Actor Lee Ha-nui revealed that she was eventually discovered after filming the movie "The People Upstairs" while keeping her pregnancy secret.
On the afternoon of the 1st, an interview with actor Lee Ha-nui for the movie "The People Upstairs" (director Ha Jung-woo, distributor/supplier By Form Studio, produced by C-JeS·Walkhouse Company) was held at a cafe in Sogyeok-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul.
The movie 'The People Upstairs' is a work that depicts the unpredictable conversations that unfold when two couples entangled in nightly "sex-related" noise between floors share a meal one night, and Lee Ha-nui plays the upstairs wife Choi Soo-kyung, who wants to share sex-related experiences.
That day Lee Ha-nui recalled that it was revealed she shot "The People Upstairs" while pregnant, saying, "It was really early. At six weeks I had to do acro yoga, and you have to hold the bar in the place where the baby might be and rotate me. When we were training that, I just thought my body was heavy, but I found out a week before going in. I was so shocked I couldn't believe the two lines I saw were real, so I went to the obstetrics clinic in the middle of the night."
Lee Ha-nui said, "When I first learned I was pregnant, it was hard to be happy. I had commitments, so it was very awkward and I wondered what to do. I was afraid as a career actor, but once I tried it, I could do it. I thought a healthier child might come out, so I fought on. At first I had severe morning sickness and was extremely sleepy. I was so sleepy but there were so many lines, and I had to keep my mind straight, so it was really grueling. I would leave at 5 a.m. and finish at 6 to 7 p.m., and when I got home it would be 9 p.m., so I would have to wash up and go to bed right away. Repeating that made me drowsy. I remember taking out a massager to wake myself up and do something, singing and dancing," she confessed.
In particular, Lee Ha-nui said she experienced a dizzying accident during filming. She said, "Acro yoga was so fun, but the director is also a bit unusual. He said there are doubles so don't worry, it's practice, and because I was trained he kept having me do it. I thought telling them I was pregnant would be too burdensome for them. So I decided not to tell anyone until it was over, but once I slipped and fell. I had a bruise on my pelvis. I was very anxious," she said.
In the end, Lee Ha-nui said she only subtly confessed her pregnancy to Gong Hyo-jin, who shares the scenes with her. Lee Ha-nui said, "Around the middle, I quietly told actress Hyo-jin. When I said, 'Why are you so sleepy?' she said, 'Unni, actually it's because of this situation.' Hyo-jin said, 'What???? You should tell them~' and I said, 'Nothing will change, I don't want anyone to shorten things because of me, we have to do what we have to do, so I don't want to announce it,' and she said, 'Ah, you should tell them,' and eventually the news leaked out."
Also, Lee Ha-nui said she had some reflection because of this, saying, "I think I was thinking of myself. Actor Dong-wook said he was relieved the baby was born well, but if something had gone wrong because of that scene, how could I not have told them about the regret and the debt I would have owed? Thinking about it again, I was trying to be considerate, but I realized that could also be the case."
Lee Ha-nui is currently three months postpartum and continues to be active. She said, "I am wearing a binder now. I broke my back in two places while shooting another project. Experiencing pregnancy and childbirth in that state was difficult. I realized you must not injure your back. I've broken other parts before, but when your back is injured, quality of life deteriorates a lot," she lamented.
About her busy schedule, Lee Ha-nui said, "I am grateful for it. While I'm thankful to be able to work, when this schedule is over I want to see the baby for a while. I want to see the baby a lot. I want my body to recover, and when you reboot a plug you turn off the computer — even for a month or two I want to fully do that," she said.
Meanwhile, the movie "The People Upstairs" opens on Dec. 3.
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