MY Favorite actresses
Those actresses are either clearly gifted, or have portrayed characters in projects that filled me with immense joy or sarrow. Now their mere presence in a show (be it a drama or a movie) gives me a beautiful sensation of warmness and familiarity, as if I am watching a family member. I sometimes would pick a show because they are there
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Kim Go Eun
Zuid-Koreaans
My first kdrama of her was cheese in the trap, I loved her unique facial features. Then I watched "Muse" and "Canola" and just fell for her overall performance. However it wasn't until "Yumi cells" that I realized I was definitely head over heels. I now watch some of her worst projects just because she is in them
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Lee Bo Young
Zuid-Koreaans
My first kdrama of her was "I hear your voice" in 2013, through her I felt connected to the world of Kdramas for the first time. Although I sometimes find her stiff in acting, and doesn't use too much facial expressions, I still love her calm demeanor and she rocks "cold hearted", "myseterious" and "melancholic" characters. I absolutely fell for her performance in "Call me Mother".
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Kim Tae Ri
Zuid-Koreaans
I think I might be biased with this one, but my first work of her was "The Handmaiden", I was impressed to see a famous korean actress play a queer character and although the movie wasn't my favorite due to various details, I still loved her innocent features and the emotions she conveyed with her eyes and expressions. I then watched "25, 21" just for the sake of her, I fell for how relatable she was as a character. Unlike the perfect female leads in most kdramas, that always have the perfect hair, and look straight out of a Hollywood movie even when they were exercising for hours, her character truly looked like a highschooler. She had imperfct bushy eyebrows, wore baggy clothes, and a peculiar hand watch. It reminded me of my highschool days, which made me connect with the character even more. She was just there, imperfect, and made us observe t her journey as an aspiring athelete with a lot of admiration. Despite the plot holes, and cliche romantic elements in the kdrama, her arc development as a main character was with no doubt one of the best elements I watched in a kdrama.
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Heo Yool
Zuid-Koreaans
Gifted child ! Her performance in "Call me mother" brought tears to my eyes more than once.
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Kim Sun Young
Zuid-Koreaans
She is a classic icon, versatile and simply brings a certain warmth to her shows. I love her presence
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Park So Dam
Zuid-Koreaans
Top of mind "Parasite", her performance was amazing and her role clearly made her look fascinating because I first failed to realize she was the same actress in "Cindrella and the four knights" (a cliche damsel in distress type of kdrama).
I do think movies really bring into light the true potential of an actor, because compared to kdramas they tend to portray a main character in the most intimate way, and if they aren't good in acting the failure becomes clear. -
Kim Seul Gi
Zuid-Koreaans
I found her beauty peculiar, and her smile infectious. She portrays some interesting characters, although for some reason she rarely take a main lead role. I wish she would take in more !
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Kim So Hyun
Zuid-Koreaans
Again, must be biased by her shows I watched when I first got introduced to kdrama. "I hear your voice" and "The suspicious housekeeper", now she feels like a sort of spirit child, that I like watching if the drama is worth it.
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Ryu Hwa Young
Zuid-Koreaans
Loved her presence and character in "Age of youth", wished to see more of her but couldn't stand her in "My father is strange" or "Mad dog". I wish they would give her more roles similar to the one in Age of youth, she rocked it
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Han So Hee
Zuid-Koreaans
I find her not suitable for roles that portray "clumsy", or "energetic and extroverted" type of characters. But she fits perfectly in standoffish calm characters, with preferebly a heavy past. I loved her performance in "My name", "Nevertheless" and "Soundtrack", but I wouldn't feel enthusiastic to watch her perform in a more diverse genre
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