However, a recent post on Instiz shows that idols excel at acting too! The original author compiled a list of five successful actor-dols as listed below.
1. Jung Eunji – Sung Siwon
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“Prior to the drama’s airing, netizens called her out on being ‘too plain’ for the role of Sung Siwon. However, it was this very plainness that allowed her to play her role successfully as a student and woman giving birth.”
2. D.O – Han Kangwoo
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“After being casted comments that SM ruined a perfectly good line up of actors. Later on however, everyone began complimenting him saying that he is the best idol actor within SM.”
3. Im Siwan – Jang Grae
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“After being casted the fans of the original cartoon stated that he is a good actor but he looks too pretty to play the role perfectly. After the first episode however, he shut them up with his acting skills”
4. IU – Cindy
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“She was perhaps the most controversial idol for “Producer”. More than half the articles called her unfit for such a crazy lineup of actors. However, she showed amazing acting skills and many began to say that she was the perfect choice for Cindy.”
5. Sungjae
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“Sungjae received much hate upon the announcement of his character, but he was later well-loved as Gong Tae Kwang, even more so than Han Yi Ahn.”
Others shared their comments on this list:
– I think Lim Siwan played his role better because he was so small and pretty…it made me want to care for him..
– Just curious…are there idols that have been cast for Cheese In The Trap?
– These are all so true ㅠㅠ
– Kyungsoo ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ
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IU, who has recently been confirmed as a female lead for the new drama “Producer,” had appeared as a guest on SBS‘s “Healing Camp” in July of 2014 and had revealed her feelings about acting.
At the time, IU expressed her love for acting, saying, “Acting is really fun too. It’s completely different from singing. The emotions that I can’t express through singing, I can express through acting. I’d like to continue to do both in the future as well.”
She added, “In terms of emotions, in singing, my emotions are expressed after going through the melody and the lyrics, whereas in acting, the emotions are expressed as they are. I get to use emotions that I don’t normally use. I haven’t cried out loud since I was a baby, but through acting, I get to cry out loud or get angry, and can express emotions that way.”
source: Soompi
