K-actress Nana Apologizes After Criticism of Her Distracting Modern Lip Injections Taking Viewers Out of the Joseon Setting in Netflix Sageuk Drama The Scandal
Normally I’m all for anyone doing whatevers to one’s own body, be it hair, makeup, or even body modifications. But when one is an actress and makes a living onscreen then there is the delicate balance of body autonomy with impacting the visuals. That’s the case for K-actress Nana, who played the second female lead in recently premiered Netflix sageuk K-drama The Scandal, based on the French novel Les Liaisons Dangereuses but more closely an adaptation of the 2003 Korean movie based on it Untold Scandal. Everyone should know the story set up so Nana plays the ingenue or virtuous widow in this version and it seduced by the male lead playboy character. Viewers have been critical of her modern lip injection fillers that are too noticeable and take the audience out of the scene. The phrase “fish lips” or “duck lips” are unfortunately very apt in her case. The best approach in this case is when she was cast in this role she should have halted it before filming to get back to more normal size and then go back to her usual injections after filming is done. Nana has come out and apologized for this happening.
Maybe this is cause of Vietnamese/Southeast Asian and we all duck lips like this…but they look normal to me lol.
which part of the SEA are you from? I’m from SEA and I never saw anyone with lips like this. it is so distracting. I keep looking at her lips all the time. and the bad story isnt helping
Central/southern part of Vietnam. Legit everyone in my family, like me and all my cousins and everyone I know who’s Vietnamese has lips like that lol.
It is definitely distracting for me….the lip took over the screen. But many artistes do that these days for me…
I was more distracted by how bad the drama was. It was completely miscast on every level.
The storyline of the French novel Les Liaisons dangereuses feels like absolute gibberish to me, revolving entirely around the ridicule and absurdity of lust. Years ago, I watched the classic film Dangerous Liaisons, as well as a Korean adaptation, with my housemate. While the acting in Dangerous Liaisons was quite good, the Korean version fell short. As much as I like Ji Chang-wook and Son Ye-jin, I have no interest in watching their new Netflix version because the underlying story holds no inspirational or entertainment value for me. No offense to fans of the original novel!
Oh I digressed. The duck lips are indeed distracting.
Les liaisons dangereuses is a classic book with various themas , a must read for french literature students . 3 majors movie’s : Roger Vadim,Stephen Frears and Milos Forman .
While the original French novel may possess immense literary value through its beautiful language, it shares a trait with many works of Chinese literature: rich vocabulary and expression paired with a dull storyline. Ultimately, none of the adaptations of Les Liaisons Dangereuses I watched manage to be particularly inspiring.
To ne honest,i never was fond of the book, back then and now, i’m still more into english literaure !
BTW, welcome back! Long time no see you.
It’s not only about lust.
Book didn’t have explicit scenes (compared to modern books) but described how main characters operating, thinking, how they manipulate people, including each other, using others to have “fun” until it destroys them. Until they hurt someone they actually cherished. Or get, let’s say, karma, for their actions.
And how reputation on surface doesn’t mean much for person with two-faced personality.
Maybe compared to some other classic books people don’t see it as a big deal, but I think this has different themes to think about.
I’m a fan of both SYJ and JCW and while the all-around acting was great from everyone, the script really fell short. Maybe it’s because I’m familiar with the source material and I watched Dangerous Liaisons and also Cruel Intentions, that I already knew the gist of the story. But oh boy, was it sooo boring. What a waste of good acting and art direction.
Love to see actors and actresses catching flack for the work on their faces. America is having this conversation too because hardly anyone looks their characters anymore. Just a bunch of smooth, pulled faces reading lines. How are you a poor village girl in the 1800s with a face lift and puffy lips? By all means, get the work done if you want it. Just know that we’re all working in overtime, suspending our disbelief these days. BLEH.
I agree! I’m just puzzled as to why Koreans suddenly drew the line at Nana’s lip fillers, when there are other actors and actresses in historical/period dramas who are, in my opinion, even more plastic-looking. For example, Lim Ji Yeon is undoubtedly a great actress, but she also has one of the most artificial-looking faces I’ve seen in my years of watching KDramas. And yet, Koreans never complained about her looking too plastic and modern in The Tale of Lady Ok and My Royal Nemesis. She’s just one example, but I can think of others too. Just kinda weird to me lol. Why don’t they just call out all actors and actresses who are clearly too plastic-looking to act in period dramas?
I wonder if she was just the last straw since the fillers would have looked too much even in a modern drama.