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Park Bo-geom's break out year ends with a win and rumours

Park Bo-geom's break out year ends with a win and rumours

Park Bo-geomhad a stellar 2016 with two hit dramas. Now, Gallup Poll Korea confirms his status as Top Drama Actor of the year while gay rumours circulate.�

Thanks to the success of "Moonlight Drawn by Clouds" and "Answer Me 1988",Park Bo-geommanaged to snag 35.2% of the popular votes in Gallup Poll Korea's November survey of 1,700 Koreans.Song Joong-kicame in second at 28.1% with his first post-army drama, "Descendants of the Sun". As an aside, I am impressed by 31-year-oldSong Joong-ki's popularity since the survey probably skewed young with respondents as young as 13 participating.�

How to explainPark Bo-geom's success? It would appear that the actor makes the most of his opportunities to be noticed. In "Answer Me 1988", his character initially resided in the margins of an ensemble cast.Park Bo-geomcharmed his way through his limited screen time, until the writer couldn't help, but throw the lead female his way. In "Moonlight Drawn by Clouds", though billed as the male lead,Park Bo-geomappeared as confused as I was by his character: a jarring mix of irreverent and mercurial. Yet, viewers waded through the tedious political intrigue in order to watch the sweet romance betweenPark Bo-geomand the equally pretty female lead, played byKim Yoo-jeong.�

With success comes controversy. Gay rumours are circulating after photos surfaced ofPark Bo-geom's touchy feely relationship with his manager. Coincidentally, the same rumours have doggedSong Joong-ki. Regardless of the actor's actual sexual orientation, it is ridiculous to flag the coy skinshipPark Bo-geomengages in when his�flirtatiousness�is what garnered him attention in the first place. It is standard practice for drama actors to engage in bromance as fan service with even veterans likeGong YooandLee Dong-wookpantomiming�a shared kiss during the"Goblin"press conference.

Mere rumours are unlikely to waylayPark Bo-geom's rising star, and I can only hope that he finds projects in 2017 that will support his talents rather than relying on them to succeed. In the meantime, I would recommend watchingPark Bo-geom's supporting role in"Remember You". The fact that he was able to convincingly play both�creepy and cute is a testament to his potential.�

Love,

JK ofNoonas Over Forks

Source from :Hancinema