IZE Magazine's 'Female Characters' of 2017: Singers & actresses who are changing the view of women in Korean media

[GirlBye]

 

IZE Magazine selected singers and actresses whose roles stood out in 2017

 

 

trans: @BaepsaeJoohyun

 

Sunmi 'Gashina'

 

 

Byun Hye-Young 'My Father is Strange'

(fictional character played by Lee Yoo-Ri)

 

 

Red Velvet 'Peek-A-Boo'

 

 

Na Moon-Hee 'I Can Speak'

 

 

Han Yeo-Jin 'Stranger/Secret Forest'

(fictional character played by Bae Doona)

 

 

Moon So-Ri 'The Running Actress'

 

 

 

 

 

I could only find a snippet of RV's part, can't find trans for the others

 

'Peek-A-Boo' Red Velvet, Horror Movie Main Characters

 

 

Red Velvet sings and dances on stage expressionless. Even if they show a cute face or a grin, by the chorus they return to a cold expression. The 5 women who create a mysterious aura give a fresh and exciting feeling of elation.

 

trans: @flowerene329

 

[pururin]

Red Velvet sings and dances on stage expressionless. Even if they show a cute face or a grin, by the chorus they return to a cold expression. The 5 women who create a mysterious aura give a fresh and exciting feeling of elation.

 

i'm confused... is this a compliment?

 

anyways congrats sunmi and peekaboo 

[A R T]

Red Velvet sings and dances on stage expressionless. Even if they show a cute face or a grin, by the chorus they return to a cold expression. The 5 women who create a mysterious aura give a fresh and exciting feeling of elation.

 

i'm confused... is this a compliment?

 

anyways congrats sunmi and peekaboo 

 

Maybe it's considered eccentric? since expressionless isn't a common thing for ggs. That's how I take it 

[Jeffrey Jung]

Red Velvet sings and dances on stage expressionless. Even if they show a cute face or a grin, by the chorus they return to a cold expression. The 5 women who create a mysterious aura give a fresh and exciting feeling of elation.

 

i'm confused... is this a compliment?

 

anyways congrats sunmi and peekaboo

Usually people demands groups to look happy onstage

[BITE MY CLIT]

I saw the full excerpt somewhere around the place and they also mentioned the lyrics were different for a girl group etc.

[Haus of Tzu:Lai]

Yes to Gashinaaaaa

[Shino]

Uhhh music wise yes to gashina and meh @ peek a boo...two different levels imo...but maybe the mv has something to do with them being mentIoned

 

And I love Donna bae....shoutout to the other fictional characters too but I don’t watch Korean shows

[Yeriana Grande]

PAB is a well deserved mention

[dvang]

PAB had already attained iconic status in just 1 month

 

Red Velvet are turning out to be music critics' fav girl group

[solbi296]

i'm surprised mamamoo is not in this list. Yes I Am is like THE female empowerment kpop anthem

[Pyotoo]

Love love love rv this year i like how they’re creepy + cute + sophisticated

 

Ans among female soloists sunmi truly stood out from everyone else this year

[Cat of The Canals]

Red Velvet is kinda becoming the fav gg among critics. Congrats! 

 

i'm surprised mamamoo is not in this list. Yes I Am is like THE female empowerment kpop anthem

Yeah I was surprised about MMM not being there. YIA + Aze Gag are all about girl power (though the latter might be a bit more on the sarcastic side)