She has never trained like idols.
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A top Korean actress has sparked widespread chatter with her transition into K-Pop and a live music show performance.
The actress in question, Ha Ji Won, performed her iconic song, “Home Run,” at MBC‘s Show! Music Core on May 30 (KST).
This comeback was prompted by a promise the actress had made to her fans when her first “Home Run” performance resurfaced online.
Though Ha Ji Won has never been active as a singer or an idol, she was sent to perform the “Home Run,” the OST of her 2003 movie, Reversal of Fortune, on music shows as a promotional strategy. That performance video became a hot topic back in March when it was brought up during one of her YouTube appearances, and her mortified reaction to the mention of those videos soon became meme material in Korea. However, Ha Ji Won had made a bold promise that if her old performance video crossed over 1.2 million views, she would make her comeback on a music show again.
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Thanks to fans diligently streaming the video, it passed that view count easily, prompting Ha Ji Won to perform at this week’s Show! Music Core. Netizens were stunned by how well the 47-year-old actress carried herself on stage, despite never receiving formal idol training.
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- “There’s no awkwardness at all. Her body looks insane, too.”
- “She’s really cool.”
- “Ha Ji Won is really good at everything she works hard at. I respect her so much.”
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- “Unnie, are you sure you’re not a vampire? This is insane.”
- “She would have done really well even if she had become a dance singer.”
- “She’s genuinely freaking pretty.”