You know, the Internet had allowed people to be much harsher than before, typing out
negative comments without fearing consequences. The result is that our favorite Korean actors
and actresses always receive a lot of hatred, but what about the opposite? Today, let’s
take a dose of positivity and learn of actors who are actually so loved, to the point that
the public is willing to defend them. Kim Tae Ri
As the star of popular Kdramas ‘Mr. Sunshine’ and ‘Twenty Five Twenty One’, along with
the super successful K-movie ‘The Handmaiden’, the position of actress Kim Tae Ri in the
heart of Korean audiences is just not something you mess with.
In fact, this had been made clear just this year, when a topic dissing Tae Ri’s acting
in Twenty Five Twenty One popped up on Korean forum theqoo. In particular, the poster criticized
Tae Ri for her “overhyped acting” and “vocalization that sounds like a cartoon
character”, basically shaming the actress for being “too exaggerated” that they
“can’t bring themselves to watch” the drama.
However, a large number of people immediately streamed in to defend the actress, expressing
that Tae Ri’s character Na Hee Do is a passionate and bubbly girl, so the actress adapted to
fit the character. They also believed that the 31-year-old Tae Ri had a completely convincing
performance as 17-year-old Na Hee Do, and you basically can’t tell her age from the
drama. “Kim Tae Ri’s acting was criticized???
What a joke!”, “Kim Tae Ri’s acting is so good, natural, and not at all stiff”,
“What are you talking about? She’s a f*cking great actress”, comments like these can
be found littering all over the topic. Indeed, there have been some that agreed that
the actress did act a bit “too much” in the first episode, but they also followed
by praising that she’s getting “much better and more natural as time passes by”.
“She’s just Na Dee Do”, one said - which is basically my opinion regarding this fiasco.
Yes, the actress yelled loudly and bawled her eyes out in very exaggerated manners - but
that’s her character, and Kim Tae Ri had thoroughly convinced me as an actress.
Ahn Hyo Seop Having crawled up from super minor roles,
Ahn Hyo Seop has now proven himself capable and well-recognized through many popular series,
including Dr. Romantic, Lovers of the Red Sky, and most recently, Business Proposal.
His latest series, in particular, had been so well-loved, that posts of backlash regarding
the actor’s acting skills had been met with quite the ire.
To elaborate, around episode 4 of ‘Business Proposal’, a topic regarding Hyo Seop’s
acting skills popped up on the Korean forum pann.
Negative comments in the posts suggested that the Hyo Seob’s acting was overrated, awkward,
and forced, adding that he, quote, “failed to exude the powerful and mature aura that
Kang Tae Moo is supposed to have, as seen in the original webtoon”, unquote.
The post had even called Hyo Seop’s Kang Tae Moo “a dupe version of Park Seo Joon”
in What’s Wrong With Secretary Kim, having seen similarities in the two’s many character
traits. Concluding their criticism, the poster also
stated that Hyo Seop had adjusted his voice to make it deeper - which actually ended up
sounding awkward. “Viewers are mainly focusing on the handsome visuals, instead of acting,”
the writer said. Surprisingly, instead of heeding to this negative
opinion as normally, K-netizens had been angry for Hyo Seop, and argued against the original
poster. “This drama is supposed to give off positive
energy” they explained why Hyo Seop exaggerated his actions.
“It’s not just about his visuals, his acting makes me laugh in funny scenes and
make my heart flutter in romantic scenes too”, one said.
“If you said Ahn Hyo Seop can’t act and only has the looks, you obviously haven’t
watched his previous dramas”, another wrote, with others concluding that the majority thinks
Ahn Hyo Seop is brilliant at acting. Guess you can’t just refute talent.
Go Hyun Jung The seasoned actress Go Hyun Jung, who starred
in critically acclaimed series Queen Seon Deok, The Queen’s Classroom, and Dear My
Friends, is another face that guarantees the trust of the Korean netizens.
In fact, they rushed to defend her even in the face of a major scandal back in 2018,
after the actress stormed off the set for her ongoing series ‘Return’.
