(Continued from interview ②) Actress Park Ji-hyun said she paid out of pocket for luxury costumes for You and Everything Else.
Park Ji-hyun conducted an interview on the morning of the 25th at a cafe in Samcheong-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul. At the meeting she spoke with domestic reporters about the recently released Netflix original series You and Everything Else.
You and Everything Else is a drama that depicts the story of two friends, Eun-jung and Sang-yeon, meeting all the times of their lives as they like and admire each other the most at every moment, and also feel jealousy and hatred, becoming entwined over a lifetime. Actress Kim Goeun played Eun-jung and Park Ji-hyun gave a passionate performance as Sang-yeon. Thanks to that, the series even reached No. 5 in the non-English section of Netflix global top 10 series.
For this work, Park Ji-hyun personally spent her own money to buy costumes tailored to the character. She said, "I once said I like shopping, but compared with the shopping I usually wear and enjoy, I tend to buy clothes and shopping related to the character. I also like using those. So when I take on a character, my wardrobe becomes like the character."
She added, "When filming is over, it actually becomes like a storage room. A normal person's wardrobe is full of that person's tastes, but my wardrobe is different. In a way, that seems to be my hobby. Styling according to the reference seems to help both acting and appearance."
In particular, she had to portray Sang-yeon's life from her 20s through her 30s and 40s. Among them, 40-year-old Sang-yeon had to wear luxurious outfits as a successful wealthy person. In preproduced dramas where sponsorships from luxury brands are known to be unavailable, Park Ji-hyun said, "Because there were no sponsorships, I bought everything myself."
She said, "I talked a lot with the costume team, and while styling for your 20s and 30s is important, I thought styling for your 40s was the most important. I have many older sisters around me, and I referred a lot to the fashions of successful older sisters. I personally bought a variety of clothes and props out of pocket, even from the suitcase to scarves, watches and earrings."
She also said, "I tend to like those kinds of details. Sometimes it's burdensome and I wonder if I was being greedy, but seeing the result, many people say it really looks like a woman in her 40s. Every time they say the costumes were done so well, I feel proud inside. The truth is I don't usually wear such flashy luxury items. I wear training clothes all the time. But I wonder if someday I might use them as other clothes. My wardrobe might become a costume room, and I think, when will I ever save money, I should cut it off, but it's hard and I don't do well at it."
When asked which prop she bought for Sang-yeon was the most expensive, she added, "It was a watch. I don't wear it now. I just keep it well."
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