Head Over Heels for: Kim Woo Bin

Many of you already know all about my fangirl love for Gong Yoo, and my pretty robust crush on Jang Hyuk. Those were the two big k-loves in my k-life for quite a nice long while, both of them occupying a sizable chunk of my fangirl heart and my fangirl mind.

And then one day – like a bolt out of the blue – Kim Woo Bin came and snuck up on me and now I’m officially head over heels in love with Woobie. ❤ I didn’t even see it coming, to be honest (sneaky Woobie).

So today I’m gonna tell y’all ALL about how I fell in love with Woobie.. Come squee, ogle & swoon with me!

Encounter 1: A Gentleman’s Dignity

The first time I set eyes on Kim Woo Bin was when I decided to check out A Gentleman’s Dignity.

After a somewhat rough and reluctant start, I found a way to enjoy the show, but didn’t take a whole lotta notice of Kim Woo Bin.

I mean, look at the poster featuring the ensemble cast. Kim Woo Bin’s not even in it, even though fellow supporting actor Lee Jong Hyun gets a spot in the lineup. That already tells you that his role is, well, really not very big.

I thought Kim Woo Bin had some nice moments in the show, like so:

But I wasn’t too taken with the crazy curly mop of a hairdo that they gave him throughout the show, and I mostly just thought of him as the requisite rebel high-schooler who nursed a crush on his teacher:

Despite the measure of squee that I’d heard around the dramaverse over Kim Woo Bin, he barely blipped on my radar here.

Of course, now with fangirl lenses firmly on, I think he looks all kind of adorable, but that’s another story and perhaps necessitates a selective second watch of A Gentleman’s Dignity, heh.

Encounter 2: To The Beautiful You

I love Japan’s Hana Kimi, so when Korea decided to make its own version in To The Beautiful You, I knew I had to check it out.

Kinda like A Gentleman’s Dignity, this was a show that I had to figure out a way to enjoy, AND, whose poster of the ensemble cast didn’t even include Kim Woo Bin. Of course, this time, Kim Woo Bin had more of an extended cameo than an actual supporting role.

Maybe it was the better hair, but I liked him better here than in A Gentleman’s Dignity. Not enough to be blown away like everyone else, but enough to understand his appeal.  Sorta. Coz the weak writing in To The Beautiful You introduced his character rather clumsily, and that bothered me.

I did find him rather interesting overall, particularly for an extended cameo lasting just two episodes. And I noticed that his screen presence was strong:

Again, my fangirl lenses have now clued me in on how handsome Kim Woo Bin is in a tux (Eeee!), so let’s take a nice long look, just coz we can:

Given that I have a general weakness for men in crisp white shirts, I couldn’t possibly leave this one out either:

Aw. Beautiful.

Looks like a re-watch of episodes 9 and 10 of To The Beautiful You is somewhere in my future too.

Blown Away: School 2013

It was only in School 2013 that Kim Woo Bin officially blew me away with his screen presence and acting chops.

I don’t know what it was – as in, why now & not earlier.. maybe there was something in the water I was drinking that day? – but when Kim Woo Bin first appeared on my screen at the end of episode 3, the potency of his screen presence made me gasp out loud. Literally.

I mean, just look at him, all fierce and badass:

That’s when I realized that his screen presence is formidable.

It’s a very male, dominant, forceful, compelling, magnetic sort of presence. All he had to do was show up on my screen, and I couldn’t take my eyes off him. And that, when I wasn’t even crushing on him at the time.

As the story progressed, I was really impressed with the layered nuance that Kim Woo Bin brought to his character. He was clearly full-on into his character and his delivery, and that immersion really showed, from big emotional scenes, to small subtle beats.

He was just so, so good.

Up till this show, I used to just see him as the go-to actor to play the rebellious kid, coz he’s got the total bad-boy look and vibe about him. Or maybe coz he did the bad-boy rebel so well in A Gentleman’s Dignity.

In School 2013, though, he outright blew the lid off what I’d used to think of him as an actor. I realized that he’s way, way more than the token bad-boy actor. He acted with so much nuance and brought so much intensity to the role that I found him completely masterful.

He showed so much, with so little. In some scenes, with hardly any change in his facial expression, he managed to communicate so much with just his eyes and the very minor muscle changes in his face, like he did in this scene:

It’s outstanding, and Kim Woo Bin shot up my mental list of brilliant k-actors because of this.

At the same time, I also became completely invested and totally smitten with his character’s bromance with Lee Jong Suk‘s character.

From tempestuous tension-laden scenes:

To exhilarated I-got-your-back bromantic scenes:

To the uneasy state of truce in between:

Both Kim Woo Bin and Lee Jong Suk approached the bromance with bold, barefaced emotional potency, and I was completely and utterly sucked in.

Honestly, I cared more about their bromance than about many a romantic love-line that I’d encountered in other dramas.

These two had me on the edge of my seat, holding my breath for them during the Oh-no-what-now stretches, and squeeing out loud at the moments of pure cute like this one:

Eeeee! I just wanted to squish them! Seriously. How adorable are they??

In the spirit of not being overly spoilery, I won’t showcase any more screenshots of them here, just in case you haven’t seen the show (it’s awesome though, so go watch it!).

Suffice to say that long after the credits rolled, these two characters and their bromance continued to linger with me. Big time. Which led me where I don’t go very often – I started hunting for interviews and variety shows featuring these two together.

Soaking Up the Awesome: Interviews & Variety

At this juncture, I think it’s important to mention that I wasn’t yet in love with Woobie. I was just really, really taken with the bromantic awesome between him and Lee Jong Suk, and I wanted to soak it all up. And I was intoxicated from all the awesome I found.

Firstly, I was very much taken with the fact that Kim Woo Bin and Lee Jong Suk were already friends, but became real-life besties during the filming of School 2013; their easy, bromantic chemistry was a true pleasure to watch.

Secondly, I was also very pleasantly surprised to find that Kim Woo Bin is full of substance – way more than his roles have shown. Put those 2 things together, and I was glued to my screen, lapping up his various joint interviews with Lee Jong Suk.

I love that Woobie’s got a comfortable, spontaneous vibe during interviews. He manages to be funny, witty, thoughtful and tactful, which is no easy thing, even for a seasoned celeb.

In joint interviews with Lee Jong Suk, he often is the one who finishes Jong Suk’s thoughts when Jong Suk’s at a loss, and he does so with finesse, in a way that shows depth of thought, capacity for humor, and sensitivity and respect for others. I love it.

It also turns out that he was a much better student than the characters he’s played, and that intelligence totally shows.

His answers always sound so robust, even when the questions seem thrust at him from out of the blue, and that indicates that he’s thought about a lot of these things before. He strikes me as a more thoughtful person than one might imagine him to be, given his bad-boy image.

And he speaks well. His bad-boy characters so far have been more reticent in general, but when Kim Woo Bin speaks to answer a question, you can tell that he’s articulate, confident and well-spoken. And I love that too.

When faced with a question that is offensive, he deflects it with humor, not offense. Like, he’ll laughingly say things like, “What’s with these questions?” or “That’s too much.”

And it all comes across as so spontaneous, along with the little bits of off-the-cuff humor that he throws in. All in all, I feel like I’m getting to see the real him, not a manufactured version of him.

This is particularly pronounced when it’s a joint interview with Jong Suk, and I believe it’s coz their friendly rapport makes him truly relaxed.

On top of that, he comes across as comfortably affectionate, which I really, really love.

I notice that in interviews with Lee Jong Suk, Kim Woo Bin’s usually the one who will be more handsy. Like how he thwacks Jong Suk in the chest whenever Jong Suk says something to rib him. So cute!

Interviews

These are 2 of my favorite joint interviews of Woo Bin with Jong Suk.

In this one, I love how Woo Bin keeps having to finish Jong Suk’s thoughts for him:

And in this one, I love their easy banter and affectionate sparring. And the hints of handsy we get from both of them.

Running Man

I don’t watch Running Man regularly, but check out episodes selectively, based on who’s guesting. Of course, when I found out that Woo Bin and Jong Suk guested together on episode 138, I eagerly eyeballed the 2 of them on my screen, practically exploding from all the cute.

I particularly loved how affectionately handsy they are with each other.

I noticed that Woo Bin’s usually the one who is more affectionately demonstrative, not only with Jong Suk, but also with Lee Jong Hyun, who acted with him in A Gentleman’s Dignity.

In the speed-eating snippet on Running Man, Kim Woo Bin’s almost always got his arm hanging around Jong Suk’s shoulder, and he doesn’t hesitate to clap Jong Suk on the shoulder, or hold onto his arm, or crash into Jong Suk while cracking up with laughter.

And there is nothing gay about it, either. You can easily tell that he’s just very comfortable with being affectionate, and I love that. So much.

Here’s a short snippet of Woo Bin and Jong Suk during the speed-eating segment:

Edit: The link to the full episode that I’d posted previously no longer works (sadface). The good news is, you can still watch the full episode on kshowonline here.

Falling in Love Part 1: Dreamland

In the midst of checking out all the joint interviews and Running Man of Woo Bin with Jong Suk, I was in full-on spazz mode over their wonderful bromance. I wasn’t actually crushing on either of them, although I did find Woo Bin more attractive.

And then, one morning, after gorging on the bromance on Running Man the night before, I had a dream. Of Woobie.

Those of you who’ve read my Liebster post would already know a little about the dream, but I’m going to describe it a little bit more here.

I dreamed that Woo Bin climbed through my window into my room to visit me. It wasn’t my actual room, it was some other room, which had an attached bathroom but only curtains instead of doors, and he climbed into my room to cuddle and talk with me. In bed. Swoon. ❤

The feel was cozy and unhurried, and he put his arm around me as I laid my head on his chest. I think my face was resting on bare skin, and I remember slowly tracing his bare torso and leg with my hand as we talked.

We talked about the hard times he’d had, and the things he’d had to bear with because he couldn’t afford certain things. I comforted him and stroked his leg and torso as we cuddled and talked some more.

Afterwards, I asked if he would visit me again, and he said that he would, as long as my window was open. That statement felt figurative as well as literal.

Most of all, I love how the cuddling and talking in bed felt. It felt so real and so intimate. Intimate, not so much in the sexy sense, but in an emotional sense. I loved that sensation. So melty and so swoony. So lovely. ❤

When I woke up, I was completely taken with the dream, but I wasn’t yet in love. Let me explain.

I think it’s important to mention that I’m an equal opportunity k-dreamer. What does that even mean, you ask?

Well, I have k-dreams fairly regularly, and while I do dream of my k-loves, I also often have dreams where random k-people show up, and sometimes, it’s romantic.

Like, I once dreamed that TOP was my boyfriend and was driving me around in his car, and then he brought me to a secret exhibition that he’d prepared for me and surprised me with it. He also kissed me on the cheek. Lovely.

I also once dreamed that Lee Byung Hun showed up on a motorbike and gave me a ride.

I know, I have some pretty cool k-dreams, don’t I? 😉

So, when Kim Woo Bin showed up in my dream, I didn’t think it necessarily meant anything. Boy, was I wrong.

Falling in Love Part 2: More Interviews & Variety

I loved the dream so much that I spazzed enthusiastically and endlessly about it with my friend Michele, in the midst of hunting out more interview & variety tid-bits on Woo Bin.

