If Daniel Henney Were Your Boyfriend

by Nicole Chung · December 8, 2015

If Daniel Henney were your boyfriend, the two of you would have two yellow Labrador retrievers. One would grow up big and strong, and the other would magically remain an adorable little puppy. They would both live forever.

If Daniel Henney were your boyfriend, you’d never have to worry about the weather report, because he’d be waiting right outside your office building after work with an umbrella every time it rained.

If Daniel Henney were your boyfriend, you would stock your car with your favorite snacks and actually do that thing where you buy a paper road map and close your eyes and point randomly to a spot and then make that your destination, letting the open road carry you off on a breathless whirlwind adventure together – one you would always remember forever, even if the two of you just ended up in Peoria.

If Daniel Henney were your boyfriend, you’d play “Spot the Asian!” when you watched TV together, and Daniel Henney would know a lot of the actors and offer juicy tidbits like “she probably should have gotten that nomination, but she knows she’s playing a long game” or “he really agonized over whether or not taking this role meant playing into a stereotype, but everyone has to work.” If anyone else ever asked him if he knew a particular Asian actor, however, Daniel Henney would sigh a little and you would bristle: “They don’t all hang out at the Asian Actor Club, you know!!!”

If Daniel Henney were your boyfriend, you’d really enjoy your visits to the Asian Actor Club, though.

If Daniel Henney were your boyfriend, whenever you wanted to gently tease him about how far he’s come you’d put on My Lovely Sam Soon, and he’d be a good sport about it even when he found it a little embarrassing.

If Daniel Henney were your boyfriend, he would notice the fact that you always seem to prepare yourself a cup of tea or coffee right before you become busy with writing and forget all about it, and so he’d very thoughtfully bring your hot beverage into the room where you were typing away, set it down next to you with an angelic smile, and remind you (in a non-nagging way) to enjoy it before it got cold. Daniel Henney would never tell you “I have a great idea for a story you should write!” or “one day I’m going to write a book!” He would appreciate that you’re into different things.

If Daniel Henney were your boyfriend, you’d be willing to take him “beyond the borders.” Yep. PRETTY MUCH ALL OF THEM.

If Daniel Henney were your boyfriend, there would suddenly appear a Democratic candidate for President you could love and campaign for with no reservations whatsoever, and you would finally be able to stop wistfully humming teach ’em how to say goodbye every time you saw a picture of Barack Obama.

If Daniel Henney were your boyfriend, he’d be able to make you the perfect garlic fried rice in the rice cooker with just a single touch of his index finger.

If Daniel Henney were your boyfriend, you’d enjoy watching all those people who once told you that you were “pretty tall for an Asian” having to crane their necks a bit to look up at him (six. foot. two). Of course, most of them would then have to look away, because staring at Daniel Henney’s face is a bit like staring at bright sunlight flickering on the surface of the water – mesmerizing, but you can only do it for so long before your vision starts to swim.

If Daniel Henney were your boyfriend, you wouldn’t just talk about taking ballroom dancing lessons together; you’d actually sign up. Daniel Henney would be so excellent at every dance that soon, even with your two left feet, people would start telling you how much you reminded them of “an Asian Ginger Rogers.” Your dance instructor would praise your connection, the key to your success on the dance floor, but wouldn’t quite understand why sometimes the two of you switched positions so you could lead.

If Daniel Henney were your boyfriend, your sister – who is ordinarily chock-full of Questions and Opinions about your significant others – would be so completely flummoxed by his blindingly handsome face and winning personality she wouldn’t even think to ask you “where this is going.” She’d just see the way Daniel Henney smiled at you both when he refreshed your half-full cups of coffee, and as soon as he left you to have your sister bonding time she would grip your hand tightly in hers, look earnestly into your face, and remind you that nothing in this world is ever certain and it’s enough just to be alive right now.

If Daniel Henney were your boyfriend, he’d let you adopt a baby hedgehog if you really wanted to.

If Daniel Henney were your boyfriend, you would never again feel embarrassed by your poor command of your mother tongue, because he would be eager to take language classes with you and study together. Sometimes he would try to translate funny lines from Big Hero 6 just to make you laugh.

If Daniel Henney were your boyfriend, the first time you got sick he’d call your mother and ask her for her chicken soup recipe. In your feverish state you’d be dimly aware of some sort of commotion happening in the kitchen, and then later, at some dark, nameless hour, he’d bring you a cup of the soup, watching as you tried the first spoonful. And even though you wouldn’t be able to taste anything with your flu-ravaged taste buds, you’d tell him it tasted like home.

If Daniel Henney were your boyfriend, one day you would go to one of those things where everyone drinks beer and tries to paint the same picture. You two would get in trouble with the person leading the workshop for goofing off and trying to paint on each others’ canvases, but you wouldn’t care. Daniel Henney would lie beautifully (because he does all things beautifully) and tell you that your blobby brownish rendition of “Starry Night” was, no, seriously, it was really good and original! You’d then feel honor-bound to confess that you never got “the big deal” about that painting, and he’d just smile and tell you he never got it, either.

If Daniel Henney were your boyfriend, your karaoke duets would be the stuff of legend.

If Daniel Henney were your boyfriend, you’d finally take that ceramics class you’ve been thinking about for years, and all of your pots would come out perfectly symmetrical. On your first try.

If Daniel Henney were your boyfriend, every house you ever considered buying or renting together would already have a window seat and a really classy turret. When the two of you finally settled in your dream home, he’d build you that crazy library you’ve always wanted – you know, the one from Beauty and the Beast, complete with a ladder on a track that you can swing around on when you’re in there “reading.”

If Daniel Henney were your boyfriend, once in a while he’d ask you, “babe, which shirt do you think I should wear to the set today?” and you’d purse your lips and frown a little and ask him to model shirt after shirt – say a good round dozen – before asking, “look, is it really so crucial that you wear a shirt at all?” And then he’d be late for his call time, because such things happen.

If Daniel Henney were your boyfriend, you’d never have to pack for a trip ever again. Daniel Henney would just stare at things and they would magically find their ways into boxes or suitcases. That’s what he’d tell you, anyway – you’d suspect he was actually hard at work making lists and packing while you were napping/procrastinating/insisting you had errands to run because you loathe packing so much. And if you ever took a trip without him, he would never do curbside dropoff; he’d pay for parking, help you get all your luggage in and checked, and stay at your side right up to the creepy privacy-violating security scanners, even if you were only going to be gone for forty-eight hours.

If Daniel Henney were your boyfriend, the two of you would be able to have entire silent conversations across a crowded room (“oh my god can you believe this guy??” “oh my god I KNOW RIGHT”) thanks in large part to his highly expressive eyebrows.

