#netizenbuzz

Article: Minho's looks work around the globe... made American first lady Melania smile

Source: Ilgan Sports via Nate 1. [+939, -34] She looks like when one of your mother's friends looks at you and goes "omo, you're really handsome~" ㅋㅋㅋ 2. [+600, -28] I've only ever seen her in pictures with Trump and she was never laughing like this in them 3. [+585, -37] I will admit Minho's quite handsome 4. [+43, -1] What's he doing at a presidential event though? Didn't he next to Park Geun Hye too? Is he SM's political manager or something? 5. [+33, -0] Well she's stuck looking at that wrinkly old man every day, it'd be weird if she didn't smile at a sight like Minho 6. [+29, -0] I admit Minho's handsome but Melania smiled because she thought it was cute how the female students were flipping out over Minho 7. [+26, -3] Minho must be a sight for sore eyes after looking at that oldie Trump all day 8. [+25, -6] Didn't Minho used to follow Park Geun Hye around all the time too? What's his connection? 9. [+23, -5] He was always in Park Geun Hye's photos too, why is he with so many presidents ㅋㅋ 10. [+20, -1] This is my first time seeing her smile like that

© NetizenBuzz

I don't know how it is with American celebrities, but Koreans generally don't put idols and actresses on the same level of ANYTHING. netizenbuzz  I didn't think to bring it up until I saw an article about Jessica sitting at a fashion show next to a row of other actresses yesterday.

Whenever pictures comparing idols to actresses come up, the general consensus seems to always be that idols, no matter how utterly gorgeous, can never live up to the '~aura~' of an actress. Actresses are put on a pedestal, even if they suck at acting/their job, and are seen as having the better, more luxurious profession.

1

This has always been the case with SNSD in particular (don't ask why), and most recently Suzy ever since she starred in that movie with Han Ga In.

Below are the best replies from two articles about Jessica surrounded by actresses at a fashion show.

2

Another picture that has been uploaded to death on several community boards for a while now is a comparison photo between SNSD and Park Si Yeon. They call it the 'Park Si Yeon all kill' picture, and you can easily find it just searching keywords like 'SNSD's embarrassment' and 'Park Si Yeon all kill' on Naver.

Netizens are also always going on and on about SM's actresses Go Ara and Lee Yeon Hee and how they're too 'perfect' to join an idol group and how they have faces that were 'made for acting' even though the consensus seems to be that they both could use some more help in the acting department.

3

Whenever topics about either of them possibly being an SNSD member or a solo like BoA is brought up, the best replies are usually always about how Lee Soo Man knew that the two were too perfect to become idols and saved them for acting instead.

4

I don't even know where this actress > idol thing came up from but it's been the mindset for a while now. But then again, I guess you wouldn't really compare Miley Cyrus with Angelina Jolie? so I might be missing something universal...

Even just running a simple 'actresses’ vs idol comparison' search into Naver turns up results like:

1.      Comparison of beauty between female actresses and female idols

2.      Actresses >>>>>>> a wall you cannot climb over >>>> idols

One Pann post with several pictures of idols and actresses in the same picture had the following best replies:

1.      [+228, -16] Idols can never ever be put on the same level as actresses. I see a few crazy b@stards say stupid shit like how Suzy is prettier than Han Ga in but they better stop spouting nonsense if they don't want to get hurt.

2.      [+171, -14] Han Ga in is daebak... She's not an actress for no reason. Anyone with eyes can see that she's on a different level from Suzy

Reviews On NetizenBuzz

1.      “Interesting. But I really like the comparison you made OP of how you would not compare Miley Cyrus to Angelina Jolie(blasphemy!). It totally made the whole thing fall in place for me. No matter how famous idols are they are always going to be just teeny-boppers. I think even in the west actresses are generally seen as more glamorous and sophisticated than singers (let alone disney-channel type singers).

2.      Also interesting because a lot of these fabulous actresses have very poor acting skills. Especially Kim Tae Hee. Even though most idols are even poorer at acting, I'd say some are on par with a couple of Korean actresses (and by that I mean they both suck).

3.      Also i-fans are VERY mistaken if they think idols started Hallyu. Everyone knows it all started with K-dramas because even before BoA and DBSK, there was Winter Sonata and THAT's what really opened the door for Korean media in Asia. I know my complete immersion with Korean culture started with BOF.”

4.      “didn't everyone's start with BOF? It's truly what got people into hallyu culture. Winter Sonata was great but if you truly think about it, Boys Over Flowers is something 99% of international fans have watched/seen as their first kdrama. TV is more powerful than music/radio, so kdramas actually started the hallyu wave really, and it was fueled by BoA and DBSK, etc.

5.      Also, I'd like to point out that the actresses > idols/singers thing probably started with icons like Aubrey Hepburn and Marilyn Monroe. They established themselves as icons of beauty, class, sophistication. Everyone has seen that image of Aubrey Hepburn with her long gloves and pearls. And of Marilyn with red lips and a beautiful white dress, at the red carpet. Since a long time ago, actresses set themselves as sophisticated, beautiful, elegant and classy.

6.      Singers started as entertainers, dancing on stage in pretty racy/crazy outfits (think flapper style), even prostitutes who dance on stage for men - so from the beginning they had a wilder, less refined and high-class profile. They dress crazier and do more crazy things because they must enertain on stage; actresses just need to act, and go to red carpets looking classy af. That being said, there are exceptions.