I remember wondering where Hong Ye Ji popped out from to get the female lead role in the KBS sageuk drama Love Song for Illusion with Park Ji Hoon which aired earlier this year. Reportedly the drama was a hot mess so I skipped it but heard the general consensus was that she was really not cut out to be a female lead. Now she’s in yet another sageuk two months later, the just premiered MBN sageuk Missing Crown Prince with Suho and the initial feedback is yet again she’s just bad. A charisma-free presence onscreen and not very attractive either, it’s that worst combo of not being pretty enough to warrant a free pass at bad acting. There are tons of talented, pretty, and hard toiling K-actresses playing supporting of second female leads over the years who are talented and pretty enough to be a female lead and yet Hong Ye Ji gets handed these roles, so frustrating the see. I’m just glad she’s not in any drama I’ve the urge to watch and hope she either improves magically or never ever does a drama opposite any of my faves lol.