If Daniel Henney were your boyfriend, he wouldn’t make fun of you for staying in bed on cold, snowy winter nights, wearing flannel PJs and burrowed under three blankets and a down comforter. He would bring you popcorn and cookies and hot chocolate so you wouldn’t have to get out of bed and reset your toes to Frozen Zero, and the two of you would binge-watch all of your favorite, most stress-reducing shows. Sometimes you’d think he wasn’t quite giving Scandal or Jane the Virgin his full attention, but then later he’d make a casual remark about how Fitz was an especially gigantic asshole on the last episode, or how Rogelio’s telenovela made him think of his Kdrama days, and you’d realize he had somehow been paying attention all along.

If Daniel Henney were your boyfriend, sometimes, no matter how hard you tried not to be, you’d feel a little insecure – because he’s this handsome model and actor who gets fawned over, and you’re a nobody. Sometimes you’d look in the mirror and see only the imperfections, like your flabby stomach or the little lines forming where you frown too much (something he insists is cute, because you do it the most when you’re engrossed in a book), and you’d wonder why he was with you when he could be with anyone. You’d never tell Daniel Henney this, but somehow, still, that would be the night when he’d have dinner prepared when you got home and a movie you’d been wanting to see loaded On Demand – or, even better, the night when, for no reason at all, when you’re in the middle of answering an email or washing the dishes, he’d reach out and touch the small of your back and tell you how lucky he felt right at that moment to be with you.

If Daniel Henney were your boyfriend, the tough little scrapper of a cat you guys got from the no-kill shelter would follow Daniel Henney around, come running when he called, even eat out of his hand — just like a dog. The cat would have very little use for you, but you wouldn’t mind because you’d already have the aforementioned hedgehog and two Labradors.

If Daniel Henney were your boyfriend, it would be impossible to go to sleep angry, even if you wanted to. The last thing he’d say – every time you said goodbye, every time you guys got off the phone, every night before you went to bed – would always be kind. Even when you guys had been fighting, even when you were cranky as shit, even when he had a stressful day. And if you woke up from a nightmare in the middle of the night he’d wake up too, and listen while you rambled on about your terrible dream and all the things you secretly fear but are always too embarrassed to admit – and he’d never laugh at you, even though some of your nightmares involve six-foot green killer bunnies and missing every single Calculus class except for the final exam and trying to scrub water stains off a coffee table that never seems to get clean. Daniel Henney would hold you close and tell you it was okay, and if you still couldn’t fall asleep, he’d bring you a tall glass of water and tell you about his best dreams – crazy, hilarious ones – until you fell asleep to the sound of his voice.

Nicole Chung is the Managing Editor of The Toast.

Karissa Chen is the author of Of Birds and Lovers, a chapbook of short fiction. She is the fiction & poetry editor at Hyphen magazine, and her work has appeared in Guernica, PEN America, PANK, VIDA, and other publications. She is a currently a Fulbright Scholar in Taiwan and is at work on a novel.

107 Comments

Merripat +108 December 8, 2015 6:06 pm

I don’t know who Daniel Henney is and I haven’t read this piece yet, but based on the picture alone, I really want him to be my boyfriend now.

adoptraya +63 December 8, 2015 7:07 pm

This is Daniel Henney:
1. adoptraya +21 December 8, 2015 7:08 pm
  
  (You’re welcome.)
  1. Merripat +8 December 8, 2015 7:41 pm
    
    <3
2. Brie +9 December 9, 2015 3:22 am
  
  literal jaw drop when this loaded. damn.

WallisWallyOlly +29 December 8, 2015 6:22 pm

Oooohhhh man, Daniel Henney, I still don’t understand why the second female lead didn’t pick him straight away inKim Sam Soon. He was superior in every way to the main male lead, who I like as an actor but hated as a character. Daniel Henney is too handsome to be real, tbh.

nicolescchung +57 December 8, 2015 6:39 pm

ONE DAY SCIENCE WILL HAVE AN ANSWER FOR DANIEL HENNEY’S HANDSOMENESS

ALL OF MY COMMENTS ON THIS POST WILL BE IN CAPS
1. WallisWallyOlly +14 December 8, 2015 7:12 pm
  
  HOW ELSE CAN WE TALK ABOUT THE WONDER OF NATURE THAT IS DANIEL HENNEY
adoptraya +36 December 8, 2015 7:15 pm

A thing I love about ‘My Name is Kim Sam Soon’ is that it was SO. OBVIOUS. to EVERYONE that Daniel Henney was just there to be eye candy. I mean, i think at a certain point, the heroine herself even says something like “Damn, he’s fine. Too bad he has NO IDEA what I’m saying to him”.

Oh, ha, here’s another funny screen-cap:

A (perhaps squicky?) thing I love about K-dramas is that they will objectify the SHIT out of a good-looking man, and they don’t apologize for it one bit.
1. nicolescchung +36 December 8, 2015 7:23 pm
  
  I cannot decide if it’s PROGRESS or not to objectify handsome Asian men but look, if so, I’m willing to do my bit
  1. adoptraya +27 December 8, 2015 7:37 pm
    
    You have my ax! And my bow! And my ROVING EYE OF SAURON! *hubba hubba*
    
    Also, this is my absolute favorite picture of Daniel Henney. The one that makes me *actually blush* when I look at it. One does not often see him with a beard, and I posit that this is a damn shame:
    1. builtahouse +17 December 8, 2015 7:44 pm
      
      WHOA. HE IS SO GONNA AGE INTO CHA SEUNG WON AND I AM HERE FOR IT.
    2. adoptraya +11 December 8, 2015 7:51 pm
      
      Holy shit, this is the most true comment of our times, and I did not realize it until this very moment. O_O
      
      The first time I saw Cha Seung Won, he made me feel things so hard I had to leave the room, so it makes sense that I react the same way to this picture of Daniel Henney. (PS – Cha Seung Won stars opposite Kim Sun Ah (from ‘Kim Sam Soon’) in a K-drama called ‘City Hall’. It is an AMAZING drama that focuses on local politics. I rep it hard, since most have never heard of it. Plus, the KSA/CSW chemistry will sizzle your eyebrows right off your face.)
    3. builtahouse +2 December 9, 2015 3:29 am
      
      I freaking love you all.
      
      I have not seen City Hall yet!! Which is a crying shame actually, as I have seen the car scene with CSW & KSA which was certainly fog-the-windows worthy, but I wondered if the rest of it was any good? But with that recommendation I will *definitely* check it out.
      
      (currently watching Oh My Venus because I’d watch Shin Min Ah & So Ji Sub do *anything* together, even if the body-shaming vibes are getting to be a bit much.)
    4. adoptraya +4 December 9, 2015 4:00 am
      
      It’s *really* good! It’s one of my top dramas for many reasons, but one of the big ones is that the heroine drives the drama for the entire story arc. I find that a lot of dramas will present an awesome, engaging heroine in the first half of the story, but as time goes by, she just becomes a vehicle for the hero’s development. ‘City Hall’ isn’t like that at all, plus it has Kim Sun Ah, who is one of my favorite actresses.
      
