DON'T JUDGE || CHALLENGE ENTRY

“If you judge a book by its cover, you might miss an amazing story”

I’m doing the #DontJudge challenge this time. The challenge sounded interesting, and since I’m the most judgmental person on earth, I thought why not? I had the longest list of choices, but I picked a few.

Jang Na-ra is a South Korean singer and actress, and she can also sing in Chinese. She began her career as a child actress when she appeared in Les Miserables alongside her father. She was also an ment model, and then went into a singing career before her acting career became successful. She appeared in several television dramas and movies.

I did not like looking at her in dramas, especially as a main character. I did find her a little bit lacking. I did not enjoy her acting, most of the characters she picked turned out to be pitiful, sometimes whiny, and in the end they always cried a lot. And there’s nothing I hate more than a weak main character, and I always felt like I was watching the same thing over and over again and I always ended up dropping any drama I saw her in before even watching it, I’d see her face and I would instantly be annoyed.

Like I said, I did not like seeing her in general and my prejudice could have hindered the fact that she is actually an amazing actress. I recently just saw her in ‘The Last Empress’ and I have to say that I was impressed by what I saw, and her acting has improved a lot.

Kwon Sang-Woo is a South Korean actor who debuted in 2001. He started his career as a fashion model before he became successful in his acting career. He has starred in several dramas and movies.

I absolutely, without a doubt, did not like looking at him in dramas. No matter how hard I tried I could not find him attractive, and I always find it problematic when I don’t find the main male lead attractive, and soon enough I started to nitpick on everything; his acting, the way he talked, etc. The first drama I watched of his was ‘Sad Love Story’ and I have to say that I did not enjoy it; and it was absolutely painful to watch.

I have to say that I enjoy his acting, most of the characters he picks seem a little bit complex and he executes them perfectly. The dramas that really hit the spot for me were ‘Medical Top Team’ and ‘Queen of Mystery’. Seeing him as a cop was something new and it was an absolute joy to see him in action. It’s sad to say that I still don’t find him attractive, but I do love his acting now and that counts for something.

Jung So-Min is a South Korean actress who made her acting debut in 2010. She took a break from acting in 2011 to focus on her studies and returned in 2012. She starred in numerous dramas and movies.

I could not stand her character in ‘Playful Kiss’, I found her very annoying and I ended up being very disappointed with her character. That was the very first drama of her that I watched, and I did end up disappointed in several recent dramas of her that I watched. Her characters always ended up being annoying, or they didn’t have that in-depth or they could sometimes be whiny and helpless.

Her saving grace was ‘What’s Wrong with Secretary Kim’ for me, I thoroughly enjoyed her acting. Her whole demeanor was different, and I knew that that was exactly what I was expecting from her because I knew she could do so much more with her acting, and that drama was a perfect choice. I totally have a new-found respect for her.

Park Shin Hye is a South Korean actress who debuted in 2001. Her breakout role was with the 2009 series “You’re Beautiful”, where she portrayed a tomboyish character who disguises herself as her twin brother to a boyband.

It was a hate at first sight with her, I don’t know what I hated about her in particular, but I just found her annoying, most especially her nasal voice. I dropped most of her dramas, because well, I couldn’t stand her. It didn’t matter who the main male lead was, as long as she was in it then I sure as hell wasn’t watching that.

Her saving grace for me is “Judge from Hell”, I absolutely love her character from the drama. Girl was killing it all the way, and I was in full fangirl mode. I have to say that she is talented, and versatile. Her acting has always been good, but I just didn’t like her voice which I’m getting used to.

Kim Go Eun is a South Korean Actress who gained early recognition for her role in the 2012 film “The Muse”.

The first drama of hers that I watched was Cheese in the Trap and I just straight up cancelled the girl. I hate hate hated her role in that drama, everything she did was so annoying and I automatically disliked everything about her. Again with finding the nasal voice annoying, I absolutely could not stand it. And then, I tried watching Goblin because of all the hype, and you won’t believe that I dropped the dram three times before I got around to finishing it. I didn’t like her, which automatically made me dislike Gong Woo.

Her saving grace, well that would be “The King: Eternal Monarch”. I’ll be honest, at first I was just watching the drama because of Woo Do Hwan. But at the end of it, I was drawn to her. The dual role she played really reflected her natural acting style and versatility. She is talented and makes some of the smartest role choices.

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