Moon Ga-young talked about receiving Best Emotive Award at 2021 AAA with Cha Eun-woo in recent interview
Actress Moon Ga-young, who gained much popularity by appearing in the tvN drama “True Beauty” (screenplay by Lee Si-eun, directed by Kim Sang-hyeop), expressed her love for her works and fans.
Moon Ga-young recently conducted a written interview with Star News after winning the Best Emotive Award. at the 2021 Asia Artist Awards (2021 AAA). Hosted by Star News and organized by the AAA Organizing Committee, “2021 AAA” has been established as the No. 1 global awards, capturing the eyes and ears of fans around the world.
Prior to the full-fledged interview, Moon Ga-young said during her award reception speech, “I think it’s all thanks to all the fans who love me and I show my gratitude again. I will continue to try to show you good performance in the future.”
Moon Ga-young, a former child actress, appeared in season 2 of JTBC’s drama “Welcome to Waikiki 2” and made her face known to the public. Since then, she has continued her active career by starring in dramas such as MBC’s “Find Me in Your Memory” and “True Beauty.”
Among her filmography, the most notable work is “True Beauty.” “True Beauty” is a work based on a popular webtoon of the same name, and depicts a romantic comedy in which Joo-kyung (Moon Ga-young), who became a beautiful girl through makeup, and Su-ho (Cha Eun-woo), who has hurtful experience due to his mother, meet to share secrets with each other and grow. The work gained great popularity not only in Korea but also in Japan, with the drama and original webtoon of the same name drawing attention in Europe. In addition, Moon Ga-young had gained 6 million SNS (social network service) followers, Kang Min-ah had 3 million followers, and Hwang In-yeop had 7 million followers.
Moon Ga-young plays the role of Lim Joo-kyung in the drama. Lim Joo-kyung, who had a trauma about her appearance and a timid personality, meets Lee Soo-ho, who has a solid inner side. The things she goes through after meeting Lee Soo-ho heal the hurt Lim Joo-kyung. “True Beauty” is where their chemistry and acting skills shone. As the result, the main cast Moon Ga-young and Cha Eun-woo won Best Emotive Award at 2021 AAA together.
“I didn’t expect to receive it (with Cha Eun-woo), and we were very surprised. I was proud of it and I felt better to receive it with him,” she said, revealing the behind-the-scenes story at the time of the awards ceremony.
Moon Ga-young cited the biggest attractive point of “True Beauty” as “Lim Joo-kyung’s growth.” The actress expressed her affection for the work, saying, “It was nice to see Joo-kyung gradually becoming stronger and know how to love herself,” adding, “Many people sympathized with the message I wanted to convey through Joo-kyung and cheered for her, so I was comforted.”
