Return of the Ajeossi Actors (Part 2)
You asked for more ajeossi actors and we’re here to deliver. Who do you think made it onto this list of six top actors of a certain age?
Tag: Jo Jung-Suk
“Hit-and-Run Squad” (뺑반)
I’m so used to seeing Jo Jung-Suk play the good guy (“Hospital Playlist,” “Oh My Ghost”) that it was fun to watch him chew up the scenery as a bad-boy rich guy who is brutal, immoral and nasty.
“Hospital Playlist” (슬기로운 의사생활): Season 2
“Hospital Playlist” is a good series, where the core friendship is warm and engaging. The five doctors have the kind of relationship with each other that makes me envious … even though I don’t particularly feel a need for that many close friends in my real life. (haha)
“Oh My Ghost” (오 나의 귀신님)
The first half of “Oh My Ghost” is what I refer to as a laundry series. I was so disinterested in the plot that it took me months to finish, and most of it was while I was sorting and folding laundry. But all that changed in the second half when the series veered from the repetitive plot of a horny ghost wanting to bed a handsome chef, and turned into a thrilling murder mystery.
Actors Who Couldn’t Serve in the Military
Mandatory military duty is something every South Korean male knows is in his future. But some, including actors Kim Woo-Bin and Jo Jung-Suk, have received exemptions due to dire circumstances.
“Hospital Playlist” (슬기로운 의사생활): Season 1
The masterminds behind the superb “Reply” anthology produced another hit series with “Hospital Playlist,” centering around a quintet of long-time friends who are all doctors for the same prestigious hospital.