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Gu Hye-sun’s book-signing session

Gu Hye-sun signed copies of her novel, Tango, on the afternoon of May 9 at the Jamsil Kyobo Book Centre. The actress was 30 minutes late to arrive on the scene that day.


Gu also recently filmed a segment for KBS’s read-aloud program 낭독의 발견 (literally “read-aloud discovery”), which will air on May 12. After the reading was over, she shed some tears over being misunderstood as merely an “uljjang star” back in her early days when she was, well, mostly an uljjang star. (Gu was discovered as an internet uljjang, after which she was taken into a management company and received training as both a singer and actor, although she was encouraged more to pursue acting.)

She also revealed some of her acting notes from back in the day when she was training to be an actor, which includes her weaknesses and her ways of working through them.





Via JK News

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i think she's adorable, but i must say... boys over flowers would have been much, much, MUCH more enjoyable had she turned down the overacting. there are more subtle ways to be cute, dear.

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i didn't likee her in boys oveer flowers
but i think she's a veery talented women.

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Funny, but when I saw this on her soompi thread, I was thinking that you might post it too, and you did! lol. Anyway, I wish you included the pic where a fan gave her Dunkin Donuts. *coughsMinHocoughs*

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helllllllloooo
i think......you.....have best...site

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She need to dressed up a little bit.

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if only she didn't try too hard being jandi - or maybe that's how she interprets effort for her acting..

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When Hye Sun cleans up on all of the major awards at the end of this year, you'll all be singing her praises and claming that you knew it all along. I guess denial ain't just a river in Egypt after all...She's the best. Period!!!

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Like #2 said... I think she's very talented, but oh my gosh, BBF would've been a million times better if she hadn't been so... Over acty. If she wins an award for THAT, well, it would be kind of meaningless.

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@ robbo4:

I don't put much stock in the awards shows because they tend to pick lead actors in popular/lucrative shows so I'd be surprised if GHS isn't at least nominated.

That said, I am still unsure why I didn't appreciate GHS in her role as Jandi. It isn't the overacting because the Jandi in the Japanese version was slightly exaggerated but I found Inoue Mao to be very likable in her role. Sometimes you just don't feel the actress in a certain role. I'm not anti GHS by any means...I liked her small role as Eugene in SeoDongyo. She was so cute back then.

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When she was announced as the actress to play Jandi, I thought she was miscast. She never changed my mind and I agree with the other comments regarding the overacting. It also never made sense to me as to why someone would fall so head over heels in love with her character.

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i think she's very talented, but hated her in bof (to the point of being unable to continue watching :x is it me or does she look very different here? much more mature

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i like her, as Jandi, an actress and yeah, one heck of a talented woman but hey, to each her own (opinion) :)

thanks for this piece of news!

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Overall she is ok in bof just she cannot pull the comedic act, I like her when she acting normal or splah her cute smile. Not easy to be a comedian and make people to remember it as her trademark. But one think she is good artist..

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If she cleans up at the awards i'll eat me keyboard, the girl can act at times but was easily the worst thing about BOF, bad acting, terrible expressions not to mention her lack of chemistry with the cast. She seems to have zero confidence aswell, always looking uncomfortable with the F4.

Whoever casted her is an idiot, she didn't suit the role, not to mention her interviews where she admitted to not understanding her character at all and pulling the "innocent" look everytime she didn't know what to do.

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It's nice to see and hear about GHS after these negative comments she's being getting. And as far as her acting in BOF I didn't think she wasn't always overacting/annoying. I thought it was funny n' I enjoyed it. I've seen some of her dramas and she's actually a good comedic/drama actress!

Thanks dramabeans for posting this!

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I liked her wayyyyy back in Nonstop 4 (or was it 5? Forgive me, it was a long time ago and I'm old...), cos she was cute in a non-annoying way.
But in BOF, I didn't even watch it in its entirety and I noticed she was not as good as she should to be. Plus her character was written pretty erratically. Guess the writers are not helping either.