      Make sure to give ‘City Hall’ a few episodes. It takes a little while to find its footing, but once it does, it’s amazing. ^_^
    5. jmstevenson76 +7 December 8, 2015 8:02 pm
      
      Wait. That’s not Cha Seung Won?
      
      *faint*
      
      So Ji Sub is my other drama boyfriend.
    6. WallisWallyOlly +4 December 8, 2015 9:35 pm
      
      Weird I was just talking to my sister about Cha Seung Won last night and all the feels I get from him. Even when he’s in a not great drama I will watch it so that I can drool over him.
      
      This post have mentioned both of the Korean actors I get all weak-kneed from and now I think I have to take the rest of the day off from work. I can’t handle thinking about both of them at the same time.
    7. builtahouse +2 December 9, 2015 3:56 am
      
      I watched all but the last 2-3 episodes of You Are All Surrounded for that man, and I regret nothing.
      
      If you like Cha Seung Won & So Ji Sub, have you seen Pride & Prejudice? (an unfortunately named legal drama that has literally nothing in common with the Austen classic aside from the lead girl doesn’t like the lead guy at first, but it’s for possible-murdery reasons, not you’re-an-ass reasons?) It’s the closest thing I’ve seen to an ensemble cast, episodic drama, & Choi Min-Soo is clearly the Type from who CSW & SJS have descended. He makes a delightful gruff lawyer who you’re never really sure if he’s good or bad. And Choi Jin Hyuk ain’t hard on the eyes either.
    8. WallisWallyOlly +3 December 9, 2015 2:19 pm
      
      Hmm, I like both those actors! I will have to check it out. I have been planning to watch You’re All Surrounded for him even though I heard it was awful. Also Seung-gi is the little brother I wish I had and I will watch almost anything he does.
      
      Side note it drives me crazy how many kdrama use as their English title a very well-known English title of an entirely unrelated book or movie. It’s distracting.
    9. builtahouse +2 December 9, 2015 5:51 pm
      
      Honestly, I never thought You Are All Surrounded was that bad, I mainly just got busy. Hmm I had no Lee Seung Gi attachment, but he does sort of play a Surly Trauma Puppy which *might* be distressing, but I think he does a good job? (I definitely get Younger Bro vibes off him too.)
      
      The P&P drama is just a soapy good time. 🙂 And YES, re: title annoyance.
    10. WallisWallyOlly +5 December 9, 2015 6:10 pm
      
      I think the younger brother thing mostly comes from watching him evolve on 1N2D from eager-to-please to still a good kid but definitely sabotage-y and smart but not street smart and also thinks he can cook but CANNOT but still tries kinda guy. He’s so “I looked this up on the internet and read 3 sets of directions and this will definitely turn out and I can sub macha tea powder for sage, right?”
      
      After watching him on that show, I’m just so proud of him for being successful.
    11. Amelia +6 December 8, 2015 8:00 pm
      
      OH
      
      MY
      
      GODDDD
    12. Brie +5 December 9, 2015 3:23 am
      
      this… this comment section… it is so good. this is good.
2. rubelang +11 December 8, 2015 7:28 pm
  
  OMG, and then Sam Soon is trying to teach him about madeleines and she’s thinking about the history and how they’re made she ends up saying, “Madeleine… is sexy cookie!”
3. mwg +3 December 13, 2015 7:46 pm
  
  My favorite is when kdramas show the ladies in the show getting all objectifying of their dudes.
  
  My absolute favorite version of this is from the Three Musketeers drama where the maknae takes a bath and all these Joseon ladies come running from everywhere and hide behind laundry, in giant jars, behind corners, to watch him wash. And then one of the other Musketeers comes up behind laundry lady and starts pretending he’s also enjoying the action, until she realizes it’s not one of her lady friends and she freaks out.
  
  We are all you, lady in the jar: http://i1058.photobucket.com/albums/t413/javabean…

rubelang +43 December 8, 2015 6:25 pm

I am ruined for this life.

nicolescchung +12 December 8, 2015 7:24 pm

same. hold me, Mindy.
1. rubelang +17 December 8, 2015 7:44 pm
  
  I have one arm for you and one arm for Daniel Henney. C’MERE.
  1. nicolescchung +16 December 8, 2015 8:14 pm
    
    THE BEST GROUP HUG EVER

soylouisebrooks +60 December 8, 2015 6:25 pm

DANIEL HENNEY IS SO HOT I DIDN’T EVEN KNOW WHO HE WAS UNTIL THIS POST BUT NOW I’M ALL ‘WHOA, TIGER’ and ‘COME TO MAMA’ AT THE SAAAAME TIIIIME

jmstevenson76 +44 December 8, 2015 6:29 pm

I cannot even finish reading this post because I am overcome that Daniel Henney is not, in fact, my boyfriend.

I adore watching K-pop starlets like Yoona get super-giddy over his incredibly handsome face. I understand you, girls.

sednarea51 +45 December 8, 2015 6:32 pm

::lies down in this piece as in a field of flowers, sighs gratefully for the world::

rkfire +11 December 8, 2015 6:56 pm

I came to the comments to write something about sighing! Ah, Daniel Henney balances out much of the negativity in the world.
1. nicolescchung +23 December 8, 2015 7:21 pm
  
  sometimes I just like to do these things in case any Asians out there are having a bad day

Becca +26 December 8, 2015 6:32 pm

YOU GUYS. I screamed in my office when I saw the headline. Magically permanent puppies! Swinging library ladder! Daniel Henney talking about Jane the Virgin in. That. VOICE.

Everything about this is everything I’ve ever wanted, combined with things I didn’t even think to want but now want more than anything.

builtahouse +23 December 8, 2015 6:42 pm

OH. MY. GOD.

Daniel Henney is a perma-scream name whenever I run across his work. (distinctly remember shrieking in the theater next to my teenage brother, when I saw his name in the Big Hero 6 credits, full-on shaking his arm, babbling “It’s DANIEL HENNEY OMG BUT YOU DON’T UNDERSTAND.”)

He will also always have a special place in my heart because he’s also MIDWESTERN, and dear Lord above, your mention of Peoria just slayed me. I instantly need “trips to awful Midwestern towns to make memories with blazingly hot celebs” to be a reality.

nicolescchung +41 December 8, 2015 7:08 pm

I did the same thing when we saw Big Hero 6 — turned to my husband and said DANIEL HENNEY IT’S DANIEL HENNEY

and he said: who

but we’re WORKING THROUGH IT
1. builtahouse +8 December 8, 2015 7:47 pm
  
  YES. he just looked at me and went: who? and in that 2 seconds I tried to beam all of SamSoon into him through willpower alone, but it somehow didn’t work.
  
  but YES thanks to this article I know I’ll have to watch a Criminal Minds show which I never would have aside from his luminous presence.
  1. nicolescchung +22 December 8, 2015 7:53 pm
    
    I’ll be frank, I really don’t NEED another procedural in my life, but in this case I am
    
    HELPLESS
    1. adoptraya +23 December 8, 2015 8:01 pm
      
      He makes me forget my dang name.

