Eunjung defends Suzy against acting criticisms

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KBS 2TV’s “Dream High” finally aired its pilot episode today, but seems to be off to a rocky start with several controversies stemming from just the pilot airing alone.

The episode managed to record 10.7% in viewer ratings, lagging behind SBS’s “Athena: Goddess of War” and MBC’s “Queen of Reversals,” both of which recorded 16.3% and 14.2% respectively.

Prior to the pilot’s airing, viewers were highly concerned over the all idol cast line-up, since half of them don’t have prior acting experience. Opinions on the drama remain divided, and at the center of the controversy stands miss A’s Suzy, who plays the role of ‘Hyemi.’

Since she is the leading role for the drama, viewers were left disappointed with her poor acting skills and criticized her for speaking as if she was reading out of a book. 2PM’s Wooyoung, who plays the role of ‘Jason,’ was also criticized for his awkward facial expressions despite only having to say a handful of lines.

Viewers commented, “It was to the point where I couldn’t even continue watching,” “She’s the queen of horrible acting,” “In her group, Suzy is in charge of the visual, and it seems like she’s trying to raise viewer ratings with her face again,” and “They’re not even ready to be standing in front of the screen.”

In comparison, T-ara’s Eunjung and 2PM’s Taecyeon both received high remarks, as they both have acting experience from “Coffee House” and “Cinderella’s Sister” respectively.

It was also IU’s first acting debut, but she fortunately managed to dodge criticisms as she only appeared wearing an animal suit for the majority of her part.

Regarding the controversy surrounding Suzy’s acting, Eunjung spoke with Star News on January 4th and commented, “Suzy’s doing well despite it being her first time acting. I have a lot of lines with her so I pay close attention to her acting. She’s confidently trying to do her best. It’s inevitable for her to feel nervous, and although strict criticisms are needed, please continue to watch over her.”

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[ethereal-limbo.livejournal.com]

your icon... where is it from. >.>

[unreal.livejournal.com]

IA.

[ramunerain.livejournal.com]

you go Eunjung. :3

and besides, they weren't that bad for newbies imo.

[geekpants.livejournal.com]

I know! I have a feeling the whole drama's going to be one hot mess, but Wooyoung's English wasn't as cringeworthy as I thought.

[nimco.livejournal.com]

Eun is so nice and sweet. Is there anything this girl cant do?

[spandachi.livejournal.com]

Eunjung is such a genuinely kind person. <3

Also, to Suzy:
only appeared wearing an animal suit for the majority of her part

There's your solution.

[aniloratka.livejournal.com]

I haven't see this yet, but HDU criticize Wooyoung >;[

jkjk

[erikarafaela.livejournal.com]

I haven't watched the ep yet... waiting for subs
is it really that bad?

[unreal.livejournal.com]

It seems like some idols just take on roles without even having proper acting lessons. They don't see it as something full time. But just as something fun next to singing.

I also think that they don't really realize that acting is not just something you just do. There goes a lot of time in it.

[oystersauce87.livejournal.com]

I'm going to watch it for suzy anyway.

[oystersauce87.livejournal.com]

Also, poor Suzy. She's not ready for this but the company made her do it anyway and now she's getting a lot of hate.

[uchuu-kita.livejournal.com]

Eunjung looks adorable, but I've never found a Kdrama I didn't think was shit. Korean movies can be great, but the dramas....DNW.

[fseventh.livejournal.com]

Even saeguk ones? T__T

[kiku-cha8-8.livejournal.com]

Somehow this line:

'It was also IU’s first acting debut, but she fortunately managed to dodge criticisms as she only appeared wearing an animal suit for the majority of her part.'

Struck me as hilarious. But let's see how she improves ♥ In terms of bad acting, she has nothing on Hyun Joong :P

[geekpants.livejournal.com]

YOU EUNJUNG COCO ♥ I watched this without subs, but I have to agree - Suzy was just .___. So stiff and it doesn't help that her character (so far) isn't likable.

BUT FFFFFFFF TAEC LOOKED SO GOOD

[twinkystar16.livejournal.com]

this is why i love Eunjung..she's always positive and encouraging..

