Money Today Reporter Eun Lee | 2024.01.30 20:27
Actress Kim Yun-jin./Photo = YouTube channel ‘VIVO TV – Vivo TV’ Actress Kim Yun-jin, who entered Hollywood through the American drama ‘Lost’, told an anecdote at the time.
On the 30th, the 20th episode of the web entertainment show ‘Welcome’ was released on the YouTube channel ‘VIVO TV – Vivo TV’ with the title ‘Cool world star Kim Yun-jin’s ‘Lost’ audition story was a rumor.’ In this video, actors Kim Yun-jin and Jeong Seong-hwa, who appeared in the movie ‘Dog Days’, appeared and talked to broadcaster Song Eun-i.
In this video, Song Eun-i mentioned Kim Yun-jin, who gained immense popularity after the movie ‘Shiri’, attempted to appear in the American drama ‘Lost’. At the time, Kim Yun-jin unfortunately failed in the audition for the female lead role, but she said that the director liked her so much that he created a completely different character for her.
Song Eun-yi was curious about the story at the time, saying, “Isn’t ‘Shiri’ already sweeping the film awards in Korea and being a huge hit? However, when I was filming ‘Lost,’ I heard that he even made a demo tape himself.”
Regarding this, Yunjin Kim said, “I was filming a movie in Korea, so when I suddenly couldn’t go to the United States by plane, I made a lot of audition tapes in Korea, and I was rejected countless times.”
/Photo = YouTube channel ‘VIVO TV – Vivo TV’ video Kim Yun-jin confessed that “I even suffered facial paralysis” due to mental and physical pain while appearing on ‘Lost’.
He said, “I had to adapt to a new environment, and in fact, I created a character that didn’t exist (in ‘Lost’). It was a time when Asians almost didn’t appear (on TV). It was a time when you didn’t see many Asian faces on TV.” “I had a desire to express women well, and my desire to complete the opportunity that is not often given to Asian actors took precedence,” he said of the pressure he felt at the time.
Kim Yun-jin said that the American drama ‘Lost’ in which she appeared was the first work to select two Asian actors as lead actors.
/Photo = YouTube channel ‘VIVO TV – Vivo TV’ video Also on this day, Kim Yun-jin surprised everyone by confessing that she had received a dash from a famous foreign actor several times.
Kim Yun-jin recalled that time, saying, “I heard it through an agent,” and Song Eun-i, who heard this, was surprised and said, “I guess it happened several times.”
In response, Yunjin Kim showed a humble attitude, saying, “You should know that. I’m not special. Asian women tend to be popular in the U.S. In fact, I think I’m even less popular in Korea.”
Jung Sung-hwa was curious about the identity of the famous foreign actor who had approached Kim Yun-jin in the past and asked, “Was he an actor whose name we would recognize?” Kim Yun-jin answered honestly, “Yes.” Then, Jeong Seong-hwa asked, “Let’s narrow it down a bit. Was it ‘Lost’?” and Kim Yun-jin shook her head and answered, “No.”
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