@ #7
LOL. trying not to be immature here but... Grow up!

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MUST SHE ALWAYS DRESS IN SUCH A HORRENDOUS WAY????
She needs help with her outfits and that horrible hairstyle, she looks older her age!!!!
Just like Jan di, who never got to wear a decent outfit or a decent pair of shoes, so unsuitable for Jun Pyo, never liked her as Jan di,,,,

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hehe she's dressed like a vegan catlady in her 60s...the sweet one you like to bum tea and a convo from for no reason at all.

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I find it oh so amusing that her bodyguards' faces are pixellated in some pics and in some others they aren't. What? I'm easily amused!

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I watched her in Ballad of Seo Dong, the King and I, and Boys Over Flowers but she still has not impressed me a bit. Personally, I neither like nor hate her... I just think she is an average actress.

I like Kim Bum and Kim So Eun pair much more than her and Lee Min Ho.

Looks like besides her, every actors and actresses from BOF trying to milk the cash cow as much as possible.

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i just feel bad for her. she is trying too hard to act cute in BOF and also on writing her book in so called sophisticated manner. i wish she could just show us her real and comfortable side then all will be good and easy for everyone.

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I liked her in dramatic roles mores :/

It's nice to see her hair getting longer and that many people cae to support her ^^
While I'm not sure about her writing, she draws really well, imo ^^

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I wish she had looked like this in BOF. The hair , the clothes. Much more likeable.

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It enchants to me is very pretty and super talented, I believe she did that it very well in BOF

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She is not overacting. The way that she act is similary to
pure 19 serie.

I love her

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I have a lot of respect for this girl. She does seem to not have that much confidence, but I always liked that about her. She's never condescending. I also like that she marches at her own pace. Like #20 said, if it were anyone else, they would be trying to milk their popularity. They would probably have gotten roles in other dramas. But she really seems to want to try to do what she wants.

I've read a bit of her book, it's an easy read and probably not the best. But she didn't really publish this with the intention of getting praise for her writing, I think she did it because it was something she wanted to do. I'm sure she was prepared for criticisms coming her way.

I guess this is why I'm such a big fan of her. She's just a sweet and kind person. It's hard to find many people like that.

Thanks for the article javabeans!

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i never liked her in PURE 19...

i hated her in Boys over gay flowers...

she needs to do something different...like something OVER THE TOP!

too giggly...sick of it already

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To #27:

It's the exact opposite for me.
I loved her in Pure 19 and in Boys Before Flowers.

I've been an old fan of hers, first seeing her in Pure 19 and it was great to see her again.

I hope Goo Hye-sun unnie gets more acting opportunities.
I'd love to see her do another cutsie role and maybe even a more mature role too.

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she was quite good in PURE 19 just overly sweet but it was very touching because the drama was good and good values were shown. she was good in strongest chil woo with eric its quite an action drama for entertainment only not much substance just for fun

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Seriously, she's adorable! And i actually like the fact that she's dressed so casually for a book signing session. Who said all korean actresses have to dress to the nines anyway... I didn't like her much in BoF but I saw Pure 19 after that (a few years late I know) and she was excellent in that. I was sad when it ended and it had 167 episodes!

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#30 - AGREE!

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I do like her. I think she is just a simple girl. I didn't really like her character as Jandi because she didn't show much affection towards Jun Pyo. The Japanese version's Makino was much more endearing but then, perhaps that's how the director would have asked her to potray Jandi. Sort of not putting her emotions all out there....
She is a good actress and looking forward to her next role :-)

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Thanks javabeans for the news. I like GHS, she's just so different to other K actresses, the way she dressed is simple but the color suits her well. I hate the fact that many K actresses or actors put so much makeup on their face, can't stand it at all, her simplicity makes her stand out so much. I like her as Jandi in BOF, she portrayed well a warm hearted and lovable high shool girl. Looking forward for her next project.

