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Post by Princess on Jun 11, 2005 20:44:54 GMT -5
Hello all-
I'm been reading this board for a while but this is my first time writing. I, being a Korean and a descendent of YSS on my mother's side, am obsessed with this show. Unhealthily so. Anyway, I was curious as to who we choose as the most attractive YSS characters. Here's my list:
1. Admiral Yi Soon Shin. So good-looking and has a nice voice. Looks good in armor. Can sword-fight. And is a Korean to the core. And he's nice and smart and well, perfect. And let's not forget he has a cute bodyguard (see 3).
2. Constable Kwon. If Yi Soon Shin was chocolate, Constable Kwon would be vanilla. The actor is a bit old, but who cares? He's still really good-looking. And Constable Kwon is soooo smart and he hardly ever raises his voice. There's something strangely attractive about him. Does anyone else notice this?
3. Nalbal. I haven't seen the first 40 episodes so I don't know what his story is, but he's so mysteriously attractive. He's an awesome fighter, is very loyal to YSS, and looks good with long hair. Only a real man can pull that off.
I also like Won Kyun's vassal- Han something. He's the young guy who wears blue armor. Very cute. Yi Ok-ki is also kind of cute, especially in his bunny helmet. And while not all that hot, Yi Soon Shin (not the admiral but his vassal that has the same name) is also very cool. All in all, I like all of admiral YSS's men (except Jung Man-ho pisses me off sometimes. Oh well.)
So after that long post... who do you ladies pick? I suppose the men can answer if they want, too.
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Post by TheBo on Jun 11, 2005 22:28:21 GMT -5
Welcome Princess. You certainly have put a lot of thought into the who's cutest question! We've all got differing opinons. Nalbal is a big fave. Have you visited the YSS Tangents board? There are some interesting conversations going on there, too, about matters of the heart . Bo
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Post by pakyownage4eva on Jun 12, 2005 8:56:12 GMT -5
Yi Soon Shin incontroverstibly takes #1. Not only looks, but his character and of course achievements. Undefeated record only because of his genius. A man of indominable spirit and charisma. nal bal ... yes he's very cool. The actor must get really bored just walking around and just getting his face on TV; he hardly has any lines. I guess the producers placd him there so they could attract more female viewers
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Post by Trespasser on Jun 12, 2005 15:19:51 GMT -5
That would be Matsu Takako as Yodogimi in NHK's Hodeyoshi. No other actress playing Yogogimi looked better than her. Well, I tried to look for her pics as Yogogimi but failed, so here is something that looks similar. Unfortunately, you get something else in YSS.. Yodogimi in YSS(I don't know her name)
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Post by pakyownage4eva on Jun 12, 2005 21:27:37 GMT -5
WOW. yodogimi is fine lol She's the prettiest woman on the show (though Japanese) but Admiral Yi's prettier
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Post by ohammar on Jun 12, 2005 22:23:51 GMT -5
Oh my god!!!!!!!!!!!! the American fans of YSS are Absoultely same as us in Korea!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Really nice to meet you!!!!!!!!!!111
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Post by Alexa on Jun 13, 2005 8:40:22 GMT -5
2. Constable Kwon. If Yi Soon Shin was chocolate, Constable Kwon would be vanilla. The actor is a bit old, but who cares? He's still really good-looking. And Constable Kwon is soooo smart and he hardly ever raises his voice. There's something strangely attractive about him. Does anyone else notice this? YES I completely agree with you. Who cares if he's a bit older. ;D I think he is very handsome and I just love his character. I also like Minister Yu (?) one of the Easterners who was YSS friends and always stuck by him and was probably the only one who was truly loyal and faithful to the king. But I think I like him more because of the person that he was so loyal and honest, good heart just like Constable Kwon.
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Post by mikey on Jun 13, 2005 9:34:48 GMT -5
That’s an interesting photo comparison, Trespasser. To my eyes, at least, NHK’s Yodogimi (spelling?) is decidedly the more attractive of the two women.
I only barely remember watching NHK’s “Hideyoshi” a few years back, but of course the Japanese portrayed him in a much more favorable light than do the Koreans in IYSS. I wonder if NHK-Japan was trying to portray her as a kind of heroine (so they of course chose a beautiful actress for the role) while KBS-Korea wanted to show her as a kind of Muby-like manipulator, and therefore selected a woman with a more sinister look?
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Post by Eowyn on Jun 13, 2005 10:14:29 GMT -5
The YSS Yodogimi reminds me of Nami from the samurai film Heaven and Earth. I find her beautiful and actually more friendly looking than sinister (as Mikey put).
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Post by Trespasser on Jun 13, 2005 10:49:07 GMT -5
Yodogimi and her mom Oichi are very important figures in Japanese history, so a top-class actress was casted for the role.
Come and think of it, it was Hideyoshi who rusted after the mom and her daugher, not Yi Soon Shin as the producers were originally trying to make it to be.
Yodogimi in YSS is portrayed as passive and submissive. While Yodogimi had to be mentioned, she is not a central figure in the show like NHK's version was, so an unknown was casted for the role. The job probably pays shitty too.
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Post by mikey on Jun 13, 2005 23:32:17 GMT -5
Well, it's certainly true that Yodogimi is a pretty minor character in this KBS production. But, I still recall an episode a month or so back where Hideyoshi was seemingly sneering at Yodogimi, and suggesting that he might perhaps go about slaughtering her family. She simply smiled back and cooed about his greatness – and, in doing so, she immediately had Hideyoshi eating out of her hand.
At the time, I just thought that was rather shrewd and manipulative, Muby-like behavior.
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Post by Choko on Jun 14, 2005 23:20:41 GMT -5
I'm going to repost "who is the handsomest man?" photos to help you guys choose your cutest character. ;D My handsome and lovely Admiral. Kwon Jun with soft voice and cool head. Crown Prince Gwang-hae. What an adorable boy. King Sun-jo..... a handsome guy with an evil heart. Yi Il .....Where are you? I really miss you. Yi Young-nam...... the handsomest young man. (sigh) Jung Wun .... sometimes he looks cute. Poor Jung Man-su. He is always beat by his superior Jung Wun. ;D Everybody loves Todo Takatora's cute hairstyle. I can not choose just one man. ;D
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Post by TheBo on Jun 15, 2005 9:38:59 GMT -5
So, you took mercy on me and put in their names, Choko. (It is to laugh!) Yi Il sure looks handsome in that picture, I don't think he looks nearly so good when he is shown head-on. I still think the king is the cutest.
Bo
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Post by Alexa on Jun 15, 2005 9:52:07 GMT -5
ah it's so hard.... well I love YSS and Constable Kwon. Yi Young Nam is really cute to, but he has some BIG ears. Bo, the King is a cutie now that I look at him
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Post by mznatalia on Jun 15, 2005 11:22:49 GMT -5
I think Crown Prince Gwang-hae is the cutest. Next Yss and Nalbal.
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