Comments on: Lee Shi-young responds to detractors

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Lee Shi Young on Life After JunJin — Fri, 20 May 2011 09:16:05 +0000

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By: Fafa

Fafa — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 20:28:42 +0000

I hated her in Hong Gil Dong. her acting was so artificial. and she has lost her pure innocent image due to the surgery and i think the doctor has made a mess out of her face. honestly i would not sit a 2 hour movie bc of her. i might do it despite her, like i did HGD.

By: djes

djes — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 11:04:20 +0000

@Gita : yes, so hot it hurts. I got headache everytime I have to go out the office

I think Lee Shi Young decided to reveal her true age after she has “better position”.
As a rookie, she had to face harsh comments when she auditioned, and I think it’s believable that she stated she’s 2 years younger.
Well, not every one thinks that her honesty is something extra ordinary – I agree – but honesty is something I always respect..so.

By: jeb

jeb — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 03:06:27 +0000

Just in response to those wondering, apparently 2 years makes a huge difference for a woman in the Korean entertainment industry. When LSY began going on auditions, she was constantly berated with condescending comments like “What are you thinking starting an acting career so late? At your age you should be getting married.” After she shaved those 2 years off the casting directors were no longer giving her a hard time and she was hired for her first acting gig.

By: Gita

Gita — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 02:34:43 +0000

These agencies will never learn! they aways make their stars lie about their real age even though eventually the truth will always come out. Nobody can hide such fact forever and as much as I appreciate miss Lee’s honesty, I still don’t get why she lied at the first place, she should have said no when the company asked her to lie. If you want to be called a persistent person, you should do it all the way, stick to what you think is right. I agree that lying about age is totally unnecessary, most of the actors/actresses look younger than their real age anyway…
@Djes : It’s exceptionally hot in Jakarta these days isn’t it?

By: mimmay

mimmay — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 01:49:44 +0000

@ peanut butter

You said the producers are the ones who realized the age difference. Doesn’t that make it a “discovery” by the producers? Just because it wasn’t “discovered” by the netizens, doesn’t mean it wasn’t a “discovery”. Although I’m sure the truth would have come out even if the segment was edited out, I give her credit for not wanting it cut out.

It’s so easy to blame management but I’m pretty sure the actors and actresses are aware of what’s written on their profiles. Even if it’s an indirect lie, it’s still a lie. I, like others, don’t view this as a big deal (well, at least I don’t care enough to be angry over it) since many do lie about their age. I just don’t understand why. I don’t really see any difference in shaving off two years on your profile.

By: lei

lei — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 23:05:19 +0000

@minmay, her lying about her age isn’t something i’ll hold against her (or any kdrama actor for that matter). it is usually their management agencies that want to make an impression that they are younger so as to get more attention and better projects. youth is a premium in the entertainment industry.

@jeb, i didn’t know about that incident in WGM but i can believe that she’d rather have it aired as is.

By: sippycup

sippycup — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 22:42:27 +0000

Her attitude is really refreshing. I like that she isn’t afraid to speak what she thinks rather than what the netizans want.

By: jeb

jeb — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 22:24:47 +0000

mimmay:

The age-lie wasn’t “discovered”…it was something that she was honest about. On WGM she told Jun Jin that they went to the same high school (I can’t remember whether she said they were the same grade or he was one ahead of her…sorry). After they filmed for the day the producers asked her if she wanted them to edit their conversation because it might hurt her reputation for lying about her age…she said no.

By: peanut butter

peanut butter — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 22:17:15 +0000

mimmay: that could have been something somewhat out of her control since her agency would have put her age as part of her “image packet.”

and like the others said, i think its great that she doesnt take crap from the netizens who seem to give these celebrities no rest. go lee shi-young for showing that you have class!