I would say Suzy popularity exploded after she played in architecture 101
That's the moment she won the baeksang awards for best new actress
And after this she got rename " the nation first love"
After the success of the movie she got tons of CF deals and she cemented her popularity by playing in the drama "Big" after this
I must say thinking about it
It's crazy how a decision that seems so small can actually change the career of somebody else
Fun fact the role was initially offered to Seohyun from SNSD
But SM decline the offer without consulting her because they wanted SNSD members to focus on group activities at this time
And they did the same thing once again, when Seohyun was offer a role in the movie " train to busan" which was then offer to Sohee from Wonder girls
Seems like SM have a big history of holding back the career of their idols
I wasn't around then, but from what I heard, Min was actually pushed just as much or more than Suzy at the beginning.
But, Suzy was the one who really blew up. Dream High kind of started it, but then Architecture 101 sealed the deal.
I think her visuals played a major role. I also think the fact 2 members were Chinese in a 4 person group also played a big role. If JYPE had included more Korean visuals in the group, then the popularity probably would not have become so lopsided.
I can't say I follow her that closely back then even if Miss A was one of my favorites. But I get the feeling she was pretty popular and big before Architecture 101 if I remeber correctly? I mean, would she had gotten that kind of role if not?
wasn't here when she debuted in miss A in 2010 but her popularity blew up before Architecture 101 in 2012
I believe her popularity was already on the rise even before Dream High in 2011
one don't become a fixed music show MC (2010) without popularity
Yes Min was actually much more popular than Suzy at first
Min and Jokwon were invited to pretty much every TV show like strong heart etc....
Because their "over the top" personality and dance was really appreciated at these shows
They even used to call it the kkap dance
But once JYP forbid them from doing these things their momentum was cut off and they slowly lost popularity with time
And JYP focusing on Suzy after this didn't help
Their fate was pretty similar to Yoona and Sooyoung who used to be invited to a lot of variety show thanks to their weird "aegyo" but SM just stop sending them to variety so they can stop doing this aegyo to preserve their image of female idol
wasn't here when she debuted in miss A in 2010 but her popularity blew up before Architecture 101 in 2012
I believe her popularity was already on the rise even before Dream High in 2011
one don't become a fixed music show MC (2010) without popularity
I can't say I follow her that closely back then even if Miss A was one of my favorites. But I get the feeling she was pretty popular and big before Architecture 101 if I remeber correctly? I mean, would she had gotten that kind of role if not?
Suzy got her MC job in 2010 because she was already praise for her visual but mostly because at this time music show MC used to always be rookies from big company
And Miss A just debuted with bad girl good girl and was a huge hit
Becoming one of the only group to get SOTY with their debut song
And let's say that Dream high was the project that give them a bit of exposure
But the success of Architecture 101 is the one who really push her to the status of big name in korea
The movie did 3M of tickets in less than a month which was impressive
And it's the one who gave to suzy this image of innocent and pure girl like a little sister that really make her popular in korea
Display MoreSuzy got her MC job in 2010 because she was already praise for her visual but mostly because at this time music show MC used to always be rookies from big company
And Miss A just debuted with bad girl good girl and was a huge hit
Becoming one of the only group to get SOTY with their debut song
And let's say that Dream high was the project that give them a bit of exposure
But the success of Architecture 101 is the one who really push her to the status of big name in korea
The movie did 3M of tickets in less than a month which was impressive
And it's the one who gave to suzy this image of innocent and pure girl like a little sister that really make her popular in korea
Okay. Yeah it's possible I got the time percpetive a bit wrong because I watch the movie a couple of years later so maybe I got the impression that movie was a bit newer than it acctually was.
Suzy was popular from day 1. As soon as she debuted, she became a hot topic because of her visuals. Of course, she only became known as an actress after Dream High and got the Nation's First Love title after Architecture 101 but Suzy has always been popular as an idol. Idk if she was more popular than the rest after debut, even if she was the gap wasn't big. It was only after A101 that Suzy became bigger than the group.
i remembered when she was called "pretty giant maknae" after they were debut. Yes, she quite popular about her visual and her proportion (taller than her unnies). But Min was the member who most frequenty came to variety shows.
In the begginning, she already top member in her group but i'd say their gap was not too wide.
Combo Dream high + Architectur 101 which made it happend. Dream high made Suzy became hot topic but A101 earned her "nation first love" that made Sokor going crazy about her.
Edit:
I'll honest. I knew from the start she'll be the most popular member from her group but i didnt think she'll beat Hyuna from title "X and Her group" in term popularity.
They were under AQ Entertainment for the first 2 years and the miss A members couldn't get many jobs. AQE first pushed Min into Variety Shows with Oh My School in 2010, initially she failed but got a call back where she changed her personality and was able to become a full time cast member.
AQE dissolved back into JYPE after 2 years, basically, miss A weren't financially supporting the subsidiary despite the Hits they were releasing then.
I do recall that Jia was on a Radio Show, I think Fei too, it was the same Station that had Super Junior members, well the Chinese members.
As a trainee, Suzy was always the Star, much like TWICE's Nayeon, in fact Nayeon's career could have mirrored Suzy's except TWICE became too big for JYPE's plans.
You were correct in an early post, it was Architecture 101 which really launched Suzy, it was under AQ Entertainment and wasn't able to save them.
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