Bwahahahahaha!

[dangermousie]

OK, I am a bad person. I accept it.

But it feels kinda, ashamingly delicious.

Rememeber East of Eden, the kdrama I really liked but then got bored with because it was 50 eps and I do not have the attention span?

Remember the whole crazy shipper war thing, where people shipped the male lead not with the girl he actually had romantic interactions with but with the one he barely met because she was a more famous actress (I had no objection to the latter ship per se, but to insist it was truest, most soulmatey, most canonical love ever drove me nuts. At least wait until they have a romantic interaction! Or any conversation longer than two words!)

Ahahahahahahahhaaaaa.

Lee Da Hae,* the famous actress in question, just suddenly quit EoE, who knows why (I don't know how familiar you are with kdramas, but unlike with US shows, where cast quits quite often, in kdramas, with their fixed runs, this is almost unheard of). Before they had time to develop an earthshaking romance, or any romance at all. Ahahahahahahaaaa!

(Btw, the other girl who the male lead had a romantic thing with until she got married off to protect him, just became a widow. Hmmmmm...)

I don't watch the show any more but I confess the crazed HR/DC shippers drove me so nuts, I am still pleased! I hope DC and Grace walk off into the sunset happily, just to annoy them :)

* I am not bashing Lee Da Hae. She is my favorite Korean actress and was uniformly excellent in everything I've seen her in, from My Girl to Green Rose to Hello Miss to Robber. But her fans in the EoE thread did everything possible to put me off her in EoE. It didn't help I found her character dull, for the first time.

Comments

[mishane.livejournal.com]

Wait what???

That's kind of crazy and unheard of. Where did you hear that from?

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

Yup, insane, isn't it?

[mishane.livejournal.com]

Whoa I just found something on asianfanatics.net

She posted on the show’s message board on the 22nd, “It was confusing to take on this character of Hye-rin, who even I can’t understand… As an actor in this drama, I feel a duty and responsibility to stay with it through the end. But I’m sorry to tell you I can no longer act in this situation, feeling this way.” She added, “I don’t want to act saying and doing such illogical, out-of-character things in this role that makes me look like an idiot.”

Hmm. I never watched it because I was waiting for it to finish before watching. But she is an actress I keep track of. Interesting.

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

I think that's a very problematic thing for her to post -- it makes her look divaish which is bad for future hires. Even if she felt this way (and for all I know she might be justified, her character is very underwritten), it's much more pragmatic to use an old excuse of failing health and bow out gracefully.

[seven-trees.livejournal.com]

I swear I just saw the post on Dramabeans less than five minutes ago and couldn't wait to hear your reaction. I don't even watch the show and the shippers were pissing ME off.

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

It's gotten even crazier since -- the EoE thread on soompi is one giant flame war.

[seven-trees.livejournal.com]

It's so freaking hilarious I could just die. Best thing to happen in Kdrama history ever.

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

It's getting even crazier now. So entertaining.

[syrenstar.livejournal.com]

With the latest time jump Hye-rin suddenly became the pinnacle of Korean womanhood. In a recent episode she greeted DC at her front door with a dog, proceeded to cook, wear a frilly apron and gave DC the flowers she cultivated herself. They were selling the ship so hard I can't help but giggle at the disappointed shippers on the EoE thread.

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

Maybe she will exit the drama in a glorious apotheosis of baking? LOL. Seriously.

[sodahands.livejournal.com]

Lol I just heard about this and her fans are going crazy defending her and whatnot all over the place.

Apparently the drama's going to get an extension because 50 episodes aren't enough to wrap up the story O_o

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

Man...this is draggy and long as is, no extention please!

[alexandral.livejournal.com]

DC and Grace For Evar!

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

Yup! I so hope so :)