I've stopped reading comments about her because they just make me angry (CIIT comments in general make me angry, because they keep repeating the same, tired patterns, and I loved the drama and its characters to distraction, despite all it's flaws, and I feel like all the comments about how the director should never direct again and no actor except PHJ should ever act again in anything is completely OTT-- CIIT when it was good was the best that kdrama has to offer. I want to see much more of that and maybe better execution in the dramas those people make here onwards- not for them to leave the industry.)

But it's so true re: the comments about her looks and acting. When I first saw her pictures, I thought she was cute, and that's it. But from the very first episode of CIIT, from the first few frames, I was utterly and completely charmed, and found her so much more attractive than I've found most actors. I feel the same about Jung Yumi, who is my other favorite. I love Kim Woo Bin, but I feel like he hasn't taken on anything that showcases his range, because he plays a lot of similar character with similar vibes, so I think, despite not being anywhere near as popular, Go Eun def has that over him.

Cheese ultimately let itself down and badly, so I can't even be mad at people who are mad at it, considering I was one of them.

But the criticisms against Kim Go-eun took a really weird pattern - people complained about her looks and acting before the drama, loved her once it was actually airing (and she was unscathed in the mess until some rather unfortunately-worded interviews), and now, post-interviews, people have gone back to calling her names again.

Meanwhile, people are far nicer about the first teaser of Uncontrollably Fond and its leads in general, despite the fact that neither of them (female lead in particular having been the pits in previous acting projects) have so far displayed even a shred of the talent in Kim Go-eun's pinkie toe, despite having begun their acting careers before her. Like the standards are so much lower for them, it's funny.

and I see similar comments about IU, who isn't as spectacularly chameleonic as Kim Go-eun but has turned in a strong of solid, even well-praised performances - but offcreen factors have people behaving as if they've got selective amnesia about the fact that she's actually a decent actress, and slating her upcoming drama for it. It's ridiculous.

I completely agree with u pogo.
and I really reaaaaaalllllllllyyyyyyyyy...... want Kim Go Eun to get all that recognition and appreciation for her work.
Keeping the end of CITT apart, we all will agree that she was fabulous , really amazing, people should give credit to her for her acting. I truly want her to win the award. Awards are given as an appreciation for your work right, she should be given one.

True, I'm sure I would have been much more mad had I actually read the Webtoon or been very invested in Seol/Jung or Jung as a character, which I wasn't. To have the adaptation of a favorite ruined unexpectedly can be awful. But I've felt that the WORST DRAMA EVER and LET'S NEVER TALK ABOUT IT tags are fairly unnecessary. It was set to reach legend status in its genre, but even post-messing up, it still scaled pretty high overall.

I don't know what actually was said in the Goeun interview because she has said that it was unfortunately edited, so I don't want to take sides either way. And it doesn't change the fact that I find her extremely, ridiculously talented and just want to watch her do a lot more dramas. It makes me sad that she was disliked so much over it. Maybe this movie can cement her acting status.

Lol, I haven't seen Suzy in anything except Dream High where I liked her because they made her weak points (blank stare, expressionlessness etc.) her strengths by writing them in the character, which made it funny, but yes people do seem to believe she's better now. I guess Uncontrollably Fond will show us how much she's improved. I think it's possible for her and KWB to have great chemistry despite the acting. I hope that's the case at the very least.

IU though, impressed me so much as Cindy that I now stan for her and look forward to her works. I think the problem with her is her idol image, which makes people typecast her into cutesy roles, so I'm glad that Cindy broke that mould, because I think she has serious range and acting chops and deserves a chance to showcase them. Like, when I think about it, awkward, painfully shy Pilsuk shares nothing in common with loud, openly love-struck Botong, who shares not much in common with tsundere Cindy. Cindy and Pilsuk and Botong are ALL awkward, but they're not awkward at all in the same way, thanks to IU. Pilsuk and Cindy and Botong are ALL love-struck but show it in totally different ways, thanks to IU. I can actually easily imagine her as a gangster, or an ennui-struck housewife or something, going by her music videos, and I hope she gets the chance to play different characters in the future as well. I can't predict if she'll be good in saeguks as well, but I'm willing to try it for her.

@Zoe - I hadn't actually read the webtoon beyond chapter 15 or so, so my investment was really in the drama and in Seol - and as a drama fan, I could really feel how hideously off-key the story turned in its last quarter. I'm still astonished at how a dark but tonally rather low-key/realistic heroine-centric dramedy devolved into full OTT kdrama melo with the central heroine herself ending up sidelined in favour of a walking checklist of tropes. It just didn't feel organic at all.

With Suzy, you nailed the problem - her acting range so far is so limited that scriptwriters and PDs have to bend over backwards to accommodate her lack of ability. And I'm not really sure if she brings anything to the table to make her performances worth it as a viewing experience. Park Hae-ryun is a fantastic writer but I Hear Your Voice was a far better drama than Dream High imo, simply because she wasn't limited by any of the cast.

With IU, it's the opposite - she's risen to the challenges of fairly demanding roles, and done it consistently despite her very short filmography. Cindy in Producer was not a role that had to be dumbed down or limited to suit her acting range. And it was her arc that ended up stealing the show, which practically never happens with second female leads. Part of it is down to Park Ji-eun giving her the room to play, but IU deserves full credit for pulling it off, and I really hope she's able to do it again with Scarlet Heart even if I'm not enthused by cdrama remakes.

@Kiara - Jlaw might be getting a touch overexposed (and imo it's ridiculous how she ends up taking roles way too old for her) now, but her career went to a really sweet spot after her first Oscar nomination, and she gets first look at almost any major movie script in Hollywood now. I'd love for Kim Go-eun to have options on that level, and for her career to not be hostage to what insane netizens say about her looks.