Bahk Eun-ji has been with The Korea Times since 2012, building a career across multiple desks. She began at the Business Desk, where she conducted in-depth interviews with key figures in Korea's corporate world. Later, she moved to the Politics & City Desk, focusing on education policy and social affairs. She later served as team leader of the digital content team, leading curation efforts on the newspaper’s homepage and reshaping print stories for social media audiences to enhance digital reach. Now back on the Politics Desk, she covers the National Assembly and the Ministry of National Defense, with a renewed focus on political developments.
Hwang Jeong-eum's star soars in China
Choi Si-won, Hwang Jeong-eum /Screen capture from Weibo
By Bahk Eun-ji
Actress Hwang Jeong-eum’s popularity is exploding in China a month after her new TV drama aired.
As of Tuesday, 53,000 people were following her official page on Weibo. More than 4,000 have been added every week since the first episode of “She Was Pretty” was broadcast on MBC on Sept. 17.
Hwang, 30, stars with Park Seo-joon in the romantic comedy-drama. It centers on a woman (Hwang) who has lost her looks and meets her first lover again, who has become more handsome. In the last episode, Hwang’s character regained her attractiveness.
C-Jes Entertainment, the actress’ management company, said her star status in China has been growing since her previous drama, “Kill Me, Heal Me,” on MBC.
Hwang’s official fan club was established in China then.