Song Kang – Nam Joo Hyuk to confront on the small screen, whose drama will attract more attention?
Actors Song Kang and Nam Joo Hyuk are to compete on the small screen at the same time after controversies over their acting skills.
New Korean dramas JTBC’s Forecasting Love And Weather starring Park Min Young – Song Kang and tvN’s Twenty-Five Twenty-One starring Kim Tae Ri – Nam Joo Hyuk will be broadcast on the small screen in turn on February 12th.
Thus, Nam Joo Hyuk and Song Kang will compete for the broadcast time slot. They are both actors with captivating appearance and warm smiles that can melt viewers’ hearts. Therefore, these two projects are both highly expected, however, the failures in previous projects have somewhat affected their current career.
Song Kang has been receiving a lot of negative comments and mixed reactions due to poor viewer ratings for the JTBC drama Nevertheless in collaboration with Han So Hee. At that time, Nevertheless was broadcast as a weekend drama but unexpectedly, the ratings have only averaged 1.5% since the first episode and the lowest rating remained only 0.99%.
Although Han So Hee and Song Kang‘s visuals seem to surpass the original webtoon version and the drama received some attention, the viewer ratings did not increase. In the drama, Song Kang clearly showed his immature acting ability and even caused controversy over his superficial and inexperienced acting.
Although Nam Joo Hyuk is the male lead in the tvN drama Start Up in collaboration with Suzy, he lost his spotlight to Kim Seon Ho‘s overwhelming appearance as the supporting male role. From the first episode, the past story of Han Ji Pyeong (Kim Seon Ho) has taken the spotlight, he was hurt but still tries to hold on and stay strong, making viewers fall in love and immediately “shipped” Han Ji Pyeong to the female lead Seo Dal Mi (Suzy) rather than Nam Do San (Nam Joo Hyuk).
Although Start Up did not achieve great achievements in viewer ratings when it only reached about 5%, Kim Seon Ho suddenly became the most influential person in Start Up when rising to the ranks of beloved stars. He caught the eye of many film producers and became the most searched name when he collaborated with Shin Min Ah in the drama Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha. If there is no love affair, Kim Seon Ho will definitely return in early 2022 and be able to compete with Song Kang and Nam Joo Hyuk.
Although their acting often comes across mixed reactions, the 2022 dramas of Song Kang and Nam Joo Hyuk are still worth looking forward to. Forecasting Love And Weather, starring Song Kang, is a romantic comedy depicting romance of people who work at the national meteorological agency, which are hotter than tropical nights and more unpredictable than local rains.
Park Min Young plays Jin Ha Kyung, a charming forecaster. Song Kang plays Lee Si Woo, a passionate news consultant who only knows about the weather. Many viewers are wondering if the noona – dongsaeng chemistry between Park Min Young and Song Kang is going to be natural or not.
Twenty-Five Twenty-One starring Nam Joo Hyuk and Kim Tae Ri, depicts the emotional lives of young people who have their dreams taken away from 1998 to 2021. In 1998, in a world that seems to be on the brink of disaster, a 22-year-old and an 18-year-old meet for the first time, but end up hurting each other at the ages of 23 and 19.
Nam Joo Hyuk once shared, “I joined the cast because I think it’s a drama that everyone can enjoy together, recall our youth, and empathize with the drama”. Nam Joo Hyuk and Kim Tae Ri promise to bring a refreshing and youthful combination in a work set in the late 90s. Interest is also focused on their potential chemistry.
Despite the flaws in their acting, Nam Joo Hyuk and Song Kang are known for their hard work to gain experience and improve their skills. Through their comebacks this year, hopefully they will succeed in touching the hearts of the audience with their performances. Are you tuning in for Forecasting Love And Weather and Twenty-Five Twenty-One too? Let us know in the comments!
