[Post-Drama Interview] Jo Woo Ri reveals the stress she received from having to play Hyun Soo Ah in 'My ID is Gangnam Beauty'

Original Source (Sports Chosun via Naver): 'My ID is Gangnam Beauty' Jo Woo Ri, "There was a lot of stress over appearance but I came to love myself"

Jo Woo Ri isn't a rookie actor, it has already been seven years since her debut. She's appeared in many other dramas and in recent years, she appeared in 'Witch at Court' and 'Queen of Mystery Season 2'. For the first time since her debut, Jo Woo Ri received the opportunity to play her first lead role. 

Hyun Soo Ah is a character who's a natural beauty and in middle school, she's bullied by others. After Hyun Soo Ah realizes the truth of life that: 'If a pretty kid knows that they're pretty then regular people get annoyed', she works hard towards her prettiness and uses her prettiness as power. Because Hyun Soo Ah is a character that's prettier than others and hasn't gotten any work done, Jo Woo Ri said that she was greatly burdened by the role of Hyun Soo Ah - who's chasing perfection. Jo Woo Ri said, "Unlike Hyun Soo Ah, I don't have a fancy face but I tried to be pretty through styling and clothes, I tried to dress in a 'shalala' vibe." 

In the past, Jo Woo Ri was able to avoid criticism about looks but after playing this role, she said that she realized it's a celebrity's fate to be judged on their looks. "In the past, I wasn't able to relate to it [being judged for your looks by others]. While working on other dramas, I was able to work on it comfortably, like myself, without burden but with this drama, it's a very popular work and it's a character who's prettiness has to be acknowledged, so there was judgement about external factors." The actress added, "It was my first time being judged for my looks so it was hard. I wondered how I would be able to recover from this. There are limits to my face and I later became sad after receiving these judgements. So that's why I stopped looking at comments so that I can protect my self-esteem. I just thought, "Let's work hard at my job, look at the script more, let's practice more hard at acting". I thought, will people even know if my heart hurts after looking at the comments. So that's why I just thought, let's work hard." 

1. [+1153, -10] Because she's so good at acting spiteful I didn't like her while watching the drama but you worked hard, Soo Ah-ssi!! I hope we can meet again in a good work ㅎㅎㅎ

2. [+901, -24] She looks exactly the same as when she was young ㅋㅋ These days, there's a lot of fancy facial features through the generalized surgeries and procedures so I think she matched Soo Ah well. If you go to an actual campus, girls who have a pretty style like her are innocent so they have a lot of popularity ㅎㅎ I was surprised because she had different vibes from when she was playing a nice character who's getting ready to take their police academy exam in 'Queen of Mystery 2' ㅎ I hope she ends up well in the future as well~ 

3. [+414, -15] Because she's a face that hasn't received surgery, her face comes out really naturally on the screen so that might be why she received negative comments. Her face looks exactly the same as when she was younger ㅠㅠ She's fucking pretty. I'm saying this just in case you don't know but don't get any surgery/procedures done on your face, you're beautiful as you are right now. (t/n: This is a picture from when she was younger, she really looks exactly the same LOL - ✿)

4. [+342, -11] Because she's so good at acting, while watching I was really annoyed ㅋㅋㅋ I hope they do a second season, always hwaiting!! 

5. [+201, -7] She also came out in 'Descendants of the Sun'.....

6. [+87, -2] It's a drama that criticized lookism but in the comments, people would say that Cha Eun Woo is prettier than Im Soo Hyang and Jo Woo Ri.. I feel like our country will never be able to get rid of this   

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Aww...

I feel bad for her ㅠㅠ

Her acting wasn't bad in the drama but I feel like some viewers just had really high expectations for a fictional character, you can't really expect someone to look like a goddess LOL

I hope they make a second season~

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[Post-Drama Interview] Im Soo Hyang reveals that she initially felt burdened with playing a 20-year-old college student

Original Source (OSEN via Naver): 'My ID is Gangnam Beauty' Im Soo Hyang, "20-year-old college student role, at first it was burdensome...thankful for the favorable reviews"

On the drama wrapping up, the actress said, "While working on 'My ID is Gangnam Beauty', I was really happy and myself, as well, learned a lot through this drama and received healing and I hoped the viewers did as well." The actress also touched up on the fact that many people expressed that they're waiting for a second season and they're feeling a lot of lingering, "It hasn't been long since our drama ended but many people are saying that they're waiting for a second season and that there's a lot lingering. I also really want to feel that lingering. First of all, I really wanted to say thank you very much for the love."

The original webtoon received a lot of love and after news broke out about the drama adaptation, many netizens were curious about who was going to play the role of Kang Mi Rae. Playing the role of a plastic surgery beauty can be burdensome for actors. On this topic, Im Soo Hyang said, "At the beginning, I was burdened. There was the surgery but twenty years old? Can I [play that role]? People always say I look mature and that picture with Park Bo Young-ssi too. Because I had thoughts wondering if I could do this [the role], I said I couldn't do it. But I'm a fan of the original work. I read the original work and the character of Mi Rae, looking past the plastic surgery set-up, is really lovable. As an actor, it's a character you want. If you look at it another way, throughout the past, I've played a psychopath, a killer yakuza, gisaeng so I thought, 'Why can't I play this role?'. So that's why I did it and I think I made the right decision. Many people liked it and were able to relate to it so I'm thankful."

The interviewer asked if she tends to pay a lot of attention to her appearance and she revealed, "I pay a lot of attention to it too. I go to the dermatologist and exercise. Maintaining is my job so I can't do anything about it. I have to show a good image. But we're actors and we have to show our acting but sometimes, I work really hard at acting but they don't see things like that and focus on the external things and I get sad."

1. [+633, -26] You didn't look out of place and I liked it 

2. [+344, -28] Looking past the drama, it was her real character ㅋㅋㅋㅋ her character in real life ㅋㅋ

3. [+282, -12] She was just Kang Mi Rae~ Her acting skills are the best

4. [+179, -8] I became a fan after watching the drama!!! Her acting was a perfect match~

Original Source (tenasia via Naver): Im Soo Hyang, "I'm going to love myself even more now"

tenasia: Kang Mi Rae grows by learning that your appearance doesn't guarantee happiness. What about you? Did you grow along with Kang Mi Rae?

• Im Soo Hyang: Yes. I knew my worth and I think that if I love myself then others will look at me with worth. It's not just the pain I received but I also thought about the pain I inflicted on others. Now, I'm going to love myself a bit more. Then others will be able to love me too. 

1. [+255, -2] Mi Rae, good job~~

2. [+178, -2] You're really good at acting

3. [+82, -3] Thank you so much for playing the role of Mi Rae and be happy

4. [+75, -5] It's the only drama I watched but now I have nothing to watch ㅠㅠ Soo Hyang looks prettier with long hair so I hoped that she would come out with long hair but.. I was happy for two months, thank you for your work and have fun in Cebu~~ (t/n: the drama's team is going to Cebu for their vacation)   

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