#Seohyun a member from the nation’s girl group, is shining brightly again as an actress #SNSD #GG4EVA #PrivateLives #DONTMagazine (I’ll translate all of them, don’t worry) https://twitter.com/dont_magazine/status/1311930066679394304

New K-Pop fans might not know “Seohyun” but Sones and big K-Pop fans know her very well. Seohyun is known as the maknae of Girls Generation or the nation’s girl group.
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She debuted in 2007 and left SM in 2017. Seohyun is SNSD’s lead vocalist, and she has been showing her powerful voice in many occasions:
- Sang multiple OST songs
- Joined TTS with Taeyeon and Tiffany
- Released her own solo album “Don’t Say No”
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Not only that, she have also showed her song writing skills:
- “Only U” from Holler album (TTS)
- “Sweet Talk” from Holiday Night album
- Wrote 6/7 songs for her own solo album “Don’t Say No”
- “Baby Maybe” (with Sooyoung and Yuri)
- “XYZ” (with yuri)
And many more
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Even though, she has so many talents, her “innocent” image that SM built, made it difficult for her to grow into other areas of work. She didn’t only have passion for singing but also acting.
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In Korea, it is very hard for idols to pursue acting since people always look down on them.
This is why idols need to prove that they are worthy enough to be called “actors” and “actresses”.
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Was looked over because of her “innocent” image, and her unstable skills (what????)
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Right now, Seohyun is an actress under “Namoo Actors” to focus on acting.

When she was still under SM, she had played multiple dramas:
- “Passionate Love” (Co-star)
- “Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo” (Co-star)
- “So I Married An Anti-Fan” (A Chinese movie)
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There were many criticisms about her stiff acting skills. But she did well in emotional scenes.
People said that:
- “She could’ve done a better job”
- “Not the main actress so she did not have a lot of screen time”
- “Anticipate her future acting”
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However, these comments were not as hurtful as her inability to make the audience “believe” in her character. They still have stereotypes about her “maknae” image. This made it extremely difficult for her to pursue acting.
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Musical is also something that Seohyun is interested in doing. She did join many musicals during the time that she was still under SM. She did 3 musicals in total:
- “Moon Embracing the Sun”
- “Gone With the Wind”
- “Mamma Mia!”
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After leaving SM, she made an appearance as an actress and built her own reputation (?)

SNSD’s 10 anniversary was when she left SM and played “Bad Thief, Good Thief”.

The first time that she introduced her role as the main actress, people were against it. They said that she wasn’t worthy enough to play a 50 episode drama.
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In her interview:
“I actually think there has to be criticism. I haven’t filmed many works as an actress, so I understand that there may be concerns. It’s completely reasonable. I will just have to show my sincerity as an actress, and work hard as Kang So Ju.”
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Her strong passion destroyed all of the criticisms. She expressed Kang So-ju very well and made a good impression on many audiences. Some were surprised that she was able to come out of her “maknae” image. And she also received “Best New Actress award” from MBC.
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She was accepted as an actress after playing BTGT. (She also played “Ruby Ruby Love” that same year). SM didn’t promote her well, and had declined many opportunities for her to grow as an actress.
- “Train to Busan”
- “Architecture 101”
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