Tuesday, September 8, 2015

Yongpal is a real weight loss drama.

It seems that SBS's popular drama Yongpal has taken a slide down a bit in episode ratings in the last 2 episodes. It was steadily climbing into 20% ratings in episode 5 and 6 when it takes a slight dip after the romance starts between the 2 leading roles.


Nevertheless the actors and actresses who were in this drama have been losing a substantial amount of weight. Actor Joo Won who plays Dr. Kim Tae Hyun has lost 7kg after filming for 2 months. Actress Kim Tae Hee who plays the abandoned heiress has lost 4 kg to portray the sickly look after been bedridden and the biggest weight loser is actress Park Hye Soo who plays the Tae Hyun's ill sister has lost 10kg! 

Joo Won's weight loss can be seen quite dramatically from his appearance as he was the solo lead actor from Episode 1-10. His thinner frame and tired face can be seen from the recent episodes. Due to his extreme tight shooting schedules - jumping from buildings, running around and driving cars avoiding cops and gangsters along the Han River it is obvious the actor hasn't taken much breaks. His stunts on wire were re-shoot many times and he had straight 6 days of sleepless nights. Poor fella...reports mentioned that he's been paid KRW$50 million per episode even that he definitely looks quite worn out. 

On the other hand Kim Tae Hee who lost 4kg didn't look that bad as she was merely lying on the bed waiting for Joo Won to rescue her out from the medical prison. She plays Yeo Jin who suffers one after another shock since her lover died in the car accident, been betrayed by her stepbrother and then found out the truth how her father died. She is springing back in action to take revenge on her brother and those who made her suffer for 3 years. 

As for rookie actress Park Hye Soo who plays Kim So Hyun - Tae Hyun's younger ill sister who is waiting for kidney transplant has lost the most weight among all. Like Kim Tae Hee she has to spend most of her role lying on bed since she is a kidney patient. Park Hye Soo is a K-Pop start contestant has devoted her best image for her character. Yongpal's production staff were impressed with all the actors and actresses for their passionate responsiblity and 'acting weight loss' for this drama.

The romance of Tae Hyun and Yeo Jin has subsided a fair bit in Episode 10. Tae Hyun headed back to Hanshin Medical Centre to realize the staffs who attended to Yeo Jin were slowly being killed off one by one except for him. The cops are digging into the truth about his illegal house calls out from work. Yeo Jin learns the truth about her father's death from a nurse. She goes back to the hospital knowing Tae Hyun is in trouble and she's back to avenge those who made her life miserable. 

And just how will Yeo Jin assist Tae Hyun in part of her revenge?...we don't know as yet.

Let's hope Do Joon's wife- Chae Young will put her 2 cents in to protect those innocent people. 




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