"Se-gyeong was a scary (P) person." The sitcom 'High Kick Through the Roof' series' meme is still being talked about. It is through the actress Shin Sae-kyeong, who gave an outstanding performance in the film 'Huemint.'
Recently, Shin Sae-kyeong is meeting audiences as Chae Seon-hwa in the film 'Huemint,' which opened on the 11th (director Ryu Seung-wan, distributed/provided by NEW, produced by Oyu-naegang). 'Huemint' is a work that depicts people with different objectives clashing in Vladivostok, where secrets and truths are submerged in a cold sea of ice. In addition to Shin Sae-kyeong, outstanding actors such as Zo In-sung, Park Jeongmin and Park Hae-jun appear. Among them, Shin Sae-kyeong is receiving praise for showing presence and acting ability on par with senior actors.
Chae Seon-hwa, played by Shin Sae-kyeong, is a hostess selected by North Korea for foreign currency earning in the film. Chae Seon-hwa handled customer service at a North Korean-style upscale restaurant operating in Vladivostok, Russia, and was regarded as the most popular woman because of her exceptional looks. For this, Shin Sae-kyeong prepared meticulously, refining even brief Russian and natural-sounding North Korean speech so they flowed like everyday language.
Beyond simple language expression, she captured a momentary emotional line. Chae Seon-hwa is the past lover of Park Geon (Park Jeongmin), the head of North Korea's State Security Department, and an informant who goes between him and Section Chief Jo (Zo In-sung), a black agent of the National Intelligence Service (NIS) of South Korea. In this, Shin Sae-kyeong persuades audiences with deep looks as she moves between unresolved romantic feeling and an uneasy trust toward the informant.
There is inevitably a difference between the eyes filled with endless longing and lingering attachment toward a lover and the feelings toward an informant who endures distrust with a threadlike hope. However, in the constantly changing situations in 'Huemint,' Shin Sae-kyeong's emotions change by the cut, inducing immersion into the tense situations in the film.
Although it is a screen comeback role appearing 12 years after the film 'Tazza: The Hand of God,' her film hiatus is not felt at all. It can be said to be natural because she did not rest from acting on dramas even if there was a hiatus in films, but at least this shows that Shin Sae-kyeong did not spend 12 years idly.
Park Jeongmin, who played the romantic counterpart to Shin Sae-kyeong, also expressed surprise. Park Jeongmin praised Shin Sae-kyeong, saying, "She had great concentration even in front of the camera, and there is something that overwhelms people to the point of making you wonder 'How can she do that?' Watching that surprised me a bit. I knew Shin Sae-kyeong was a good actress, but whether she had this much power in front of the camera is something you don't know without facing it, so I saw it in person and was very surprised."
Zo In-sung also said, "Shin Sae-kyeong is a very smart actress. I've seen her in many dramas since she was a child actor, so she understands very quickly what the director wants now. Sometimes it's not that the director wants the whole thing changed, but she misinterprets and changes the whole thing. She catches those things well. She acts efficiently and well, so the director liked her very much. There isn't much time, and while it's important for an actor to perform artistically well, there are times when they have to execute technically well. There are times to debate deeply and times when you shouldn't. She's an actor who smartly manages that well," he emphasized.
Naturally, praise for Shin Sae-kyeong is pouring out among audiences watching 'Huemint.' The famous line that became a meme from the MBC sitcom 'High Kick Through the Roof,' "Se-gyeong was a scary person," has this time transformed into positive praise for her acting skills. The return of Shin Sae-kyeong, who again asserts her presence on the screen, is a reason why 'Huemint' is even more welcome.
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