"Pavane" Ko A Sung confessed that she gained weight for her first melodrama film.
On the morning of the 25th, an interview with the film "Pavane" lead actor Ko A Sung was held at a cafe in Samcheong-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul.
"Pavane," based on the original novel "Pavane for a Dead Princess," portrays the story of three people who had closed their hearts and, by becoming light for one another, confront life and love. It ranked No. 1 on domestic Netflix and, within three days of release, recorded 2,000,000 views (the number of views divided by the total running time of the work) and rose to No. 7 in the global top 10 non-English films institutional sector.
Ko A Sung fiercely portrayed Mijeong, who quietly worked in a department store basement storage room to avoid uncomfortable stares from people in the film. Mijeong, who had been living in hiding, is a character who begins to come out into the world after meeting Kyungrok (played by Moon Sang Min), a part-time worker at the department store. The youth romance, deep sensitivity, and beautiful mise-en-scène have received praise.
Above all, Ko A Sung had worked with director Lee Jong Pil on "Samjin Company English TOEIC Class" (2020), and director Lee Jong Pil, who fell in love with the original "Pavane" earlier, had earmarked Ko A Sung as the female lead while preparing the project for 10 years, and Ko A Sung also waited 10 years before finally coming out into the world.
Ko A Sung said, "When I was a student I liked the original novel so I read it first, and later I read the script that the director had adapted. Ultimately, while preparing the film version, I tried to grasp the director's new touches that are not in the original. I trusted the director's sensibility and the woman he drew." She added, "And Korea's top makeup director, Song Jong Hee, also provided great help in creating the character. She worked with me on my first film, "The Host," and she had seen me since middle school, so I had great trust. The costume director also took care with detail, so I felt I could trust the excellent staff."
She also gained weight for the Mijeong character; she revealed she put on 10kg during filming, the heaviest weight of her life. Even though it was her first melodrama film, she attempted a striking physical transformation.
Ko A Sung said, "I did not focus only on external conditions while making this film. I wanted to show the process of a person who had closed their heart in darkness slowly opening up after seeing a ray of light for the first time." She added, "There was something I definitely wanted to do when shooting a melodrama: a spirited heroine when she is alone. I had a vague wish to portray a character who is strong and spirited even when alone, someone reliable, and the director created such scenes in "Pavane." Thanks to that, I was happy while acting," she said, expressing satisfaction.
Ko A Sung also mentioned the commonalities of the characters she has played in recent years, saying, "They were characters with high self-esteem, confidence, and who, despite lacking something, wanted to move forward. Because of that, I think I wanted to fool myself into believing I was that kind of person. In reality, I'm not. Inside, I lack confidence, am fragile, and have hidden corners I don't want revealed, and I've lived burying those. But I felt I had to face those aspects to play Mijeong. It hurt my heart, but I opened up wide and faced myself, and because of that I think I was able to act freely on set," she confessed.
Meanwhile, "Pavane" was released to more than 190 countries worldwide via Netflix on the 20th.
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