[News] Who throws stones at Ku Hye Sun? (Choi Doo Sun’s butterfly effect)

[MyDaily's Reporter Choi Doo Sun] Criticism of Ku Hye Sun’s acting has become an issue. Ku Hye Sun currently plays an Assistant Pilot Han DaJin in SBS’s Please Captain. Script is by Lee JaeYun and Bae Chang Jik and directed by Joo DongMin. The drama portrays the realistic and humanistic story of the professionals working in the airline field. However, people are mainly focused on Ku Hye Sun’s acting ability. The criticism is that Ku Hye Sun’s expressions and behavior are the same as from her previous acting work. They especially point out that there is no difference between BOF’s Geum Jandi and Han DaJin. People who insist that lack of difference between old and new roles prove an actor’s poor acting skill may have vision problems in that they are searching for Geum Jandi in Please Captain. Berating Ku Hye Sun’s acting ability came about along the same time with the development of the drama story. Please Captain itself received criticism for unrealistic story line and for its too amazing-to-be-accidental story characters and their relationships. Under this circumstance, criticism of Ku Hye Sun’s acting ability ignited. At this time, I raise question about the criticism of Ku Hye Sun’s acting ability. In the drama, Han DaJin grieves the tragic loss of both her parents. Even so, she maintains the uniquely positive attitude and lives her life with passion for her work. Han DaJin is countlessly criticized by Captain Kim YoonSung (Ji Jin Hee), however, she does lose her spirit and stays strong and hopeful. She sends out message of hope to the audience through her character. Ku Hye Sun is working and building her own style of acting. As Han DaJin, she steps forward against a group who bullies another, inside the plane. She stands firm and talks back at the harsh Captain Kim. Ku Hye Sun is showing the humanistic behaviors that are usually only possible in dramas. At times, she shows the character’s pain while drinking soju. An actor is also an individual. It is a mistake to think that she cannot act just because her way of talking, expressing, behaving, walking, etc are similar to her old drama roles. In the same vein and logic, there are actors like Kim YoonSuk, Ha JungWoo and Park ShinYang who are acknowledged for acting. Their special way of talking and behaving and acting do not need to be different every time they act in different movies. Just the way they use their own methods to portray their characters, Ku Hye Sun is using her own method to acting out her bright and positive drama character. Acting must receive evaluation from within the drama. It is not about comparing the acting of one actor with the actor’s previous acting. It is about how well the actor expresses the essence of the character they are portraying at the present time. Please Captain is pretty much consistently maintaining the rating of 7% (according to the rating company AGB Nielsen Media). Compared to the amazing ratings received by the MBC drama (Suns Embracing the Moon) and the lower rating of KBS drama Wild Romance even with Jessica of SNSD’s kiss scene, it is a proof that Please Captain has a steady and fixed viewership and following. I question whether the criticism of Ku Hye Sun’s acting is related to the issue of bias and prejudice. Source: MyDaily Translation: cheerkoo @ soompi