Bunburying +37 December 8, 2015 6:52 pm

…he is a VERY HANDSOME MAN.

adoptraya +36 December 8, 2015 7:09 pm

Yes. Yes he is:
1. GreenGrasses +9 December 8, 2015 8:45 pm
  
  wait what
2. Brie +4 December 9, 2015 3:25 am
  
  This is a blessing. A blessing.

GreenGrasses +19 December 8, 2015 7:04 pm

Now THAT. THAT is a face.

nicolescchung +25 December 8, 2015 7:19 pm

I can stare directly for about ten seconds before I have to take a break and gather myself
1. dakimel +4 December 9, 2015 10:01 pm
  
  I was enjoying him but able to go on until the eyebrow gif
  
  Then it punched me right in the stomach & I doubled over with longing, and I am ruined.
  1. nicolescchung +5 December 9, 2015 10:04 pm
    
    here are MANY MORE GIFS if your heart* can take it
    
    *and other parts

TheRenleigh +66 December 8, 2015 7:08 pm

I was not familiar with him before this post but now I want to be VERY familiar with him.

nicolescchung +37 December 8, 2015 7:14 pm

I knew he’d be New to some of you. I live to spread the gospel.
1. karissachen +9 December 9, 2015 2:13 am
  
  We have done our good deed for the world
Pizza_House +5 December 8, 2015 8:25 pm

Same. I want more of his face.
1. nicolescchung +11 December 8, 2015 9:36 pm
  
  WELL THEN
  1. Pizza_House +5 December 8, 2015 9:45 pm
    
    Ahhhh yes.
    
    Well then, indeed.
  2. Brie +3 December 9, 2015 3:28 am
    
    siiiigh

Es_Petal +10 December 8, 2015 7:10 pm

Rawr.

treereenee +8 December 8, 2015 7:28 pm

those things where you drink booze and all paint the same picture are really fun though!! highly recommend 😉

deleted7410012 +30 December 8, 2015 7:32 pm

he is SO HANDSOME though.

like i feel kind of bad because i am sure he has other lovely qualities, but he is so handsome that i don’t even really pay attention to them. oops.

Anatagawa +3 December 10, 2015 5:28 am

It gets even better once you read his interviews. Pretty sure thia guy ia a demi-god.
1. nicolescchung +6 December 10, 2015 2:15 pm
  
  this is awesome to know, because I’m always a little hesitant to read interviews with stars I LOVE in case they say casually terrible things. But of course Daniel Henney would only say wonderful things!

rkfire +81 December 8, 2015 7:46 pm

I’m sorry, I do have something to contribute to this thread after all:

bugpaste +8 December 9, 2015 3:06 am

This is hypnotic and somehow extremely disturbing. A++ would steal again.
nicolescchung +7 December 9, 2015 3:21 am

I cannot stop looking at this, Hieu
eleventysix +4 December 9, 2015 5:02 am

yup, this about sums it up.

Amelia +10 December 8, 2015 8:03 pm

KARISSA YOU HAVE RUINED MY LIFE

karissachen +10 December 9, 2015 2:14 am

BUT A LIFE WITHOUT DANIEL HENNEY IS ALREADY A LIFE RUINED

tarteamandine +13 December 8, 2015 8:04 pm

I KNEW THIS DAY WOULD COME.

austinmcarter +23 December 8, 2015 8:08 pm

a) i’m really glad to know daniel henney now bc W O W

b) If Daniel Henney were your boyfriend, there would suddenly appear a Democratic candidate for President you could love and campaign for with no reservations whatsoever, and you would finally be able to stop wistfully humming teach ’em how to say goodbye every time you saw a picture of Barack Obama.
cry-laughing oh my GOD

nicolescchung +9 December 8, 2015 9:27 pm

I DID just see Hamilton, so

Eviec +10 December 8, 2015 8:20 pm

New #relationshipgoal – that small of the back touch. I almost swooned at the description.

mspym +10 December 8, 2015 8:27 pm

DANIEL HENNEY
After Kim Sam Soon I even gave Seducing Mr Perfect a go because that was the only other thing he was in.

Roman +4 December 9, 2015 1:01 am

I watched Seducing Mr Perfect for him and I have no regrets. Life really can be wonderful sometimes.
Anatagawa +2 December 10, 2015 5:26 am

He has “My Father”, “Shanghai Calling” (an american movie) “The Last Stand” (with Arnold Schwarzenegger), “One Night Suprise”, Fugitive Plan B and Spy if you havent seen those yet 🙂

He was also in episodes of Hawaii 5-0, Revolution, Three Rivers and then in Criminal Minds on March2016

srijanisays +23 December 8, 2015 8:41 pm

Oh God! Daniel Henney is the over-heated sidewalk on a scorching, sunny day and I am the poor slab of butter that dropped out of someone’s grocery bag onto that sidewalk.

nicolescchung +13 December 8, 2015 9:39 pm

Daniel Henney is an angels’ chorus and we are so many flocks by night
1. srijanisays +5 December 8, 2015 10:50 pm
  
  He’s playfully biting his lower lip, I can’t even….
  https://ishallcallyouthemoon.files.wordpress.com/…
  1. Brie +3 December 9, 2015 3:29 am
    
    Oh, thank you.

jifueko +38 December 8, 2015 8:52 pm

Case in point of this man’s power:

The only thing I have “seen” Daniel Henney in is Big Hero Six, where I fell in love with whoever did the vocal acting for Tadashi. But I was SUPER nervous to look him up, in case it was another case of a white actor playing an actor of color. Imagine, with me, the beatific angel chorus over my soul when I got this IMDB result:

JUST IMAGINE

bibliowrecka +12 December 8, 2015 9:07 pm

The only problem with him in Big Hero Six is that since it’s animated we weren’t blessed with his gorgeous self to look at and enjoy during the movie.
adoptraya +29 December 8, 2015 9:10 pm

A thing I loved about ‘Big Hero 6’ was that they intentionally cast hapa actors as Tadashi and Hiro, because the characters themselves are half Asian and half white. Hiro is voiced by Ryan Potter, who is half Japanese and half white. Good on ya, Big Hero 6 casting director.
1. nicolescchung +29 December 8, 2015 9:20 pm
  
  It’s SUCH a delightful movie, despite the fact that we don’t actually see Daniel Henney’s face. It’s my older daughter’s current fave, and I think it means a lot to her that Hiro and Tadashi are biracial Asians like her.

sheistolerable +13 December 8, 2015 10:05 pm

“Daniel Henney would just stare at things and they would magically find their ways into boxes or suitcases. That’s what he’d tell you, anyway – you’d suspect he was actually hard at work making lists and packing while you were napping/procrastinating/insisting you had errands to run because you loathe packing so much.”

