ Download ]
It is with some trepidation that I read the articles for this post — not out of some kind of uber-fannish love for actor Jung Jun Ho (although he IS handsome), but because I am assiduously avoiding any news that is related to The Last Scandal of My Life for fear of being spoiled as to its finale, which aired yesterday.
(And you thought I was kidding about hating spoilers, right? I’m pretty hardcore — even watching previews at the end of an episode ruins the fun for me. I was halfway through Delightful Girl Chun Hyang before I realized I’d missed a whole bunch of the ending parodies because I’d been skipping the end-credit previews.)
But anyway.
Jung Jun Ho’s been in the news a bit since Last Scandal has been airing, and the current buzz centers around his love life. Reports started circulating on April 28 about his plans to marry an unidentified woman (”Ms. P”); later that evening, he spoke with reporters at a drama wrap gathering and confirmed the relationship with the 32-year-old woman (he’s 39). The couple met earlier this year; he recently proposed and he hopes to tie the knot before the end of 2008.
His drama co-stars expressed their delight over the news: Jung Woong In (who plays his older brother Dong Hwa) said, “When he talked on his cell phone, I’d heard a woman’s voice, and now it turns out we have this great news.” Byun Jung Soo (playing Lee Na Yoon) said jokingly, “I hope he gets married this year. He’d better hurry!”
What can I say except for what I’ve already said? Last Scandal of My Life is fresh, funny, and super-addicting. I know the series ended today, and I hope to be all caught up soon. But I’m not (too) impatient to get to the end — how can I be, when all the episodes in between are such great fun?
SONG OF THE DAY
“Jealousy,” the theme song from 1992 drama Jealousy (질투 / Jiltu). This might seem like a random song to post, but Jealousy was a hugely popular drama and one of Choi Jin Shil’s early roles, and is the basis for one fleeting — but pretty awesome — joke in this episode of Last Scandal. [ Download ]
Here’s the song as remade by Fin.K.L. a decade later. [ Download ]
