
Speaking about how she didn’t feel pressured about portraying this kind of character, Jo Woo Ri explained, “I saw the original webtoon and it told Hyun Soo Ah’s story. In the drama, Hyun Soo Ah is a natural beauty who earns the title of “the goddess of the chemistry department.” She gains lots of attention for her beautiful, lovely looks, but will do anything in order to retain everyone’s love. He said that he cast me because if my usually bright appearance could be noticed while I acted as Soo Ah, then the viewers could see that Soo Ah didn’t act that way due to ill intentions.” She continued, “I didn’t know why he cast me at the time, but when I asked the director later, he said that it seemed like it would be more fun if I acted the part of Soo Ah. On my way home after the audition, he called me saying that he wanted to see me again, so I turned the car around and went to have a meeting with the director.” The director must’ve viewed this favorably. I auditioned for the role of one of the chemistry department students, but I read Hyun Soo Ah’s lines since they were in the script. Talking about how she landed this role, she began, “I didn’t audition for the role of Hyun Soo Ah. In the end, Jo Woo Ri received lots of love for successfully portraying her character. Many viewers criticized her, but also sympathized with her once the drama revealed why she turned out this way.



She had a two-faced personality due to her personal belief that she has to receive love from everyone. Hyun Soo Ah was a character who was the target of criticism in the drama. Jo Woo Ri talked about portraying Hyun Soo Ah on JTBC’s “My ID is Gangnam Beauty.”
