Goodbye Beast Men, hello Candy Men?

[spidersky.livejournal.com]

Are choco abs a thing of the past? Probably not, but there does seem to be a new wave of heroes making a comeback, and sweeping the ‘Beast Men’ under the rug.

For a while now, the so-called Beast Men have cropped up and taken center stage, as a reaction against the ‘Flower Pretty Boy’ trend that piqued with dramas like Coffee Prince and made metrosexual pretty boys a pan-Asian phenomenon.

But it looks like the pretty boys are making a comeback, this time in the guise of ‘Candy Men’, as in the cartoon, Candy. To be more specific, they’re being described as ‘Terius Men,’ named for Candy‘s leading male character, the ever-so-pretty boy of flowing locks and perfect complexion.



The poster boys for the return of Candy Men? Micky Yoochun, Song Joong-ki, and Kim Hyun-joong, of course. Headliners of soon-to-be cult classics Sungkyunkwan Scandal and Playful Kiss, these guys are leading the pack for the return of boys who are prettier than girls. Not that their heroines aren’t stunning. Maybe we’ll go with, “As pretty as.”

Micky Yoochun is being touted as the new Terius Man about town, but personally, I think Song Joong-ki blows both these guys out of the water. He’s got that perfect mix of angelic androgyny and boyish mischief that makes him the quintessential pretty boy. His bored, hedonistic playboy character in Sungkyunkwan is PERFECT for him. I certainly hope there’s a chance to see him in drag. He would kill it as a gisaeng.

Kim Hyun-joong got a head start in the Pretty Boy Pantheon, as the willowy white knight in Boys Over Flowers, and continues to tread that very fine line of pretty vs. girly in that trademark manner of his in Playful Kiss. So far, his main character traits consist of genius IQ, and very very pretty.

--- Omitted author ramblings/opinions ---

Source: Osen, Dramabeans

Comments

[danceinthedark.livejournal.com]

Long hair suits very few guys, as JE has conslusively shown, so yeah, please no.

[doctor-extreme.livejournal.com]

Agreed.

[veessentielle.livejournal.com]

i keep thinking it's yamapi instead of hyunjoong /hides (but from afar lmao)

[aleexnews.livejournal.com]

I see why you'd say that from far away but Yamapi > Hyun joong anyday,

[kyurein.livejournal.com]

SONG JOONG KI :3

[k-yunhopop.livejournal.com]

love him

[dinobunny.livejournal.com]

...thought Beast as in BEAST and was like O.O
then read. and okay now :]

-cheers- for Song Joong Ki
n ___ n
/done.

[queenhinata.livejournal.com]

haha me too. I thought they meant BEAST as the group. That's the only reason I bothered to look.

[akari-hayashi.livejournal.com]

Ain't it always been about pretty men, at least in places like Korea, Japan and even Taiwan? <3

duh.

[lovejae23.livejournal.com]

Re: duh.

[stopthedisco.livejournal.com]

really ot, but my sica desktop buddy did this as soon as i scrolled to this;

[greenteafroyo.livejournal.com]

I nominate Changmin&Jaejoong and Minho&Taemin for best candy men \O/!! Especially JAEJOONG OK NO COMPETITION.

[greenteafroyo.livejournal.com]

+1

[stopthedisco.livejournal.com]

Yoochun is a pretty boy? lmao

[dbsked.livejournal.com]

you are slow, since he was poster boy and face of dbsk since their debut.. and tops all pretty boy rankings back then..

[asth77.livejournal.com]

"Are choco abs a thing of the past? "
hopefully... I'm so tired of that! even with Jay...
I don't want an idol/actor to look prettier than girls, nor an idol/actor who takes his clothes off every time, I mean why can't they find another kind of trend. Something new!

[amanda-snape.livejournal.com]

It's like there's no middle ground. You either have to tear off their shirts and prove that you're a man or be fragile with long hair to look more womanly. Personally I would never crush on a guy who looks more like a girl than me but, eh, to each their own.

Mmmm pretty boys <3

[eleclya111.livejournal.com]

Re: Mmmm pretty boys <3

[invadeddreams.livejournal.com]

love that gif and loving heenim even more. A+

[ichigo-246.livejournal.com]

omg Candy, I was a huge fan of the manga/anime. XD

[saoirseangel.livejournal.com]

Oh please let this become a pretty boy spam *prays*

ask and you shall receive? (at least one?) :O

[aescapes.livejournal.com]

...well, you would if the image would post... >> tries again!

[mr-mcmuggles.livejournal.com]

Taemin's weave caused this.

[dilettantka.livejournal.com]

ALL HAIL THE WEAVE /o/

[freakative.livejournal.com]

aww i remember my Candy days :')

[erikarafaela.livejournal.com]

the ever-so-pretty boy of flowing locks and perfect complexion.
NO LONG FLOWING HAIR GTFO

[aunts.livejournal.com]

Yoochun was pretty when he was sixtee-- nope I just can't finish it.

HyunJoong however is so fucking perfect ide, perfect mix of androgyny and yet still maintaining that sense of masculinity like a;lfjlfj ♥

[queenhinata.livejournal.com]

I know, HyunJoong is just the perfect mixture of pretty & manly~<33

[aescapes.livejournal.com]

OP, your icon is perfect ♥

[subarashii-garu.livejournal.com]

This news.. OMG~~
Why they have to state it like that?
Call them beast or candy.. Whatever..
For me, they're men.. That's it..
I love them all~ XDDD

[weerainbow.livejournal.com]

sometimes it's a bit annoying isn't it...but then that gorgeous man in your icon is above all those labels yet is perfection, don't you agree? ;o)

[death-folder.livejournal.com]

lol the authors @ dramabeans are song joong ki's fans

[peachymango.livejournal.com]

All I saw was Song Joong Ki & Hyun Joong.
Anywaaaaaaaaays, we all need more SJK in our lives.

[death-folder.livejournal.com]

yeo rim !!!!!!!!

Re: >:D

[annanuna.livejournal.com]

thick lips yoochun <3

[orenji13.livejournal.com]

yoochun fans still loyal to him huh???

I think this is mere a reason that yoochun fans says to justify his 'super slim body'...
Bias always right..

/and I love my candy, beasty, and girly boys.. I just love them.

[raviolikenshin.livejournal.com]

"soon-to-be cult classics Sungkyunkwan Scandal and Playful Kiss"

haha keep dreaming...

anyways, i like yoochun and various other pretty boys, but i've never understood how people find hyunjoong attractive.

1. he can't act
2. he has huge nostrils
3. his face is kind of looks like it's melting to me :/

i dunno not a favorite.

[stopthedisco.livejournal.com]

lol. his acting is getting better, and meh to each his/her own but he's flawless to me. better looking than most male idols to me. his personality is so likable too.

[kyuhyun.livejournal.com]

To be more specific, they’re being described as ‘Terius Men,’ named for Candy‘s leading male character, the ever-so-pretty boy of flowing locks and perfect complexion.





\:D/

[rawrboysmode.livejournal.com]

HAHA A+