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Lim Ji-yeon puts an end to controversy over her acting skills with ‘The Glory’
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Lim Ji-yeon, controversy over acting skills washed away with ‘The Glory’
Anger-inducing evil deed + creepy face
Famous for his unconventional and revealing acting at the beginning of his debut.
‘The Glory’, an opportunity to go beyond the ‘exposure acting’ that seemed like a label
Lim Ji-yeon, controversy over acting skills washed away with ‘The Glory’
Anger-inducing evil deed + creepy face
Famous for his unconventional and revealing acting at the beginning of his debut.
‘The Glory’, an opportunity to go beyond the ‘exposure acting’ that seemed like a label

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The controversy over his acting ability that had been following him like a shadow was completely erased. This is the story of Lim Ji-yeon, who took on the role of a villain for the first time in Netflix's 'The Glory'. Although she was remembered for her 'exposed acting' after her unconventional bed scene at the beginning of her debut, she proved her acting skills through 'The Glory'.
'The Glory', which depicts the revenge story of a victim of school violence, ranked first in the Netflix TOP 10 TV non-English category from the 2nd to the 8th. The viewing time during this period exceeded 82.48 million hours. In the first week of release, it recorded 25.41 million hours. With this, the total viewing hours exceeded 100 million.
Due to the box office success of ‘The Glory,’ the main character, Song Hye-kyo, and other cast members are being re-examined. In particular, Lim Ji-yeon is praised for playing her first villain role in a creepy way. Park Yeon-jin, played by Lim Ji-yeon, is the instigator of school violence who severely harassed Moon Dong-eun (Song Hye-kyo) in the past. Park Yeon-jin, who was born into a wealthy family, simply enjoys evil deeds without any reason and does not feel the slightest sense of guilt. Lim Ji-yeon's extreme acting as a villain enrages viewers. When Moon Dong-eun begins his revenge and tries to take away and destroy Park Yeon-jin's belongings, Lim Ji-yeon's face is distorted to the point of being creepy.

In the drama 'Welcome 2 Life' and Netflix's 'Paper House: Joint Economic Zone' Part 2, he changed his hairstyle to make an external change. In 'Welcome 2 Life', where he played a detective, he wore a short haircut, and in 'Paper House', where he played a mercenary helping a robber group, he wore choppy bangs, giving off an androgynous and powerful charm.
Lim Ji-yeon, who cleared away controversy over her acting skills with ‘The Glory’. We looked at works that show his unique side.‘Human Addiction’ (2014) | Netflix, TVING, Wave

In this film, Lim Ji-yeon had a bed scene with Song Seung-heon, who played Kim Jin-pyeong, a Vietnam War hero and elite soldier. At the time, Lim Ji-yeon made the difficult decision for a rookie to boldly act naked and act in a deep bed scene. While it was evaluated that the detailed acting was insufficient, it was also evaluated that the innocent appearance and sensual atmosphere harmonized with the tense atmosphere unique to the subject of adultery. It was a work that imprinted the name Lim Ji-yeon, but it was also a work that imprinted exposed acting.‘High Society’ (2015) | wave

Lim Ji-yeon was liked as a poor but confident character. The bubbly and charming expression and tone of voice, as well as the refreshing charm like vitamins, served as an opportunity to change the image that was simply remembered as an exposed performance. In 'High Society', Yoo Chang-soo (played by Park Hyeong-sik), who likes him, rejects his advances due to the fact that he is the son of a chaebol family, but they end up dating. Although they faced opposition from Changsu's mother, the two successfully married. The lovely love scene between the two makes viewers smile.‘Paper House: Joint Economic Zone’ Part 2 (2022) | netflix

Seoul Station, played by Lim Ji-yeon, who appears in Part 2, is a character that does not exist in the original work. However, it blended well with the characters from the original work without any sense of incongruity. Due to the box office failure of Part 1, it was difficult to attract many viewers to Part 2, but Lim Ji-yeon showed off her girl-crush charm with a cynical atmosphere and flashy actions. Due to the success of 'The Glory', Lim Ji-yeon's acting scenes in 'Paper House' are also receiving attention from viewers.
Kim Ji-won, Ten Asia reporter bella@tenasia.co.kr