Papa
Bae Yong Jun + Lee Young Ah = Don’t miss this production
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(translated from extracts of "100% Korean Drama", written by Dan Feng)
Cast: Bae Yong Jun,
Lee Young Ah, Zheng Zhan, Yin Xun He <<Papa>>
is a daily comedy. After Yong Jun’s fans turned teary after watching
<<WJS>>, they could switch to watch <<Papa>> for
a refreshing change. This could also help soothe their pain that arose
from <<WJS>>. YJ played a divorced and single father. YJ and
Lee Young Ah played a pair of young couple who started to understand each
other further after divorce. They reunite in the end. Xian Jun (played
by BYJ) is a university professor from the Arts faculty. He married Shi
Ying (played by LYA). Xian Jun wrote a book on his romance and love story.
However, he is already divorced then. Although apart, both can’t
forget the love. <<Papa>>
narrates the romance of a divorced man who has a child. In demure glasses,
Xian Jun exhibited sunshine appeal. This contrasted with Shin Dong Xian’s
decisive and devoted charisma in <<Hotelier>>. Comparing with
<<WJS>>’s depressing finale, <<Papa>> ended
with a good note. This could somewhat soothe YJ’s fans’ pain
from the depressing <<WJS>> finale. Zheng Zhan, male lead
of <<Mei Wei Guan Xi>>, played Xian Jun’s brother in
<<Papa>>. Lee Young Ah have added some weight, in order to fit into this role. In <<Papa>>, she looked rounder and less attractive. This is far from the "pretty lady" model. In <<Chun Shi>>, she acted as a lady who fell in love with a younger man, and emerged single bravely again. She also acted as a love-smitten Che Min Zhu in <<Yi Jia Siong Di>>. This looks like Lee Young Ah has the potential to portray the emotion icons of a 30-odd lady. She seems to be getting younger by the days. She controls her diet in order to attain her slim figure. She also wears slimming slippers at home. [A couple watching
romantic comedy together] |