Actor Shin Ye Eun confessed her own "funny-sad" jinx.
Shin Ye Eun gave a final-episode interview for the ENA Monday-Tuesday drama Doctor on the Edge on the 7th at a cafe in Palpan-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul (screenplay by Kim Ji-soo, directed by Lee Myung-woo, planned by KT Studio Genie, produced by The Studio M, original work on Kakao Page "Jonbeo Doctor" by writer Kim Tae-poong).
Doctor on the Edge is a medical human romance about public health doctor Do Ji-ui (Lee Jae-wook) and the secretive nurse Yuk Ha-ri (Shin Ye Eun), who arrive on the notoriously avoided island Pyeondongdo. The drama, which premiered on the 1st, recorded a 4.0% viewership rating (Nielsen Korea nationwide) and marked the highest launch rating in ENA Monday-Tuesday drama history. Reaching a peak rating of 5.2% (episode 4), Doctor on the Edge secured a spot in Disney Plus' global top 10 TV shows and concluded its run with episode 12 broadcast on the 7th.
Shin Ye Eun met viewers as Yuk Ha-ri, a bold and affectionate nurse who returns to her hometown Pyeondongdo. Hiding private wounds, Yuk Ha-ri faces life dilemmas on Pyeondongdo and experiences dynamic emotional shifts, which Shin Ye Eun portrayed with solid acting skills and a unique ability to inhabit the character. Covering comedy, romance and the warmth of a medical human drama, Shin Ye Eun once again stamped herself as an irreplaceable actor.
On constant genre challenges and expanding her range, Shin Ye Eun said, "What I gained a lot from doing these kinds of works is that my emotions became richer, and it gave me an opportunity to create more fullness in my acting."
Challenge and expansion come with fear and anxiety. Shin Ye Eun said, "I used to have (fear), but now I just think, 'let's trust myself, and trust the team I'm working with,'" adding, "If I take on a challenge and my acting seems lacking, I honestly tell the director, 'please help me.' Because I've experienced that the people working with me are dependable, I think I can continue to create rather than do it alone."
In Doctor on the Edge, acting opposite same-age actor Lee Jae-wook not only raised the drama's completeness but also helped Shin Ye Eun grow to the next level. Regarding Lee Jae-wook, Shin Ye Eun said, "He has a firm goal and style for acting, so even though we're the same age, I felt he had more substance and talent than me," adding, "Because we're the same age, our interests and concerns are similar, so we connected well without having to say, 'I wish you'd do this here' explicitly."
Especially, Shin Ye Eun expressed deep trust, saying, "Lee Jae-wook portrayed Do Ji-ui more three-dimensionally than I had imagined, so I naturally followed him, and in romance scenes he often came up with many ideas for parts I couldn't catch," and as a behind-the-scenes anecdote she said, "He always carried a box of snacks but didn't eat them himself and looked after the staff," adding, "And whenever a project ended, the actors I worked with all went to the military," which drew laughter.
Having successfully wrapped Doctor on the Edge, when asked about her next goal she said, "Beyond choosing what I can do well, I will choose roles that read world trends and allow me to show my acting to the public well," and added, "If given the chance, I would like to challenge a villainous role again that surpasses Park Yeon-jin from "The Glory."" (Continued in interview ③.)<
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