And the more I found out about him, the more he endeared himself to me. By degrees. Until I suddenly found myself in unexpected serious like with him.

I totally didn’t see this k-crush coming, since I pretty much was smitten purely with the bromance between him and Lee Jong Suk. It’s just that the more I ate up the bromance, the more I saw of Kim Woo Bin, and he just impressed me more and more.

I love that he’s the outward bad-boy with a ton of substance and affection. And I think I love him all the more because he crept up on me.

Usually I start crushing on an actor because of his role, and then as I discover more of his real self through interviews, I get (mostly) disillusioned and disappointed with his lack of personality and lose interest.

In Kim Woo Bin’s case, though, the only reason I’d been checking out BTS clips of him and watching him in variety, is because I wanted to see more of his interactions with Lee Jong Suk.

And along the way, he snuck up on me and stole what turned out to be a pretty whopping chunk of my heart. And I love that.

By the end of that day, I was all, Ahhhh!! Kim Woo Bin, you lovely, lovely boy. I think I kinda love you. ❤

I dived headlong into more interviews and variety, and here are some of my favorites.

Interviews

I really enjoyed this interview that Woo Bin did for Sina.com. Again, he manages to come across as thoughtful, humble and genuine, which I love. I particularly love the bit where he addresses his parents and thanks them for believing in him:

I also really liked this clip, which shows how serious Woo Bin is about acting, and yet how modest he is about his acting ability:

Hwasin

I don’t follow Hwasin / Strong Heart 2, but watched episode 7 because Woo Bin guested, and what a lovely episode that turned out to be.

The topic of the day was the lies that men and women tell one another, and that led into a side topic of each individual’s struggles. The tone was honest and thoughtful, which I found really refreshing in the sea of competition- and gag-heavy variety.

Woo Bin was the youngest among the guests, and I loved that he held his own, while remaining respectful to his sunbaes in the room.

The honest sharing by everyone in the room was touching, and I was particularly moved when Woo Bin teared up while describing his early days of trying to make it as a model, where he often had to go hungry because he didn’t have money for food. Aw, poor baby..

Here are a couple of screenshots of Woo Bin during the sharing and discussion:

One of the highlights of the episode for me, was this moment, when host Kim Hee Sun asked Woo Bin how he would respond if his girlfriend were to say “I love you.”

Without a moment’s hesitation, Woo Bin answered, “I love you too” while everyone else in the room squealed at how naturally it comes to him. Adorable!

I loved the entire episode, and I wouldn’t mind watching it again, even.

I couldn’t find a link for the episode on YouTube, but if you live in the US, you can watch it on DramaFever here.

And if you don’t live in the US, you can get ahold of the episode and subs files here.

Other Interview Snippets

Here are some links to various interviews that I enjoyed reading:

Star1 interview: “I want to be a good person” by Actor Kim Woo Bin here

The Korea Times: Crisscrossing Runway and Screen here

Cosmopolitan interview, September 2013 here

Translated article from CINE21.com here

Sports Seoul: 30 Questions for Kim Woo Bin here

Perhaps my favorite bit of all, is question 19, from the last link.

When asked “What do you want your girlfriend to be like?” Woobie answered, “I want to be able to learn a lot from her. As for looks, it’s fine as long as she is beautiful in my eyes.”

Omomo! How sweet is that?? Swoooonn~~ THUNK.

Head Over Heels In Love

By this time, I was head over heels in love with Woobie, and as all determined fangirls do, I set out to watch him in everything I could lay my hands on.

Uh-huh. Even Runway Cop:

Where Woobie’s appearance is so fleeting that if you blink, you might miss it:

I know. I wish I could find a better screenshot too. But that’s the best I could find, and I’ve already deleted my copy of the movie coz I don’t see myself watching it again, Woobie or no.

The Things I Watch for Woobie: White Christmas

I also resolved to watch White Christmas, despite my aversion to scary shows.

In my mind, I’d thought that White Christmas was a really scary show, since most people I know advised not to watch it alone &/or late at night.

Thankfully, it turned out to be a lot less scary than I’d imagined.

Another big plus was that Woobie was quite wonderful in it.

I really enjoyed Woo Bin’s portrayal of Mi Reu, who was intensely intimidating, affably adorable and badass brilliant all at the same time.

I loved how Mi Reu could, in the blink of an eye, go from this:

To this:

And yes, I loved the little flash of shirtless that we got as well:

The only thing I hoped was that Woobie didn’t actually have to make real cracking sounds with his jaw. Coz, badass as that made him look, I worried for his jaw. 😛

The Things I Watch for Woobie: Vampire Idol

Vampire Idol is a show that I’d originally wanted to watch based on the general good reactions that I’d read, about how it was a lot of campy, ridiculous fun.

But after I heard that it got unceremoniously sliced in half due to poor ratings and that the series had a dangling ending, I’d given up the idea.

That is, until I fell in love with Woobie. That changed everything. Coz now I just had to watch it, sliced in half or no, and with lack of English subs to boot.

Thankfully, I can read Chinese, so I’m making do quite nicely with Chinese subs.

I’m not even halfway through the show as I type this, but I will say that it is lots of campy nonsensical fun, and Woobie is hilariously adorable at times.

I love that his character is a hopeless romantic, and falls in love with a bunny mascot because she gave him a present (a balloon, hee!) and took a photo with him. He doesn’t even realize that there’s a girl inside the mascot costume, and it’s all kinds of adorable and hilarious:

I’m going real slow on this one, so that I have fresh Woobie on hand even while waiting for his next projects to go live.

Yes, I’m going to watch Heirs, even if it turns out to be a stinker. [Edit: Yes, I watched it all. Review is here.]

And you can be sure I’m keeping my eyes peeled for Friend 2 as well. I mean, look at him, all sharp and handsome in that suit:

Squee!! ❤

A Growing Photo Collection

Of course, while all that drama watching was going on, I also managed to amass quite a lovely collection of Woobie photos, which I’ll gladly share a sampling of with ya.

I’m splitting them into several different looks, for our easy enjoyment.

Gentle Giant

One of the things I really like about Woobie is how his real-life personality seems quite shy and gentle. It’s extra fascinating to me, given that he basically made his name playing fierce bad-boy rebel types.

Fierce &/or Broody

Of course, we know that he’s fully capable of putting on his fierce or broody face when needed, and these are some of my favorites.

Sharply Suited

Perhaps one of my favorite looks on Woobie, is the sharp suit. It’s partly because of his height (6’2, or 1.88m, baby!), but it’s also a lot to do with how he carries it. And he carries it gorgeously well.

I think I might hyperventilate just a little, if Woobie showed up in front of me in a sharp suit. Or melt into a puddle. Or both.

Although, 2 days after my first dream of Woobie, I had another dream of him, and he did show up in a lovely sharp suit. Not only that, he was my boyfriend too! Ahhh.. My lovely dreamscape, how much do I love thee, for bringing me Woobie? ❤

Gorgeous, gorgeous man. ❤

In Model Form

Of course, we can’t forget that modeling is a big part of Woobie’s career, and was what got him interested in acting in the first place.

I don’t like every single thing that he has had to wear on the runway – they make him wear some really weird avant garde stuff sometimes! – but here are a few of his modeling shots that I do like.

Shirtless

One of the things I find quite fascinating about Woobie is that he used to be really, really skinny. That’s possibly part of the reason why all his classmates were disbelieving when he said in school that he aspired to be a model.

But Woobie’s worked really hard to beef up, and here are some of the results.

I’m looking forward to even more tantalizing shirtless pix, as he continues to work out and bulk up 😉 Goooo, Woobie!

Sporty & Athletic

Just a little more evidence of Woobie’s sporty side.. And I must say, those very firm biceps had me rather mesmerized 😉

Bromantic

Because bromance is such a large part of how I fell in love with Woobie, and because the bromantic photos are just so cute and so much fun to look at, here’s a nice sampling of Woobie-Jong Suk pix.

Adorable

Of course, Woobie can be plenty adorable on his own too.

I mean, just take a look at this face:

Love, love, LOVE. ❤

And check out the cute here:

Casual Candid

This is another one of my favorite sorts of Woobie pix: the candids. Or at least, the casual shots that appear candid.

It’s a mix of cute and cool, and I love it coz it makes me feel like I’m getting a closer glimpse of Woobie the person.

Gasp! Phone Invasion!

Y’know, despite my years of fangirling, no k-love has ever managed to make it onto my phone. Not even at the height of my fangirl love for any of my major k-loves.

I just thought it was, well, kinda undignified. Coz in my mind, that’s something mostly reserved for screaming teenage fans.. Or so I thought.

Ha. Watch me eat my words now, coz Woobie’s invaded my phone good and proper, and has usurped wallpaper status on a permanent basis. Just take a look at the various ones I’ve had so far:

Yes, I know. That’s a lot of wallpaper. And a lot of words to eat.

What can I say? I love having a little bit of Woobie gazing at me out of my phone at any given moment.

Can you blame me, though?

Look at that smolder:

And just look at that adorable smile:

Sigh.. Sometimes I think Woobie’s just plain beautiful.

Just look at this:

And this:

Melt, and melt.

Lovely, lovely Woobie.. In my dreamscape, you’re all mine ❤

EDIT: Speaking of dreamscape, check out our epic dream drama, starring the Woob here!

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Jolosturo
Jolosturo
1 year ago

I am SO with you on ALL your picks of faves of the KDrama world!
Woo Bin
Seo Joon
Gong Yoo
Joon Gi
You have GREAT taste!

And the pics you post are pure heaven!

serendipity
serendipity
2 years ago

I just came to your post in 2021 and I wanted to say Kim Woo Bin also juat crept up one fine ay and stole my heart! I watched the Heirs and I was like who is this beautiful man with the most perfect lips and now there is no looking back. Thank you for the pics and your post!

CINDY
CINDY
3 years ago

Just found your post now in 2020. Thank you.

kfangurl
3 years ago
Reply to  CINDY

Glad you enjoyed it! <3

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6 years ago

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7 years ago

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8 years ago

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Emily
Emily
8 years ago

Wow. I think you have the ability to convince anyone that anyone is likable if you really tried. You just have that way with words. While I am not in such deep like with Woobie, you showed me his wonderful personality to go with his looks. Why can’t more people be like him?
I think it’s interesting, to because it’s painfully clear how different people’s opinions can be. Because you said you think Woobie is more attractive than Jong Suk, and I’m sorry, but I just can’t agree with that 😛 Nothing against you, but I think I like cute cuddly babyfaced guys too much.
Anyway, back to the important point, can you please stop hogging all the good dreams? Like for real. I want. That would be a dream I would remember for the rest of my life. Lol is it normal to be jealous of another person’s dream from like years earlier? Maybe I really do have a kdrama problem. . .

kfangurl
8 years ago
Reply to  Emily

Aw shucks, thanks Emily. It’s nice to know that you think I’m persuasive! 😉 Now, if only I could persuade Woob to be my boyfriend..! XD

Yes, Woob’s got a lovely personality, which is a big part of why I fell so hard for him. I’m usually disappointed when I dig too deeply into interviews and BTS stuff, and find such-and-such a swoony actor is actually really boring in real life. With Woob, I was completely surprised in the opposite way: SO much thoughtful substance, and so humble and sweet to boot. Swooon.

