There is something indelible about Kim Yoo Jung that I’m always enchanted by whatever she’s doing onscreen or posing offscreen. She simultaneously looks young, looks her age, but also has this softly mature vibe. Her most recent drama Lovers of the Red Sky (Hong Chun Gi) she only looked young though which suited her character as she basically was a one-note thought process that Kim Yoo Jung managed to bring to life on the sheer force of her acting ability. She made Chun Gi feel like a real young woman despite being a paper thin personality. But this Vogue Korea pictorial has her hanging up her painting frock for some of the chicest fall 2021 trendy couture completed with accessories and handbags very suitable for the twentysomething fashionista. Like always, I hope her next drama is better but Red Sky as stupid as it was failed solely on the script and I found her performance highly watchable as long as I turned my brain off on the nonsense plot.
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Hopefully she'll get better projects in the future than she has in the last few years.
She don't have an eye for the best roles as her fans claim. I feel like KYJ accepts a project if it involves popular co-star, popular PD, popular writer, or popular source material, hoping it will hit high ratings.
LOL. She don't choose like that.
But anyway, I am expecting this site to bombard her with so much hate and negative comments.
So yeah, feel free to shower her with all unnecessary and hateful opinions, observations, assumptions, scrutiny and everything.
The hate towards her recent drama in this site is too much, but then, it's opinion. The actual result is far different from what everything people read here.
agree!i wonder why but anyway its their opinion.even if youve done nothing wrong people still criticize you.no wonder.!but we love your kim yoo jung.no other actress ive seen as versatile and unique as you.god bless you because you deserve it
Love her acting in lovers of the red sky. Hoping her to get an award
Just because you don't like the roles she portray doesn't mean she doesn't have the eye for good roles. Have you ever considered that KYJ may be choosing roles based on the strength of a character? Or bec of things she may learn as an actor? She defo did not choose bec of a popular male lead. She was casted first bef Ahn Hyo Seop in CWPFN (AHS was still a rookie that time, no lead on any drama yet), and the PD is not popular. With BR, she was also casted first. The PD may be popular but what's wrong with working with one if you really like all the aspects combined? Which actor does not like to work with a popular and accomplished PD tho? Aside from the script, that's the first thing that an actor considers in taking on a project.
Koala and the people here is always bothered on the way she chose her scripts and flock her with all evil comments that dragged her down. Calling her drama stupid because you don't like the plot, the writing, the story, and everything, is just really pure evil.
Good thing, koala's blog is just plain gossip blog. The negative and unnecessary comments about her drama is just here.
The result in Korea is good.
Calling a drama stupid for having a nonsensical plot is "evil"?
Grow up.
Honestly it’s just opinions and I read comments over the web and naver that many people don’t like the plot and the writing, it’s almost unanimous disliked. Acting on the hand is a mixed, some people like and some people don’t. It’s not evil if it’s a negative comment, I’ll be surprised if you never posted a negative comment in your life.
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That's right. I agree with your opinion. In fact, Koala and Setyang raised many negative issues about the Rek Sky drama. Meanwhile, the drama received a good response from Korea itself.
@Ronnie
do you know in korea, many knetz are sympathise with yoojung due the drama was badly written? and there're korean articles talking about how bad the drama was despite the good casting. and the cgi regarding the drama also was badly received. so no.. it doesn't receive a good response as you thought. if anything, they only praised abt visuals and acting, not the drama as overall
Some people here are weird and too sensitive. past articles and this, as well as the comments talks about how poorly written LOTRS LOTRS that can not be saved with the famous director and good actors. No one talked badly about the female lead, it just that some weird fans taking such criticism as personal attack to her, no one is hating her but some fans make her difficult to be liked (atleast on this site). Such weirdo, some even drag an actress' forehead and flat face. YOU WANTED A PERFECT FACE YET YOU'LL THROW STONE TO SOMEONE WHO TRIES TO FIX IT!HYPOCRITES
She is such a beautiful young woman. Her new agency have done a great job with getting her more sophisticated editorials and her styling has improved so much really emphasising her natural beauty. Her Sidus stylist was more like an anti-fan with some of the atrocious fits they had her in.
I don't blame her for signing on to "Lovers of the Red Sky" as on paper it seemed like a surefire success. I hope her agency will work hard to find her some stronger projects. She is a talented actress and it is disappointing to see she hasn't had a good role or successful, acclaimed project in years.
