On March 15th, Cha Joo Young sat down for an interview with Wikitree and talked about her performances in Netflix’s “The Glory.”
“The Glory” is the story of Moon Dong Eun (Song Hye Kyo) who seeks revenge on her highschool tormentors through a carefully crafted plan she has plotted with almost all of her adulthood. Among the highschool bullies is Choi Hye Jeong, a stewardess, played by Cha Joo Young.
For the interview, Cha Joo Young expressed, “Hye Jeong was quite a difficult task for me. I tried to live as Hye Jeong, but it took some time to go deep. I thought about it, but went back to being faithful to the script,” adding, “I thought Hye Jeong herself was a simple-minded character. So I prepared her character in a one-dimensional way by thinking about the surroundings simply. I wanted to look like a fluttering, light-hearted kid.”
She further explained, “I didn’t know where this friend would stick and what direction she would have, so I wanted her to look inside,” said the actress in explaining the character construction process.
“There were some scenes that I wanted to film again before I got into the character,” Cha Joo Young expressed, “I wanted to re-shoot the scene where I talk to my stewardess junior and the scene after getting a ring from my fiance.” The actress showed her disappointment, “I was so disappointed in that scene because I acted with people I met only once.”
Joo Young further reasoned, “I had to shoot very early, so I needed time to go into Hye Jeong, but I was worried that it would be obvious that I was acting without confidence.” She went on, “I thought that I could express the emotions that only I know, a little more sophisticatedly.”
The scene that left a lot of regrets in the actress became a blessing in disguise. Cha Joo Young explained, “After finishing the scene, I came to my senses. I thought, ‘Is this the time you’re doing this? Do it right.’ I’ve been struggling to live as Hye Jeong so far and came to the scene, and I thought, ‘This is the only thing I can do.’ I remember thinking, ‘Let’s prepare well again’ as I went home.”
It turns out a lot of hard work went into a seemingly one-dimensional character with only care for material gains. It also shows how much thought and effort Cha Joo Young puts into her character.
Source : wikitree
