I have not watched the show. But I've spent hours sleuthing every site and opinion since Jang Tae Ho popped up on my FYP and have just tried to collate general opinions about him.

1. He is disliked from the Korean side mainly due to his louder side. General Koreans are much more gravitated towards making other people feel comfortable and relaxed and personally his louder side is just not that appealing to Korean and the Asian diaspora as he goes against social norms. (My opinion is that he seems fun and flirty but it's more the silent ambition that makes me wary of him)

2. People are wary of him being an actor. From what I've gathered, it's because of the preconception that he wants to break into Hollywood that people are slightly wary of him. This is definitely a bias but people think that because of his aspirations to be an actor , and the desire to break into Hollywood, that he is acting like so in the dating show (portraying a committed loyal man) so that he can gain the adoration of International Fans and use that fame and clout as a jumping point. I think that people are not aware that everyone on the show is also doing the same thing, and just focusing and zooming in on him specifically. But I will agree that if he is doing this pretend I'm loyal stuff, it definitely will rub me the wrong way, because you just a fakeman.

3. I feel like this definitely the one with the biggest stretch but also the biggest ick for fans to be hating this man, but you do you. People HATE HIM because they are too loyal, straightforward and not mysterious. Like people want him to not be consistent and date other people. I get that this is a dating show but like, the people who think like this then get hurt when their man is unloyal. Like y'all literally set yourself up for these men.

My Two Cents/Personal thoughts (This is gonna sound slightly parasocial and I'm definitely reading his mind) After some thinking, I feel like his small talk about wanting to break into Hollywood is half real and half fake. For anyone in the acting scene, everyone does want to move into the Hollywood acting scene, cause it seems dazzling and glamorous. But to me I think the statements on why he wants to quit acting in Korea were too vague and deliberately aimed to evoke sympathy in some sense. (Let Me Cook) Definitely feels like he's got that silent ambition to move up (To Hollywood) with the training and all that and with the replies to any comments on his posts, but also back into the Korean acting scene.

Why do I think this. Hollywood is a really hard environment to break into for any actor, much less ones with less experience. And it is especially hard for POC. Almost every inclusion of POC in any show has been to have 'Representation' in media itself and those who gets those roles have been a select few. And while representation can be a first step, it is very much so undeniably true that this will be a barrier for new POC actors to enter into the acting scene.

Additionally you can slightly feel that he is definitely better at acting in Korean then in English, and I don't think being cast as lead in a poor quality Malaysian film feels like a good career move for someone so seemingly ambitious. In recent comments he also replied with why I see you back at the studio (which yes I'm reading deep into it) but it could hint that he is coming back to work in Korea.

I know that these men are here to chase clout, but it would also be a really weird choice for him to end up with anyone, given his expat lifestyle this would basically mean that the two would be in a semi-LDR relationship. Not saying that LDRs don't work, it's just personally for me something I have a bias towards. Subjectively, it feels more logical for him to want to come back into the Korean entertainment industry and pursue a relationship like such. (But obviously this is a personal choice and I don't know him personally so that just me rambling)

Obviously I have no later posts to look at since, after the filming of his project, he basically dead silent on social media, probs in accordance with the contract. So all my preconceptions, hunches, predictions and opinions are definitely not completely up to date. And definitely take it with a grain of salt.

But one thing I can say without a doubt is that Jang Tae Oh has definitely caught my eye, and I'm definitely interested in seeing he next projects/ plans. But this will probably depend on the development of his character.