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At least she did a better job than Barbie Hsu! Barbie Hsu fits more dramatic roles, it was hard to finish MG because of her. Oh, you should watch Rainie Yang in Miss No Good if you want to see annoying and over the top acting!

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unfortunately for me i had to stop watching BOF because i couldn't stand her face
her pics here seem a lot more calm and mature; surprised me a bit

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I like her as well...to me she played the Jandi character well...looking forward to her next project....

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I think she was awesome in BOF. She grasped the silliness and the whimsical nature of Jandi's character. Come on people, the story in itself requires some suspension of belief. The characters are meant to be caricaturish. F4? Shinwah? Everything's supposed to be a bit over the top. Had she toned down her acting one bit, the drama would not have been as enjoyable. Give the girl a break.

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I just thought what the heck she is wearing... she wore a pullover to her booksigning section??

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don't see nothing wrong with her not wearing a dress...thought this look is kind
of simple and laid-back, she looks humble and normal looking to me...and pretty too ^^

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she always seem to be extremely modest in appearance. she doesn't show her sexuality like most k-popped stars. I like her simply because she is likeable and does not appear to be stand offish like others. I bet she isn't even sure if she is pretty or not and that makes her even more great!

KHS fighting!

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so i'm not the only one who thought her overacting in BOF was horrendous and annoying to watch. That and she just didn't fit the role...there was no chemistry between her and Goo Junpyo even tho they were supposed to be lovers. i just gave up on the silly drama after awhile.

Oh and look at her big smile watching her crappy book sell off.

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@41
We all have our opinions, but if you really hate her that much, you don't really need to read articles about her. You can simply avoid them. And writing pointless comments just because you don't like her, doesn't help her become a better actress, it only makes other people angrier.

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@42: I totally agree with you! Well said!

@41 hmmm...: you must really have a hye sun inferiority complex as you seem to only bother to comment on anything and everything related to her. what a sad, sad bitter life you must lead. oh well, i suppose even antis need to get their jollies somehow.

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I like how she looks at the signing event. She looks like herself and that
blue color really becomes her. I've seen a few reviews in korean and those who
were there were just excited because she was so nice and sweet to everybody.

I personally liked her performances in BOF.
Without her it would have been just bland and boring. And for me...
the chemistry between Jandi and JP was just great!!
But well.. everybody has her/his own opinion...

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everyone is not a perfect...
she is also not perfect as we are too...
so,don't judge people that easy....
think 4 ur self too...
for me, she is a talented woman and i like her acting in boys over flowers....
she is really suitable 4 lee min ho in future....

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first of my comment, i want to say to all of us that we are not perfect.....
all human is not perfect...
so, don't ever judge people that's easy...
we must to think of ourself too...
for me. she is not perfect but, i think she is talented woman and she is so adorable...
she is suitable when acting with lee min ho....
she also suitable for be lee min ho's future....
chaiyok!!!!

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wow, she looks so boring! And I am so sick of BOF. It turned me off Kdramas - haven't been able to watch a single one since.

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I like her. She's simple and very talented. Her acting is great in Pure 19.

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She's good in BOF, no matter what other people say. Her character as Jandi is supposed to be like that. You can blame the directors and writers if you don't like it.
She's adorable in Nonstop 5. She doesn't care how she looks like as long as she portray the role itself. GHS is very down-to-earth. Other actress are more concern about their outside/looks image. She looks prettier with the long hair though. Try to watch her old CFs. Here's a few:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DsmQhM0UlE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRDIiY2Yadk&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STNekOvZVJ8&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ey3pcKooso&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gZY-G6QQ7Y

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She's very down to earth. She's good in BOF. Her character as Jandi is supposed to be like that based on the script and director. It was risky on her part to portray that role knowing that other people will criticize her on just that role. She doesn't care how she look as long as she portray her role based on the director's approval. She's adorable in Nonstop 5 and did a lot of CFs. She prettier with long hair. Love her CFs

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