Jeon Do Yeon Gets Real About People Saying She’s Unfit for Romance Drama
Jeon Do Yeon confidently responds to how people criticize her for being too old to be in romance dramas.
Want to know what she said? Then read on!
Jeon Do Yeon Responds To People Who Say She's Unfit for Romance Drama
In her guest appearance in "Yoo Quiz on the Block" last March 29, Jeon Do Yeon expressed her gratitude to the support she received for her latest work "Crash Course in Romance." It was her first romance genre after 18 years.
According to the veteran actress, everyone on the team was happy because viewers gave them more love than they deserved. However, she revealed that not everyone responded well, particularly to her return to the romance genre.
Jeon Do Yeon shared, "Some people doubted me joining the 'Crash Course in Romance' cast as if it was a mistake. I was concerned by the words that women over 50s are unfit for onscreen romance."
She continued, "But now, I feel relieved to see my character Nam Haeng Seon received so much love."
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Based on the report, this is not the first time Jeon Do Yeon heard such opinions on her role. She is not the usual actress that everyone would always see in rom-com.
In her 32 years in the industry, the actress has been bashed but never crushed.
Jeon Do Yeon's Past Experiences Make Her Unbreakable
The "Lovers in Prague" star experimented with a wide range of scenarios and genres throughout her career, broadening her acting spectrum during her early years in the acting field.
In 1999, she appeared in the movie "Happy End" and played the role of Choi Bo Ra, who is married to Seo Min Ki (Choi Min Sik). As the story progressed, she was killed by her husband after knowing she had an affair with another man. It has been said that she risked full-frontal nudity for the movie but ended up in hot water.
The award-winning actress confessed how she felt about the consequences she had to face before.
"I chose the film out of pure passion. But all the commercials I was in ended their contracts with me. At first, I didn't get the reason behind it, but slowly I understood that it was because I broke out of a certain image of the actress people expect."
Jeon Do Yeon bravely said, "It was hurtful but the experience made me unbreakable as well."
She added that there was a wide conception of viewing actresses as passive actors. But in her movie "Happy End," she led the scene and did her job as an actress, and with that, she wasn't discouraged by what others think, especially those who criticized her. She voiced out her frustration by bringing up the controversy about her eligibility to lead a romance drama.
"I am the same person I was before, but other people see me differently now that I'm in my 50s.
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