The Korean drama “My Happy Ending” stars Jang Nara and Son Ho-joon. (Provided by Hami Video)
[The Epoch Times, December 23, 2023](Reported by Epoch Times reporter Zeng Weixin) The Korean drama “My Happy Ending” invited Jang Nara and Son Hojun, who worked together in “The Confession” 6 years ago, to play the couple for the second time. It is directed by Cho Soo-won, the director of “Pinocchio” and “30 But Still 17”. Jang Nara revealed that there are many intense emotional scenes in this drama, so the most difficult thing for her is the “physical exhaustion”.
When the drama held a press conference on the 21st, director Jo Soo-won said that the drama had taken 9 months to shoot, praising “Jang Nara must have been very hard for 9 months. Her role is difficult to interpret but she performed it perfectly.”
Jang Nara married her husband, a photographer who is 6 years younger than her, at the end of June last year. He is a director of photography whom she met while filming the TV series “VIP” in 2019. The outside world is curious about whether she often discusses work with her husband, or what has changed after marriage.
She responded to her newlywed life, saying: “It’s the same. Because my husband is also engaged in television related work, it’s difficult for us to see each other often. When we meet, we get along very well. We cheer for each other’s works we are filming, and we also share a lot with each other. But since he doesn’t talk about the work in detail, he is very much looking forward to the broadcast of my drama.”
Jang Nara and Son Ho-joon, who starred in the Korean drama “My Happy Ending,” attended the press conference and talked about their feelings during the filming. (Provided by Hami Video)
Jang Nara said: “The script is very interesting and rhythmic. It is a script that can arouse readers’ curiosity. Although it may be difficult to act, I think it will be fine as long as I do my homework.”
She admitted that the hardest part is actually physical strength. “There are a lot of intense scenes, or I have to show a lot of frustration. These are quite physically demanding. I really take skin care products seriously. But the good news is that I will be able to do it as soon as I get off work.” , the emotions on the filming set will disappear. I really like going home because I really want to go home after filming. Although this drama is very difficult in terms of content, I also feel the joy of going home after get off work. .”
Jang Nara revealed that in “My Happy Ending” there are many emotionally intense scenes, or she has to show a lot of frustration. (Provided by Hami Video)
The director revealed that the role of Jang Nara was really not easy to play, “I think Jang Nara is an actor who is very good at depicting psychological details, such as the psychological state where she seems to be about to collapse but has the will to overcome, or she feels that she is She is the actress who can perfectly convey the emotional nuance of the inner struggle of being betrayed by someone you trust, but suspecting that may not be the case.”
As for Son Ho-joon’s choice to play a husband and wife team again after six years of absence from “The Confession Couple”, it was also because of Jang Nara, but he stressed that this time it was very different, “”The Confession Couple” ended with a happy life, and happily These things happen as we live, and (this show) can be seen as an extended version.”
Jang Nara and Son Ho-joon, who starred in the Korean drama “My Happy Ending,” attended the press conference and talked about their feelings during the filming. (Provided by Hami Video)
The director praised Sun Haojun for his high plasticity. He can be the amiable neighbor brother, or he can change his appearance and transform into a mysterious man. Moreover, because the two had such a good rapport in the previous film, he decided to cast them together again as a husband and wife team during the casting process. .
The director even joked, “Although Son Hojun is unmarried, he feels like he has raised a child. He loves children and can play with his daughter in the play for hours and talk from a child’s perspective. In fact, the child actor who plays the daughter also treats him as a father. Obedient, I think it’s amazing that I can understand a child’s heart so well without any parenting experience.”
“My Happy Ending” Son Ho-jun (left) is unmarried in real life, but he gets along well with his daughter in the drama. (Provided by Hami Video)
“My Happy Ending” tells the story of Seo Cai-won (played by Jang Nara), the CEO of a lifestyle furniture company and an Internet celebrity followed by millions. She is a woman with a calm personality and full of ambition. Husband Heo Soon-young (played by Son Ho-joon) is a designer who handles projects and a professor of industrial design. He always puts family first. However, there is a dark undercurrent behind the two’s seemingly happy family. This is a film about a woman who pursues success and is not trusted. A psychological thriller about betrayal.
The Korean drama “My Happy Ending” will premiere on the Hami Video platform on December 31.
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