Actor Ha Jiwon expressed her feelings about becoming a "class of 26 nontraditional student" at 47.
On the morning of the 25th at a café in Samcheong-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul, an interview was held with Ha Jiwon, the lead actress of the film Bi-gwang (director/screenwriter: Lee Ji-won, provided by Contentsgeo Co., Ltd., Playgram, distributed by Playgram Co., Ltd., Contentsgeo Co., Ltd., produced by Ace Factory Co., Ltd., Geofilm Co., Ltd.).
Bi-gwang, which opens on the 2nd of next month, is a heartfelt family chronicle in which topstar couple Jung-gu (Ryu Seung-ryong) and Nam-mi (Ha Jiwon) face a breakup after Jung-gu's daughter Dong-ju (Kim Si-a) suddenly appears, and eight years later they risk everything to uncover the truth to save Dong-ju, who becomes entangled in a shocking incident.
Recently Ha Jiwon experienced the life of a Kyung Hee University class of 26 freshman through the web variety show "I'm Class of 26 Jiwon." She said, "I didn't take every class, but I attended classes, did club activities and enjoyed the festival," noting that her campus life during filming was almost indistinguishable from reality. Asked "what class are you actually?" she appealed, "I'm class of 26. Same class as Kim Si-a." She added, "There was no script or anything, and I lived really with seniors and classmates. I'm so grateful to the seniors and classmates. They treated me as a real class of 26. If they hadn't accepted that realistically, the content itself would have lost its charm, but they treated me as a class of 26, so I naturally empathized well. I'm very thankful," expressing gratitude.
When asked why she started YouTube after showing a new charm on the platform, Ha Jiwon said, "I always do painting work. It starts with painting, but whether it's media art or performance, I use my work to show how I view the world and what I want to say, and I will continue to do that. Among my curiosities about the world, to understand it I wanted to communicate with people of another generation. When the 'class of 26' proposal came, it was a topic I had always been curious about and wanted to know. Regardless of whether I'm good at it, I thought it was an opportunity to communicate with these friends, so I did it. Rather, because I was sincere, I think I did it because I genuinely liked it," she revealed.
She continued, "What was good was thinking, 'Why didn't I know that preciousness back then?' When I go to Kyung Hee University, I'm going to meet 20-year-old Jiwon. In spring the windows open and the wind blows, and I saw cheerleader seniors dancing. I cried. 'Why didn't 20-year-old Jiwon know that romance back then?' I was always going to auditions to find my dream and pursue my goals, so I couldn't enjoy that romance with friends my age then," conveying emotion. She said, "This time, while doing 'class of 26,' I did club activities and enjoyed festivals, things I couldn't do at all before. It was so precious to go meet my 20s and recognize the value of that time. Because opportunities like that are rare. Looking at the comments, people around my age who now have children and are married seem to feel that romance watching 'class of 26.' Those aspects made me happy and it was rewarding to do 'class of 26.'"
Currently "I'm Class of 26 Jiwon" has surpassed 110,000 subscribers and achieved the silver button. Asked about subscriber ambitions, Ha Jiwon answered, "I'm trying to let go of greed. Communicating sincerely seems important." She expressed satisfaction, "I also find it fun watching these friends, and they also communicate wondering 'who is this person?' and get to know each other. Isn't it interesting that different generations coexist in the same class?" (Interview part 2 to follow.)<
[Photo] Haeumdal Entertainment
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