This is actually my husband. As a flagrant procrastinator and Bad Traveler, I have no idea how I got so lucky.

mkpatter +16 December 8, 2015 11:20 pm

I am laughing so hard at how hilariously long this is while at the same time looking up this handsome man’s entire filmography.

nicolescchung +20 December 8, 2015 11:28 pm

I don’t understand what you mean; it was 5 pages and I cut it down to 4 1/2
1. jmstevenson76 +7 December 9, 2015 1:29 am
  
  SUCH RESTRAINT!
  1. nicolescchung +9 December 9, 2015 2:28 am
    
    I REALLY can’t tell if you’re joking
karissachen +14 December 9, 2015 2:16 am

I mean we could have gone for another 20,000 words but we figured that might be too long
1. mkpatter +13 December 9, 2015 3:06 am
  
  Don’t get me wrong, I LOVE IT. I mean, it has to be at least as long as he is tall, right?
  1. nicolescchung +19 December 9, 2015 3:15 am
    
    oh my god Karissa, WE STOPPED TOO SOON

Jane +7 December 9, 2015 1:19 am

OMG THIS FINALLY HAPPENED.

I wish this man was on my TV more. Come on Grey’s anatomy, you need a new McDoctor right?

nicolescchung +7 December 9, 2015 3:21 pm

He has a new show in March, Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders (hence our cheesy “beyond the borders” reference above). I don’t really need another procedural in my rotation but obviously I’ll give it a shot.

Some people are lobbying for him to be the new Iron Fist (much discussion over who would be a good Asian American Iron Fist!), and now that the idea has even be FLOATED on twitter dot com I will be so sad and disappointed if it doesn’t happen.

denwanai +7 December 9, 2015 1:52 am

Daniel Henney had me at Kim Sam Soon. I had a terrible case of second lead syndrome.

denwanai +7 December 9, 2015 1:57 am

Unless you are a kdrama fan you shouldn’t be allowed to post. He’s been capturing the hearts of all kdrama fans since Kim Sam Soon. TEN YEARS AGO, ladies, 10 years ago.

nicolescchung +8 December 9, 2015 2:26 am

we’re pro-kdrama here at The Toast
1. denwanai +5 December 9, 2015 2:59 am
  
  <3 SO GOOD.
  고맙습니다

goonerkate +5 December 9, 2015 4:21 am

Oh man, he is so impossibly handsome. How do humans look that good? And in general, I kind of can’t deal with how perfect this whole thing is. It’s basically everything I want in life. Very much including the perfect democratic candidate thing, that is TOO REAL.

Gzortenplatz +13 December 9, 2015 8:27 am

Between this and the Saul & David piece, it feels like the Toast’s mission today was to undermine my lesbianism. Strangely, I am not minding this a bit.

sublimefeedback +5 December 9, 2015 10:28 am

And the funny thing is he really does come across as a genuinely super nice guy in interviews. Fans who catch him in LA and Michigan also say the same https://thesunnytown.wordpress.com/tag/daniel-hen…

jessicaesquire +5 December 9, 2015 1:05 pm

How did you know I’m humming Teach ’em how to say goodbye every time I think about Barack???

nicolescchung +7 December 9, 2015 3:28 pm

Barack Obama’s going hooooome

Abi Elizabeth +1 December 9, 2015 2:58 pm

I love this article. It made me fall in love and cry. *sigh…. if only…. <3

Maggie +6 December 9, 2015 4:19 pm

As I and fellow Tumblrs maintain, he must play Roy Mustang in any future live action version of Fullmetal Alchemist. Hot damn.

Nikki December 9, 2015 10:04 pm

here are MANY MORE GIFS if your heart* can take it

*and other parts

Nikki December 10, 2015 2:15 pm

this is awesome to know, because I'm always a little hesitant to read interviews with stars I LOVE in case they say casually terrible things. But of course Daniel Henney would only say wonderful things!

mediumred +3 December 17, 2015 11:26 pm

I’m a little late to the Daniel Henney bandwagon (I think I first saw him as a model), but oh my gawd, I’m so glad that this exists. @builtahouse, I freaked out when I saw him in the BH6 credits too! And now I’m obsessed with the movie. Is there any other guy this attractive on earth? Unpossible. I am SO excited for CSI:Beyond Borders.

Ally +3 December 18, 2015 3:23 pm

Le sigh!! Wonderful article. Made my holiday

Eileen June 7, 2016 1:01 am

Never have I ever seen such a gorgeous man 😍 He is sexy, handsome, and elegant at the same time 😩💘💘💘

Merripat +108 December 8, 2015 6:06 pm

I don’t know who Daniel Henney is and I haven’t read this piece yet, but based on the picture alone, I really want him to be my boyfriend now.
1. adoptraya +63 December 8, 2015 7:07 pm
  
  This is Daniel Henney:
  1. adoptraya +21 December 8, 2015 7:08 pm
    
    (You’re welcome.)
    1. Merripat +8 December 8, 2015 7:41 pm
      
      <3
  2. Brie +9 December 9, 2015 3:22 am
    
    literal jaw drop when this loaded. damn.
WallisWallyOlly +29 December 8, 2015 6:22 pm

Oooohhhh man, Daniel Henney, I still don’t understand why the second female lead didn’t pick him straight away inKim Sam Soon. He was superior in every way to the main male lead, who I like as an actor but hated as a character. Daniel Henney is too handsome to be real, tbh.
1. nicolescchung +57 December 8, 2015 6:39 pm
  
  ONE DAY SCIENCE WILL HAVE AN ANSWER FOR DANIEL HENNEY’S HANDSOMENESS
  
  ALL OF MY COMMENTS ON THIS POST WILL BE IN CAPS
  1. WallisWallyOlly +14 December 8, 2015 7:12 pm
    
    HOW ELSE CAN WE TALK ABOUT THE WONDER OF NATURE THAT IS DANIEL HENNEY
2. adoptraya +36 December 8, 2015 7:15 pm
  
  A thing I love about ‘My Name is Kim Sam Soon’ is that it was SO. OBVIOUS. to EVERYONE that Daniel Henney was just there to be eye candy. I mean, i think at a certain point, the heroine herself even says something like “Damn, he’s fine. Too bad he has NO IDEA what I’m saying to him”.
  
