Oh my!

I think Peach was referring more to those who might be in Kim Go Eun casting posts saying she isn't pretty enough to be so and so's co-star or whatever. I think you have a point too, pogo. But I don't think Peach meant to say that ALL criticism is hate.

@canxi - just for the record, I believe comments about Kim Go-eun (and IU, before her for Scarlet Heart) are bs.

But it's worth noting that these two particular actresses have actually met with enthusiastic reactions to their acting/prospective casting on db earlier (see early posts on KGE being courted for Cheese, or even comments on KGE's acting as Seol while it was airing), and the particular dislike of them now appears to be fuelled by imagined wrongs committed by them offscreen, rather than their acting itself.

I agree with you pogo.

I guess I can also understand where Peach is coming from because it does seem like sometimes the guys (unless particularly awful) get a little more faith where the girls might not, even if they've done well here and there. There is a lot of love for many actresses here, but every now and then I am sometimes surprised at negative comments

@Peach - it's definitely ridiculous and unreasonable, and I would call it 'hate' but it's at least connected to something they actually did (public comments in KGE's case, alleged misinterpretation of a book in some song lyrics by IU) - in fact, prior to those incidents, they were pretty well-received on here.

It's rather different from the case of an actress getting hate for nothing they've actually done a la Park Shin-hye (in whose case I suspect people are also unable to separate her from her awful character in Heirs, and she therefore makes a convenient scapegoat to contrast against anyone who gets called a crappy actress).

@canxi I think that may also be because less crappy actors make it to lead roles in general - I mean, go to the post about L potentially being the lead of that Chae Soo-bin drama and virtually everyone is stoked for her but quite the opposite for him. Comparatively, the only requirement for female lead roles in a lot of cases seems to be looks/popularity, which talent being strictly optional.

It's ironic, because a lot of hate directed against decent-but-divisive actresses (e.g. Park Shin-hye) seems to come from fans of idols/actresses who've been called out as being crap at acting.

So it's not even oppa love but more like misguided unnie love.

@Peach as I pointed out, Kim Go-eun is in the crosshairs because she (rather unwisely) chose to comment on the Cheese scandal while it was on - it has less to do with her acting or with acting in general, than with the dislike directed at her for her public comments on a subject that had a lot of people very touchy.

I can't speak to the Su Ae situation but I have to say, I'm surprised - if for nothing else, because it was Kim Young-kwang who's been the target of (warranted, imo) db dislike for years following certain obnoxious comments in an interview.

@pogo

Depending on the commenter, it can even be both lol.

2pm Taecyeon also wants to say Hi to unenthusiastic DB community LOL.

Yes all the "hate" is a ligitamate reaction to the trend of good (mostly) actresses being picked over for lead roles in favor of just "seviceable" ones. Popularity is 100% the reason. I'm not a kpop fan, so some of the actresses chosen to play these heavy roles are just baffeling to me.

These decisions do matter and do effect the quality of the dramas. I stopped watching Entertainer because of Heyri. I couldn't stand her in that despite enjoying her previous work in 88.
I almost stopped watching UF because of Suzy, and had no knowledge (good or bad) of her acting ability prior to watching.
If Let's Fight Goast had been a more emotionally challenging drama, I would have dropped it because of Tec.