[patentpending.livejournal.com]

Psh, this only means it's going to be even more hilariously awkward and campy than the trailer made it lool. I for one, see no problem and expect to lol heartily.~

[x3sarang.livejournal.com]

Yeah I was curious about the bad acting criticisms and I watched the first part of the episode and - wow. Companies need to stop letting singers act and leave it to the actors, at least if they're not good at it. I find it takes away from the drama too since having the 'idol' label to the drama adds a certain...cheapness to it? I don't know how to explain it well :|

[twinkystar16.livejournal.com]

it's not wrong to cast idol in a drama..but make sure they are fully prepared for it..not just simply jump into the bandwagon and start acting..
You're Beautiful is the perfect example of a godd idol drama..
Yonghwa acting is a bit cringe worthy(still passable though he's so not ready to act) but Hongki and UEE did well..
and there's a need a balance of the amount of idols and real actors in the drama so when the idols failed to deliver, the rest can still carry and support the drama..

[after-an.livejournal.com]

LOL that was IU in the animal suit? I was wondering where she was. I am khunfused as to why they didn't have the only real actor in the line up appear in the first ep...

[handfonewallie.livejournal.com]

Eunjung is a "real" actress as well. She has been acting since 1999, she only debuted in an idol group 10 years later.

[ghost-whisper.livejournal.com]

Of course your asking for trouble if your cast is full of people who don't do acting as their primary job. Performing on stage =/= acting. It's even worse if your lead cast is full of people who have no prior acting experience whatsoever You might be able to make up for one inexperienced actor by partnering them alongside other experienced ones who can guide them, but filling you cast with newbies?
Haven't watched it yet, but I'm not surprised people are calling it something of a train wreck. Still, good luck to the actors - hope they improve with each ep.

[kyra-chann.livejournal.com]

THIS.
I mean, just because you're a singer or a model it doesn't mean that you're able to act too!
I've been going to theatre classes for 5 years and it's not as easy as everybody think it is.
Singers are singers, models are models and actors are actors. There are some ppl that are really talented and are able to do more than one of these things just like Nicole Kidman or whatever, but not everybody can do it.

[qrizta.livejournal.com]

vikii.net but they haven't finished subbing I guess.

[askbask.livejournal.com]

I think it was fine. It's ridiculous to complain about acting in these light comedy dramas, because the extent of the actor's instructions seems to be "overact every single scene". How do you tell the difference between poor and good actors in that kind of a setting?

[2cutelena.livejournal.com]

When Kim Soo Hyun comes on (if he hasn't already that is) you shall know good acting. I watch plenty of kdramas and that boy is one of the best younger actors of the past two years.

[lyuna.livejournal.com]

I didn't think it was that bad, tbh. Of course she's not going to be perfect in her first acting job, but for goodness' sake, cut the girl some slack

[qrizta.livejournal.com]

That's sweet of Eunjung. <3
I'll still defend Suzy as well. Like for real... girl didn't receive acting training and was just thrown there with no solid preparations.

“In her group, Suzy is in charge of the visual, and it seems like she’s trying to raise viewer ratings with her face again.”

Yoona, UEE and Sandara all over again with people all up on their asses for being good looking. The difference is those 3 are better actresses while Suzy is the better singer.

[akaich0u.livejournal.com]

Truth. I dont know what JYPE is thinking. Suzy is one of the best singers in her age group...they need to develop that instead of pushing her into things she isn't ready for.

[renai21.livejournal.com]

Honestly it's not Suzy fault at all. If you want to bash someone go to the casting office or JYP, but of course is easier to blame someone who has no control in her career

[renai21.livejournal.com]

and obviously Suzy shouldn't have this lead. A supporting role (or even a recurring extra as she doesn't have any studies) for a start would have been better and she wouldn't have to face criticism at 16 -.-

[a-perfect-shade.livejournal.com]

what i want to know is why a 16 year old with no prior acting experience was cast as the main lead in place of someone slightly older with more experience (when the latter was readily available).

[2cutelena.livejournal.com]

MTE.

It's kind of annoying to know that there are tons of young and experienced female actress who could have done the role well (Park Bo-yeong, Kim So-eun, Jeong So-min to name a few) but aren't there because they aren't idols.

[kawaiiairbender.livejournal.com]

okay... didn't know this was a real show... er i didn't know we were supposed to consider this an actual drama :|

[quietreveries.livejournal.com]

lol yes

[bunny-lita.livejournal.com]

I thought Suzy was okay. But Wooyoung was so bad. Granted, the only lines he had were in English, so let's hope he's better in Korean.

[notyourgeisha.livejournal.com]

chris/jason sunbae was kind of a lolsy disaster