Lol. Yes, we all have different “types” and Woob is definitely more my type than Jong Suk. I’ve had dramaland friends surmise that I seem to like “beastly men” HAHAHA! XD I don’t think I like “beastly” men per se, but I definitely have a weakness for strong manly types. And Jong Suk is more of the cute puppy type. He made my knees go soft in IHYV, no doubt about it, but if I had to pick between Woob and him, Woob would definitely win. ^^ Still, it’s not a problem at all, since we’d never fight about men, right? XD

Ah, my dreamscape. I do love my dreamscape, dearly. I’ve had some very interesting and memorable dreams over the years, and honestly, when else could I have “felt” what it was like to cuddle with Woob? I’m sorry I have absolutely no control over it, so I have no advice to give whatsoever, to lure the k-men to your dreamscape! 😛

CYD
CYD
9 years ago

This is so cool <3 i started crushing on him right away after i saw him on the heirs <3 but im not good at expressing myself and everything you wrote is exactly how i feel <3 its like someone else wrote my feelings for me :3 and thank you so much for the links. I shall start stalking right away :3 And i really wish to see him play the lead role(as a bully) in a drama with a good story line and get the girl <3

kfangurl
9 years ago
Reply to  CYD

Oh, I don’t blame you for crushing on Woob right away upon seeing him in Heirs! As terrible as that drama is, Woob was amazing as Young Do. ❤

I hope you enjoy exploring the links as much as I did. Woob has so much thoughtful substance to him that it totally blew me away. And yes, I’d love to see him in a lead role with a good storyline! Not necessarily as a bully, though. He’s already done the bully thing with Young Do. I’d love to see him written as an intelligent nice guy sort of character, sort of like Kim Boong Do in Queen In-hyun’s Man. He was so smart that it added to the sexy. And his niceness didn’t make him any less swoony. I’d love to see Woob portray a male lead like that, a man among men. ❤

jd narciso
jd narciso
9 years ago

Thank you so much for posting about Kim Woo Bin…i’m so happy I found your blog, i was able t find those interviews that i was looking for… <3 <3 for Kim Woo Bin.

kfangurl
9 years ago
Reply to  jd narciso

YAY for more Woobie love in the house! 😀 I’m so glad you found this post too, jd! 🙂 Isn’t he lovely in interviews? I love how thoughtful and measured he manages to be, even while responding spontaneously with off-the-cuff wit. He’s got substance and it shows, and I LOVE that about him! ❤

crazyunnijo
crazyunnijo
9 years ago

I watched “Friend 2” just for him. He simply, blew. me. away.

kfangurl
9 years ago
Reply to  crazyunnijo

He’s so intense in that, isn’t he?? 😀 I watched Friend 2 just for him too, and he really impressed me with how much he made of the character, given that he wasn’t even the central focus. Ahh, Kim Woo Bin. I need more of him on my screen, I really do! ❤

Anna Amazing
9 years ago

Gah. I love him so much. Thank you for this wonderful post of all things Kim Woo Bin <3

kfangurl
9 years ago
Reply to  Anna Amazing

Aw, I’m really glad you enjoyed the post, Anna!! Woob’s pretty wonderful, isn’t he?? Glad to have more Woobie love in the house! 😀 ❤

Ai Lin
Ai Lin
9 years ago

Omg omg I never thought I would fangirl over anyone especially not k star as I was very unfamiliar with korean entertainment but that all changed when I witnessed Kim woo bin in Heirs. I just was so amazed at what a great actor he was. I find him so undeniably attractive in any getup its unfair how cute he can look .
I can totally understand you and by the way he is curretly invading my phone as well.o(*////▽////*)q

kfangurl
9 years ago
Reply to  Ai Lin

Tee hee. High five on our common phone invasion, Ai Lin! XD I totally understand how you feel! I never had anyone invade my phone before Woobie, and I’ve had some major k-love! And absolutely yes, Woob is amazing in Heirs. I am sooo proud of him for making Young Do such an interesting and mesmerizing character, despite the less than stellar writing. I’m so glad he’s getting so much attention, coz he is definitely deserving 🙂

shamimhakam
9 years ago

This is just amazing. Currently, Kim Woo Bin is my bias, and to be honest, he completely covered my radar after running man episode, The heirs. I was completely surprised by his image, which was took a 180. I was like what, what what????!! However, your blog was just, chocolately, desert, sweetness that had me giggling and, yes, squeling like the fangirl I was. I have to say, you have a talent for writing this, and even when I was reading about Kim Soo Hyun, whom for the oddest reason did not have me swooning O_O , even with all the charm dripping off him, I was infected with the fangirl spirit..slightly. That is to say, I certainly did appreciate him. So, anyways, I was overjoyed when I stumbled upon Woobin blog that had me in dreamland, and I want to say thank you for sharing your– ahem — love, (^_~)for him. Keep it up, because I am a FAN!!!!
PS: I’ll be sure to check out some of their other works, so thanks for including them in too ^_^

kfangurl
9 years ago
Reply to  shamimhakam

Eeeee!! More Woobie love in the house! 😀 Which is always a good thing, imo! ^^ I’m super happy that you enjoyed this post, shamimhakam!! And yes, isn’t Woobie’s RL personality so different from most of his screen characters?? He’s so often playing badass and fierce, that it was a huge surprise to me, to find that he’s so sweet and thoughtful and dorky in real life! He’s just soooo adorable, really. ❤

And aw! Thanks for checking out my k-love post for KSH even though you didn’t have any inclination to swoon over him! I’m really happy that it did help you to at least appreciate him a little more 🙂

shamimhakam
9 years ago
Reply to  kfangurl

Please, Shamim will do fine. The rest is a mouthfull even when I read it in my mind. I made this account for my school project, it stayed useless for like two years, until I stumbled on this blog. I had to go dig my password..that was fun. By the way, I couldn’t help but notice your certain love for men in a suit..I know those feels. I thought I was the only one, so that was another reason that made your blogs enjoyable. *sigh dreamly*. Could we see [if possible, sometime in the future] a special edition for all those gorgeous namjas in dramalands that look absolutely fine in suits? Oh, it would be just wonderful ~~~

kfangurl
9 years ago
Reply to  shamimhakam

You revived your account just for commenting on this blog?!??? 😀 That is so cute, and possibly just made my day! *grins from ear to ear* I’m super pleased that you’re woken your hibernating account and are putting it to active use now – it’s been great chatting with ya! ^^

And yes, I do have a serious soft spot for a man in a sharp suit. Your idea of a sharp suit edition of Pure Pretty is definitely intriguing, shamim!! Let me put some research into it, and see if we can’t make it happen sometime! 😉

evez
evez
9 years ago

i saw this one from All KPOP….he will be featured as the maknae son on a variety show Four Guys and One Girl..he’s the short preview….

http://www.allkpop.com/article/2014/03/kim-woo-bin-makes-his-cute-appearance-in-preview-for-four-guys-one-girl

kfangurl
9 years ago
Reply to  evez

Aw! Cute Woobie!! 😀 Thanks evez! Woobie does seem super adorable as the maknae. And that smile! Soooo adorably shy and sheepish. Eeeee!! ❤

evez
evez
9 years ago

yeah!…i love that Kwang-Bin tandem!…that duo explodes with laughter..of course because of the giraffe…the very opposite of Woobie…and seriously among their episodes i find their video-making epic!..especially the background music is by Rain’s LA Song….from what i understand it’s Woobie who starts to joke about it when they pass the street with graffiti and you can see Woobie hesitantly moving away when Kwang Soo take the joke seriously….the great part is when he came back and starts to dance with Kwang Soo and do some funny stuffs…they are adorable!…

I also love the part where in Kwang Soo cheated on the water game and led Woobie to do the same apparently Jong Kook finds out and complain…oh boy you can see the shame on Woobie’s face and how come he’s so cuuuuuttttteeee admitting their cheating part…. 🙂

Have you seen his first episode in RM with the Heirs cast?….i think i want to watch that only because of your dream boy…oh man i do find this lad so enticing….

and this is my first time seeing Rain doing a game show and i do love some of his scenes there with JongKook as well…i love the party bed scene…i thought Woobie will do the dance there with Rain but he didn’t join in…

i guess you’re right better to have as many as they are than having just enough!…but it’s so crazy k-dramas are popping like mushrooms!…and i have read some goody things about Let’s Eat…and one thing i like about that drama is because Yoon Doo Joon is in there…hahahaha!…there goes again my shallowness in drama watching!…i need to see eye candy!…he’s the leader of the kpop group B2ST..and i love some songs from them….but it is greater to know that the drama is a good one.. 🙂

kfangurl
9 years ago
Reply to  evez

Giggle. Yes, Woobie really is a shy boy at heart, so I’m not surprised that he didn’t jump into the MV tangent the way Kwang Soo did. I did love that he overcame his embarrassment enough to jive for a while with Kwang Soo, even though he couldn’t sustain it, LOL! XD

And yes, Woobie definitely felt embarrassed about the cheating bit.. I thought he handled it quite well though, simply saying, “We’ll do it again.” Aw. Diplomatic even when under duress. Smart Woobie ❤

Actually, I did see Woobie’s RM episode with the Heirs cast! That was cute. He was also in an episode even earlier than that, with Lee Jong Suk for S2013. If you haven’t seen it, I do recommend it. They are ADORBS together! ❤❤❤ Just seeing them interact together onscreen was enough to make my day, but there was genuine funny stuff too in the ep. I highly recommend it! That one was E138 🙂

Given my very limited kpop knowledge, I hafta admit that I don’t know Yoon Doo Joon. Let’s Eat will be my first exposure to him. Much like how I get to know most idols – through their drama crossovers, heh.

evez
evez
9 years ago

oh!…and i am sorry that i made the giraffe’s name to Sang Woo!..hahahaha….what’s with me?…it’s Lee Kwang Soo and not Kwon Sang Woo…aaaeeeiiissshhhh….. i really love Woobie in RM Australia…he’s not the jumpy type but you’ll be surprised on showing the cunning side of him just a bit… though….i felt that he’s giving way to his sunbaes since he’s the maknae of that episode.

I was taken aback by the ruckus made by the fans each time they pass the streets and how are they adored by the fans from the down under!…i find this RM episode so awesome and funny!..

and my drama watching?…..most of the time i work outside for the mean time so when i get home i’m already tired and couldn’t focus…i have to watch my drama on Saturday only coz that’s the only time i can do the marathoning……2 weeks ago i bought YFAS, Pretty Man, I Need Romance 3 and some K-movies….i bought YFAS coz i couldn’t catch it up to the net…and funny me i still have dvds of K-drama on queue…tbh,i haven’t finish TMS and R94 plus a friend gave a dvd of One Warm Word with Ji Jin Hee in there…do you have any idea of this drama?…i haven’t wiki it yet…my TBWL has been accumulating but i haven’t started any of it….tha’ts the sad part…;(( these are the dramas i want to watch:

1. Let’s Eat
2. Secret Love
3. Inspiring Gen.
4. 3 Days
5. Golden Rainbow
5. Suspicious Housekeeper
6. Emergency Couple and more coming….You’re Surrounded….Hotel King…..Gap Dong…and from what i read there will be Gong Hyo Jin and Jo In Sung tandem with the giraffe Lee Kwang Soo…?…oh my!….why are the entertainment industry in Korea is making so many dramas didn’t they know that it’s so hard to catch up on watching all of it?….hahahahaha!….

kfangurl
9 years ago
Reply to  evez

HAHAHA!! Yes, I did pause for a moment to figure out who Sang Woo was, evez! XD It’s ok.. I’m sure it was just the fangirl high messing with ya ^.~

Yeah, you can totally tell that Woobie’s a shy kinda boy, from watching him in RM. That’s why Mr. Extrovert Kwang Soo was so into the MV stuff, while Woobie’s all like, 0.o. Hahaha!! I cracked up so much, especially when he finally reluctantly joined in. Hi-lar-ious!

