2PM’s Lee Junho Challenges Directions For “King The Land,” Personally Making Changes To His Character
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K-Drama King the Land viewers are loving the male lead, but actor 2PM‘s Junho (also known as Lee Jun Ho) has a large part to do with it.
Junho as Gu Won JTBC‘s new romantic comedy K-Drama King the Land has become a hit worldwide as viewers watch the charming hotelier Cheon Sa Rang (played by Girls’ Generation‘s YoonA, who is also known as Lim Yoon A or Im Yoon Ah) and handsome King Hotel heir and general manager Gu Won (Junho) gradually fall in love over time. Fans of the K-Drama love the classic “old-school rom-com vibes.”
Amid a tense inheritance fight, a charming heir clashes with his hardworking employee who’s known for her irresistible smile — which he cannot stand.
— Netflix
YoonA (left) and Junho (right) King the Land viewers have especially had endless praise for Junho’s character Gu Won. They appreciated that he never really had a denial phase when he realized he was developing feelings for Sa Rang.
ep3 and he is admitting to himself that he has a feelings for her AND I LOVE GUWON FOR THAT
#KingTheLandEp3 #KingTheLand #YoonA #임윤아 #윤아 #LimYoonA #Junho #LeeJunho #이준호 #킹더랜드
pic.twitter.com/etJfCUci7x— nini (@kdramamiii) June 24, 2023
Guwon skipping the denial stage and working on the advice he got from that police officer is the best thing ever https://t.co/j7XGTWQWPC
— ❀ (@BeomgyusPaboMoa) June 29, 2023
Guwon's little but sweet actions towards Sarang:
– Watch her steps
– Hold her hands to help her ride
– Can't stop giving pecks
– Protect her head from bumpingBest boyfriend ever!
#YoonA #임윤아 #윤아 #LimYoonA #KingTheLand #KingTheLandEp10 #KTL #킹더랜드 #Junho #이준호 pic.twitter.com/eyVd4h4tO1
— Yoonaddict융융 •◡• #KingTheLand on netflix (@YOONADDICTcom) July 16, 2023
Additionally, he has displayed all the Love Languages. He is the standard!
Even the first kiss scene received tremendous praise as viewers were pleasantly surprised that Gu Won had asked for consent. While it seems like the bare minimum, it is a rarity in K-Dramas, especially historically, as toxic male leads used to dominate.
Gu Won : "Please allow me"
CONSENT IS SEXY
GU WON & SA RANG KISSWORLD STOP HOTTEST KISS
— Daisy loves KING JUNHO
(@daisy_talks) July 9, 2023
A WHOLE 2 MINUTE KISS? WET? THE STARES? THE TENSION? THE HANDS? PEOPLE DIED
and the way gu won whispered “please allow me” asking for consent HE IS THE SEXIEST AND MOST GREEN FLAG KDRAMA ROMCOM MALE LEAD#KingTheLand #KingTheLandEp8 #LEEJUNHO #YoonA
pic.twitter.com/OcySsP4yyH— 새벽이
Now, we can’t help but wonder if Gu Won is the walking green flag that he is, thanks to Junho himself after behind-the-scenes footage was released.
| JTBC During Episode 9, Gu Won and Sa Rang attempted to navigate their relationship after having their first kiss. He never wanted to leave her side, even at work, but she had asked him to leave because her coworkers were uncomfortable. He was hurt, and later she attempted to make it up to him by doing aegyo, but he continued to sulk.
ORIGINALLY WON WAS THE ONE WHO WAS SULKING, AND SARANG WAS MAKING IT UP TO HIM BUT IN THE END, SARANG IS NOW THE ONE WHO'S SULKING
— ♡ (@cleankdrama) July 15, 2023
In the behind-the-scenes clip, Junho put his foot down concerning his character when he was given directions he disagreed with. Although Gu Won might have been upset at that moment, Junho did not want him to raise his voice toward Sa Rang or get violent in any way.
…but that’s too aggressive. I’m concerned about two things. I’d like [the scene] to be not violent, and I also don’t want to raise my voice too much.
— Junho
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The director agreed. So, they tried alternatives, such as spinning around out of Sa Rang’s reach, snatching his arm away, and throwing his arms up.
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Director: You’re right. Let’s try it out.
Junho: Should I try lowering my arm like this?
The clip has gone viral with 93.2K views at the time of writing. King the Land viewers have had an epiphany. Gu Won stands out from other K-Drama male leads due to Junho’s input and directions.
when I say that Junho is 99% responsible for elevating Guwon’s character to the green flag ML lead everyone loves right now which is probably way beyond how he was written in the script itself…. https://t.co/PFf1GD4PEs
— anne • ktl rt bot (@httpgttk) July 18, 2023
junho about won sulking:
two things are weighing my mind.
1. must not be violent
2. shouldn't raise voice too muchtrue true
junho’s character study is always
#KingTheLand #킹더랜드 #GuWon #구원 #LeeJunho #Junho #이준호 #준호
pic.twitter.com/yg11wB29dd— lia댕 #LeeJunhoOnlineExhibit (@junholeecious) July 18, 2023
Gu Won could have easily been depicted as the stereotypical toxic chaebol male lead, especially since King the Land‘s story has such a classic K-Drama vibe. Yet, he has rarely displayed such behaviors. Never has he resorted to forcefully grabbing her by the wrist or suddenly kissing her without consent. Even though the story is an enemies-to-lovers, he only disliked Sa Rang for the first couple of episodes! Even then, he was not cruel toward her.
So many of Gu Won’s gestures noticed throughout King the Land now have viewers asking, “Is that Gu Won or Junho?”
Is that Guwon or Junho?
I'm wheezing at the way Guwon treated Sarang, or it could be Lee Junho being the gentleman that he is!
#KingTheLand #KingTheLandEp10 #LeeJunho #LimYoonA #킹더랜드 #이준호 #임윤아 #YoonA #Junho pic.twitter.com/VnJdXjD4h4
— 푸트리
(@moonliebe_) July 18, 2023
GuWon “Do I have permission?”
JunHo “Do you mind if we film you?”
Just gentleman thing asking permission from their woman
#KingTheLand #LimYoona #LeeJunHo #Yoona #Junho #CheonSarang #GuWon pic.twitter.com/BDbR1uFuEe
— KimTaeil
(@yumiunnie_) July 13, 2023
the way guwon stares at sarang and the way junho stares at yoona is the same!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
— ???????????? | king the land on netflix! (@yoongsraeo) July 13, 2023
just junho helping to remove hair? from yoona’s face
#KingTheLand #킹더랜드 #GuWon #구원 #LeeJunho #Junho #이준호 #준호 #YoonA #윤아 pic.twitter.com/6twZ5ZUZzJ
— lia댕 #LeeJunhoOnlineExhibit (@junholeecious) July 12, 2023
Previously, Junho had netizens swooning due to his behavior behind-the-scenes. He is such a gentleman! Read more below.
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