Actress Lim Ji-yeon, who showed off her acting skills in ‘The Glory’, shed tears as she recalled the past. She said that he was always desperate for her acting, and she was happy and grateful that she was recognized for this work.
On the afternoon of the 17th, at a cafe in Nonhyeon-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, an interview with actress Lim Ji-yeon, who appeared in the Netflix original drama ‘The Glory’ (script Kim Eun-sook/director Ahn Gil-ho), was held. In the interview that day, Lim Ji-yeon told various stories about her impressions of receiving much love for her character Park Yeon-jin in the play, what she felt while acting, and how she worked with fellow actors.
Lim Ji-yeon took on the role of Park Yeon-jin, the villain who delivered an unforgettable pain to Moon Dong-eun in ‘The Glory’, and showed a ‘previous transformation’. Having played a villain for the first time in his life, he succeeded in broadening her acting spectrum by performing passionately as if possessed by Park Yeon-jin. What is the reason why writer Kim Eun-sook coveted Lim Ji-yeon and Park Yeon-jin? Lim Ji-yeon said, “The writer said that although I look nice, I might have an ‘angel-like face and a devil-like heart’. Then I’ll screw it up,’ she said, “and I think he wanted to see a new look at me,” she said. She continued, “It seems like you saw my potential, so it’s not enough to say thank you so much,” she expressed her gratitude.
For him, ‘The Glory’ was a golden opportunity. Lim Ji-yeon said, “I always wanted to play a villain, but my expectations weren’t high. When I was young, I said, ‘I want to play a villain’, but at some point I gave up.” I wondered if it would happen,” recalled the past. That’s why I didn’t hesitate when the opportunity to play ‘The Glory’ Park Yeon-jin arose. Lim Ji-yeon said, “A really good work, Yeon-jin came to me, so I was greedy and there was no reason not to do it.”
After a lot of hard work, I was cast for the role of Park Yeon-jin, so I worked hard to create the character well. Lim Ji-yeon said, “I told her she could do well, but she also had anxiety, so she wandered around and tried to get her ideas.” I have been,” he said. “I thought it would be attractive to act as myself to show an image of a villain that I didn’t have before after thinking a lot,” he said. I said, let’s be a bad bitch, the facial expressions such as a one-sided smile or wrinkles between the eyebrows are the ones I usually do,” he added.
In particular, Lim Ji-yeon drew attention by properly performing swearing and smoking in the play. “I thought it would be better not to do it than to make it awkward,” she said. It is rumored that by doing so, the peak of emotions came up in the second half, and the smoke of swearing and smoking was more natural. She also said that Lim Ji-yeon wanted to be hated by the people of the world while playing the villain, and that she felt a sense of accomplishment as many people cursed Park Yeon-jin.
He said that there were emotionally difficult parts as he acted darkly and deeply through Park Yeon-jin. Lim Ji-yeon said, “Park Yeon-jin’s prison scene was prepared after months of thought.” He continued, “Yeonjin must have collapsed and been frustrated as she was attacked by other inmates inside, and while filming that scene, my heart was also hard.” It seems that there was something more broken by incorporating this.” After that, he added that it took time for Yeonjin to shake off the character.
The most notable relationship in the play is Moon Dong-eun (Song Hye-kyo), who is trying to take revenge after being abused in the past, and Park Yeon-jin, a pure evil who committed the harm without thinking. The two were in a tense confrontation in the play, instilling tension. Through this, Lim Ji-yeon matched her acting with the great senior Song Hye-kyo. What was it like being together? Lim Ji-yeon said, “I love Song Hye-kyo, the person I love.” He continued, “While working together, seeing her heavy acting, I felt desperately that ‘I can’t ignore the experience’.” He said, showing his respect for his seniors.
In the scene where he faces off with Song Hye-kyo, he said he put in a lot of effort to not be pushed back. Lim Ji-yeon said, “It was the first scene where Moon Dong-eun learned that Ye-sol was coming as homeroom teacher, and it was the first scene to film, and it needed a sparkly fight.” recalled She continued, “At that time, I thought that it would be more exciting if Yeonjin had anxiety, so we discussed a lot while filming.”
Another gift that Lim Ji-yeon got through ‘The Glory’ is the actors who play the role of the villain called ‘Dong Eun-O Jeok’. While filming with them, they became ‘best friends’. Lim Ji-yeon laughed, saying, “I only meet those friends these days,” and said, “I go to the mountains with her friends, exercise, and talk about acting, and we play innocently.” Lim Ji-yeon said, “While working on this work, I met ‘Chin Chin’ who support actress Lim Ji-yeon and human Lim Ji-yeon,” and said, “I am grateful to have met a precious relationship who sincerely support each other, and I have gained a lot through ‘The Glory’.”
‘The Glory’, which was released on the 10th, is enjoying worldwide popularity. On the 17th (Korean time), according to FlixPatrol, a global OTT platform viewing ranking aggregation site, ‘The Glory’ ranked first in the world TV show category the day before. After winning first place in the same category for the first time on the 13th, it has maintained its top spot for four consecutive days, continuing its box office success. “I had expectations and confidence that the work would do well from the beginning, but I didn’t think it would be to this extent,” said Lim Ji-yeon, who said, “It’s the first time (a work I appeared in) has received such a good response in Korea, but I think it won first place in the global market. Hani said, “I’m still bewildered and can’t touch it.” But I’m starting to feel it more and more. Lim Ji-yeon said, “I feel popular when I see friends living abroad contacting me that they have seen the work, and seeing the number of followers on social media increase rapidly.”
As the work became a hot topic, the line “Yeon Jin-ah” in which Dong-eun Moon (played by Song Hye-kyo) called Park Yeon-jin (played by Lim Ji-yeon) in the play became a “meme”. Lim Ji-yeon said, “I really didn’t know it would become a ‘meme’ like this.” laughed “These days, when I do anything, people around me say, ‘You’re cool, Yeonjin-ah,’ or ‘Bravo, Park Yeon-jin,’ and even my mom says, ‘You made Yeonjin-ah stew,’ or ‘Yeonjin-ah, when are you coming? I am grateful and happy for that in itself.”
Lim Ji-yeon showed a new side through ‘The Glory’ and her acting skills were also praised. Regarding this, he said, “Actually, I was always desperate and put in that much effort. I prepared the character as if I was preparing for Yeonjin every time, but I liked the way I grew up, even if it was slow.” I heard that he cried a lot after watching it, so thank you for recognizing it.” He continued, “I had the thought that I had to work harder because I wasn’t a natural actor like my colleagues, but I was grateful to my family for recognizing that and to the viewers who praised me.”
Lim Ji-yeon, who said she learned a lot through ‘The Glory’, said, “‘The Glory’ was the biggest courage and challenge for me. He expressed his honest thoughts. He said, “I want you to say ‘Yeon Jin-ah’ for a long time in the future.” “I want to show that ‘Lim Ji-yeon can do this by appearing in various works with persistence and challenging spirit.”
Meanwhile, ‘The Glory’ is currently available on Netflix.
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