Which female idol has the best chance to make it as an actress in the west?

White Lotus season already started. Lisa is getting good reviews among critics and fans of the show. People enjoy her character Mook. Plus, the showrunner said he wants to work with Lisa on future projects. I think she will get a chance to get bigger roles, so I will say she has the best chance to make it

I think Giselle is the wildcard that can make it as an actress in the west. I thought she did a good job with Aespa's drama teaser. I think she's fluent in English and in a popular group.

I mean, IU did that already, she's the only female Idol (and I think Idol in general) who was nominated in Cannes Film Festival for the movie "BROKER".

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Not sure if Lisa has debuted on white lotus yet, so I'll reserve my judgment there. Jennie, though, failed miserably on the Weekend's show "The Idol." Which other idol has a shot? I'm thinking maybe Somi? They'd need decent English, or maybe not.

You mean Somi from IOI? She never had any role, so... Also, they don't need to speak English either, just look at how many Korean actors already won big Awards.

Lisa getting some praise from critics, but not sure if she can win anything, because she's only a guest on the show, not a Lead Actress or even a Supporting actress.

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Korean and Chinese idols are all far too pretty to appear in any Western show. They would need serious uglification by professional horror movie stylists to keep them from totally upstaging the Western female stars.

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Korean and Chinese idols are all far too pretty to appear in any Western show. They would need serious uglification by professional horror movie stylists to keep them from totally upstaging the Western female stars.

Being problematic as usual I see.

No Kpop idol has any chance of making it as an actress in "the west" (I'm just going to assume the OP meant Hollywood.) They either don't have the acting chops (see: Blackpink) or don't speak fluent English, which is 100% necessary if you want more than one notable role before disappearing into the void.

If they wanna stunt cast an idol they'd sooner go with Jennie again then someone less known then Blackpink.

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If they wanna stunt cast an idol they'd sooner go with Jennie again then someone less known then Blackpink.

No one's touching her with a 10-foot pole after the utter disaster that was The Idol, a role she only secured in the first place because she happens to know the Weeknd. Maybe if the Sharknado producers are still in business, but a serious production? Not a chance.

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No one's touching her with a 10-foot pole after the utter disaster that was The Idol, a role she only secured in the first place because she happens to know the Weeknd. Maybe if the Sharknado producers are still in business, but a serious production? Not a chance.

The Idol flopped bc the script sucked, not bc of Jennie, bfr.

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The Idol flopped bc the script sucked, not bc of Jennie, bfr.

She had a very minor role, so the show never hinged on her, but she didn't exactly help either. She could have been reading Shakespeare and the fact that she's a god awful actress still would have been perfectly apparent.

If they want a good Korean actor, they go for a good Korean actor, not an idol. If they want a female kpop idol, Blackpink is still at the top of the list. You are massively overestimating The Idol's impact on Hollywood.

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She had a very minor role, so the show never hinged on her, but she didn't exactly help either. She could have been reading Shakespeare and the fact that she's a god awful actress still would have been perfectly apparent.

You won't place this blame on her bc she wasn't criticized at all, just dumb kpop stans try to blame her for a script mistake and a series full of errors.

If she was the female lead and the series flopped bc of her acting like Joy then we could say it's her fault.

For now Jennie is good and we don't know if she'll try to pursue an acting career, but it's not like she is terrible.

Any with international fandom will be useful to pull eyeballs, the same reason Koreans PDs cast idols, for the ready made fandom.

But "making" it needs more than that, actual acting chops. That's not easy for full time actresses, I can only think of Bae Doona and Han HyoJoo who have been caste on Western projects.

I think it will be an idol who has the critical acclaim as an actress who has better chances to "make" it , than mere fan- magnets.

At this point, IU has a good chance, but I don't think she is very interested, she is very selective and won't take mere fan-candy rolls.

Suzy might be a better compromise, both in terms of acting and visual attractions. There have been rumours of her being approached by Indian makers

The issue is not which idol, but the fact that Western movies rarely have any decent roles for Asians and then will miscast that too.

So I would say at this point NONE

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You won't place this blame on her bc she wasn't criticized at all, just dumb kpop stans try to blame her for a script mistake and a series full of errors.

If she was the female lead and the series flopped bc of her acting like Joy then we could say it's her fault.

For now Jennie is good and we don't know if she'll try to pursue an acting career, but it's not like she is terrible.

No, it is very much like she is terrible, you just refuse to admit what everyone else already knows. Considering Jennie was merely a glorified extra, why would critics think to single her out? She's lucky if she even received a passing mention in most reviews of the show, good or bad. Unless you're a Kpop fan who actually recognized her, she was just one, anonymous sour note in a larger cacaphony of abysmal noise. So did she show fail because of her? No, and I never suggested otherwise, but she was certainly still a contributor to it being a complete mess, even in her limited capacity to do so, and you're kidding yourself if you think she endeared herself to any Hollywood big wigs with that embarrassingly soulless performance.

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No, it is very much like she is terrible, you just refuse to admit what everyone else already knows. Considering Jennie was merely a glorified extra, why would critics think to single her out? She's lucky if she even received a passing mention in most reviews of the show, good or bad. Unless you're a Kpop fan who actually recognized her, she was just one, anonymous sour note in a larger cacaphony of abysmal noise. So did she show fail because of her? No, and I never suggested otherwise, but she was certainly still a contributor to it being a complete mess, even in her limited capacity to do so, and you're kidding yourself if you think she endeared herself to any Hollywood big wigs with that embarrassingly soulless performance.

So it's just your opinion who is never positive about BP and your wishful thinking while some idols actress are losing job over flopped k dramas they participated as lead, ok.