At that time, an anonymous producer had shared to the media that Go Hyun Jung had a terrible
attitude on set. According to him, the actress had a big fight in 2010 with the staff of
‘King of Ambition’, where, after being asked to re-shoot by the director, the actress
just headed back to her van, closed the door on the chief producer, and dragged him by
the van for a few meters. Adding to the fire, a staff member from the
talk show ‘Go Show’, also accused Go Hyun Jung of speaking rudely to directors and scriptwriters.
“Once, she threw an ashtray at them, calling them names,” the accuser said. “There
was a time where a miscommunication happened because her manager did not properly inform
her of the extended filming time, and even though the staff apologized to her, she yelled
at them in front of the audience”. There was also an alleged conflict on the
set of ‘Queen Seondeok’ mentioned, where a staff member revealed that Go Hyun Jung
kept demanding for set improvement, which completely exhausted them. “The days Go
Hyun Jung comes down to the set are the days we have to clean”, the director said, sarcastically.
Despite all of these though, netizens were not buying into the accusations. On every
news article, you can see thousands of comments from furious viewers claiming that the entire
debacle was a “witch hunt”. “All the testimonials are being kept anonymous”,
the netizens said, dubbing these as “baseless and toxic rumors”.
They also defended that Go Hyun Jung is known for her big heart when it comes to younger
staff and her junior actors and actresses, having bought many meals and gifts for them,
paid out of her own pocket. “That accusation on ‘Queen Seondeok’
set is just ridiculous. We all know that the hygienic condition of the set was unbearable”,
a netizen said, receiving plenty of support from others.
People also assumed that the actress had been kicked out of ‘Return’, instead of leaving
on her own will, and thus turned to drown SBS and the anonymous director in criticism.
While we never know what was really happening on the set, there’s one thing for sure:
the audience is wholly on Go Hyun Jung’s side.
Han So Hee After rising to the top thanks to her role
in the turbulous drama ‘The World of The Married’, Han So Hee found herself in controversies
regarding her past images. In particular, certain photos from the actress’s
youth were released, showing her smoking, with tattoos, heavy makeup, and her past working
at a bar. Basically, Han So Hee embraced wholly a “bad girl” image, and certain viewers
weren’t quite pleased. “This is just shocking,” one said, while
another exclaimed: “How can she live seeing those?”. As tattoos and smoking were considered
taboos for those working in the entertainment industry, some people were shocked, and were
quick to throw criticism towards So Hee, calling her vulgar, saying that they “wouldn’t
be proud of a past like that”, and mocking her “bar hostess” career.
Fortunately, they weren’t the majority, and the public had come to aid the star of
‘Nevertheless’, and ‘My Name’, stating that “it’s not like she got the tattoos
as a minor”, “committed a crime”, or “was a school bully”.
They also commented that whether or not So Hee had tattoos or smoked, “it’s her free
will”, and people should not boil things down to right or wrong.
“Haters need to worry about themselves”, a comment defending Han So Hee had received
over 2000 upvotes showing support, showing that they have no issue regarding Han So Hee’s
past. “What does this have anything to do with
any of you? It’s not like she negatively affected you with it”, another said, followed
by others, affirming that there’s “no point in attacking her for it”, and not
to “assume that she was a rebel.” And this was not the only time that So Hee
received favorable opinions from the netizens, seeing that they only exclaimed with joy when
the actress decided to no longer take responsibility for her mother’s debts.
“She did well”, “I support Han So Hee”, people said, wishing for her to only “walk
the flower path”. “Han So Hee is amazing, she always works
hard”, “Why should she be responsible?”, “Han So Hee fight!!!”, other comments
cheered, showing clear support for the actress. And when So Hee finally profited from her
hardwork and purchased a luxury apartment that’s worth up to 1.95 billion won, the
netizens weren’t jealous like in other cases, but only wished her well. Comments like “She
works really hard and she also has a good image”, “I think she will be more successful”,
“It’s good that Han So Hee is going well”, can be found under all news articles, signaling
the public’s love for the actress.
And that’s the list! Do you know any other actors who are obviously adored by the netizens?
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