Actor Joo Se bin expressed admiration for writer Im Seong-han's ability.
Recently, at the OSEN office in Mapo District, Seoul, a post-finale interview was conducted with Joo Se bin, the lead actress of TV CHOSUN's weekend drama 'Dr. Shin'.
'Dr. Shin' is a medical thriller drama about a genius doctor who challenges the realm of the divine and a woman whose brain is damaged overnight and who loses her soul. In the work, Joo Se bin played Geum Bara, the youngest culture reporter at Seongwoo Daily.
On that day, when asked about the directing she received from writer Im Seong-han, she said, "To be honest, regarding Bara's character, there wasn't much discussion about external styling. She said she wanted the hair to be a medium length without layers. There were reference photos she sent and she asked to make it exactly like that hair. She specified the parting height and proportions precisely, saying 'you must do it like this.' So at the beginning, because I had bangs that I was growing out and there were some layers, I attached a hairpiece and filmed," and added, "What she told me many times was that my usual voice is on the lower side, but 'Bara must always be graceful, pretty, calm, clear and speak like a nightingale.' She said I had to produce a clear, pure voice, so I spoke in a purer, slightly higher tone than usual."
She described writer Im Seong-han as, "The writer is truly a charming person. She has a bewitching charm. She is really similar in personality to my mother. She's tsundere, coy and charismatic, but very deep-hearted and caring. She is someone who is clear with carrot and stick. Professionally she points out and criticizes sharply, and at those times she can be frightening like a tiger teacher. If you do well, she praises you, buys you delicious food, and tells many funny stories."
She said they thoroughly gave feedback even during the four months of practice among the actors before filming began. Joo Se bin said, "At the start of rehearsals I left it to the director or the senior actors in the production. But in the latter part, she came in directly and trained us like a Sparta. Line by line, sentence endings, speech patterns, actions, eye contact — all of it. She would ask, 'Do you think this is attractive here?' and play back videos of our performances so everyone could watch and comment one by one. If someone couldn't speak she would say, 'What if you can't evaluate this objectively at all,' 'Do you really think Bara was attractive here,' 'Do you think viewers will find it convincing,' and asked sharp questions," recounting the situation.
Asked what reaction she saw after watching the filmed footage, Joo Se bin said, "At the beginning she called me into the editing room and said, 'Why did you act like this here? We practiced this. And I clearly told you to produce a clear, pure voice, so why is it so husky here?' So there were many instances we re-recorded in post. She told me to redo it to be pretty, pure and graceful. Even in crying scenes, if the crying would have been a full, loud wail, she didn't prefer that. Because Bara often has restrained emotions, she had me do post-recording to cry with restraint and sob quietly. I think she didn't touch things much in the latter part," she confessed.
In particular, Joo Se bin said, "The truly difficult part was that not a single particle of a line could be wrong," expressing her frustration. She said, "For example, even the onomatopoeia of sighing can't be wrong. If it's written as 'um...' and I utter 'ah...' she corrects me and says it must be 'um.' Changing 'haetguyo' to 'haesseoyo' is absolutely not allowed; you must deliver the lines exactly as written. So even though I thought I had quick memorization skills, it took me twice as long as usual to memorize. So after doing this project, I feel other things will seem easier. I truly think doing this project played a big role in expanding my capacity," she said.
Meanwhile, she revealed that the line by Ha Yong-jung (played by An Woo Yeon), 'I pee while looking at you,' which shocked many viewers, was also writer Im Seong-han's intention, drawing attention. The line appeared in the episode 7 teaser alongside a scene of Ha Yong-jung video-calling Geum Bara in the bathroom, which caused a stir. But the line referred to his pet dog Jjanjji, and it was only a misunderstanding caused by clever editing.
In response, Joo Se bin said, "It was a comment about Jjanjji, so I never imagined it would cause such an uproar. I didn't know they would edit the teaser like that. But I heard the writer was involved even in those editing points," and added, "I really thought it was devilish star power. I truly thought the writer's talent was amazing," she praised. (Interview ② to follow.)<
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