Wow, you’ve got a long drama list, evez! I’ve heard some good things about One Warm Word, though I haven’t checked it out myself. I’m definitely curious about it, though. And I do like Ji Jin Hee. He’s cute 😉 Be warned that One Warm Word is a melo, though. If you’re in the mood for fluffy and light, this would not fit the bill 🙂

I’ve heard quite a lot of positive buzz on Let’s Eat, so I’m thinking of checking that out soonish. After I’m done with YFAS and R1994. Heh. I am so behind on the drama cycle, seriously. Dramaland is churning out more drama than I can manage. But I suppose that’s better than not having enough drama? #silverlinings

evez
evez
9 years ago

Annyeong Chingus!…and how’s the lovely host of this blogsite?…how is everyone doing?…is everybody been busy watching kdrama lately?…well about me, i haven’t been in the dramaland lately i need to catch up the watching but i do managed to watch RM earlier and i am sharing it now over here…i found Sang Woo very funny!..especially with Woobie, there is this scene where in both of them made funny moment together…Woobie is quite a shy type and Sang Woo so funny… Woobie is extremely gorgeous despite being reluctant first to join with Sang Woo first on the video making game…they’re so adorable…<3<3<3

http://www.kshowgo.net/2014/03/eng-sub-sbs-running-man-ep-189-kim-woo.html

i did enjoy this episode from RM and i'm pretty sure everyone does…<3 🙂

kfangurl
9 years ago
Reply to  evez

Yes, Woobie is gorgeous! And shy. Sweet, darling boy ❤ I thought the MV-making tangent was hysterical, honestly! XD Great episode of RM for sure, and definitely heavy on the budget too. Everything looked so expensive! Also! Every time someone spazzed out on the street over the cast, I felt proud of them, for being known and adored even far away from home ^^

As for drama-watching, I’ve been lapping up episodes of AM1994 lately, even though I was about in the last lap of YFAS. Maybe it’s a coping mechanism, to prevent YFAS from ending..? Lol. It’s more of a mood thing, really. I will definitely go back to YFAS, but for now, I’m in the mood for nostalgia. 10 episodes into AM1994, I’m enjoying it in spite of its flaws and randomly long episodes. Some eps are 1.5 hrs long! 0.o

Sorry to hear you haven’t been watching much kdrama, Evez! What have you managed to watch, and what’s on your List? ^^

pogo
pogo
9 years ago

aaahhhh, Woobie My Wuv! School 2013 turned this noona into a full-on fangirl for him and Jong-seok, but oddly, the drama that sealed the deal, put the nail in the coffin, so to speak, was Vampire Idol (this despite Woobie’s obvious rawness and the show’s own cheese). For two reasons:

1. He isn’t playing a bad boy! His character is just so utterly, completely adorkable, and I love it when an actor just takes the goofy and runs with it, without a care for his image. And he really does.

2. This is literally the ONLY drama so far, where Woobie has had a love interest, and actually got the girl. And they have adorable chemistry, which kept me hanging on all 79 episodes of the show wishing for skinship lol. It helps that said bunny is played by the wonderful and talented Lee Yubi, too. (to tell the truth, she was the real tipping point behind why I decided to give the drama a shot – I loved her in Gu Family Book, where she acted circles around the talentless Suzy – and I badly wanted to see her in something happy, and the fact that Woobie was her love interest did not hurt :))

And oh yea, that ‘I love you’ answer to the girlfriend becomes sweeter once you know that he actually does have a girlfriend in real life, and they’ve been together for over two years. I’ve seen pics and she’s just as unconventionally beautiful as he is.

kfangurl
9 years ago
Reply to  pogo

Ahhh, shared Woobie love!! We have excellent taste, don’t we? ;D

Yes, I was super blown away by Woobie’s turn in S2013 – he was so, SO good, especially sparking off the natural chemistry that he has with Jong Suk. Those two together are just adorable awesome in a package. Uuumph! Such bromantic awesome goodness. I was SOOO bummed when Jong Suk couldn’t make it for the Running Man Australia trip. That would’ve been bromantic GOLD.

And I can totally see why you’d love his character in Vampire Idol most. It really is the role that’s closest to his real-life adorkability – so far. Jaime and I have been chatting on another thread on another post, and I had this idea for Woobie to play an adorkable, fiercely loyal, slightly dim jock. He’s a teensy bit slow on the uptake, especially in the romance department, but is fiercely loyal to his mom, his bestie, and his girl(-to-be). He has to be schooled by her in the romance department coz he’s kinda insecure and can’t convince himself to take a hint. So she has to flat-out tell him that she likes him back. And he’s shy. He doesn’t wrist-grab her, but gulps and shyly asks for permission to kiss her. And then kisses her so softly and gently.. GAH. Can you imagine the awesome????

I was inspired by this photo of Woobie, to play said adorkable dim jock:

And I’d love his love interest to be played by Jung Eun Ji, who’s so earthy and charming:

Gah. In my mind, this drama would be perfect. A nice foil to all the bad-boy roles that Woobie’s been getting, dontcha think? 😀

And yes, even though it stung my fangirl heart some to realize it, I do think it’s really sweet that Woobie’s been going strong with his girl for the last 2 years. And that he’s not afraid to say “I love you”.. Awwww. ❤

pogo
pogo
9 years ago
Reply to  kfangurl

oh yessss, I adore Jung Eun-ji to bits and she’s had great chemistry with all her costars so far. There’s a part of me that worries that she registers as a we bit too young to really match Woobie’s usual smoulder, but that is a baseless fear since she’s held her own just fine with costars that age and she’d be beyond perfection for a love interest to the kind of Woobie-character you described, lol. Plus she can sell a romantic friends-to-lovers spark, and sell it GOOD.

Though my heart wants him to pair up with Lee Yubi again. Did you know she was up for consideration for School 2013 but had to reject it because her schedule for Nice Guy conflicted with early production for School? She was probably up for Park Se-young’s role and we all know the drama went the way of bromance anyway (and how! Best thing ever, no contest) but it’s still wishful thinking on my part that they might reunite one day. They really surprised me in VI, especially in the later episodes – like the one where he’s falling for her/finds out about the rabbit head, because WHOA intensity there!

Side note: the School franchise’s first 4 editions featured about half of Korea’s A-list stars of today. I’m thrilled to bits that with Jong-seok and Woobie, the 2013 edition did two more (and hopefully Park Se-young too, in time)

kfangurl
9 years ago
Reply to  pogo

That’s true – Jung Eun Ji sells a friends-to-lovers sort of spark really well! I loved her in AM1997, but I guess what really gave me deep, deep luff for her, is seeing her in Barefoot Friends where she guested. I love her RL personality; she’s so earthy and charming, and seems to have a genuine enthusiasm for life in general. I caught a glimpse of her at the MAMA awards, and unlike some celebs who were obviously conscious of the camera and just putting up a front for the camera, she was just blithely and happily rocking out with whoever was performing onstage. I could not luff her more, after seeing how cheery and excited and genuine she was. And that’s why I think her brand of charm would be perfect in this dream drama of mine. Woobie’s adorkability and her earthy charm. Aw. I can just see it in my head ^^

Oh, I didn’t know that Lee Yubi was up for Park Se Young’s role in S2013! That would’ve been a bit of awesome meta, the reunion between her and Woobie. Although, Park Se Young’s character seemed to take more of a shine to Lee Jong Suk’s character in the show, lol. I actually haven’t finished VI.. I really should get back to it, I do enjoy it, and Woobie is adorable in it ❤

Y’know, before S2013, I had no clue that so many of today’s A-listers had their start in the School franchise. I’m super pleased that Woobie and Jong Suk have been doing so well, so soon after S2013. And Park Se Young is making a nice name for herself too, though not in as high profile a way as Jong Suk and Woobie have, with their movies and all. So proud of ’em. Especially the bit where Woobie and Jong Suk don’t harbor any competitive feelings about each others’ careers. LOVE that. ❤

pogo
pogo
9 years ago
Reply to  kfangurl

I’ve never seen her offscreen apart from some variety show where she adopted a puppy (and all I paid attention to was the puppy), so literally all I have to go by on Eun-ji is AM1997 and That Winter (which I stuck with only for her and Kim Bum’s loveline, and to a lesser extent for the chance to drool over Jo In-sung’s tall, tall frame). She may not have great technique yet, but for an actress who is literally two jobs in, she’s got a good handle on emoting and has great screen presence and chemistry with her costars. I hope she’ll go far, because Answer Me 1997 certainly proved that she deserves to – people may run her down saying it was not so difficult for her to basically play herself, but when you consider that some idols/actors can’t even do that well……it is a skill, and she has it.

re: School 2013, they initially just cast their actors without actually assigning them roles. They got Jong-seok and Woobie but didn’t make any announcements about who was playing whom until after Lee Yubi passed up the role, and I remember the first announcement about Lee Jong-seok’s character said that he would ‘probably’ be playing an introverted character (ie Nam-soon). Given how last-minute kdramas can be about these things, half of me believes Jong-seok and Woobie actually just flipped a coin to decide their casting, haha. So we could theoretically have ended up with Woobie playing Nam-soon, and Jong-seok as his bad-boy ex-bff! **mind blown**. But I liked Park Se-young too, and also Hyoyoung, though my lone criticism of School 2013 was that the girls felt a bit…..underused. Ah, well. She has movies and she’s now going to lead a weekend drama, so I’m happy she’s getting work. I’m super proud of all my School kids, they’ve carried on the fine tradition of having good careers afterwards and I love that they’re friends.

kfangurl
9 years ago
Reply to  pogo

So true, about Jung Eun Ji! She has a knack for coming across naturally onscreen, and not everyone can do that. Some people look stiff as boards onscreen, and their self-consciousness is so obvious. So the fact that can project so much easy warmth onscreen is definitely in her favor 🙂

Oh, I didn’t know that about the casting process of S2013!!! Woah.. I just can’t wrap my brain around the alterna-verse of Jong Suk playing Heung Soo and Woobie playing Nam Soon. *cannot compute* 0.o Just goes to show how well our boys played their characters in S2013. I just can’t imagine anyone else playing them now!

