I really want to have a talk with Seolhyun‘s manager because this is such a boneheaded move I can’t even. And don’t tell me the whole “didn’t know” claptrap, anything other than an intentional conjuring rings hollow. AOA’s Seolhyun has been quite the popular young idol last year, with her agency FNC pushing the whole “Next Suzy” bit, but in truth she is popular enough to rest on her own Seolhyun laurels and not try to ape Suzy’s thunder. Alas the comparisons are not going to stop any time soon with Seolhyun’s just released hanbok pictorial that is just like Suzy’s hanbok pictorial two months ago in First Look when she was promoting her movie Dorihwaga. Suzy’s movie was a flop but the pictorial was very well received and deservedly so, it was fresh and vibrant, with Suzy capitalizing on her visuals and stepping up from any tendency to look flat. It’s a shame Seolhyun couldn’t do her own hanbok pictorial without copying Suzy’s hairstyle, makeup, and worst of all, poses. I’m sure she was just doing her job but this really gives off a desperate vibe that she needn’t be saddled with.
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it's not a pictorial. I read that the latest pictures are actually Gmarket ads. and Seolhyun or her company probably doesn't have a say in the ad concept as it's decided by Gmarket. i don't particularly feel anything for Seolhyun but it's not fair to say that she's copying Suzy.
Don't know where this talking point about the company not having a say in the concept is coming from. But if anyone knows how Korean entertainment companies work, you would know that is not true. Her team signed of on the Ad, they just didn't expect the backlash from the Suzy comparisons. Her company has been using the 'next Suzy' tagline to promote her all last year, and now when people call them out on it, her fans are like - what, no way, it's not her, it's not her company, blame everyone else. So they want to eat their cake, by benefiting from the publicity, and then have it too, by saying - oops, don't blame us. It's all just a coincidence.
I don't care about either girl, but these Seolhyun riding on others coattails has been so blatant. I'm not blaming her personally, cause it's not like K-idols have that much say in their careers; I just can't stand the apologists, who are acting like this is all just a major coincidence and the people who have noticed what they are trying to do are just making it all up.
what so great about Suzy anyway, that makes people downgrading their IQ, in defending her.
Oh, here go hell come with this article. Get ready. It's gonna be good.
not a fan of these two to notice any different but both suck acting-wise.
lol, shots fired.
Lmao! I just laughed so hard at this comment!
LOL +1...I just don't care...
Agreed
Suzy's pictorial is way awesome and graceful than Seolhyun's
Seolhyun makeup is too heavy
A lot of pictures of actress wearing a hanbok are similar, the pictures of Nam Bora are the same style too.
And Seolhyun just did what she was told...
Nam Bora's pictorial looks nothing like these, not the background, the colors, materials AND styles of the hanboks, the hairstyles, makeup, the filters used, not even the poses (there's only one semi similar but she's in a chair). This is such a silly thing to put against Seolhyun, but I don't know why the first line of defence rings along the lines of "Hanboks are boring, all look the same and can ONLY be photographed the same". I mean I'm no expert, but even I notice the differences :/
I don't blame the people whose immediate thoughts are Suzy when they see Seolhyun's hanbok ads because her agency has relentlessly been pushing her to be "the next Suzy" or "the new it girl" or the "Girl that replaces Suzy". Had they not don't that then the comparisons between the two in this case would likely not have happened.
Needless to say Suzy rocked her hanbok pictorial and Seolhyun's looks slightly like a cheaper version.
I do commend Seolhyun's on trying to push the boundaries and to trying out a new concept since she is mostly only famous for her body. However the hanbok concepts work better with people who know how to craft and tame their aura and Suzy's to me resembles a pre-mature version of Jun Ji Hyun.
Seolhyun might want to try high fashion modern concept first. Before trying a concept as difficult as hanbok. Or work on her Aura and facial expression first.
I know I have already done it repeatedly but it might not be fair to compare Seolhyun's and Suzy because Suzy has been modeling for over 6 years and has been in different different projects that give her an advantage in working a camera.
Gonna agree tht this time you cant blame seolhyun or FNC because the advertisement are made by Gmarket.
However, i do believe tht those behind the team must think tht seolhyun can even pull off this strong concept. Doing hanbok concept need alot of things to prepare, from makeup, the clothes as well as the enviroment . Sadly, Gmarket team failed to bring those killer vibe. Then it leads to knetz saying those things.
But, they must show suzy's innocent pose to seolhyun so she can copied those things but let be honest seolhyun are made for sexy pose , innoce pose just kill herself.
But next time FNC should stop bringing seolhyun as suzy's 2.0 .
Aigooo. Why her makeup artist use so much foundation to seolhyun. Seolhyun has a darker face which is not fairer. Why drag this child to wear thick layer of foundation? No wonder seolhyun is known as seolthick , seolbbcream .
Even if they were inspired from Suzy's pictorial I don't see anything wrong with it, it's not like you can own a concept.