Before I begin, here's my obligatory post on shower scenes. It tells you where I stand on these things.
Just Bitching: The Obligatory Post on Shower Scenes
I can't find my post where I mentioned that lesser-known male actors can't stipulate "no nudity" clauses in their contracts. Sex sells. There are enough viewers who get excited over these shower scenes so the director deliberately incorporates them in the first few episodes to generate a buzz about the drama.
But a top actor can demand that no nudity nor sex scene be shot. And when he does, the producer has no choice but to work around the details if he wants the actor to appear in the drama. Hyun Bin and Lee MinHo had zero shower scenes in "Crash Landing on You" and "The King: Eternal Monarch" respectively. Nam JooHyuk didn't either for "Start-Up." They don't need to disrobe for the cameras for the people to get excited about their dramas.
So note to fangirls: If oppa stripped for the drama, then he doesn't have clout.
Now, here's my round-up of the naked torsos on the kdramas we're watching right now.
The "Top Muscle Award" goes to Ahn Hyo Seop. He was FLEXING in all sort of different ways.
Gifs from chr-stos' tumblr
source: chr-stos' tumblr
The "Biggest Tree Award" goes to Ahn Bo Hyun. lol.
Gifs from cuddlybitch's tumblr
source: cuddlybitch's tumblr
The animation was spot on. And I'm surprised that it passed the censors. (Oh, wait?! tvN is cable.) Wood is slang for the male sexual body part. Regular viewers would have no problems detecting that Yumi was looking at his muscular chest. But viewers would know that Yumi was actually thinking about the shaft between his legs. That's why the Cell wrapped his leg around the wooden tree trunk. lol.
"The Shining Award" goes to Kim MinJae.
Gifs from kateknowsdramas' tumblr
source: kateknowsdramas' tumblr
He looked scrawny but hey, he made it up for this scene.
Gifs from dreamingsnowflakes2013's tumblr
I get it: the director wanted us to see the veins on his hand. If I were Rodin, I wouldn't mind making a model of his hand.
lol. His skin is as smooth as glass that it even reflected the...what's that? the director filming the scene??? lol.
source: dreamingsnowflakes2013's tumblr
What's the lesson here, ladies? It's not the size of his muscles that matters, but what he does with them.
Last, the "Ahjussi Award" goes to Kim SeonHo. I think Mr. Shy Guy is more comfortable showing off his physique in a wetsuit.
source: yesdramas' tumblr
On a different point, I recently read that there was a recent brouhaha when Chinese censors edited out an actor's nipples on a video. Yeah. Nipples.
Fans were outraged and began hashtagging #FreetheNipple. The censors were forced to return said missing nipples to the actor.
I saw the gifs and ewww... his nipple-less chest looked as ghoulish as Voldemort without his nose.
source: hardwarezone.com.sg
Voldemort's creepy face.
But thanks to the fracas over the nipples, this actor Wu Lei created buzz for his upcoming film, "Me and My Father's Generation."
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