I don't think badly of him!! I've literally only seen him in one thing (Extra-ordinary You), where I found him pleasant, but otherwise didn't spark anything more re: today's drama chat about actors. His other dramas before this one haven't appealed to me, so I'm hoping that this one will tip him into my "favorites" list!

I think I've somehow managed to see all of his dramas and even his appearance in k-variety House on Wheels. Do I think he's an amazingly gifted actor? No. But he's also not bad to the point of being intolerable. He manages to at least project sincerity in his roles if nothing else. Plus he seems...sweet 🤷‍♀️.

I too find him pleasant. He is a middling actor and does well at his roles. The only thing that bothers me is he does this pursing of the lips thing, that an American actor Taye Diggs does and it drives me bananas, but I find him fine most of the time. I will never not watch a drama because he is in it.

Of the many idol actors he is someone who I feel has potential and I have seen him improve. I was neutral about him in EY but I liked him quite a bit in ‘sunbae lipstick’ drama. He is pleasant looking and his acting doesn’t irk me.

He's like vanilla ice cream to me. Nice, predictable, sweet enough, and unobjectionable. Sometimes all you want is a pleasant, straightforward flavor that goes down easy.

That's how I would describe Rowoon's performances in the four dramas in which I've seen him do his best to get the job done by being sincere, pretty, and entertaining. He's not Peanut Butter Brownie Swirl with coffee chips gelato or Earl Grey Raspberry Stracciatella. He's vanilla. And that's just fine when what you're in the mood for is . . . vanilla.

I'll watch this drama, btw. As I've said before, it's Jo Boa who gives me pause this time around, not Rowoon.

You're asking so...
That lip pursing thing gives him a smarmy look in my books and it takes me out of the story ASAP. And he had this overly smiley face in Sunbae that didn't understand there's a time for everything and it really pissed me off. And he repeated it in The King's Affection. I didn't watch Tomorrow so I can't say for that.
So it is not that he is a bad actor @attiton . It is not, at least for me.

It's sad you heard only about people who don't like him. Personaly, I really like him since SF9 but as actor since Extroardinary You.

Surprised nobody has mentioned "The King's Affection". That's my favorite Rowoon drama. I first saw him in Extraordinary You and thought he wasn't too bad.

Honestly, the 'dislike' for him is so weird. It's only a few here who are, I guess, 'allergic' to him for some odd reason. So I kinda attribute it to him maybe being an idol actor which is why some people are a bit apprehensive towards him? Another possible reason that I've heard before is over how he looks (possible PS) which is such a superficial reason to dislike someone lol. Personally, I feel like he is one of the many idol actors out there who actually has good potential. He's not afraid to take on varied roles. Most of the roles he took are vastly different from each other so he's not being contained or typecasted into specific character-types like most actors do (aka the typical cold, stoic alpha male lead roles). He does silly characters really well (King of Affection, Tomorrow). People often compares him to Cha Eunwoo for obvious reasons but I think that he's the better actor simply because I feel that he's more versatile and animated on screen.

I like him too. And tomorrow.. So I'm up for this. I love Jo Boa too so it sounds like a winner to me!

I like Rowoon.

I first saw him in The King's Affection which I thought he did very well.

In Tomorrow his character was too whiney for my taste, but there were some good episodes from this series and strong acting from other characters.

If Rowoon is in it, I'll watch it.

Yay!! Thank you Elinor!!