This has happened all too many times. We see Korean actresses attempting to play characters that are supposed to be “unattractive” girls, but we sit through watching the entire drama feeling unconvinced. This has nothing to do with their acting skills, it is only because these actresses are just too beautiful to be playing such characters.
Here are some that we think that they have tried, and deserve to be acknowledged just for their effort!
1. Oh Yeon-Seo
Oh Yeon-Seo played the average-looking girl who has 3 extremely handsome brothers in “Love With Flaws.” People would question if they were really blood-related siblings whenever they saw her siblings and it made her protective brothers mad whenever it happened.
Watch “Love With Flaws” on KOCOWA here!
Where else can we find Oh Yeon-Seo on KOCOWA?
Dramas: My Sassy Girl, Shine or Be Mad, Jang Bori is Here.
2. Song Ji-Hyo
Song Ji-Hyo played a girl who is always unlucky and could see ghosts in “Lovely Horribly.” She doesn’t see the need to doll herself up or even wash her hair because she has too much on her plate to care about them.
Watch “Lovely Horribly” on KOCOWA here!
Where else can we find Song Ji-Hyo on KOCOWA?
Drama: Princess Hours.
Variety: Running Man.
3. Minah
Girl’s Day’s Minah acted as a girl who felt inferior to her sister in almost every aspect in “Dear Fair Lady Kong Shim.” She had to wear a wig because she suffered from hair loss problems due to the stress she has been getting.
Watch “Dear Fair Lady Kong Shim” on KOCOWA here!
4. Nam Ji-Hyun
Nam Ji-Hyun took on the role of a country girl with a heart of gold in “Shopaholic Louis.” Having lived her life in the countryside, her style was out of fashion and no one would hire her when she came to Seoul.
Watch “Shopaholic Louis” on KOCOWA here!
Where else can we find Nam Ji-Hyun on KOCOWA?
Drama: Suspicious Partner.
5. Lee Sung-Kyung
Lee Sung-Kyung had to gain weight and be all tomboyish as a female weightlifter in “Weightlifting Fairy, Kim Bok-Joo.” As weightlifting wasn’t really seen as a “desirable” sport for females, she was despised for not being feminine by her peers.
Watch “Weightlifting Fairy, Kim Bok-Joo” on KOCOWA here!
Where else can we find Lee Sung-Kyung on KOCOWA?
Drama: Doctors.
6. Jang Na-Ra
In “Fated to Love You,” Jang Na-Ra was an ordinary-looking girl known as a doormat and the “post-it” girl in her office because she could not reject her colleagues when they wanted her to complete their work for them.
Watch “Fated to Love You” on KOCOWA here!
Where else can we find Jang Na-Ra on KOCOWA?
Dramas: VIP, The Last Empress, Go Back Couple, Happy Once Again, School 2013, Babyfaced Beauty.
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Do you have a favorite actress here? Are there any other actresses that have played “ugly” roles but failed to convince you that they are unattractive? Share it with me in the comments below!
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i love Nam ji hyun. i loved her in SKL and SP. More More projects for her.