Kim Yoo Jung is really a relevant actor. Her choice of script, all about her career is being scrutinized. I'm glad in Korea, her drama is considered successful on it's timeslot of Monday and Tuesday. Number 1 on ratings versus Dramas like Police University and King's Affection.
The opinion about the plot will always stay here as an opinion. It will never add to its good result. I'm Thankful as a fan of KYJ.
Who said its successful. Dear, remember it is aired in SBS, directed by a popular PD and based on popular source material but, it performed poorly. Yeah, it is no. 1 in its timeslot but, if you look at the bigger picture, it did not meet the expectations.
@Marga What kind of expectations are you talking about? To hit 40% rating like the moon embracing the sun back in 2012 because of the writer and star PD? You have to be realistic. LOTRS is not just airing in SBS. It is also simultaneously airing in platforms in korea like wavve. But it was still able to have number 1 ratings on it's timeslot. And other things like it is sold in different countries and a lot of articles to back it up. Go search it.
Dear, How's your fav actress these days..are they even active?? Worry about yours..we dont need "but" here...Don't try to discourage our actress and her fans
My fave actress Suzy is always busy. She is forever on top and bankable. KYJ could never.
@marga it may not meet your HIGH expectations but consider this: LOTRS ranked 5th on the highest viewership by a terrestrial channel so far this year. The other 4 on the list (PH 2&3, Taxi Driver, One the Woman) were all shown during Fri-Sat timeslots, only LOTRS is shown on Mon-Tues.
@marga it is also consistently on top 5 of VOD (video on demand) sales ranking while on its run. Not meeting your high expectation doesn't necessarily mean that it's not a success.
@Ping Pong
My fave actress Han So Hee is doing well and always busy.
@ marga if everything is based on ratings then your fave actress's dramas are not that high in ratings too.. Its all about the hype(excuse me!)
God, people like actors and actresses for various reasons. Not just because they are bankable and always busy. Bankable and busy doesn't mean they are great actors/actresses. Having a lot of fans doesn't mean they are good.
SBS dramas doing no.1 on a time slot has zero relevance who are you trying to convience? Compared to all the other SBS drama LOTRS is the least successful and the least popular. Compare like for like don't try and make up stats against weaker competition who were always bound to fail. This drama was hyped since last year and was even promoted at the SBS drama awards more than 8 months before it released. Compared to all the hype and noise marketing it seriously under performed and isn't even considered a success in South Korea and has only 1.6 million viewers average which is very low compared to Secret Royal Inspector, Bossam or even River. All the top 5 in ratings is SBS dramas which is not an achievement its channel privilage.
Kim yoo jung a pretty young lady ....really beautiful inside and out....way to go kim yoo jung ...congratulations to the success of LOTRS...will be waiting for your next netflix drama...
My girl is shining! I'm in love with the outfits as well! ?
Thank you for covering this photoshoot Koala!
Shes is so beautiful. classy' beauty and brains. shes perfect!
How can you say that LOTRS is a failed one? Seriously? FYI, It has its best viewership rating since the beginning. Also, it is the most viewed drama compared to other dramas being aired at same time. With that viewership,lots of people are watching it. Get yourself updated!
It is not a failure. It just did not meet the expectations. Its ratings are just average in SBS level. Further, it was directed by a well-known PD and based on popular source material. May expected it will hit 20% but, it failed miserably due to poor writing, directing and acting.
Again, what kind of expectations are you talking about? If its origin country (korean audience) considered it successful, why question it?
LOL. In Korea, it is not considered successful. Give me your sources to prove your claim.
When it is topping the ratings for its timeslot since 1st week versus its competitor, it is not consider a success? Go search it yourself. It's hard to get ratings from at least 8 percent above this days given the timeslot of monday and tuesday. But they were able to pull through and even had 10.4 on its finale episode. Why can't I consider it as a success? It is not like the success of the weekends dramas but still, it did good.
When I say success, it is mostly about the ratings being number 1 on it's timeslot with 2 drama competitors, regardless if it's just 8% above. (They had 10.4 as the highest in the finale) If this is not a success to you, well for me, it is. And
Here are some articles to back it up. It's just 2. But you can search for more if you want. And just why, why can't we celebrate it?
https://m.etoday.co.kr/view.php?idxno=2073243
"HongChunGi sets off the craze for sageuks.. "
http://mpop.heraldcorp.com/view.php?ud=202110151451159085239_1#a
"HongChunGi is considered to be the word that caused the romance historical drama craze on small screen recently. It has been ranked no.1 in viewers ratings for it's timeslot:
Don't delude yourself. I already explained that even if it is no. 1 in its timeslot, it does not mean it is a success. Look at the bigger picture. A 10% rating for SBS is just average while it is a success for KBS and MBC.So,it did not really perform well in terms of SBS level of ratings.
