“Welcome to Samdalri” Shin Hye-sun Praises Co-star Ji Chang-wook, “He Explains Everything With His Eyes”
Actress Shin Hye-sun talked about her impression of the drama “Welcome to Samdalri” and co-star Ji Chang-wook
On November 17th, the production team of JTBC’s new Sat-Sun drama “Welcome to Samdalri” reported the reason Shin Hye-sun decided to appear in this project and her chemistry with Ji Chang-wook.
“Welcome to Samdalri” is a romance between Sam-dal (Shin Hye-sun) returns to her hometown after losing everything and finds love after reuniting with her childhood friend Yong-pil (Ji Chang-wook), who has protected the village.
In the drama, Shin Hye-sun plays Jo Sam-dal, who returns home after suffering a hurtful incident while working as a fashion assistant photographer in Seoul under the name Jo Eun-hye. In a place where people gather together closely, she will spend three months discovering her true self and healing the wounds in her heart.
During the first script reading, Shin Hye-sun was already overwhelmed by the warm atmosphere of the story. The actress said, “This work reminds me that even if I’m not a perfect person, there are still many people who support me and love me. I felt comforted by that warmth.” She continued, “Even though Yong-pil, Sam-dal’s friends, family, local haenyeos and uncles sometimes complain about her, they are people who sincerely care for her. I really envy Sam-dal because she looks like a valuable person when having such people around.”
In short, Shin Hye-sun treasures the chemistry that comes from the relationships between Samdalri people. From the released teaser videos and images, it can be easily noticed that the connection between these people was formed throughout the comfortable filming process. The actors hugged each other as a way of greeting and understood each other just by looking into the other person’s eyes. Shin Hye-sun also enjoyed the filming and showed perfect harmony with other actors.
Regarding her co-star Ji Chang-wok, Shin Hye-sun commented, “He’s an actor who explains everything with his eyes”. She explained, “His eyes unconsciously become soft even in bickering moments. That reflects the ambiguous atmosphere between Yong-pil and Sam-dal, who have been friends since birth and are ex-lovers, as they can neither avoid each other nor define their relationship”.
Revealing that the two’s synergy was perfect, the actress said, “Yong-pil and Sam-dal are comfortable and uncomfortable with each other at the same time. Thanks to Ji Chang-wook’s portrayal of Yong-pil, I felt like Sam-dal couldn’t live without Yong-pil”, adding “He created many unexpectedly fun scenes and I relied on him a lot during the filming.”
Lastly, Shin Hye-sun said, “‘Welcome to Samdalri is like a comfort place where you can take a short rest and catch your breath again”, adding “Let’s go to Samdalri for a healing time”.
“Welcome to Samdalri” will premiere on December 2nd as the follow-up drama to “Strong Girl Nam-soon”.
Source: Daum
