Wow.. wonder how it will turn out... she seems to be reaching out to other ideas, which I think is good, since I really don't like her acting that much... lets see what happens.

huh, not my favourite actress but maybe her directing will be good?

She is multi-talented but she's not exceptionally good in anything. I like her paintings, though.

Gu Hye Sun seems to be a Jack of all trades but Master of none! I think BBF opened the doors for her to try a lot of new things but I am hoping she would do another drama soon...Something that would show off her acting ability because I do believe she can act! Heard she is doing Absolute Boyfriend....lets see how that goes :-)

I have to disagree about her acting in BOF. I think she managed to pull off Jandi character,as intended.She deserve d the excellent actress award. Her acting in Pure 19 and the King and I was good. Hope the Musical has an air date soon. Her paintings are interesting. Her short film, the cheerful caretaker, was well-done and won the audience award. I had the opportunity to watch her first full-length movie,Magic. I was impressed with her efforts. The cinematography was awesome.as good as any experienced director. The music was really good. The story has depth, but was a little difficult to understand. She will prove to be an excellent director in time. If all of us can be like her, just do what we enjoy and not worry about failures and what others think , we will be happier.

Umm...... not a fan of hers after BOF. Hope she's good at directing....,

I keep forgetting she's with YGE. In my mind, Gu Hye-sun has no similarities to Big Bang and music, even though she was supposed to be in 2ne1.

I adore her in BOF. I'm still waiting for her scheduled drama Taiwan's version of "Absolute Boyfriend" which is now on freeze cuz of Wu Chun's busy movie shooting.

i like her,but i don't like her acting in BBF..maybe cuz i watched J version and Taiwan version..sorry no offense..but i should say that she's talented..she try to do many things,,that's good..but..find the best for you..good luck unni..

The best of the lot returns upon request. Those in the know keep inviting her back (fellow directors, actors, producers, etc.), while those with no "gifts" other than to criticize stew in their own juices. Eat your hearts out, oh ye of zero talents. Fight on, Goo Hye Sun!!!

even if it's overly simplifying:
quantity # quality

but heads up: how many well-known, big-budget, box-office-hit female directors does korea have? Lee Jeong-hyang maybe, Lim Soon-rye and... yeah. There're enough woman-in-need-to-be-saved in dramas all over the world, let's see what she'll continue to come up with as a director. If it's crap, call her out on it or make suggestions for improvement.

she's a renaissance person and that's a good thing!

I am anticipating for Korea-Taiwan collaboration, Zettai Kareshi.

I miss her long hair.

I like Gu Hye Sun a lot! She's a good actress and I love her attitude towards life. She tries, she may not be good at first, but she tries again. Just proves that you can't put a good man (or in this case - woman) down!

Wish you the best in your new endeavor, Gu Hye Sun!

I reall adore her personality;maybe she isn't the best;but she will do her best nd her personality is full of good attributs;she doesn't do anything just for popularity ; she is her own girl!

oh whatever with the criticisms! I love this girl because if she wants/pursue something she goes forward and does it! I heard not only she's directing a trailer for this film festival but also preparing another movie starring her friend Nam Sang Mi then 2 of her new dramas! What can I say...love her!! how can she do all things..super woman hyesun ssi! hwaiting

I was frustrated with Gum Jun Di but fell in love with Makino in Hana Yori Dungo instead. I'd say the Japanese version is better in term of storyline and its pace, only lose to the Korean adorable Gu Jun Pyo (and the future City Hunter).^^

Seeing her do many roles, I'm kind of hmm...may be she doesn't know what she 's really good at.

oennie.. you are I N C R E D I B L E

Love Makino in Hana Yori Dungo more. Gum Jun-di kind of confused me. Hope she will do what she do well.

to be offered to do the trailer of International Women’s Film Festival in Seoul, little by little she is already gaining the respect as a director. among her works as a director, cheerful caretaker is her best so far. i hope her next full length movie will be more commercialized and can be easily understand by the audience. i am anticipating more of her works as a director rather than as an actress though i've watched already all her dramas

To be assigned to do the trailer for the prestigious SEOUL INTERNATIONAL WOMEN FILM FESTIVAL just prove to us that KOREAS ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY do believe in her talent and her capabilities as a director.Just for an update she is not doing Vampire for now because she thinks it is better to do that in the summer so she is in preparation now for the movie PEACH TREE a fantasy family oriented movie with NSM and RDH in it.And also they resumed shooting for her drama THE MUSICAL so don't worry it will have its station and time slot too,it wouldn't fade into nothing because it has a good cast in it.She might not be a master of anything but she has a lot of talents which she uses for a good cause and not only for herself.I love her for being so simple down to earth doesn't use expensive jewelries bags and clothings.BOF was the drama that made her very popular so that means she acted well there too.

I just saw that on 5 October 2010 that a live-action adaptation of Absolute Boyfriend will be filmed and it will stars Taiwanese actor Wu Chun of Fahrenheit as "Night" and Korean actress Ku Hye Sun "Riiko". I wonder when this will make it out.

