As a fangirl would say, "you can't deny" that Go Ara makes your pants tighter. However, she has always been shitted on by netizens for her acting. While she doesn't receive as much shit as Suzy, Lee Yeon Hee, Kim Tae Hee, Yoona, or [insert idol here], Go Ara has had heaps of shit flung at her.
Now, because of Reply 1994, which I'm extremely behind on, netizens love Go Ara, via NetizenBuzz.
1. [+493, -35] Being under SM was a detriment to her car. Because of SM being known for their crappy acting, she was stereotyped and buried under that. She worked hard on a lot of different projects but never got any recognition for them.. I hope she gets popular through this opportunity.Now, let's see what they were saying just months ago when it was announced Go Ara was added to the cast of Reply 1994. Or how about in just an article stating that she's tri-lingual?
2. [+394, -30] Really, it was through this drama that I saw her in a new light;; She's so good at acting and she's not even playing the stereotypical female lead where all you have to do is sit around in luxury brands and look pretty...... She's pretty just as she is.
3. [+355, -28] I think it's that she was always a good actress, just that she never landed the right project
4. [+47, -5] She's a hundred times better than labelmate Lee Yeon Hee, I really don't know why she hasn't received her shining moment until now
5. [+28, -4] I remember reading a movie director talk about Go Ara and he said that despite her pretty looks, she'll do whatever you tell her to and that she was bound for success.
6. [+27, -4] As someone who never missed an episode of 'Banollim' and 'Banollim 2', I can see similarities between 'Najung' and 'Oklim'... I think that's why Go Ara hasn't been able to receive attention since 'Oklim' until she landed 'Najung' again. I'm worried that she's going to enter into another slump after this drama or that she'll never be able to escape the 'Najung' character image for the next decade. I personally wish her the best.
7. [+12, -2] The careers of actors are decided 60~70% by the projects they choose. The remaining 30~40% is their acting talent. The actors who choose the right projects have longer running careers than actors who are simply good at acting.
8. [+11, -4] She never lucked out on her projects
Basically, the comments were "The bitch fucking sucks."
In short, the two lessons that were learned are the following: a) the projects one choose are more important than "acting ability" and b) don't hate on hot girls out of petty jealousy as you'll probably end up stanning her down the road.
For example, I always find writing and directing to be much more important than the acting ability of each individual actor. The writing and directing are the foundation of the work. So that is why I can't watch Game of Thrones, because I don't want to watch a show about gay wieners.
In the end, I find this hilarious. I am always called out for being misogynist and sexist, but I'm the one "fighting" for the rights of actresses. I've been fighting for female shower scenes for years now. It's somehow alright to endlessly bash actresses for lack of "acting ability", but definitely alright to fawn over men who can't act (roughly 70% of the content on Dramabeans.) I just want my rights, too. If it's okay for fangirls to fawn over oppa even though he isn't the best actor, I want it to be okay to fawn over actresses, even if every vagina-possessing-human being hates them.