You’re right, the girls were underused in S2013. But because we got such glorious bromance, I feel like I can forgive the writers. They did manage to tease out layers and nuance in quite a few secondary characters, so I feel like overall the writing was thoughtful and carefully done. I do love how everyone on-set seemed to love hanging out with one another. If memory serves, Jong Suk actually remarked that on this set, people would hang out together even during breaks, which usually isn’t the case on other sets. Aw. Adorable.

pogo
pogo
9 years ago
Reply to  kfangurl

I know, it’s kind of impossible to think of, right (re: casting)?! I’m not even that bothered by the girls in the long run, and I did love that they got a little bit of friendship focus too – so often, friendship is the thing that gets sidelined in all these melos and romcoms, and to have a series treating friendship as a thing that its characters live or die by……..is amazing.

I am really warming to this idea of Woobie and Eun-ji. He’s adorable when in comic mode, and if he ever does a repeat of dork mode, I will die. (especially if he ever gets a look on his face that is similar to the one he had in, I think episode 59 of VI when he was watching Yubi gush all over Soohyuk and is dying to tell her he’s a vampire himself lol. Jealous Woobie is hilarious beyond belief.)

kfangurl
9 years ago
Reply to  pogo

Treating friendship as a thing to live or die by – you put it so perfectly, pogo!! 😀 That is EXACTLY what our boys did, and it was wonderfully gratifying to watch. I rooted for them so much, and was completely engaged with their bromance, more than a regular romance, even! Ah, the feels ❤

Oh, I haven’t gotten up to E59 of VI, but that sounds ADORABLE!!! 😀 I really must get back to it, I liked the campy nonsensical fun it served up. I stopped coz Heirs was giving me fresh doses of Woobie and I thought I’d save VI for later, and just haven’t gotten back to it. 🙂

pogo
pogo
9 years ago
Reply to  kfangurl

omg I’m so sorry for spoiling! I thought you were done with VI which is why I went into episode numbers and all, but trust me, you have to get to Woobie and Yubi, because they have such good chemistry, it makes me squee (and again, it is my pet weakness – a friends-turning-to-lovers deal. ok, here they kind of are in the romance already, he just doesn’t realise it lol). And it may even make you feel a wee bit better for him and Rachel getting cheated out of their possible loveline, I know I’ve consoled myself with the thought of Yubi more than once, ha.

Only for them would I endure a series without subs, though there’s a FB group working on subs up to I think episode 45 so far -it’s called VampireIdolFanSub.

kfangurl
9 years ago
Reply to  pogo

Hee. Don’t worry about it. Maybe it’s coz VI is such a campy, nonsensical show that the story spoilers don’t really matter as much as with other plot-heavy dramas. And maybe it’s coz I already knew a little about the story. I didn’t actually feel spoiled by that tidbit of information, even though it was new to me. 🙂 And yes, I totally do need to get back to VI and soak in the campy awesome!

You have serious Woobie love, to endure such a long show without subs!! I just saw that the fansubbing group released the subs for E49 & 50 – yay for everyone! That really is a labor of love. Not many long shows get subbed (ILICDD, anyone?), so the fact that more fans will get to see VI is just really awesome 😀

pogo
pogo
9 years ago
Reply to  kfangurl

Hey girl! Sorry to bombard you so often, but here is a gifset of the VI episode I was talking about, if you’re curious http://kimwoobinseyebrows.tumblr.com/post/74755871580

And here is also some fresh Young Do/Rachel fic!

Paradoxically Inclined: http://archiveofourown.org/works/1385863?show_comments=true#comments
Divertionary (kind of NSFW): http://archiveofourown.org/works/1385881?show_comments=true#comments
Coda: http://archiveofourown.org/works/1420297?show_comments=true#comments

They’re not a series, just three simple one-shots, but they’re really good and the author says she has ideas for more.

kfangurl
9 years ago
Reply to  pogo

Giggle. There is no such thing as bombarding too often, especially when it comes to insanely adorkable gifs like these!! XD OMGGG the look on Woobie’s face! It’s PRICELESS. And now I need to see him play adorkable and jealous male lead in a rom-com. Preferably very soon! XD

And, thanks for the fanfic links! I read ’em all in one sitting, and they’re really good! Very nicely written – color me impressed! I’d love if she’d do related chapters, that would be so cool ^^

inka sarina
inka sarina
9 years ago

I already watched RM in Australia, and that episode was Daebak!! I love that episode, especially because Kim Woo bin and Rain. So funny. I wish that i’m in Australia right now.. *Sorry for my bad english.. :(‘

kfangurl
9 years ago
Reply to  inka sarina

It WAS super funny, wasn’t it?!?? XD Rain is so good at this stuff, and Woobie’s so adorkable. I sorta wish he was better at all the physical challenges, but I luff him too much to hold it against him. ^^ And don’t apologize, inka! Your English seems perfectly fine! 😀 Can’t wait for the next RM episode, where we get to enjoy them all over again! ❤

kaiaraia
9 years ago

Hi everyone! 🙂 Just wanted to share this http://crazy9drama.wordpress.com/2014/03/06/kim-woo-bin-suit-up-sieg-gq-korea/.
If my professor in organic chemistry was as hot as this, I would not have dropped the subject. I would even make it my major, hahaha!

kfangurl
9 years ago
Reply to  kaiaraia

Gah. Woobie is just So. HAWT. in a suit, seriously!! I could gaze at him like this ALLLL day! If he were teaching organic chemistry, I’d make it my major too! I’d suck at it, coz I wouldn’t be able to think straight from all the ogling, but I’d so keep at it, LOL! XD

evez
evez
9 years ago

hOwdy Kfangirl!…long time no see…and how’s everyone doing?…i am sure everybody is excited about Woobie doing RM in Australia it’s all over the net and the netizens are going crazy about the recent castings of the show…too bad though LJS wasn’t able to join in with Rain and Woobie…i am checking fan made videos over YT and happy to share some of it here!..and WOW…look at those Down Under fangirls going GAGA over Woobie!..he’s having a hard time passing through, your dream boy is really that e-n-t-i-c-i-n-g! …i wish i live in Down Under as well LOL!… 🙂

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=si8z-pQT9lw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDtdyV3e-po

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVB7KVbu2f4

Hope you enjoy the short vids… 🙂

kfangurl
9 years ago
Reply to  evez

Aw, thanks for sharing the vids evez!! Yes indeedy, everyone’s going a little berserk with excitement over Running Man in Australia! Every internet source I know is just overflowing with Running Man tid-bits like no tomorrow! If I lived in Australia, I don’t know if I could keep from exploding with excitement. The combined Rain & Woobie awesome is something that I’m waiting for with bated breath. The only pinch of regret is that Jong Suk isn’t able to join them. Poor, poor Jong Suk! And he’s such a big Rain fanboy too! Can you imagine the potential bromantic awesome??? But I will take what I can get, and Rain & Woobie together sounds like plenty of awesome to me! 😀

Joyce C
9 years ago

Wow you are full-on obsessed with Woo Bin, aren’t you?

I really really loved his character in Heirs – for a newbie, his acting was even better than Lee Min Ho’s, imho (and I do like Lee Min Ho). There was just something very gentle and broken beneath that wild, rebellious facade.

At first, I thought he look really weird, with those reptilian eyes and can’t-be-tamed eyebrows, but now that I look at him, he actually has a very beautiful facial bone structure!

Ah, you’re making me fall in love with him too! I hope he’ll get to act in more broken bad boy characters like Young Do – I just can’t get enough of his acting in this role!

kfangurl
9 years ago
Reply to  Joyce C

Tee hee. Does my obsession show.. that much? 😉

I am very much smitten, and with good reason. I found Heirs underwhelming, but loved the nuance and character that Woobie gave Young Do. I just can’t imagine Young Do in anyone else’s hands now. It boggles my mind to think that Jung Young Hwa was first slated to play Young Do! If you enjoyed Woobie in Heirs, you’d love him in School 2013. Have you seen that? Woobie is wonderful in it. Just nuanced perfection. I was super impressed. From a fairly unbiased pre-smitten perspective ^^

I’m so with you on Woobie’s looks. I didn’t take to his looks right away. I used to think he looked odd. But now I just can’t get enough of him. Now I actually love the oddness of his features. See, that’s what love does to you, LOL.

I’d love to see Woobie on my screen more, period. If I had a say in it, I’d have him play romantic lead. &/or a broody vampire prince. And I’d love him in a sageuk. And in a role that leans a little comic as well. Not all at once, of course. Just one after the other will do nicely. With a few breaks in between, of course. Can’t wear out the Woobs 😉

shellygoodtimes
9 years ago

So, I just found out that Kim Woo Bin is going to be on Running Man and I automatically thought of you!! Ahhhhh!!! Not only will Woobie be a guest, but my personal favorite Bi Rain will also be there! And, it looks like they’re filming in Australia! Omo!! I thought I was amped to see Gong Yoo on Running Man, but, oh my, am I amped to see this! (air date March 9 & 16)

kfangurl
9 years ago

Heyya Shelly!! 😀 Yes, I was so, SOOO stoked to hear that Woobie’s going on RM with Rain! Michele & I were on Skype when I chanced on the news, and we could barely keep our fangirl squeals within safe limits; she lurves Rain as you do, and I lurve Woobie. Eeeee!!! I only wish that Lee Jong Suk could’ve recovered in time to join them. I’m fresh out of a S2013 rewatch, and the missed opportunity for more bromance makes me particularly sad T.T

And! Are there TWO air dates?!??? So they’re getting 2 episodes out of this? Shelly, you just MADE. MY. DAY. Double the awesome!! Wheeeee!! 😀

Isharaine
Isharaine
9 years ago

omg haha i can totally relate. I even made it through the unsubbed versions of Vampire Idol and laughed so hard I could not breathe. My favourite part was when he fell in love with the telemarketer but the rabbit part was just tooo sweet. Great article!

kfangurl
9 years ago
Reply to  Isharaine

Oh yes, that was just the sweetest thing about his character in Vampire Idol!! 😀 I’ve temporarily put VI on the backburner coz I’m rewatching S2013 with a friend. Just one good dose of Woobie on my screen at a time & I’m a happy happy fangirl ^^ ❤

evez
evez
9 years ago

….we all rooting for Young Do? 🙂 …i guess even not seeing the photos and gifs we all go for Woobie…<3<3<3

kfangurl
9 years ago
Reply to  evez

Hee. Yep, I guess we are all voting for Young Do. How could we not? It’s Woobie, after all ❤

evez
evez
9 years ago

@chubbydimpledmuffin…okay!..i had a nice conversation with you last night over Woobie’s awesomeness and honestly i love the link you shared…the pix and gifs of Woobie and LMH awed me……eeeerrrrrr…however..hehehehe….:) the writer of that link is leaning more on LMH obviously and i respect that…i love LMH as well..you see?…i guess the saying: “beauty is in the eyes of the beholder apply on this one”…. she has different view on LMH sweaters…though i’m into her when she said that the mustard colored sweater was wore with arrogance by Young Do, my favorite sweater ….and i have to say that all one bright colored sweaters wore by Young Do really fits him well…i guess because of the fair complexion of Woobie?…it all brighten Young Do’s stunning aura plus the suits, coats and leather jackets…?…i’ll go for Woobie LOL!…and oh?…the abs and physique?…LMH surely has a nice bumps but Woobie has more the mannish feature and adorable abs!..<3<3<3

now, how about you and the rest of here?…Young Do or Kim Tan.?.. 🙂

kfangurl
9 years ago
Reply to  evez

Uh-huh. I would vote Woobie over LMH in EVERY category she listed. Nice bumps, LMH? Sorry, I didn’t notice.. I was too busy gazing at delicious Woobie, who looked mighty fine and sculpted, imo! ;D

ChubbyDimpled Muffin
ChubbyDimpled Muffin
9 years ago
Reply to  evez

Uhmm Young Do all the way. LMH’s a pretty good looking guy but maybe because of Woobie being a model he has a good understanding on how to use his body and face to look really good and to stand out on camera. So I personally take more notice of Woobie and to be honest, no offence to LMH fans, LMH looks like a classically good looking guy which is a bit vanilla to me.