  Oh, ha, here’s another funny screen-cap:
  
  A (perhaps squicky?) thing I love about K-dramas is that they will objectify the SHIT out of a good-looking man, and they don’t apologize for it one bit.
  1. nicolescchung +36 December 8, 2015 7:23 pm
    
    I cannot decide if it’s PROGRESS or not to objectify handsome Asian men but look, if so, I’m willing to do my bit
    1. adoptraya +27 December 8, 2015 7:37 pm
      
      You have my ax! And my bow! And my ROVING EYE OF SAURON! *hubba hubba*
      
      Also, this is my absolute favorite picture of Daniel Henney. The one that makes me *actually blush* when I look at it. One does not often see him with a beard, and I posit that this is a damn shame:
      1. builtahouse +17 December 8, 2015 7:44 pm
        
        WHOA. HE IS SO GONNA AGE INTO CHA SEUNG WON AND I AM HERE FOR IT.
      2. adoptraya +11 December 8, 2015 7:51 pm
        
        Holy shit, this is the most true comment of our times, and I did not realize it until this very moment. O_O
        
        The first time I saw Cha Seung Won, he made me feel things so hard I had to leave the room, so it makes sense that I react the same way to this picture of Daniel Henney. (PS – Cha Seung Won stars opposite Kim Sun Ah (from ‘Kim Sam Soon’) in a K-drama called ‘City Hall’. It is an AMAZING drama that focuses on local politics. I rep it hard, since most have never heard of it. Plus, the KSA/CSW chemistry will sizzle your eyebrows right off your face.)
      3. builtahouse +2 December 9, 2015 3:29 am
        
        I freaking love you all.
        
        I have not seen City Hall yet!! Which is a crying shame actually, as I have seen the car scene with CSW & KSA which was certainly fog-the-windows worthy, but I wondered if the rest of it was any good? But with that recommendation I will *definitely* check it out.
        
        (currently watching Oh My Venus because I’d watch Shin Min Ah & So Ji Sub do *anything* together, even if the body-shaming vibes are getting to be a bit much.)
      4. adoptraya +4 December 9, 2015 4:00 am
        
        It’s *really* good! It’s one of my top dramas for many reasons, but one of the big ones is that the heroine drives the drama for the entire story arc. I find that a lot of dramas will present an awesome, engaging heroine in the first half of the story, but as time goes by, she just becomes a vehicle for the hero’s development. ‘City Hall’ isn’t like that at all, plus it has Kim Sun Ah, who is one of my favorite actresses.
        
        Make sure to give ‘City Hall’ a few episodes. It takes a little while to find its footing, but once it does, it’s amazing. ^_^
      5. jmstevenson76 +7 December 8, 2015 8:02 pm
        
        Wait. That’s not Cha Seung Won?
        
        *faint*
        
        So Ji Sub is my other drama boyfriend.
      6. WallisWallyOlly +4 December 8, 2015 9:35 pm
        
        Weird I was just talking to my sister about Cha Seung Won last night and all the feels I get from him. Even when he’s in a not great drama I will watch it so that I can drool over him.
        
        This post have mentioned both of the Korean actors I get all weak-kneed from and now I think I have to take the rest of the day off from work. I can’t handle thinking about both of them at the same time.
      7. builtahouse +2 December 9, 2015 3:56 am
        
        I watched all but the last 2-3 episodes of You Are All Surrounded for that man, and I regret nothing.
        
        If you like Cha Seung Won & So Ji Sub, have you seen Pride & Prejudice? (an unfortunately named legal drama that has literally nothing in common with the Austen classic aside from the lead girl doesn’t like the lead guy at first, but it’s for possible-murdery reasons, not you’re-an-ass reasons?) It’s the closest thing I’ve seen to an ensemble cast, episodic drama, & Choi Min-Soo is clearly the Type from who CSW & SJS have descended. He makes a delightful gruff lawyer who you’re never really sure if he’s good or bad. And Choi Jin Hyuk ain’t hard on the eyes either.
      8. WallisWallyOlly +3 December 9, 2015 2:19 pm
        
        Hmm, I like both those actors! I will have to check it out. I have been planning to watch You’re All Surrounded for him even though I heard it was awful. Also Seung-gi is the little brother I wish I had and I will watch almost anything he does.
        
        Side note it drives me crazy how many kdrama use as their English title a very well-known English title of an entirely unrelated book or movie. It’s distracting.
      9. builtahouse +2 December 9, 2015 5:51 pm
        
        Honestly, I never thought You Are All Surrounded was that bad, I mainly just got busy. Hmm I had no Lee Seung Gi attachment, but he does sort of play a Surly Trauma Puppy which *might* be distressing, but I think he does a good job? (I definitely get Younger Bro vibes off him too.)
        
        The P&P drama is just a soapy good time. 🙂 And YES, re: title annoyance.
      10. WallisWallyOlly +5 December 9, 2015 6:10 pm
        
        I think the younger brother thing mostly comes from watching him evolve on 1N2D from eager-to-please to still a good kid but definitely sabotage-y and smart but not street smart and also thinks he can cook but CANNOT but still tries kinda guy. He’s so “I looked this up on the internet and read 3 sets of directions and this will definitely turn out and I can sub macha tea powder for sage, right?”
        
        After watching him on that show, I’m just so proud of him for being successful.
      11. Amelia +6 December 8, 2015 8:00 pm
        
        OH
        
        MY
        
        GODDDD
      12. Brie +5 December 9, 2015 3:23 am
        
        this… this comment section… it is so good. this is good.
  2. rubelang +11 December 8, 2015 7:28 pm
    
    OMG, and then Sam Soon is trying to teach him about madeleines and she’s thinking about the history and how they’re made she ends up saying, “Madeleine… is sexy cookie!”
  3. mwg +3 December 13, 2015 7:46 pm
    
    My favorite is when kdramas show the ladies in the show getting all objectifying of their dudes.
    
    My absolute favorite version of this is from the Three Musketeers drama where the maknae takes a bath and all these Joseon ladies come running from everywhere and hide behind laundry, in giant jars, behind corners, to watch him wash. And then one of the other Musketeers comes up behind laundry lady and starts pretending he’s also enjoying the action, until she realizes it’s not one of her lady friends and she freaks out.
    
    We are all you, lady in the jar: http://i1058.photobucket.com/albums/t413/javabean…
rubelang +43 December 8, 2015 6:25 pm

I am ruined for this life.
1. nicolescchung +12 December 8, 2015 7:24 pm
  
  same. hold me, Mindy.
  1. rubelang +17 December 8, 2015 7:44 pm
    
    I have one arm for you and one arm for Daniel Henney. C’MERE.
    1. nicolescchung +16 December 8, 2015 8:14 pm
      
      THE BEST GROUP HUG EVER
soylouisebrooks +60 December 8, 2015 6:25 pm

DANIEL HENNEY IS SO HOT I DIDN’T EVEN KNOW WHO HE WAS UNTIL THIS POST BUT NOW I’M ALL ‘WHOA, TIGER’ and ‘COME TO MAMA’ AT THE SAAAAME TIIIIME
jmstevenson76 +44 December 8, 2015 6:29 pm

I cannot even finish reading this post because I am overcome that Daniel Henney is not, in fact, my boyfriend.

