"Kim Taeri Reflects on Her Journey in 'Jeongnyeon': A Miraculous Drama and Personal Growth"
Nov 18, 2024
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tvN's Saturday-Sunday drama 'Jungnyeoni' (written by Choi Hyo-bi, directed by Jung Ji-in) is set after the Korean War in the 1950s and depicts competition, solidarity, and brilliant growth over the natural sound genius Lee Young-soo, who challenges the best national drama actor.
In the play, Kim Tae-ri performed a passionate performance by breaking down to the retirement age who came to Seoul from Mokpo to become a Gukgeuk actor. Kim Tae-ri, who described the growth process of Young-soo, who runs toward a Gukgeuk actor by speaking not only sound but also choreography and dialect, was evaluated as 'non-fungible' and received favorable reviews from viewers as well as critics.
The following is Kim Tae-ri's question and answer.
- How do you feel about the end of the drama 'Jungnyeon'.
▶ The burden of all the actors sound and stage acting, four big stages, and until the period setting of the 50s. It was an almost impossible challenge, and such a miraculous drama was loved by many viewers in a short period of time like a miracle. First of all, I would like to thank the viewers, and I would like to thank all the actors who took the courage to make this drama and made a miracle.
- If you express one word of how you felt when you first encountered 'Jeongnyeon'.
▶ 'It's going to be fun' was all I had in mind. There was no anxiety about taking on a big challenge. I immediately started practicing the sound and it was more fun and more enjoyable than I expected. I thought it would be nice if many people could know and enjoy this fun and enjoyable thing through the drama.
- When I think of the character 'Jeongnyeon', by far, sound, choreography, and dialect come to mind first. What kind of effort did each of them make.
▶ Teachers in each field worked really hard. I started from the basics in every field. Pretending to be good was not my goal, so I asked for a skill that could look like that only if I tried until the end but couldn't.
From the first class of 2021, I exchanged sounds with Kwon Song-hee. I also received several classes from my teacher (Kim Soo-yeon, Myung-chang), but Kwon Song-hee sat next to me on her knees and cheered me on with the feeling of a parent. The day before the recording of the scene after it turned out to be a piece of cake, we rented a practice room, didn't drink a sip of water, and we shouted together for hours and hours to scratch our necks. I really liked the messages of support from the teacher during the tired days. We respected each other and we were together like that.
The teamwork with Lee Seul was also very good. The teacher was a person who pulled out good things even in mistakes and tried to find movements that fit my body. He worked so hard to make everything that the actor wanted to do even at dawn when he returned from filming in the countryside. When I was preparing for the last performance, I remember the teacher saying that all the actors of the Maeran Gukgeuk Company now really felt like disciples.
Actor Jung Soo-jung from Mokpo taught me the dialect from the pre-stage to all filming dates and late ADR (post-recording). Thanks to this, I think I got to know so many lines that I didn't know all the lines beforehand and started filming. With actor Oh Kyung-hwa (played by Yoon Jeong-ja) from Gwangju, the three of them put their heads together so that they could feel the taste of the dialect line by line and word, and also save the character's personality. He said let's save the times rather than just a good dialect, and these days, people have persuaded the director to put in words and sentences that are difficult to understand.
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▶ The world of women's gukgeuk depicted in the original was exciting. A play made with our sounds, a heyday that was so short despite its immense popularity, stories that come down like legends... In addition, I felt that the context of the birth of women's Gukgeuk and its history were valuable, and I was very curious about the charm beyond the defined gender when a woman played a male role.
- Actor Kim Tae-ri's best scene in the drama 'Jungnyeon' is.
▶ I would like to pick a scene where my mother Gongseon (played by Moon So-ri) sings "Chaseok Manjeong" on the beach where the sun rises and turns red after the dark dawn. I think it's a scene where the conflict between mother and daughter is completely washed away and all the public good is melted into one many worlds with the mind of the retirement age. The sound is Han and I think it was the roughest but most beautiful sound of our drama.
- Among the many actors who made dramas and national dramas together, the actors who filmed many scenes were Shin Ye-eun, Jung Eun-chae, and Udabi. What was it like to work with them.
▶ As the atmosphere of the scene shown in the making suggests, I had good chemistry with all the actors. Juran (Udabi) was so important to retirement, and Darby leaned on me a lot and talked to each other a lot. Throughout all the filming, Juran had a lovely face and told me with his eyes that he was always on the retirement age side. The same goes for Darby. I worked with all the actors for the first time except for one or two, and I met Eun Chae for the first time.
Especially in the case of dramas, Eun Chae was different when she slowly wore the character's clothes. He was a prince from the beginning and he was a prince from the end. It really helped me to immerse myself in the role and situation in the play. I really thought it was eye-opening throughout the shoot.
I think Yeeun was really into it. He said the target was too far away and he couldn't see it, so when he collapsed at the end of practice, he always overcame it and came out to the next practice. I think self-objectification is important for actors, but Ye-eun seemed to fight with herself every second of every minute. Then he could lean on others, but he was a friend who fought and overcame himself. Needless to say, it was a good chemistry and I think Yeeun created a really cool English book.
In addition, it was good to be with all the friends of the Maeran Gukgeuk Company who shared the same class in the practice room. When we made eye contact, I remember always laughing, joking, cheering, and then hugging each other fiercely and whispering that we did a good job. Seunghee, who plays the role of Green, also conveyed her maximum emotions to me even when it wasn't time to film mine. I want to say again that all the actors, thank you for your hard work and you did a great job.
- How was your relationship with actors Moon So-ri and Oh Kyung-hwa as a family.
▶ You two really felt like your hometown. I waited looking forward to the day when we were acting together again every day after we had our first shoot together and broke up. When I occasionally met him while filming like that, I poured out a lot of what had happened and my current concerns and got stroked. You two were my peace of mind. It gave me a lot of strength. In the case of Kyunghwa, she is a friend who really has no choice but to love. I think I got a reliable and shining friend who will be with me on the way to walk with my job as an actor.
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▶ I heard that my grandmother couldn't watch the drama 'evil' because she was scared. When I thought that my grandmother could enjoy it easily while preparing 'Jeongnyeon', I was even more excited and filmed it. Not only my family but also people around me sang this song here and there. I think that's why everyone enjoyed watching it. "Shall we sing Taeri? Buda is coming out~" While doing it. Among the viewers' reactions, "I like the sound..."I don't know why I'm crying when I hear " or "I remember the responses.
- It seems that growth is the word that penetrates the term of age. What kind of growth did actor Kim Tae-ri have when she met the drama 'Jungnyeon' and the character 'Jungnyeon'?
▶ Even if I was proud to pour out everything I could, I felt regret every week that there was something I could do a little more in the back of my mind. Melting more than 100 original webtoons into 12 parts was a challenge for everyone and I had to draw a stepping stone to convince the next scene every time in such an implied narrative. As a result, it has reached its current retirement age. During the drama, I often thought that I should have gone beyond all that logic and acted in the direction of keeping my loveliness as the main character. I haven't found any specific answers, but I just think this way. 'I made this choice and there was a possibility that it was possible. I think it's enough growth even if there's no answer.
- What I want to say to 'Jeongnyeon' is.
▶ Young-soo, how big have you grown beyond those stormy days. Thanks to you, I think I found out that what matters more than talent and hard work is the heart. It was an honor to play you!
- Lastly, please say something to the viewers who loved the drama `Jungnyeoni' and 'Jungnyeoni'.
▶ Thank you for staying with us until the end. Let's meet again next time with another story. Thank you so much to the viewers!
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