ChubbyDimpled Muffin
ChubbyDimpled Muffin
9 years ago

LMH does have some real nice bumps but so does more than half of the men in dramaland.

kaiaraia
9 years ago

“how to use his body and face to look good and to stand out”…. this phrase reminded of a review I read about Chingu 2. The author found the sequel a letdown compared with the original because he found Woobie magnetic! hahaha! She (or was it a he, I’m not sure) said the character was not supposed to be magnetic or something. Whatever! I guess she was too distracted by Woobie’s presence. Hahaha!

kfangurl
9 years ago
Reply to  kaiaraia

HAHAHA. That’s quite funny! It’s a letdown coz he’s too magnetic. Really? But I LOVE magnetic Woobie ❤ XD

chubbydimpledmuffin
chubbydimpledmuffin
9 years ago
Reply to  kaiaraia

😛 I bet she just didn’t want to admit that she’s caught the Woobie bug. Haha

ChubbyDimpled Muffin
ChubbyDimpled Muffin
9 years ago

I found this sweet and funny blog post while I was talking to evez today. It is a compelling comparison (I’m trying to practice my alliteration) between Young Do and Kim Tan’s fashion. http://crazy9drama.wordpress.com/2013/11/04/fashion-battle-of-the-heirs-kim-tan-vs-young-do/

kfangurl
9 years ago

Ooh! Compelling comparison is absolutely awesome alliteration! (hur. I couldn’t resist!) And, love the post! I am firmly on Team Young Do, of course. I thought he looked way better than Kim Tan all drama long, tbh. Says the biased fangirl with hearts in her eyes, heh 😉

Shi Yun
9 years ago

Hello, I am back 😀 I’ve disappeared for quite some time right? Haha sorry been busy X.X school was tough since i had to wake up at 5am every mon to wed consecutively, so was soooo tired and lazy hahah I might be translating friends 2 based on chi subs with another partner, so give us support aye! I guess it will take quite some time since it’s a long movie, almost around 2 hours! But we will try our best 🙂 haha

kfangurl
9 years ago
Reply to  Shi Yun

Heyya Shi Yun!! 😀 Welcome back!! Sounds like school’s been really hectic for you! Mainly though, I’m blown away that you’re probably going to be translating the subs for Friend 2!! WOW! HOW COOL IS THAT?!?? 😀 There are lots of fans who are super eager to watch Woobie in Friend 2, but just can’t do without subs. And who don’t read Chinese (where do you get the Chinese subs, if I may ask?), so making English subs would be doing a HUGE favor to a very large group of grateful fans! I know there are some of us here! 😉

Fighting, Shi Yun!! 😀 *waves pom-poms*

ChubbyDimpled Muffin
ChubbyDimpled Muffin
9 years ago
Reply to  Shi Yun

Hi Shi Yun! Wow I have so much respect for you to be able to translate an entire movie! That’s really cool! I wish the pair of you well with your translating project. Fighting!

evez
evez
9 years ago

ohhh i forgot that i need to share this link…to all of you who have been bewitched by this awesome dude….

http://www.allkpop.com/article/2014/01/kim-woo-bin-is-a-rebel-without-a-cause-for-leon-korea#axzz2qtzHZXom

enjoy the article… <3 c".)

kfangurl
9 years ago
Reply to  evez

Ah! Thanks for sharing this, evez! 😀 And YESSS, Kim Woo Bin possesses rugged masculinity! Loads and loads of it! YUM. I’d like me some of that rugged Woobie masculinity and some hugs and kisses please. ❤ *fantasizes* Swooonn~~ THUD.

evez
evez
9 years ago

…and because many of us have been bewitched by this SNEAKY DUDE here are some short videos of him doing aegyos!..Irresistible indeed!….for you and for the the rest of the fangirls :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q26mvQEmVpg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olHNROE5n6A

kfangurl
9 years ago
Reply to  evez

Tee hee. I super love the NGs.. he’s so adorable struggling to do the aegyo for the camera!! XD

And he is so cute in these vids that I just wanna squish him! ❤

ChubbyDimpled Muffin
ChubbyDimpled Muffin
9 years ago
Reply to  evez

Noo…!! So…cute…and…hard…to…resist!

I second kfangirl, the NGs were really lovable and cute.

evez
evez
9 years ago

yeah….i do agree with you gals the NGs are so cute!!!..isn’t Woobie a cutie and gorgeous at the same time?…sometimes you wonder why such a young lad like him can both possesses the cutie looking aura and a look of a man that oozes a lot of sex appeal!… 😉

kfangurl
9 years ago
Reply to  evez

That’s what I love about him! He can be so adorable, yet so sexy, all at the same time. I love me some sexy Woobie. I hope he gets to star in a good romance soon.. I wanna see him be a romantic lead. And bring on the smolder. And the sensuous kisses. Omo. Just the thought of that swoons me out! XD

evez
evez
9 years ago
Reply to  kfangurl

and i’m second to that….hope after Heirs he’ll be portraying lead in a romantic drama….yes, i’m in to a sensuous kisses! <3

kfangurl
9 years ago
Reply to  evez

Sensuous kisses & Woobie, in the same sentence?? Omo. That totally set my fangirl imagination into overdrive mode! XD Thunk. I hope 2014 will be the year Woobie gets to take on his first romantic lead role – we are so ready, dramaverse! So. Ready. Y’hear??

evez
evez
9 years ago
Reply to  kfangurl

ahhhh,,,you insinuate the idea…now i am visualizing how Woobie will be on that sensuous kisses!….mmmhhhmmm who could be the lading lady for this one,?..

ChubbyDimpled Muffin
ChubbyDimpled Muffin
9 years ago

Woobie is a sneaky bugger! I was streaming a bit of the SBS Drama Awards on NYE and the particular segment I watched was showing different clips from all the drama couples of the year. One of those clips showed a scene between KWB and PSH (or the 2nd female lead perhaps) in the Heirs and while the scene was playing they showed Woobie on the corner of the screen repeating lines just like in the scene being played. He was adorable and charming, gosh he is hard to resist now…mmm…I definitely want to watch Friends 2 now!

kfangurl
9 years ago

HAHA Woobie IS a sneaky guy!! I mean, that’s how I fell head over heels for him, and now, it looks like he sneaks up on almost everyone, pretty much! I saw that bit too, during the awards! (I don’t usually bother to watch the awards shows, but had to watch the SBS one for Woobie) Just like you, I found that bit super adorable!! Ahhhh!! ❤

Have you checked him out in School 2013, muffin?? He’s brilliant in there. And super adorable too, at times. And I am SO eager to watch Friend 2, I tell ya! But no subs yet, sob! :/

ChubbyDimpled Muffin
ChubbyDimpled Muffin
9 years ago
Reply to  kfangurl

Lol I haven’t seen School 2013, kfangirl. I think I should watch it because I am also growing a soft spot for Lee Jong Suk… oh my fangirl heart is seriously about to burst. Aww no subs for Friend 2. I guess we hafta be patient.

Lol evez I’ve only seen 15 minutes of Heirs haha. I really lack the motivation to watch it but Young Do did look real good on a motorbike. I wish some would compile all of Woobie scenes, I would love to watch that. Have you finished watching the Heirs evez?

evez
evez
9 years ago

@chubbydimpledmuffin…15 mins.?….YES!…i did finish the 20-episode of Heirs religiously!…LOL…1 to 16 episodes i steam it over drama fever and the 4 remaining from a dvd copy that a friend gave me as Xmas present…i wasn’t able to finish the four remaining episodes from net due to a very busy skeds last December 2013….thank goodness that a friend gave it to me as a gift…..

…weayo?….here are the reasons:

1. The ever gorgeous Lee Min Ho – i love this k-hottie since BOF though it could have been better if his role in Heirs has given more depth and substance.

2. The cutie Kang Min Hyuk- the drummer of CNBlue, who would ever thought that this cute young lad is a drummer and a charmer at the same time?

3. The handsome k-hunk Choi Jin Hyuk-isn’t him so adorbs from the drama PAH and GFB?and not only that he looks handsome and has a great smile; he is also a singer…<3 with adorable big voice., though i love seeing him in a drama in a relax and lovable character than this one.

4. The Sneaky and Full of Charms Kim Woo Bin-i guess everybody from this site will agree with me since day 1 when kfangirl featured this sneaky dude as one of his K-Love…and YOUNG DO ROCKS! <3

5. OSTs – there are some OSTs that i enjoy listening to, you might want to try if you have time, y'know one of the important ingredient in a drama is OST and there are some awesome sound tracks i love and include in my playlist from this drama.

Those are my reasons above why i finish the 20-episode of underwhelming drama(as quoted by kfangirl) of Heirs.

kfangurl
9 years ago

You’re growing a soft spot for Lee Jong Suk?!? AND you like Woobie?!??? That settles it, Muffin. YOU HAFTA WATCH SCHOOL 2013. SOON. 😉 Even though it’s an ensemble cast and everyone has their own story arcs, it really is their show, in the end. The bromance is epic, and I got completely sucked in. And I didn’t even have soft spots for either of them when I watched the show. You will love them, I guarantee it! 😀 Brace your fangirl heart for the awesome!

And Muffin!! I shared this over on FB, but here it is again, just for you!

A condensed spot of Woobie awesome in Heirs, compiled from E1-10, all under 2.5 mins:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hssr2xw31gM

And if you’re interested to check out a fan-made alternative version to Heirs, with Woobie as lead, check out this FB page! They’re making mini eps by splicing Heirs footage together to make it all about Young Do instead. Woot! 😀

https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Heirs-Young-Do-Version/246002065560229

ChubbyDimpled Muffin
ChubbyDimpled Muffin
9 years ago
Reply to  kfangurl

Lol yes evez, only 15 minutes. I was writing exams when it was airing and I was completely absorbed by KBS’ Secret so I didn’t have a lot free time. When I finished exams I just heard people talk about how they were underwhelmed by Lee Min Ho and Park Shin Hye’s performance but I did hear praise about Woobie, the Rachel girl and the idol actors but still I haven’t been in a real rush to watch it. The Heirs is just on my list for now… though your reasons 2-5 are definitely making me consider bumping Heirs up my list though if that’s a consolation, hehehe 😛 .