I adore watching K-pop starlets like Yoona get super-giddy over his incredibly handsome face. I understand you, girls.
sednarea51 +45 December 8, 2015 6:32 pm

::lies down in this piece as in a field of flowers, sighs gratefully for the world::
1. rkfire +11 December 8, 2015 6:56 pm
  
  I came to the comments to write something about sighing! Ah, Daniel Henney balances out much of the negativity in the world.
  1. nicolescchung +23 December 8, 2015 7:21 pm
    
    sometimes I just like to do these things in case any Asians out there are having a bad day
Becca +26 December 8, 2015 6:32 pm

YOU GUYS. I screamed in my office when I saw the headline. Magically permanent puppies! Swinging library ladder! Daniel Henney talking about Jane the Virgin in. That. VOICE.

Everything about this is everything I’ve ever wanted, combined with things I didn’t even think to want but now want more than anything.
builtahouse +23 December 8, 2015 6:42 pm

OH. MY. GOD.

Daniel Henney is a perma-scream name whenever I run across his work. (distinctly remember shrieking in the theater next to my teenage brother, when I saw his name in the Big Hero 6 credits, full-on shaking his arm, babbling “It’s DANIEL HENNEY OMG BUT YOU DON’T UNDERSTAND.”)

He will also always have a special place in my heart because he’s also MIDWESTERN, and dear Lord above, your mention of Peoria just slayed me. I instantly need “trips to awful Midwestern towns to make memories with blazingly hot celebs” to be a reality.
1. nicolescchung +41 December 8, 2015 7:08 pm
  
  I did the same thing when we saw Big Hero 6 — turned to my husband and said DANIEL HENNEY IT’S DANIEL HENNEY
  
  and he said: who
  
  but we’re WORKING THROUGH IT
  1. builtahouse +8 December 8, 2015 7:47 pm
    
    YES. he just looked at me and went: who? and in that 2 seconds I tried to beam all of SamSoon into him through willpower alone, but it somehow didn’t work.
    
    but YES thanks to this article I know I’ll have to watch a Criminal Minds show which I never would have aside from his luminous presence.
    1. nicolescchung +22 December 8, 2015 7:53 pm
      
      I’ll be frank, I really don’t NEED another procedural in my life, but in this case I am
      
      HELPLESS
      1. adoptraya +23 December 8, 2015 8:01 pm
        
        He makes me forget my dang name.
Bunburying +37 December 8, 2015 6:52 pm

…he is a VERY HANDSOME MAN.
1. adoptraya +36 December 8, 2015 7:09 pm
  
  Yes. Yes he is:
  1. GreenGrasses +9 December 8, 2015 8:45 pm
    
    wait what
  2. Brie +4 December 9, 2015 3:25 am
    
    This is a blessing. A blessing.
GreenGrasses +19 December 8, 2015 7:04 pm

Now THAT. THAT is a face.
1. nicolescchung +25 December 8, 2015 7:19 pm
  
  I can stare directly for about ten seconds before I have to take a break and gather myself
  1. dakimel +4 December 9, 2015 10:01 pm
    
    I was enjoying him but able to go on until the eyebrow gif
    
    Then it punched me right in the stomach & I doubled over with longing, and I am ruined.
    1. nicolescchung +5 December 9, 2015 10:04 pm
      
      here are MANY MORE GIFS if your heart* can take it
      
      *and other parts
TheRenleigh +66 December 8, 2015 7:08 pm

I was not familiar with him before this post but now I want to be VERY familiar with him.
1. nicolescchung +37 December 8, 2015 7:14 pm
  
  I knew he’d be New to some of you. I live to spread the gospel.
  1. karissachen +9 December 9, 2015 2:13 am
    
    We have done our good deed for the world
2. Pizza_House +5 December 8, 2015 8:25 pm
  
  Same. I want more of his face.
  1. nicolescchung +11 December 8, 2015 9:36 pm
    
    WELL THEN
    1. Pizza_House +5 December 8, 2015 9:45 pm
      
      Ahhhh yes.
      
      Well then, indeed.
    2. Brie +3 December 9, 2015 3:28 am
      
      siiiigh
Es_Petal +10 December 8, 2015 7:10 pm

Rawr.
treereenee +8 December 8, 2015 7:28 pm

those things where you drink booze and all paint the same picture are really fun though!! highly recommend 😉
deleted7410012 +30 December 8, 2015 7:32 pm

he is SO HANDSOME though.

like i feel kind of bad because i am sure he has other lovely qualities, but he is so handsome that i don’t even really pay attention to them. oops.
1. Anatagawa +3 December 10, 2015 5:28 am
  
  It gets even better once you read his interviews. Pretty sure thia guy ia a demi-god.
  1. nicolescchung +6 December 10, 2015 2:15 pm
    
    this is awesome to know, because I’m always a little hesitant to read interviews with stars I LOVE in case they say casually terrible things. But of course Daniel Henney would only say wonderful things!
rkfire +81 December 8, 2015 7:46 pm

I’m sorry, I do have something to contribute to this thread after all:
1. bugpaste +8 December 9, 2015 3:06 am
  
  This is hypnotic and somehow extremely disturbing. A++ would steal again.
2. nicolescchung +7 December 9, 2015 3:21 am
  
  I cannot stop looking at this, Hieu
3. eleventysix +4 December 9, 2015 5:02 am
  
  yup, this about sums it up.
Amelia +10 December 8, 2015 8:03 pm

KARISSA YOU HAVE RUINED MY LIFE
1. karissachen +10 December 9, 2015 2:14 am
  
  BUT A LIFE WITHOUT DANIEL HENNEY IS ALREADY A LIFE RUINED
tarteamandine +13 December 8, 2015 8:04 pm

I KNEW THIS DAY WOULD COME.
austinmcarter +23 December 8, 2015 8:08 pm

a) i’m really glad to know daniel henney now bc W O W

b) If Daniel Henney were your boyfriend, there would suddenly appear a Democratic candidate for President you could love and campaign for with no reservations whatsoever, and you would finally be able to stop wistfully humming teach ’em how to say goodbye every time you saw a picture of Barack Obama.
cry-laughing oh my GOD
1. nicolescchung +9 December 8, 2015 9:27 pm
  
  I DID just see Hamilton, so
Eviec +10 December 8, 2015 8:20 pm

New #relationshipgoal – that small of the back touch. I almost swooned at the description.
mspym +10 December 8, 2015 8:27 pm

DANIEL HENNEY
After Kim Sam Soon I even gave Seducing Mr Perfect a go because that was the only other thing he was in.
1. Roman +4 December 9, 2015 1:01 am
  
  I watched Seducing Mr Perfect for him and I have no regrets. Life really can be wonderful sometimes.
2. Anatagawa +2 December 10, 2015 5:26 am
  
  He has “My Father”, “Shanghai Calling” (an american movie) “The Last Stand” (with Arnold Schwarzenegger), “One Night Suprise”, Fugitive Plan B and Spy if you havent seen those yet 🙂
  
