A “Single’s Inferno” star couldn’t get a job because of her body

Beauty comes in all shapes and sizes, but one beautiful Single’s Inferno star’s beauty worked against her.

Kang So Yeonone of the original Single’s Inferno cast, is an athlete, a boxing gym owner, a former idol and a woman who knows exactly how detrimental beauty standards can be. She started training from an early age, having been born into an athletic family. Her father, sister and brother are all athletes.

As such, her family fueled their bodies with large, protein-heavy meals, even for breakfast. In her mother’s mind, eating right was more important than being on time for school.

“I think that’s what helped me physically,” she said, “But that’s why I struggled a lot to be an actress in Korea because I didn’t have that ideal body type for Koreans. I was always told in front of the casting that I was too tall and my body was too big for this role.”

So Yeon has faced her share of closed doors (as an actress and an idol), but new ones have opened, thanks to her time on Single’s Inferno.

Rather than changing herself to meet ideal beauty standards, So Yeon builds a career on her own terms. Since Single’s Infernoshe was offered advertising work that matched her image.

Since leaving the show, So Yeon has appeared in various promotional images for cosmetic brands, and she’s living life to the fullest.