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So it's just your opinion who is never positive about BP and your wishful thinking while some idols actress are losing job over flopped k dramas they participated as lead, ok.

Denial isn't a river in Egypt.

If you want me to give positive feedback on Blackpink, they should consider giving me something to think positively of. I'm still waiting.

If simply not losing your job because you were on set for about two days is your idea of a successful acting debut, then so be it. Just don't expect me or anyone else with an unbiased, level head to sing her praises over her regrettable participation in this stinker. Frankly, she's better off if no one remembers she was even in it.

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I don’t really follow her much, but I thought Park Jiyeon was amazing in Imitation. She played her role as La Ri-ma so well. I could see her doing something in the west, but i don't know her well enough outside of that and a couple solo songs.

She doesn't know a lick of English, although she should probably start learning, since no one in Korea wants to giver her a job since her marriage.

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Denial isn't a river in Egypt.

If you want me to give positive feedback on Blackpink, they should consider giving me something to think positively of. I'm still waiting.

If simply not losing your job because you were on set for about two days is your idea of a successful acting debut, then so be it. Just don't expect me or anyone else with an unbiased, level head to sing her praises over her regrettable participation in this stinker. Frankly, she's better off if no one remembers she was even in it.

Oh, don't worry, BP certainly doesn't need your positive opinion. It's ok to be like this when it's not BP who is losing job and relevance over the years while trying music, acting, etc

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Oh, don't worry, BP certainly doesn't need your positive opinion. It's ok to be like this when it's not BP who is losing job and relevance over the years while trying music, acting, etc

You can't lose relevance in an industry where you never had any.

I don't think anyone's said BIBI yet. She's fluent in English just by watching stand up comedy and to my knowledge has never lived or studied in another country so that's already really impressive (sounds kind of like how RM learned English). She was nominated for a few Korean acting awards last year. And she isn't afraid of breaking Korean societal norms and being out there, like kissing (female) fans and handing out condoms at 88rising. I feel like she wouldn't be afraid to challenge herself and leave her comfort zone which is important for networking and getting Western job opportunities.

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You can't lose relevance in an industry where you never had any.

But you can gain with your works

None. Idols can't act.

someone from BP maybe

not saying it's a good chance but the question asks who has the best chance

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The Idol flopped bc the script sucked, not bc of Jennie, bfr.

Exactly, but I don't think Jennie want to be an actress anyway, so it's pointless to talk about her acting career.

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None. This is a crazy question.

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None. Idols can't act.

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At this point, IU has a good chance, but I don't think she is very interested, she is very selective and won't take mere fan-candy rolls.

Suzy might be a better compromise, both in terms of acting and visual attractions. There have been rumours of her being approached by Indian makers

What I said above!

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I mean, IU did that already, she's the only female Idol (and I think Idol in general) who was nominated in Cannes Film Festival for the movie "BROKER".

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I think people mistake HOLLYWOOD blockbuster stars with actual actors! It's not the same thing!

IU already won one of the biggest and most important Award an actor can win in the film industry!

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Getting one award isn't "making it."

Mate, it's her first movie promoted in the West and she (they) won the most prestigious Award in history! How is that not "making it"? She has more Kdrama trending in the West than any other Idol.

So, what is "making it" in your eyes, because I don't get these things anymore.

In my eyes, "making it" means, you got your chance in the West and you didn't flop, and IU not only didn't flop, but she won one of the biggest Award for her FIRST TRY!

NONE.

Hollywood simply does not have enough sizeable roles for Asians and when it rarely comes along, it goes to critically acclaimed actresses like Bae Doona.

Idols will at best used as eye-candy cameos to pull the fanbase, and fobbed off with some popularity awards. of course the fans will think that is "Making" it.

But if a sizeable role comes along and they go beyond acclaimed actresses, then the ones with good critical credits are Jang Nara, Seo Hyun Jin and presently IU.

Still that is a infinitesimal possibility.

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Making it means being a-list. There are many actors that have won prestigious awards. They examples used in the OP are for mainstream productions in America, not Cannes darlings. The chances of IU making it in those areas is 0.

No offense, but do you know how many A-LIST actors are in Hollywood? They're the 1% of the WHOLE industry! Saying, being part of the minority means you made it, is just ridiculous!

Especially, because most of those actors in that 1% are WHITE!

Not to mention, most of them are flopping on Box Office! Actors like Vin Diesel or even The Rock making more money than all of them.😂

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being a-list

What is A-list? being invited to all the fancy parties like Met-gala?

Very vague definition, but if that is the case, then sure idols of groups with international following can make the list, BP of course, TWICE, IVE, NJZ etc.,

But if it is about whether they can pull people to theaters, that directors cast to deliver solid roles - the answer is still NONE.

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Exactly, but I don't think Jennie want to be an actress anyway, so it's pointless to talk about her acting career.

I think it's a chance, like an opportunity. For now she is doing amazing as a soloist and BP will tour again, but who knows, maybe we'll have actress Jennie in the future.

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A-list would be people that would be reliable box office draws. Met-Gala invites wouldn't be relevant.

Then NONE.

Not really the fault of idol-actresses. But Hollywood/West has lesser space for Asians, than Kpop has for non-Asians.

If a rare significant role comes along, those are going to actresses with sold portfolios and not idols.

Idols at best will be cast as eye-candy cameos to pull the usual fandom.

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The A-lister is a dying breed, yeah.

That is true, even otherwise of idols.

The A-list superstar who by themselves can bring people in, are indeed a dying breed.

A combination of studio franchises, OTT etc., has rendered that obsolete

Tom Cruise might be the last of them. He alone can prevail independent of the machine these days.

Somewhat like IU in Kpop - the "Last National Singer"