Rui En battles ageism and the single woman trope in a new series parodying K-dramas

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The actress, who stars in lighthearted new drama Oppa, Saranghae! about a career woman whose favourite Korean drama character comes to life, talks about how she relates to the “fear” and “insecurity” about growing older that women may face, a topic the show addresses.

As someone who doesn’t watch any Korean dramas at all, it’s pretty ironic that Rui En is starring in a show that gives the genre a bit of a loving send-up.

“A lot of the comedy is in, ‘How do you live with a K-drama character who comes to life in front of you and who literally only knows how to survive within the boundaries of that drama?’” she told CNA Lifestyle. She said yes immediately because “there’s so much that’s relatable… At this point in my career, I’m not so much interested in ‘popular’ or ‘likeable’ . I think it’s important for me to do ‘complex’ and ‘real’,” the 42-year-old said.

She also found the character interesting in that “at work, she’s so serious and no-nonsense. But she’s actually a softie who relieves stress by watching this K-drama that aired 10 years ago.”However, K-dramas aren’t her thing at all. “Whenever my friends are like, ‘Oh, gosh, you have to watch this’, I don’t normally get past half an episode. I’m not really into romance,” she admitted. “I’m more into older Korean cinema like Old Boy and Lady Vengeance – very violent, very graphic.

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