Son Na-eun and Kim Da-som's acting skills are on the chopping block

The female protagonist, who was an idol, does a great job of breaking the immersion of the drama. Even though she is a sub-hostess with quite a bit of screen time, her disappointing acting skills that are clearly revealed are making even the viewers embarrassed.

Kim Da-som, a former member of SISTAR, appeared in MBC's new Friday-Saturday drama 'Season of Pokdu', which first aired on the 27th, playing the role of Tae Jeong-won, a doctor who is Do Jin-woo's ( played by Kim Jeong-hyun) ex-lover and a 'tough daughter' with both beauty and intelligence.

He seemed unable to shake off his lingering affection for Do Jin-woo, and developed a rivalry with Han Hane-jeol (played by Lim Soo-hyang), leading to a war of nerves. Do Jin-woo warns Han Hane-jeol, who came in by parachute, to quit working at the hospital right away. “Don't mistake the fact that Professor Do is nice to you as a favor. “There is no unconditional favor in this world,” he provoked.

Afterwards, after hearing the news of Jin-woo's suicide attempt, he went to Do Jin-woo's house and made sharp remarks to Season, who came to Do Jin-woo's house, saying that he did not want to be associated with Jin-woo .

As such, Tae Jeong-won, played by Kim Da-som, is a prickly and arrogant character. However, rather than creating tension in the play, the constant round eyes, awkward handling of gaze, and unnatural facial expressions hindered immersion. Although episodes 1 and 2 combined were not that many, the awkward vocalizations and tone were consistent.

Above all, 'Kkokdu's Gaksi' is a work that attracted attention as the return work of Kim Jeong-hyun, who had taken some time to self-reflect due to controversy over his private life. Even in this situation of burden, Kim Jung-hyun drew favorable reviews by going back and forth between the past and the present, Do Jin-woo and the puppet, and varying everything from vocalization to facial expressions. Unlike Do Jin-woo, who was serious, after he was resurrected as a puppet, he raised his tone and added excessive behavior to add to his pettiness. Lim Soo-hyang is also in a romantic relationship by bringing to life Tiki Taka with Kim Jung-hyun in a unique lovely atmosphere.

Despite the passionate performances of the main male and female leads, the lack of competency of the sub-hostess Kim Da-som became the highlight of the play. This is not Kim Dasom's first acting challenge. So far, she has built up her filmography by playing leading and supporting roles in the dramas 'The Unusual Daughter-in-Law', 'My Sister Is Alive', 'That Psychometric Guy', and 'Was We in Love?' It's just a pity that there has been no progress even though 10 years have passed since I started acting.

This also applies to Son Na-eun. Son Na-eun, who played the role of Kang Han-na in the JTBC Saturday-Sunday drama 'Agency', looks like a spoiled third-generation chaebol, but has the temperament of a businesswoman who does business with intuition rather than her head , has been embroiled in controversy over her acting skills ever since reaching the halfway point.

Kang Han-na, played by Son Na-eun, is by no means an easy character to play. Although he appears thoughtless and immature, he is quick-witted and knows how to take care of his own interests. Although he smiles as if he knows nothing, he is also a person who is thoroughly calculating on the inside. As such, acting this character requires detailed and three-dimensional acting skills.

However, Son Na-eun caused frustration with her consistent facial expressions (which were also very awkward) and inaccurate vocalizations. It is natural that viewers' immersion is low as he only acts with a somewhat sullen, torn mouth and grinning or open eyes. No matter how much the character is decorated with flashy clothes, the charm of the character is not brought out, so the outer packaging is just a superficial flash.

In episode 7, Kang Han-na, who decided to test Go Ah-in (Lee Bo-young) and Choi Chang-soo (Jo Seong-ha) to create a winner, met them one-on-one and talked to them , and then gave the hungrier Go Ah-in a job as Woo-won's chief of staff and corporate PR. Kang Han-na handed over information containing the conversation between Executive Director Hwang, who proposed the advertisement. Even though she occupies a large part of the plot, there was no room for Son Na-eun to show off her presence among other prominent actors.

Of course, there are many idol-turned-actors who are recognized for their outstanding acting skills. This includes IU, Im Si-wan, Im Yoon-ah, Do Kyung-soo, Lee Jun-ho, etc. However, they must have put in even more effort. The fact that controversies over acting skills continue to arise means that we need to reflect on how much effort we have put in. Gone are the days when competition was based solely on pretty faces.

Taeyuna, Ten Asia Reporter youyou@tenasia.co.kr