Actor Park Gyu-young shared behind-the-scenes details of her action preparation.
On the 30th, an interview with Park Gyu-young, an actor in the Netflix film The Mantis: Original Sin, was held at a cafe in Samcheong-dong, Seoul.
The Netflix film The Mantis: Original Sin, released on the 26th, is an action movie that depicts the showdown for the top spot between A-ranked killer "The Mantis," who returned after a long vacation to a hitman industry where all rules have collapsed; his trainee, fellow student and rival "Jae-yi"; and retired legend killer "Dok-go."
Park Gyu-young, who played "Jae-yi," handled high-difficulty action in the film. About the action preparation period, she recalled, "I did it continuously since the pre-production, so it was about three to four months. During that time I kept practicing from the basics, and before and after filming, before call time, after filming, whenever possible we did the action choreography. The seniors and I also spent time practicing on the set or in a corner outside the set. I think we kept practicing until crank-up."
She continued, "Jae-yi seems to be a character who is very greedy in this universe," and explained, "I also increased my physicality, my shoulder and arm muscles a lot. I have InBody results from that time. I reduced my body fat to below 10%, so it showed. I made sure I didn't look fragile. I thought that would be good. I actually had many meetings and readings with the director."
She also said about the present, "Now my body fat has increased a lot, and my muscles have probably decreased. After that I put aside upper-body workouts. I built that look specifically for The Mantis: Original Sin. Still, it wasn't last-minute cramming; I worked hard. I followed a strict diet until my cheeks hollowed out, and I exercised a lot," and laughed, "When I lost weight, I worried I might look more fragile. I trained to look instead sturdy. So when Jae-yi practices alone with a mannequin, I remember feeling proud seeing my muscles show for a second."
She joked, "I think I have good stamina, but building upper-body muscle was harder than I expected. I once again realized how amazing Lee Si-young unnie is. I think I realized how lacking I am."
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