Knetz lagi rame ngebahas soal ketimpangan popularitas antara aktor dan aktris di drama Korea.
Awalnya, diskusi ini muncul setelah Heo Namjun memenangkan penghargaan Special Award di SBS berkat perannya sebagai Cha Segye di My Royal Nemesis. Menurut sebagian Knetz, porsi cerita dan penampilan Lim Jiyeon jauh lebih dominan, sehingga mereka mempertanyakan mengapa justru hanya aktor pria yang mendapat penghargaan.
OP juga menyinggung drama Perfect Crown. Saat drama tersebut menuai kontroversi terkait distorsi sejarah, IU justru menjadi pihak yang paling banyak menerima kritik dan komentar jahat.
Banyak Knetz kemudian memberi contoh lain, yakni Lovely Runner. Mereka menilai Kim Hyeyoon tampil luar biasa dan menjadi salah satu faktor utama kesuksesan drama. Namun setelah dramanya meledak, popularitas Byeon Wooseok justru melesat jauh lebih besar, mulai dari iklan hingga aktivitas global.
Mereka menilai, nggak jarang aktris yang jadi "tulang punggung" drama dan menuai pujian atas aktingnya, tapi setelah dramanya sukses justru aktor prianya yang melejit lebih jauh. Sebaliknya, kalau dramanya menuai kritik, aktris sering kali jadi pihak yang paling banyak disalahkan.
Red Velvet’s (@RVsmtown) comebacks in August through the years:
“Happiness” — August 1, 2014
“Power Up” — August 6, 2018
“Umpah Umpah” — August 19, 2019
“Queendom” — August 16, 2021
“Velvet Summer” — August 3, 2026 🔜
#RedVelvet#레드벨벳
THEORY FOR THE RED VELVET COMEBACK
1. meet the surfin’ boy - why is a man involved…? 🤨
2. mermaid graphic - sirens are known to lure sailors with their singing and drown them
4. surfboards - their colours
conclusion: red velvet are sirens then disguise themselves as surfers and drown men at the beach
[About the comeback]
🐻 I think it's going to become my favorite [album].
🐻 Just... it's composed of songs that really captures the very very charming voices of us five, which you all have missed.
🐻 I think we will also release things that are worth watching enjoyably.
🐻 And so, our members are gathering again after such a long time. The process in itself had been extremely fun.
🐻 So during this comeback, I think it will be full of all the chitchat and comfortable fun that we've missed.