Upon accepting acting projects, actors and actresses study the role they will portray in a particular film or drama. The director may tell them to gain weight for their role, while others to go bald. Some are even asked to smoke a cigarette for a scene or two, like Jun Ji Hyun, Son Ye Jin, and more!
Here are 5 Korean actresses who were required to smoke for their roles:
Jun Ji Hyun in A Man Who Was Superman
Jun Ji Hyun was asked to light a cigarette for the very first time in her life! It was because the role she portrayed in the film "A Man Who Was Superman" needed to smoke a cigarette in a particular scene.
Jun Ji Hyun once shared in an interview that having to smoke a cigarette in the film worried her a lot. She said, "I actually did the smoking scene, and it wasn't as hard as I thought it was. But I put health above everything else, and I asked myself if I really had to hurt my health for my career."
Son Ye Jin in Open City
In the film Open City, Son Ye Jin portrayed the character of the leader of a Yakuza-backed organization, so she was required to smoke in her scenes.
Her smoking scene in this film looked so natural and convincing that some of her avid fans began to worry if it would affect her health.
Park So Dam in Parasite
To make her character's situation much more realistic, Park So Dam agreed to smoke for the first through her role in the Oscar award-winning film "Parasite."
Min Hyo Rin in Sunny
Min Hyo Rin, BIGBANG Taeyang's wife, showcased her amazing acting skills in the coming-of-age film Sunny. And to be able to portray her character perfectly, Min Hyo Rin's smoking scene appeared so convincing that it raised questions as to whether she might be a smoker. Some even said it's the most legendary smoking scene of an actress!
Viewers commented:
"That was natural"
"She makes smoking looks delicious"
"I don't care whether if she smokes or not"
"Look at how charismatic she looks"
Go Ara in Pace Maker
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In the Korean drama film Pace Maker, Go Ara once revealed that she had to practice smoking with cessation cigarettes for her role as Yoo Ji Won, an athlete, to play the scene perfectly.
The actress explained that she did practice smoking so that the result would be natural and her pose had to be inspected by the director to see if it was natural enough.
Ryu Hye Young in Reply 1988
In Reply 1988, Ryu Hye Young puffed and blew expert smoke rings and the viewers started to question if she smokes in real life.
But whether she does or not, she was a perfect fit for her role as the smart, studious and hot-headed eldest daughter of Sung Dong Il and Lee Il Hwa!
Apink Jung Eunji in Work Later, Drink Now
With her role as the booze-loving origami YouTuber Kang Jigu, it's not surprising she was to smoke in the web drama "Work Later, Drink Now."
In an interview at the program "Problem Child in House" last February, Eunji revealed she actually used a smoke-free plant. She further added that she had to notify her parents about it.
"I contacted my parents in advance about the smoking scene in the drama, 'Don't worry, because it's a smoking cessation'".
The series is slated for Season 2 and we'll see the stony female lead reprise her role!
Do you know other Korean actresses who were asked to smoke a cigarette for their roles? Tell us in the comments!
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