Son Ye-jin attended the Bucheon International Film Festival’s mega talk session on July 6th. During the event, an audience said, “The actress I wanted to see in person the most was Son Ye-jin, while it was Hyun Bin among male actors. That’s why I thought it was such a great blessing when I heard the two were marrying each other”, adding “You two worked together on two projects, so I wonder when and at what moment you felt like you wanted to spend your whole life with the other person, Hyun Bin, both as actress Son Ye-jin and as human Son Ye-jin”.
In response, Son Ye-jin smiled and said, “This question is interesting. Isn’t it time to end the talk?”, adding “Actors meet a lot of co-stars while working on numerous projects. Many of them ended up dating or even getting married, but personally, I don’t prefer that aspect.”
She continued, “It’s fate when we realize that ‘people keep saying we look like each other’. I never thought I looked like him but people around me keep saying we did. So I looked at him more carefully and started thinking, ‘Do we really have the same vibe?’. We worked together on two projects, but I actually fell in love with his real personality”.
“How should I say this?”, Son Ye-jin hesitated for a while and said, “To compare him to people in the old days, he was very nice and rational like a scholar”, introducing Hyun Bin.
The actress continued, “It’s not like he’s someone who hides unpleasant things and presents himself in a good way, but he’s actually very straightforward and simple. He’s handsome, too”, drawing laughter. She added, “Above all, he’s very reliable. That’s the main reason”.
Son Ye-jin confessed, “I spent the past two years mostly for myself including marriage, childbirth, and childcare”, adding “Actors tend to be selfish, but I guess I have broadened my horizon and my heart has also become softer after having a child. It was the time that made me forget that I was an actress”.
She continued, “When I started acting, I had to figure out things on my own because didn’t know anything and had no one to help. It was similar to when I became a mother. Many people actually handle such difficult things very easily. Personally, it brought me happiness greater than I could imagine. Then suddenly, I wondered what kind of role I should play and how I would act it, and decided that I would use these emotions, which I experienced for the first time, in acting”.
She added, “For every woman, getting married is like entering a new world”, adding “There are so many things to do and worry about. In the past, I only cared about acting, travel, and working out, but now, I have to take note of everything to keep track”. The actress then shared, “The sense of stability from having a family becomes my goal and the wish for my child to grow up healthily has also changed the way I look at the world. I hope many people get married and have children if they can. It’s not something easy but it’s worth it”, encouraging marriage and childbirth.
Lastly, regarding the role she wanted to challenge, Son Ye-jin said, “I really want to play a villain role and I think I can do it well. Or, I also want to try an action film and play a mother role.” The actress also revealed that she already selected her next acting project, adding “I think I’ll be very busy from the second half of this year”, raising expectations for her comeback