Okay kfangirl I will make School 2013 a top priority!!! Aww I feel special!! Thank you for all the treats, judging from the video that you’ve embedded I am going to thoroughly enjoy Young Do as the lead. Hooray!!!

evez
evez
9 years ago

@chubbydimpledmuffin..YAY! that you’re taking my reasons for consideration in watching Heirs!…hahahaha…though, if you want just randomly select Young Do’s episodes instead…and how is SECRET doing?…is Bae Soo Bin included in that drama?….i just thought so…i heard how good that drama is and it is one on my TBWL drama ..i just hope i can find a copy of it…

evez
evez
9 years ago
Reply to  evez

p.s. how’s your exam?…hope you did good on it despite watching K-drama?..

kfangurl
9 years ago

YESSSS!!! School 2013 = top priority = Woobie awesome!! 😀 I just adore him in S2013. I’m sure I will adore him even more on the rewatch, since I’ve since fallen head over heels for him after watching the show! XD I plan on rewatching S2013 in early Feb, so if you’re watching roundabout then as well, we can squee together as we go! ^^

And definitely, you’d enjoy Young Do as lead. I mean, the rest of us enjoyed him plenty well when he was an underutilized second lead, so having him as the main focus can only be a good thing, I’m thinking! 😉 I hope you enjoy the watch! I watched 9 mini eps so far, and it’s rather fun to see the focus shift with the tweaks in editing. And, all the other filler stuff is minimized. I haven’t watched it to the end, so I can’t vouch for the whole thing, but I’m amused and liking it so far!

ChubbyDimpled Muffin
ChubbyDimpled Muffin
9 years ago
Reply to  kfangurl

I think I will start with the Young Do focused story and then make my way to the real deal. My exams went alright thank you evez though it was hard to concentrate because all the dramas.

That would be awesome if we could squee together watching S’13! I’m sure I’ll enjoy the Young Do focused story when I start watching them hopefully by the end of the week.

evez
evez
9 years ago

@chubbydimpled muffin…oh thank goodness that you’re exams went well!!!…what a girl!!…that is what you called multi-tasking..Ha!…i feel you somehow, it’s hard to resist the enticing drama on the plate, so better to have watch a few episodes than being restless of not seeing one at all…LOL!..

and YAY! 😉 that you’ll be starting S2013…it’s a good one…not a common romance of a hunky lead actor and the heroine but you’ll get to adore the awesomeness of the bromance thing of KWB and LJS…so better to reserve a good time slot for that…and fighting on your drama watching….:)

kfangurl
9 years ago

Heh. Imo, there really isn’t a huge reason to watch the real deal.. Unless you’re a big fan of any of the other actors. And with the Young Do mini eps, you’ll get all the good KWB stuff already 😉

Giggle. I realize there are a number of us gearing up for either our first watch or a rewatch of S2013.. Now that I think about it, might it have to do with all of us having Woobie withdrawal after Heirs? 😀

ChubbyDimpled Muffin
ChubbyDimpled Muffin
9 years ago
Reply to  kfangurl

Thank you evez. Oh yes not watching anything at all can leave you very restless that you can be counterproductive. I am looking forward to watching School 2013!

😛 I’ll probably watch only the Young Do minis and read the recaps of Heirs. 😉

Haha He really knows how to capture an audience, hey kfangirl. ^^ He is definitely bankable!

Woobie is all over ent. news these days… like the heist movie that he has been casted in recently. I love a good heist movie! 😀

kfangurl
9 years ago

I don’t have an especially strong love for heist movies.. But I love me some Woobie, and I’m perfectly happy to watch a heist movie for him ^^ Heck, I watched Runway Cop for a Woobie cameo. I think that puts me firmly in the would-watch-ANYTHING-for-Woobie category, lol XD

evez
evez
9 years ago

LOL @chubbydimpledmuffin…haven’t that thought gotten to your mind yet?…that Woobie is really sneaky?…that even you don’t see him on screen and in action Woobie will definitely bug you!….i am sure you love Young Do in suits, coats and leather jackets!…he is WOW!..and congrats if you finish the 20-episode of Heirs!…one of the reasons?…YOUNG DO!hahahahahahahahahahaha!<3

kfangurl
9 years ago
Reply to  evez

Heh. Young Do is THE reason I finished Heirs, to be honest. If Woobie weren’t in it, I would’ve dropped it for sure 😛

Shi Yun
9 years ago

I’m sorry for the double comments.. my com doesn’t want to load the full comments i typed sobs 🙁 hahaha anyway i’m glad to know all of you <3 i will be more active in twitter so if you have an account, beep me so i can follow you too 🙂 my account is: heodangseunggi

kfangurl
9 years ago
Reply to  Shi Yun

Aw! No worries about the double comments.. WordPress can be buggy that way sometimes. Bummer that you’ll be busy with school – Real Life does need to come first, eh – but yay that Woobie’s one of your priorities! Shared squee is the best kind, and it’s always great to have more Woobie love around these parts! 😀

I’ve followed you on twitter, which means, YAY we can share some spazz over there too! Fighting, for your new school year! *fist pump*

Shi Yun
9 years ago
Reply to  kfangurl

Hahah thank you! <3 *fist bump* hahaha i cant wait to see woobin's photos from new zealand! i need more pics of him! haha

kfangurl
9 years ago
Reply to  Shi Yun

Oh, more pix of Woobie is always a good thing! I haven’t seen anything come out of the NZ trip except the airport ones.. Have you seen this one? He looks so badass in all that black leather ❤

evez
evez
9 years ago

oh my!..another fun loving gal is joining in!…and thanks Shi Yun for making kfangirl’s blog bookmarked…for sure you gonna love it here…not only for Woobie goodies but as well as other pages of this blog!…

http://www.soompi.com/2014/01/02/g-dragons-new-years-resolution-is-to-get-closer-to-kim-woo-bin/#.UsaRodKSxPg

..and since you a are a Woobie lover i want to share this link…i got a big smile on my face as i read this article..isn’t Woobie so nice?..that even a k-pop idol loves him?…hope you enjoy reading this…:) <3<3<3

kfangurl
9 years ago
Reply to  evez

Thanks, evez!! I watched the vid, and Woobie is SUPER CUTE in it!! He looks so genuinely excited to have talked with GDragon it’s just ADORABLE, seriously! Ahhhh!! Sweet, darling Woobie ❤❤❤

Shi Yun
9 years ago

Wow i love your post! I’m so glad to find this! For me, i was in love with his character in heirs as choi young do! Even though he is a badass in the show, his lines are always so breathtaking and so sweet and cheesy! The way he expressed it is also like a professional! With that handsome face, sometimes flashing aegyo-ness and his smile that is so mesmerizing, i was really hooked.

So i went to dig out his interviews and watched school 2013. wow their bromance is so <3 i was like crying and laughing and smiling like an idiot in school 2013 with their sad story between heungsoo and nam soon. I'm currently watching vampire idol. and he made me laugh so much!! How can a guy be so cute! <3<3 now i am totally going gaga over him and going crazy. I'm going to support more of his shows now haha.

oh btw, is to the beautiful you worth it too watch? because i am thinking of watching it for the sake of handsome woobin (with that kind of hairstyle that makes him totally hot and handsome like infinity) but he appeared in ep 9 and 10 only. so i was considering whether to watch or not haha.

I just finished watching SBS drama award where he hosted the event. Seeing him giving his best for everything makes me love him even more!! Oh and he got the popularity award hehe that's our woobin <3 hope to see him get many more awards 😀

kaiaraia
9 years ago
Reply to  Shi Yun

Hi Shi Yun! Happy New Year! Welcome to kfangurl’s blog. Isn’t it wonderful that you found this (and us) on the first day of the year?! Hope to read more from you. 🙂

Shi Yun
9 years ago
Reply to  kaiaraia

Hello kaiaraia! Nice to meet you and Happy New Year! 🙂 Hahaha yes of course! I had a great time spending time with woobin (for SBS Drama award) and see this! 🙂 this blog is already on my bookmark list so i’ll visit more if i can! 🙂 Thanks for the welcome btw 😀

kfangurl
9 years ago
Reply to  Shi Yun

Ooh!! We’ve been bookmarked!! 😀 That is really cool! Come hang out with us often, Shi Yun! We’re a chatty bunch – as you might’ve gathered by now, if you’ve poked around a little ^^

kfangurl
9 years ago
Reply to  Shi Yun

Hiyya, Shi Yun!! *waves madly* Welcome to the blog!! 😀 It’s always great to have more Woobie love in the house! He’s just so awesome, isn’t he?? 😀

I really enjoyed his acting as Young Do in Heirs, but my favorite role of his so far, is of Heung Soo in School 2013. The bromance!!! It’s so intense and so freaking good that I just could not get enough of it. The fact that Woobie and Jong Suk are besties in real life? Just, TOO GOOD, seriously!

I’m currently watching Vampire Idol too! I’m only about 17 eps in, since I paused it when Heirs came on the scene. Y’know, gotta save my supply of fresh Woobie & everything, lol.

TTBY is a fluffy, mindless, pleasant sort of watch. If you don’t expect too much from the story & the actors, it’s fairly enjoyable, and the plethora of cute couple moments the show serves up is quite addictive. Of course, the downside is that Woobie only appears in 2 eps.. But still. That’s 2 more chances to swoon at Woobie on your screen..! ;D

I haven’t finished watching the SBS drama awards, but I’ve seen a couple of subbed screenshots of Woobie bantering with his Heirs co-stars while onstage, and it’s just super adorable!

I am so eager to see Friend 2, but will have to wait till subs become available. I understand so little when it’s the saturi accent being used >.<

Shi Yun
9 years ago
Reply to  kfangurl

Hahaha thank you for your warm welcome! ^^ I’ll try to pop by if i can! School is starting and i have to complete all my assignments so might not have time :'( But i always have time to spazz about woobin in twitter 😛 HAHA and of course he is awesome, cause he is OUR WOOBINIEEE < So i can watch friend 2 haha

Shi Yun
9 years ago
Reply to  Shi Yun

Hahaha thank you for your warm welcome! ^^ I’ll try to pop by if i can! School is starting and i have to complete all my assignments so might not have time :'( But i always have time to spazz about woobin in twitter 😛 HAHA and of course he is awesome, cause he is OUR WOOBINIEEE < So i can watch friend 2 haha

inka sarina melayu
inka sarina melayu
9 years ago

Hello kfangurl. My name is Inka and I’m from Indonesia. I like Woo bin since i watched The heirs and I just love him in School 2013. I think School 2013 is one of the best K-dramas i’ve ever watched. I love Jongsuk-Woobin bromance!! Hehehe.. You should watch School 2013 special episode. The link: http://vimeo.com/58749122 . I love him so much and i hope he can act another drama with Lee Jongsuk. (I’m sorry for my bad english.. 🙁 )

kfangurl
9 years ago

Hello Inka!! Welcome to the blog!! 😀 I’m sorry for my laggy reply, the festive season has been hectic! Yes, isn’t Woobie just lovely and awesome and talented? ❤ I thought he did excellently in Heirs even though I didn’t love the show itself. And I LOVE School 2013 too!! The bromance is just SO. GOOD. ❤❤ I did watch the special episode, and Lee Jong Suk and Kim Woo Bin are just adorable in it! I’d definitely love to see the 2 of them in another drama together.. let’s see if our wish will come true in 2014! ^^

kaiaraia
9 years ago

Some flaming hot Woobie for you on this cold Christmas. Love him in red!
http://sunshineemine.blogspot.com/2013/12/kim-woo-bin-1st-look-magazine-2014.html

kfangurl
9 years ago
Reply to  kaiaraia

Thanks for this, kaiaraia!! He IS flaming hot! I love the many magazine spreads he’s been doing – so many Woobie goodies to soak in. Love it, so much! ❤❤❤

