“The Glory” Cha Joo Young on the iconic white dress: “It was the perfect representation of Hye Jeong”
Actress Cha Joo Young has clarified misunderstandings regarding the white dress she wore in Netflix’s original series, “The Glory.”
On March 15th, Cha Joo Young participated in an interview related to “The Glory” in Samcheong-dong, Seoul. “The Glory” is a Netflix original series that tells the story of a woman whose soul is shattered due to childhood violence and the people who are drawn into the vortex of her meticulously prepared revenge.
In the drama, Cha Joo Young plays Choi Hye Jeong, a school bully who tormented Moon Dong Eun (Song Hye Kyo) alongside Park Yeon Jin (Lim Ji Yeon). Hye Jeong is a flight attendant from a laundromat family, who sees marriage as a means to climb the social ladder.
Choi Hye Jeong attracts attention throughout the drama with her tight, revealing outfits. To portray the character’s image, Cha Joo Young gained 5-6kg from her original weight and demonstrated her passion for acting.
While playing Choi Hye Jeong, which heavily emphasized her figure, Cha Joo Young said, “It wasn’t that I didn’t feel any pressure.” However, she added, “I knew about it from the casting stage, so I let it go. I didn’t try to be visually greedy. Despite it being a role where I could act pretty and look pretty, I didn’t want to appear that way.”
In December of last year, Part 1 of the drama featured a scene in which Hye Jeong wore a tight white dress and was looked down on by Park Yeon Jin and Lee Sa Ra (Kim Hieora). This scene went viral.
There was also a small misunderstanding due to Cha Joo Young’s answer in an interview with a magazine. At the time, she said, “I wasn’t originally supposed to wear that outfit. The styling team prepared a cuter outfit that didn’t cling to my body, but the director wanted me to wear the white dress. I thought it would look ugly on screen, so I refused at first.”
Cha Joo Young explained, “The sigh I made in that interview wasn’t about the outfit, but about myself. We had prepared multiple outfits, including a cuter one. After hearing the explanation, I agreed to wear the white dress. I thought that scene was perfect to represent Hye Jeong. However, I was worried and sighed about my body, which had gained weight.“
Source: Daum