  He was also in episodes of Hawaii 5-0, Revolution, Three Rivers and then in Criminal Minds on March2016
srijanisays +23 December 8, 2015 8:41 pm

Oh God! Daniel Henney is the over-heated sidewalk on a scorching, sunny day and I am the poor slab of butter that dropped out of someone’s grocery bag onto that sidewalk.
1. nicolescchung +13 December 8, 2015 9:39 pm
  
  Daniel Henney is an angels’ chorus and we are so many flocks by night
  1. srijanisays +5 December 8, 2015 10:50 pm
    
    He’s playfully biting his lower lip, I can’t even….
    https://ishallcallyouthemoon.files.wordpress.com/…
    1. Brie +3 December 9, 2015 3:29 am
      
      Oh, thank you.
jifueko +38 December 8, 2015 8:52 pm

Case in point of this man’s power:

The only thing I have “seen” Daniel Henney in is Big Hero Six, where I fell in love with whoever did the vocal acting for Tadashi. But I was SUPER nervous to look him up, in case it was another case of a white actor playing an actor of color. Imagine, with me, the beatific angel chorus over my soul when I got this IMDB result:

JUST IMAGINE
1. bibliowrecka +12 December 8, 2015 9:07 pm
  
  The only problem with him in Big Hero Six is that since it’s animated we weren’t blessed with his gorgeous self to look at and enjoy during the movie.
2. adoptraya +29 December 8, 2015 9:10 pm
  
  A thing I loved about ‘Big Hero 6’ was that they intentionally cast hapa actors as Tadashi and Hiro, because the characters themselves are half Asian and half white. Hiro is voiced by Ryan Potter, who is half Japanese and half white. Good on ya, Big Hero 6 casting director.
  1. nicolescchung +29 December 8, 2015 9:20 pm
    
    It’s SUCH a delightful movie, despite the fact that we don’t actually see Daniel Henney’s face. It’s my older daughter’s current fave, and I think it means a lot to her that Hiro and Tadashi are biracial Asians like her.
sheistolerable +13 December 8, 2015 10:05 pm

“Daniel Henney would just stare at things and they would magically find their ways into boxes or suitcases. That’s what he’d tell you, anyway – you’d suspect he was actually hard at work making lists and packing while you were napping/procrastinating/insisting you had errands to run because you loathe packing so much.”

This is actually my husband. As a flagrant procrastinator and Bad Traveler, I have no idea how I got so lucky.
mkpatter +16 December 8, 2015 11:20 pm

I am laughing so hard at how hilariously long this is while at the same time looking up this handsome man’s entire filmography.
1. nicolescchung +20 December 8, 2015 11:28 pm
  
  I don’t understand what you mean; it was 5 pages and I cut it down to 4 1/2
  1. jmstevenson76 +7 December 9, 2015 1:29 am
    
    SUCH RESTRAINT!
    1. nicolescchung +9 December 9, 2015 2:28 am
      
      I REALLY can’t tell if you’re joking
2. karissachen +14 December 9, 2015 2:16 am
  
  I mean we could have gone for another 20,000 words but we figured that might be too long
  1. mkpatter +13 December 9, 2015 3:06 am
    
    Don’t get me wrong, I LOVE IT. I mean, it has to be at least as long as he is tall, right?
    1. nicolescchung +19 December 9, 2015 3:15 am
      
      oh my god Karissa, WE STOPPED TOO SOON
Jane +7 December 9, 2015 1:19 am

OMG THIS FINALLY HAPPENED.

I wish this man was on my TV more. Come on Grey’s anatomy, you need a new McDoctor right?
1. nicolescchung +7 December 9, 2015 3:21 pm
  
  He has a new show in March, Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders (hence our cheesy “beyond the borders” reference above). I don’t really need another procedural in my rotation but obviously I’ll give it a shot.
  
  Some people are lobbying for him to be the new Iron Fist (much discussion over who would be a good Asian American Iron Fist!), and now that the idea has even be FLOATED on twitter dot com I will be so sad and disappointed if it doesn’t happen.
denwanai +7 December 9, 2015 1:52 am

Daniel Henney had me at Kim Sam Soon. I had a terrible case of second lead syndrome.
denwanai +7 December 9, 2015 1:57 am

Unless you are a kdrama fan you shouldn’t be allowed to post. He’s been capturing the hearts of all kdrama fans since Kim Sam Soon. TEN YEARS AGO, ladies, 10 years ago.
1. nicolescchung +8 December 9, 2015 2:26 am
  
  we’re pro-kdrama here at The Toast
  1. denwanai +5 December 9, 2015 2:59 am
    
    <3 SO GOOD.
    고맙습니다
goonerkate +5 December 9, 2015 4:21 am

Oh man, he is so impossibly handsome. How do humans look that good? And in general, I kind of can’t deal with how perfect this whole thing is. It’s basically everything I want in life. Very much including the perfect democratic candidate thing, that is TOO REAL.
Gzortenplatz +13 December 9, 2015 8:27 am

Between this and the Saul & David piece, it feels like the Toast’s mission today was to undermine my lesbianism. Strangely, I am not minding this a bit.
sublimefeedback +5 December 9, 2015 10:28 am

And the funny thing is he really does come across as a genuinely super nice guy in interviews. Fans who catch him in LA and Michigan also say the same https://thesunnytown.wordpress.com/tag/daniel-hen…
jessicaesquire +5 December 9, 2015 1:05 pm

How did you know I’m humming Teach ’em how to say goodbye every time I think about Barack???
1. nicolescchung +7 December 9, 2015 3:28 pm
  
  Barack Obama’s going hooooome
Abi Elizabeth +1 December 9, 2015 2:58 pm

I love this article. It made me fall in love and cry. *sigh…. if only…. <3
Maggie +6 December 9, 2015 4:19 pm

As I and fellow Tumblrs maintain, he must play Roy Mustang in any future live action version of Fullmetal Alchemist. Hot damn.
Nikki December 9, 2015 10:04 pm

here are MANY MORE GIFS if your heart* can take it

*and other parts
Nikki December 10, 2015 2:15 pm

this is awesome to know, because I'm always a little hesitant to read interviews with stars I LOVE in case they say casually terrible things. But of course Daniel Henney would only say wonderful things!
mediumred +3 December 17, 2015 11:26 pm

I’m a little late to the Daniel Henney bandwagon (I think I first saw him as a model), but oh my gawd, I’m so glad that this exists. @builtahouse, I freaked out when I saw him in the BH6 credits too! And now I’m obsessed with the movie. Is there any other guy this attractive on earth? Unpossible. I am SO excited for CSI:Beyond Borders.
Ally +3 December 18, 2015 3:23 pm

Le sigh!! Wonderful article. Made my holiday
Eileen June 7, 2016 1:01 am

Never have I ever seen such a gorgeous man 😍 He is sexy, handsome, and elegant at the same time 😩💘💘💘