@myrrana
Aren't you the one who always acted as yoojung fan and bought kimsohyun in your comments to start a fight.
Lol why are u fighting against someone who is talking good about our girl.
U really clowned me the fake yoojung fan
It is SBS you are talking abt. The show should be able to bring in at least 11%. It is not on TvN or JTBC, where it excusable.
Who said that I am anti-KSH and anti-KYJ. I am just commenting my thoughts. If you cannot accept constructism, well, you are thr problem.
I think you are the type that'll say ratings don't matter when it comes to your fave's dramas, when they can't even reach 8% but then again judges others dramas.. saying it as a failed if they didn't reach 20% ..wake up... If Maintaining no. 1 in its time slot without proper promotions until its last epidose isn't considered success then we don't know what success means...
@P who said sbs always need 11% ratings to become successful ..Racket boys was also considered successful even if it didn't reach 10%, Damn you talk like you knew everthing.. Search before you speak, know the facts first..
Lol. Stop deluding yourselves. Racket Boys and LOTRS are not considered successful in Korea. Only fans of those dramas claim it to feed their ego. But, the general public says otherwise. These dramas are forgettable.
It has the 5th highest viewership among terrestrial channels so far, the first 4 are on Fri-Sat slots
1. Penthouse 2
2. Penthouse 3
3. One The Woman
4. Taxi Driver
5. Lovers of the Red Sky
LOL. Stop inventing lies. Secret Royal Agent has higher ratings than LOTRS. And I agree that even if it is in top 5,it does not mean it is a success. Ruler was 4th among dramas in terrestrial dramas in 2017 but, still considered as underwhelming. Just accept that it performed poorly despite being high profile.
@myrrana dear, SRI average rating is at 8.11 while Red Sky is at 9.02. Please check your facts, you're the one who's delusional. Shame on you lol.
Since Red Sky has higher ratings than Secret Royal Inspector, are you saying that Secret Royal Inspector is a failure too? Or are you refuting the data and will stick to your highly prejudiced opinion?
I expected a lot that your brain will work. But girl, you have a poor analytical skills. SRI is successful because it was aired in KBS. It has been a long time since KBS achieve double digits. Reaching 14% is already a big feat for KBS. Further, let me tell you that dramas rating rankings are based on peak ratings not average. In that means, SRI is higher than LOTRS.
@myrrana why are you trying so hard to show that LOTRS is not successful? Are you korean ..you keep talking these are not successful in korea this are successful in korea.. Like stop! Don't judge easily.. Okay i am tired!
So what if it is 5th highest? Does it match the ratings?
What do you mean? The fact that it's the only Mon-Tue drama on the top 5 list should tell you that it's successful. It's quite hard to have high viewership on weekday slots and to exceed 10% ratings. I wish I could post ss here to provide more data.
I don't understand the fight about ratings. If for you a drama is good, great, entertaining, what's the importance of ratings. Just enjoy the drama, ignore all the negative comments. Dramas are created to be enjoyed not to be a source for a fight online.
Unfortunately, haters use the ratings to shame or invalidate an actor. The fact that Red Sky received high viewership and haters still refute the data just to prove that the drama is a failure is so infuriating. Imagine if the drama received lower ratings, I cannot fathom the vile words they would throw at the actor.
I see. I can't too relate because I rarely take seriously about haters. Because no matter what you would say. Haters gonna hate.
Like Monthly Magazine Home. I reaaally like it. It's ratings not so good. But who cares. If I only see ratings, I'll be dowm and don't focus on the drama itself.
Now I'm watching Jirisan, and, because it's highly anticipated drama, it's ratings will be tightly monitored. Like now eps 3 its ratings down to 7,9%. I'm sure people will talk about it. Esp haters. But for me it's still really good. Don't care if it's ratings gonna down to under 5%, if the story still great for me, so be it.
Good points! Fully support!
Sung Dong Il is correct in always mentioning her eyes are such gifts for an actor. Love her styling and she suits this type of editorial.