Does She speak manderin?

I thought in BOF, her acting seemed awkward too, but I thought it was just me since it still managed to do really well. Everytime she said Gu Jun Pyo in a somewhat angry way, got on my nerves, but I didn't say anything

GHS is the best :) love everything about her.

OK, I know that I'm gonna get hammered by
her fans, because I don't think that she's the
greatest thing since sliced bread, but here
goes anyway........There were three things
about her performance in "Boys over Flowers"
that I found to be particularly distasteful:

#1. In every scene with food, she had the
table manners of a goat. Stuffing her face
with so much rice at the school cafeteria that
her cheeks were puffed out like a blowfish
(when the three evil girls approached);
eating shrimp (and rice?) when Mom told
her to stay skinny so she could catch a rich
husband at school; and the date with Jun-pyo
at the expensive restaurant that had the
freshly sliced raw tuna, she was eating so
much, so fast, that she should have thrown
up. If I were Korean and also "a commoner,"
I would have been beyond insulted at her
coarse portrayal of "poor people" eating food.
Being poor doesn't automatically mean that
you eat like that. Manners cost you nothing.

#2. Yelling, yelling, and more yelling ~ in scenes
where it was absolutely un-called for. 25 episodes
of this kind of "acting" became a bit too much to
have to put up with.

#3. No "acting" chemistry with the male lead of Gu
Jun Pyo. Need proof? Watch Episode 25 after she
is dragged out of the pool. There a shot of LMH
calling her to wake up; then he makes the decision
to give her mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. Although
the camera is aimed at LMH, you can see a very
fast shot of the right side of Gu Hye Sun's face.
Ever drink a glass of unsweetened lemon juice?
Yep, that's the face she's wearing.......The next
scene is Jandi coughing back to life, but her face
from the previous scene is memorable. Maybe
that's the reason why Lee Min-ho has "respectfully
declined" to work with her again?

~~~~~~

But.....where normally I would applaude anyone
trying to stretch their wings to new endeavors,
what I really can't stand about this woman is
her arrogant bragging.

Read the interview:
http://www.dramabeans.com/2010/03/jack-of-all-trades-gu-hye-suns-secret-im-a-workaholic/

In this interview GHS states that while "directing"
some film, and doing some other projects,
she is also training her five dogs at home.
OH, PLEASE. Give the reading public some
credit for being intelligent. When someone
feels it necessary to toot their own horn
as much as she does, she makes herself
quite clearly into the mediocrity that she is.

*

She strikes me as very odd. It doesn't help that her acting isn't all that great... I'm sorry but I just can't bring myself to like her.

Yes I agree, it was her worst. Having watched and read the japanese and taiwanese version of boys over flowers, I really disliked her portrayal of Jandi. So I didn't like her at first. BUT my parents started watching "sweet 19" or something like that and I was hooked.

Vampire romance? VAMPIRE ROMANCE?

Well, that's originality out the window....I'm suspecting creativity is currently on it's way out too.

I liked her song Brown Hair. No wait, I love it 'coz it's one of my most played songs on my playlist.

I think she did okay in BOF and I haven't seen much of her acting nor directorial stints so i don't know what to make of her yet. But I like her so I'll probably look forward to her behind the camera projects.

well, in my points of view, GHS is an increadibly talented person..she like to explore her self potential n try it out..we, as human, should do that..she is a good example for us in order to find the potential within us rather than critize people n think that person is not good enough..it is x a wrong thing to try something new in life..i like the way she thinks especially when she said that , i just want to do something that i like without thinking too much about the failure or the successfulness...if u dont do it, u will never know how it gonna turn out to be..right?just support her..aja2 fighting GHS..

I applaud her for having the ability to be an artist, actress, director, songwriter, and the list goes on:) She has the ability to pursue and produce her talents for everyone to view!! This is an AWESOME accomplishment.

LIFE IS TOO SHORT TO FOCUS ON PERFECTING ONE TALENT

Why not try it all? I am so jealous :)

She is one of my favorite Korean Actress !

ROCK ON GU HYE-SUN!! I CAN'T WAIT FOR ALL YOUR FUTURE PROJECTS FOR 2011!!

Taiwanesse and Japanese version of BOF?
totally agree, i haven't wacht Hana Yori Dango, but MERTEOR GARDEN with Barbie Xu in it is so good, i'm impressed by tough character of Barbie as Sanchai. and Sanchai also has good manner even though she's poor, Meteor Garden gives me so much impression than Boy Before Flowers

Haters,i cudn't find anything wrong with BOF,don't hate on her she played her character well.if anything was wrong blame the director and the script writer not the actors!

I hate those anti fans who critisize hyesun. She always put in her best. She has the most acting scenes in bof. She even suffered frost bite but she kept on. Lmh does show off screen interest in her. Jz observe how he steal glances n tease her. He touches her so naturally.