Mrs Boo - 30 Lifer Crisis

This is starting to turn into some Korean blog isn’t it? This obsession with all, well, MOST, things Korean. I have been wanting to do this hunk rating for quite a while, but due to lack of time, and a huge dose of inertia, I have not done anything till now. My business partner, who is equally into Kimchi men, has been egging me to get on with this blog, and so here I am, giving my 1 cent worth on who are MY top 10 Korean hunks from Hally-yu.(Feel free to agree or disagree - I don’t give a crap.). And my criteria? Well, suffice to say, Top 10 Korean Hunks can also be translated to: The Men I would Most like to Sleep With or Have a Long Term Relationship/Affair with, in the fantasy world where I am: 1) Not married to Mr Boo, 2) Not faithfully committed to the concept of monogamy, 3) they are NOT married either, 4) or secretly gay, 5) and finds me an irresistable hot chick.

Let’s start from bottom up so that it is more exciting, no?

Number 10: Kwon Sang Woo (Stairway to Heaven)

Mr Kwon has a good body (and producers make him strip often - a plus point) and he acts well too - his crying scenes at the end of “Stairway to Heaven” had me bawling like a baby. He is also the “IT” man of the moment, with a lucrative contract with The Face Shop but he is at the bottom of my list. Why? Besides a pair of small eyes (indeed, the majority of them have puny eyes here, including my main man, Mr Boo), his lips are also too thin for my comfort - not at all kissable you see. His look also comes across as too arrogant and cold (more so than the other candidates here), and hence, I don’t get THAT hot under the collar for him.

Number 9: Daniel Henney (My Lovely Sam-Soon)

I don’t know if this constitutes as cheating or not, since Mr Henney is only HALF Korean. Like most blessed Eurasians, Mr Henney has the best of both worlds and looks yummy and exotic. Unfortunately I am a long way from my Pinkerton salad days. Now, mostly blueblooded Asian men turn me on, and Daniel, you are good looking but you also look WHITE. If this ranking is based on looks alone, I suppose you will move further up the table, but alas. Also, you played such a wall-flower in My Lovely Sam-Soon, so hopefully we will get to know you better in the coming days……Yes that picture below is quite artistic isn’t it??

Number 8: Park Shin Yang (Lovers in Paris)

Mr Park is one of the newer “auntie killers” (for those who do not understand the term, it means, these men send middle-aged women drooling like infantile teenagers) to emerge from Korean television recently. I was quite reluctant to watch “Lovers in Paris” for quite awhile, because he looked so NORMAL, and NERDY, and I thought, definitely not leading man material. But Mr Park grows on you. And he looks real spiffy in those suits they made him wear on the show, not too bad a body too though just a little short. He’s got dimples too!! And my Goodness, when he seranaded the lead in Lovers, I almost died swooning! By the last episode, I was a fan. Interestingly enough, my Korean girlfriend is getting married to someone who looks like Mr Park this April (you go, girl!). Unfortunately, I haven’t seen him in any other show since. And he IS MARRIED! Drat!

Number 7: Ji Jin Hee (Jewel in the Palace)

Bear with me, you younger people out there - I am fast approaching “auntie” status, and therefore there will a number of “auntie killers” in my top 10 list. Ji Jin Hee makes ancient Korean men look good enough to eat - in the 70 episode of Jewel in the Palace, Mr Ji oozes manliness at every turn. His undying love for the leading lady, his tenderness and sacrifices, makes me wish for a time machine to transport me right into his very muscular arms. The fact that he doesn’t even strip to reveal any awesome body during the course of the long running series, but sends me running for numerous cold showers, attests to his ancient attractiveness. The downside? Because he looks so good and convincing in olden days, Mr Ji does not cut it as a modern man. No moustache, no honey baby.

Unfortunately I cannot get a larger photo of him in ancient garb - if you guys find it let me know….

Number 6: Won Bin (Autumn in My Heart)

I guess this entry should perk some younger readers up after my last two “auntie killers”. He first stole my heart as the supporting lead actor in Autumn, and made me wonder why (together with millions of others), the leading lady did not fall for him instead. Since then, Won Bin has moved on to movies and I have watched some of them. He is a credible actor but the thing is, it is difficult to “bond” with the actor if he only appears in 2-hour long movies instead of 20 epsisode series, hence the relatively low ranking. But he IS cute, no two ways about it.

Number 5: So Ji-Sub (I’m Sorry, I Love You, Memories of Bali)

I just finished watching Memories of Bali (will review in time to come) last night, and hence Mr So’s face is deeply etched in my mind. Mr So is a man’s man, and he plays intense characters oh so well. You can virtually see through his internal turmoil, and you want to be the first to comfort him, and share his pain. His bedroom slitty eyes add so much sexiness and mystery to his whole look. He is tall, lean, also a consummate strip-tease artiste like Mr Kwon above. He has beautiful long fingers which you hope could tenderly caress your face, and er-hem, elsewhere….Mr So, I look forward to seeing more of you (in all ways!) soon.

Number 4: Rain (Full House, Sang-Doo Let’s Go to School!)

The epitome of the boy-man. Rain is just a plain little boy all clothed up, but rip off his clothes, and the drool starts to flow collectively. Hubba, hubba. He looks like your little brother, and then he looks like someone you want to romp - its a mess. He can act, he can sing, and he may not be the best looking of them all, but there is just that something about him - that charisma and X factor, that just makes me want to….Mother him.

Number 3: Lee Dong Gun (Little Bride, Lovers in Paris, Sang-Doo Let’s Go to School)

Big eyes are a rarity here. And Mr Lee is blessed with them - two shiny orbs. Mr Lee has proven that he can act in a lot of things, the good guy and the bad guy, and he has good comic timing too. He’s the perfect gentleman, the man you can bring home to your mother, and it helps he looks drop dead gorgeous in suits. He’s the almost perfect combination of everything you would want in a man - someone I would marry at the drop of a hat. He’s someone who would be your rock and your shelter - maybe kinda boring on occasions but hey, who’s complaining??

Number 2: Hyun Bin (My Lovely Sam-Soon)

He is soooooo hot! HOT! His dimples are to die for! With just one show he has propelled himself through the ranks to be my Number 2. And he is still so young, and yet so manly!! - and I can see there is room for growth. The attraction is pure animal, and I can’t even begin to say why I love him so much. (The practical side of me has seen some of his younger icky photos on the NET- but hey the duckling has blossomed into a swan, no?) We can roll in the hay anytime, baby, ANYTIME!

Number 1: Drumroll please….Bae Yong Jun (Winter Sonata)

Yon-sama is the man to be credited for starting me on this Korean craze. Since I fell deeply in love with him 2 or 3 years ago watching Winter Sonata, he has always been my Number 1 and has held his grip on the title despite crap movies like April Snow. The “auntie killer” of all “auntie killers”, Yon-sama’s first plus point is that he is actually older than me (so I don’t sound like a cradle snatcher all the time). He IS the PERFECT LOVER, PERFECT GENTLEMAN, PERFECT BOYFRIEND and PERFECT HUSBAND, and his universal appeal is attested by women as far flung and culturally different as in the Middle East. Bae Yong Jun reigns!

P.S If BYJ smiles at me like that as in the pic below, carrying that bunch of flowers and asking me to marry him, I’ll drop Mr Boo in a sec! This is my favourite photo of all time and encapsulates everything that he is about!

I will review this list from time to time - afterall there are always fresher meat on the market. Till then, adios!