Song Ji Hyo: Actress vs 'Running Man' star, which is it?

Article: Song Ji Hyo, at a crossroads... should she continue as a variety star?

Source: TV Report via Nate

1. [+385, -46] She's really full of charms but her acting talents aren't quite there yet

2. [+334, -31] Her acting was okay in 'Emergency Couple' but her vocalization... is very neutral? It just sounds closed off so it's frustrating to listen to. I never noticed this problem on 'Running Man'.

3. [+210, -27] She didn't have all that positive of an image before 'Running Man' and a 'Frozen Flower'. She randomly landed a lead on 'Goong' as a rookie and people talked about how bad her acting is... then she got landed 'Jumong', which someone else was originally cast for but fired and then switched to Song Ji Hyo... and then again, her acting was an issue. Since then, her image kind of got branded with the skin exposure scenes in 'Frozen Flower' and whatnot but 'Running Man' really helped saved her image.

4. [+28, -15] She should stick to one thing. She's always tired on 'Running Man' and falling asleep because of drama filmings but her elementary school fans say dumb shit like "it's so cute how true to herself she is" ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

5. [+27, -7] She struggles with her vocalization a lot, and it's a problem she's had since her rookie days. She acts like she's reading off of a book whenever it's a serious scene --;; She has a lot of experience now so her facial expressions and everything's okay but her vocalization messes up the tone of her lines. She tries too hard to let the viewer know that she's acting this scene --;;; If only she'd act like she talks to Kwang Soo or Gary on 'Running Man', there's really nothing else she would need to fix as an actress... but I guess she just can't do it.

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Source: Naver

1. [+1,826, -39] Feels like yesterday she was Hyorin on 'Goong'...

2. [+1,948, -354] I think she's fine now. Obviously she's getting consistent drama roles even while doing a variety show because her acting's up to par.

3. [+1,581, -116] I enjoyed 'Emergency Couple' ㅎㅎㅎ Hope to see more on the small screen~

4. [+1,029, -85] Please show your improvement this time! And I hope you receive love as both an actress and a variety star

5. [+1,093, -414] She's basically landing lead roles because of her fame as a variety star. There's no way her acting talents could land her these roles on her own merit. If she quits her variety show, she's pretty much ending her acting career too.

6. [+280, -20] Honestly, Song Ji Hyo has an amazing face for acting but everyone knows that she got famous off of 'Running Man' and not her acting talents or a famous piece of work. The only known titles to her name are 'Frozen Flower' and 'Emergency Couple', which she only landed from her 'Running Man' popularity. She definitely is at a crossroads right now and she needs to just pick one because it's hard to tell which she is anymore. I personally think she's better suited for variety.

7. [+248, -24] She's not that great at acting... Has anyone who's ever watched her act actually thought "wow she's so good"? She's just a likable person but that doesn't make her a good actor.

8. [+182, -7] Kwang Soo never gets into acting controversies just because he's a variety star too... I don't think it's her variety image that's getting her into these debates. She's actually benefited off of her variety image if anything.

9. [+185, -18] There's no way she'd quit 'Running Man'... She's always lacked acting talents but the show made her liked all over the country and even got her name out overseas. If she quits, she doesn't have enough looks or acting talents to sustain her.

10. [+157, -11] Just stick to 'Running Man'. Look what happened to Ye Jin Ah who quit... she's not even on TV anymore.

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