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He'll probably have to enlist at the end of this year or next year.

"That thing never shrinks, does it?"

so true!!

It premiered 3 weeks ago and is still selling lots of tickets, so it'll be a long time before the DVD is released.

I don't think it is in Kim Tae Hee's career ambition to become a thespian, just based on the roles she takes. She found her own niche, so it is not like she needs to being the CF queen and fettered icon of beauty.

Kim Min Hee has taken some really difficult and controversial roles to be where she is today.

Chances are, KTH is not going to turn into another Jeon Do-yeon, but KTH did a pretty good job in "My Princess" (better than many well-regarded actresses in recent romcoms) and while I've only seen a little of "Jang Ok-jeong" thus far, she's doing a decent enough job there from what I have seen.

So for KTH, it's actually already past the hope stage since she's already turned in at least one good performance.

Anyway, as for LMK, he needs to put on some weight - his arms are as skinny as KMH's.

It takes a while to learn. Kim Ha Neul's acting was laffable in "Ditto" but look awsome she is now (King of Drama)!

Well, it's dramas especially portray even something like holding hands as the world's biggest shock. Some films are like that as well, but most really aren't in my experience.

I'm not sure though films and dramas are ever way to learn about the "true [insert country of your choice]", there are likely particular genre-specific modes of presentation on the screen that have little to do with real life in a given culture as well as artistic license. It's fiction, so they can do anything. Plus, what's the "true [country of choice]" anyway? It's going to differ in time, and for different people – older, younger, urbanites, people from rural areas, raised in more traditional or liberal families, etc.

Not having been to Korea I can't say what's its like on average, but I would guess that while PDA isn't flaunted as much as in some Western countries (then again, PDA varies greatly in Western countries too) I doubt people freak out at holding hands or don't have sex as especially dramas seem to suggest.

LOL I've often thought of foreigners getting confused. In USA compare TV & films with the realities of spring break. How often do you see a man's thingy?
In Korea there is the older genration and rural people. Then there are larger cities, where sex is more common, mostly young (15 to 30's) and not Christian.
Even Darcy Paquet complained about censorship of a high school movie in a country rampant with child sex industry,(just like in USA).

Date rape is also very common as it is unofficially legal, as a ABC-TV jounalist found out few month ago. The police laughed her out to the station. I have more than few K friends and we share our stories on girl's night out.

Daegu is well known for its strong prejudice against foreigners but there are at least 6 bars where foreign lesbians can hook up with Koreans.

I repeat, it's just like USA, there's a hugh gulf tween TV and the real world.

Agreed. The 2 extremes are there when you compare Kdramas and Korean films (the sexual extremes).

A Caucasian friend remarked that the raunchiest and strangest movies he has seen have all been Korean films.

I think the films try to get more "creative" and Hollywood style-ish and the dramas are more reflective of everyday life (at least I hope? Lol).
Koreans have always tried to emulate America ("copy" may be a better word) . I noticed they even say "Good morning" translated directly into Korean now in the dramas instead of what they usually say in their culture ("Did you sleep well?"). They also translated the "happy birthday" song into Korean. That's too bad that they feel they need to copy everything American in that sense. I like the uniqueness of Korea.
(BTW, I write as a Korean)

I think it's his style. His voice is very beautiful but it has a narrow range. Not straining it to hit high notes or to add emotion allows for the unique color to come through. I think it makes his songs more poignant.