DDee
9 years ago

You’ve probably seen this, but I just did, and and …. come on now. Come on!! It’s just just …ridiculous. I mean. it’s just TOO. MUCH. I give up. I surrender Woo Bin! I surrenderrrrrr!
http://couch-kimchi.com/2013/12/18/to-all-kim-woo-bin-lovers-heres-a-bomb-of-interview-pics-with-his-stuffy-friend/#comment-17927

kfangurl
9 years ago
Reply to  DDee

OMGGGG, no I hadn’t yet!! Thank you, DDee!!! 😀

SO MUCH WOOBIE AWESOME! My mind is spinning, seriously. I just wanna reach in there and.. make out with him. So much adorable sexyyy.. LOVE THAT BOY. SO MUCH ❤❤❤

DDee
9 years ago

Hmm so it seems to be that my fangirl trajectory is completely aligned with yours–first GY, then JH, and now Woo Bin! Although, he’s no where near unseating GY at the top of the food chain, BUT. KWB as Young Do is completely doing some nasty things to me. He’s all over tumblr, and I can’t take my eyes away! I’m baffled by what exactly this is. I think it’s his raw masculinity reaching out frm the internet. I can’t look away but yet it kills me to look at him because he’s just so damn beautiful too. He’s beautiful in an unconventional way, or maybe he’s beautiful even though technically he shouldn’t be. If that makes any sense pffft. Sorry I’ve clearly got tumblr brain because I’ve lost control of my marbles and my ability to speak coherently. Such is the power of woobie…:/

kfangurl
9 years ago
Reply to  DDee

Such IS the power of Woobie! I find him completely mesmerizing too! He’s got charisma and magnetic screen presence in spades. I just can’t look away from him.

And yes, he’s beautiful in a very unconventional way. He’s said before that he can’t believe someone as ugly as him is popular, which, pfffft. He’s gorgeous.

Our fangirl trajectories ARE identical! XD I hafta say, DDee, you have excellent taste in men 😉 First GY, then JH, and now Woobie, in exactly that order too! Although with me, Woobie’s definitely giving GY a good wrestle for being #1 in my k-loving heart ^.~

DDee
9 years ago
Reply to  kfangurl

Wha-?! GY is being challenged for the #1 spot?? Whoa. But I guess if there was a worthy challenger it’s the Woobster. GY is looking more and more ahjusshi hot these days, while the Woobs is erm, all ripe young hot-blooded male type of hot.

He has enough charisma to be on the big screen IMO. Wonder how he did in his new flick.

Also, I saw a video of him at autograph session and he was telling all the young girls not to wear makeup. Then when a college-age girl came up to him, he said wear all the make-up you want!! HAHA. Aiyyy SO CUTE.

kfangurl
9 years ago
Reply to  DDee

Uh-huh. The Woobster is a serious challenger, and he means business, yo. He’s not messin’ around, with the kind of mesmerizing awesome that he’s serving up! And. “Ripe young hot-blooded male” – those are words to swoon out a fangirl, seriously! XD And he is all that, and then some! Some of his latest magazine spreads have been extra alluring, and I am transfixed, a definitive puddle of melty swoon.

And YES, apart from the smoldering hawt, he is so cute! That remark about make-up is so him! XD I’m giggling just thinking about it.

Aw Woobie. You mesmerize me. ❤

evez
evez
9 years ago

YAY!..this is great kfangirl!…Woobie has confirmed that he will hosting the SBS 2013 awarding with Lee Bo Young!…another tbwl for us!…. <3

http://www.soompi.com/2013/12/10/kim-woo-bin-confirmed-to-host-2013-sbs-drama-awards/#.UqhGxNKSyE4

kfangurl
9 years ago
Reply to  evez

Ahhhhh!!! 😀 😀 😀 OMGGGG, this is awesome news! THANK YOU, evez!!! I am so flippin’ proud of Woobie, seriously!! He’s blown everyone away with his awesomeness, even when faced with a lacking script *cough*Heirs*cough* and now he’s even been asked to host the SBS drama awards?? I’m just so happy that people are sitting up and taking notice of his amazing talent, and I seriously hope this turns into more and better roles for him ❤

nc182
nc182
9 years ago

thanks very much for sharing your love line with Woo Bin~~ they are absolutely lovely!
by the way, may i transfer those Gifs at the end to another website (http://tieba.baidu.com/f?kw=%BD%F0%D3%EE%B1%F2&tp=0) with the link of your page?

kfangurl
9 years ago
Reply to  nc182

Oh my, I’m so sorry I’m replying to your comment this late! Real Life has been super hectic and I’m super behind on comments and am just catching up now!

I’m so glad that you enjoyed this post! And yay that you love Woobie too – he deserves all the love and attention that he’s getting! So proud of him, seriously. ❤

Sure, you can definitely share the gifs.. I actually don’t recall exactly where I got them from; my sweet friends in the dramaverse often send me Woobie goodies and I saved ’em all, and now I can’t even remember how these gifs landed in my hands! >.< As long as the Woobie love gets expanded and shared, though, I tend to think it's all good ^^

nc182
nc182
9 years ago
Reply to  kfangurl

Thank you, kfangurl! The girls at Baidu Kim Woo Bin tieba love those gifs so much! You are welcome to check out the site if you haven’t done so. There are quite some resources there, esp. video clips with Chinese subtitles (I got that you can read those).

And happy one year anniversary of your blog space! I’m awaiting more thoughts and comments (or just a lot of heart-shaped eyes) from you in the next year~

kfangurl
9 years ago
Reply to  nc182

Aw, thank you! Lol, definitely lots of hearts in my eyes going into the new year.. I am more in love with Woobie now than ever before, and am happily swimming in all the Woobie goodness that his heightened profile and presence is bringing us.

Yes I can read Chinese subs (you’re so sharp!), and will hop on over to explore a little when time permits. Coz I’m ALWAYS up and ready for more Woobie 😉 ❤

kaiaraia
9 years ago
kfangurl
9 years ago
Reply to  kaiaraia

Aw!! My handsome, handsome Woobie ❤ That sweater looks so.. inviting. I just wanna squish him in it! XD Thanks for this, kaiaraia!! You are always so thoughtful and sweet!! ❤

evez
evez
9 years ago

….consider him that!…i’m so glad that the it’s subbed in English already….isn’t he adorable?…even his co-star Yoo Heosong said that ” a very talented actor has been born”…i believe Woobie’s character will remain as affectionately as he is whoever he’s going to work with in the future…he’ll always carry that sweet and loving personality with him…:)

kfangurl
9 years ago
Reply to  evez

Right??? I keep seeing BTS pix and footage of him being affectionate and chummy with whomever he’s filming with.. The boys always have their arms around one another and I’ve seen more than a few pix of co-stars wrapping their arms around Woobie for a squeeze. Ahhhh!! How adorable is that?? The bromance is indeed strong with Woobie, and I can’t help but love that about him ❤️

kfangurl
9 years ago

Ladies, I am convinced that Woobie is like a king of bromance. Look at how much his co-star loves him and how affectionately pally they are! 😀

Subbed interview from Friend 2 press conference:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-r2LoqMMNU

tomtom
tomtom
10 years ago

ughh .. so totes adorbs! .. i could just die .. i saw him first in “To beautiful you” and immediately was like .. ‘i wanna have his adopted babies’ .. lol .. and right now on the heirs .. he is just so .. arghhh .. freakin beautiful .. there’s just no words for it .. and last night .. i had this elaborate dream about how he was my bf .. and how we were holding and stuff .. ughh .. never gonna happen :/ i might just die by fangirling too much ..

kfangurl
10 years ago
Reply to  tomtom

Hee! I’m with you, tomtom!!! I think Woobie’s freakin’ beautiful too.. And so, SO talented and so, SO awesome! Ahhhh!! I LOVE THAT BOY. SO MUCH. ❤

Aw, what a fabulous dream you had there.. I totally understand how bittersweet waking up must feel. Like, it’s so awesome to dream it, but so bittersweet to wake up to reality and realize it was purely your dreamscape. I’ve burrowed back into my bed on more than one occasion, wanting to go back to my dream rather than wake up! XD

Have you seen School 2013, tomtom??? Woobie is just flat-out brilliant in it, seriously. And he gets so much more meat to work with script-wise, compared to TTBY and Heirs. If you haven’t seen it, I’d put it at the top of your priority watch list 😉 Coz a Woobie fangirl just HAS to have seen it, y’know 😉

evez
evez
10 years ago

so you’re busy again…when you’re not anymore…find time reading this article..Woobie in chic style…”bangs down”… <3

http://www.soompi.com/2013/11/27/kim-woo-bin-transforms-his-hairstyle/#.UpcET9LWJKI

kfangurl
10 years ago
Reply to  evez

Aw. His hair is making the news, isn’t that the cutest thing??? And, doesn’t that totally show how much he’s an It Boy now? 😀 I am SO proud of ma boy, seriously ❤

I find it hysterical that his hairstyle change on Heirs has resulted in a complete character change for Young Do, but at this point, I’m past caring. Woobie on my screen = a good thing. Regardless. Although, a good story and strong character development would’ve been nice. Heh.

evez
evez
9 years ago
Reply to  kfangurl

..yeah!…the cutest thing!…and i’m sure you have watched e16 already!…seriously your boy is totally and incredibly adorable!…the way he carries himself in suit and coat with that smirk on his face = BAAAM!…story development in Heirs remain mediocre…though i love seeing Young Do doing some cuteness on his character…though like what you said…it’s lacking the story development that all characters fell under the undistinguished character advancement.

kfangurl
9 years ago
Reply to  evez

I just got caught up to E16, and even though I am still underwhelmed by practically everything else in the show, Woobje continues to blow me away with his nuanced delivery. He has so little screen time and yet he manages to break my heart in the little moments. ❤️

evez
evez
9 years ago
Reply to  kfangurl

..that’s why it’s a good thing all those k-cuties were there!..LOL! if it wouldn’t LMH, CJH, KHN, KMH, KHS and of course Woobie i’m not gonna spend y time watching it…among the characters, my favorite of course is Young Doo second is Kim Tan and the 3rd goes to Kim Won….hahahaha!…now with those cuties? who needs story development?….kidding aside, it’s more brilliant if the writers did something wonder to improve the character development and the story-line…and good thing Woobie has helped the viewers enthusiasm to get hook on the drama!…LOL!

kfangurl
9 years ago
Reply to  evez

Y’know, the one good thing that has come out of Heirs is that everyone is noticing Woobie’s awesomeness. And it’s such a buzzy drama that heaps of people checked it out. The number of search terms related to Woobie that land people on the blog is increasing daily, and that’s just a small indication to me, of how Woobie’s popularity is just surging upward everyday. For that alone, I forgive Heirs. Coz my Woobie deserves all that recognition, and he’s so amazing for making even a flimsy script work out into a mesmerizing character that everyone can’t help but notice.