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That’s easy for HER to say

Actress Byun Jung-soo (The Last Scandal of My Life, Bad Couple) currently hosts her own “style variety” program, the Olive Show on cable channel Olive TV. This time, she’s posing semi-nude for her “O’Love Your Body Naked Project” (I’m mildly surprised that they pulled off an English-language pun without being Konglish-y for once. Still a bad pun though).

A worthy cause, I’m sure, which brings to mind similar things like the (American) Dove Campaign for Real Beauty. This O’Love campaign operates under the message of “loving yourself and your body proudly, as it is.” Although, I’m sure it’s a lot easier to tell people not to hate their bodies when you’re rockin’ Byun’s sleek “S-line” and model-perfect figure.

(I jest, I jest, kinda. I may not have her body, but I don’t hate it by mere dint of the fact that it functions, mostly painlessly, mostly as it should and with reasonable ability to recover from the abuses to which I subject it daily. Most of them caffeine-related. But still, it sure is easy to be a spokesmodel for loving yourself when you’re widely regarded to be one of the national standards of feminine beauty, isn’t it?)

But even tall, slender former models like Byun aren’t free from body worries, as the mother of two expressed having had initial hesitation to pose for the skin-baring photo op. However, she thought the message worthwhile, explaining, “These days, countless twenty- and thirtysomething women shrink back, thinking they’re overweight, or ugly, which saddens me. I think women are most beautiful when they’re confident in themselves.”

Via Hankyung.com

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Woa, this mother of 2 has a KILLER body! Look at those nice long legs
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Hey Girls! LOVE the Skin You're IN!
If you don't you're sure gonna hate it when time marches you into your 50's!
Be yourself, the people that matter don't mind and those that mind don't matter!

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She's right. Alot of people need a boast of confidence. It's really annoying hearing skinny people complain that they're fat or pretty people complain that they're ugly. Oh common.

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she has the body of a 20 year old! i'm jealous! i wish this would follow the way of the dove campaign and use figures of everyday women.

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yeah.. actresses & models definitely don't have normal physiques.. a lot of them are seriously underweight which is dangerously unhealthy... just because they look good onscreen doesn't mean they look good in real life.. it's good that she's promoting healthy beauty but i hope she sticks to that motto herself too.. it's totally disturbing how many women (including myself) think they're ugly or overweight bc they're comparing themselves to the airbrushed, photo-shopped & half-starved celebrities they see on tv & in magazines.. i find it kinda funny she would use herself, an extremely tall skinny physique, for this campaign.. doesn't make much sense but then again koreans have a tendency not to..

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She's so skinny!! And look at her long legs! *.*
Her nail polish is also pretty. XD

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So she used to be a model? It explains her long leggy good looks.

I thought she was a hoot in Bad Couple which I just so happen to be rewatching. I love her kookiness. She reminds me of Lucy Arnaz with her crazy antics.

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Actually, Olive airs "How to Look Good Naked," so they might think that it is a good tie in/launching pad. They air the original British show, not the American show. I don't know if the show is popular, but I am always a sucker for the British show and the host Gok, is infectious. He's this tall, thin Asian gay men with face piercings and crazy hair and yeah. Lots of fun.

I would pay serious money to see a Korean version of "How to Look Good Naked"

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loved her in bad couple!
and no fair. her and her longggg legs.
i would be confident in a body like hers too!
mother of two?!.. goodness gracious.

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Yeah, it’s easy for her to say.
I have no confidence in my body. There are moments where I'm content with my body but it's very fleeting.
Having a healthy body seems like it just isn't good enough.
I can be such a hypocrite. Don’t ask me to tell you honestly if I think you’re fat because I would never say anything to hurt your feelings even if I know I’m lying. That’s why I’ve stopped asking that question myself. I can’t show my insecurities around my friends who have insecurities about their own bodies.
My body is such a huge dissatisfaction and I have to face it everyday. I hate how I can’t wear certain clothes because it accentuates my problem areas. Being fat is like being flawed in an obvious way. I’m a rational being but this is the one irrational thing I can't let go. I hate seeing the fat on my body.
I lose a bit more confidence every time I see a skinnier girl and start to compare our sizes.
This issue will never go away.
Sorry if you think I’m whining about something stupid. This kind of positive effort (the campaign) really isn’t helping they way we would all like with a skinny model telling you to love your body. It seems like nothing could counterbalance the negative images that are constantly out there. Especially when you see your favorite actress shedding the weight even though she was already healthy to begin with.

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hey hellolily,

i don't think you're whining about something stupid... weight is a sensitive issue with me too.. in part because i've always considered myself on the chubby side & also because i've gained 20 lbs due to taking medication for certain health issues in the last few years..

seeing women who are already thin & beautiful go to the lengths they do to make themselves even thinner & appear more attractive.. to be honest lately has been causing me a lot of personal angst... although i know better, it's hard not to think about losing weight rather than doing away with my vanity instead..

it doesn't help to consume so much kpop culture & entertainment where those issues are rarely dealt with in a sensitive or thoughtful way.. in my humble opinion, it's irresponsibility on the part of the entertainment industry, society at large, and perhaps human nature itself that's to blame for women's damaged self-esteem..

the day teenage girls stop being depressed about their appearance and we never hear of suicides related to self-image... i'll be able to say things are right in the world where issues of beauty & health are concerned...

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yeah love her Body, What about Love Your FAce.. ?? plastic surgery anywhere that's totally idiot..

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