Actor Lim Ji-yeon directly clarified the "pretty pressure meme" that had been a hot topic online. It turned out she felt quite wronged. She took time to explain.
On the 19th, the YouTube channel Salon Drip released a video titled 어디 재밌는 입을 놀리느냐! 냐 냐 냐 냐 | EP.140 Lim Ji-yeon Heo Nam-jun. That day, Lim Ji-yeon and Heo Nam-jun, who worked together on the SBS drama My Royal Nemesis, appeared as guests and showed candid banter.
That day Lim Ji-yeon also revealed her flirting style. She said, "If I want to get close, to know someone, or to meet someone, I tend to express it directly," and added, "I honestly say when I want to meet someone privately." She continued, "I feel more drawn to older women than to juniors," and "I like people, so I contact them a lot privately; if I miss them or think of them, I reach out. I often tell people around me that I love them, and I use heart emojis a lot," revealing her frank personality.
Then Heo Nam-jun revealed behind-the-scenes stories from the set. Heo Nam-jun said with a laugh, "When the director says Ji-yeon nuna is pretty, I say, 'Am I not pretty?'" and Lim Ji-yeon naturally replied, "Pretty," which made everyone laugh more. Upon hearing this, Jang Do-youn mentioned, "The meme of her being called 'Zzanbro' for saying she was pretty became hugely popular." Earlier, when Lim Ji-yeon appeared on Zzanbro, her repeatedly saying "pretty" to Ji Changwook spread online like a meme and drew attention.
Lim Ji-yeon immediately defended herself, saying, "I feel wronged." She explained, "The word 'pretty' does not necessarily have only an external meaning. Isn't it often used in a very broad sense?" Jang Do-youn agreed, saying, "You can say 'pretty' when you see someone working hard," and the mood returned to laughter.
Lim Ji-yeon immediately asked Heo Nam-jun, "So are you pretty or not?" Heo Nam-jun, momentarily embarrassed, replied, "Pretty," and responded, "Did I do something wrong?" which sent the set into laughter.
In the end, the truth of the "pretty pressure meme" was not a compliment about appearance but Lim Ji-yeon's way of expressing affection for the person themself. She cleared it up decisively, drawing more attention.
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