Actor Shim Eunkyung shared her thoughts on taking on her first villain role.
On the 9th, a press conference was held at The Link Hotel in Sindorim, Seoul for tvN's new Saturday-Sunday drama "Mad Concrete Dreams."
The event was live-streamed online, and Ha Jung-woo, Lim Soojung, Kim Jun Han, Jung Soojung, Shim Eunkyung and director Lim Pil-seong attended. The event was hosted by Park Kyung-rim.
Mad Concrete Dreams, which premieres on Mar. 14 (Sat) at 9:10 p.m., is a drama that portrays the suspense that unfolds when a livelihood-building owner mired in debt takes part in a fake kidnapping to protect a family and building more precious than life.
Shim Eunkyung, who plays the villain Yona, said, "Yona is said to be from overseas, but it is unclear exactly where this character comes from, making her a mysterious character. She is the worst and most evil character among those I have played so far," raising expectations.
She added, "From the first episode she is a character who continuously pressures Ki Soo-jong (played by Ha Jung-woo) in various ways. Yona has desires too, and those desires are very twisted, different from these characters, hard to understand. She has an innocent, childlike side, yet that side can make viewers feel grotesque and scared; I think she is a very complex character."
Returning to Korean drama after six years through this work, Shim Eunkyung said, "I didn't really feel pressure. If there was any, it was about portraying a type of character I hadn't tried before, and I worried before filming about how to build this character. I developed it while consulting with the director about the character's basic traits before shooting."
She said, "What the director told me was, 'I hope you perform naturally as yourself,' and 'It might be good to approach the role as a natural character that includes your own presence,' which became a big hint. I felt purity and a very diligent side in how she handles things, and I focused on those two keywords in my performance."
She also said, "And because I had longed to play a villain. At first I felt pressure, but as I gradually pulled it off, I found great joy in acting. Honestly, I couldn't be happier to go to the set. Finally, through this work I got to try playing a villain."
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