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Lim Ji-yeon poses previous to an interview with The Korea Occasions at a restaurant in Seoul, Jan. 23. Courtesy of Artist Firm
Lim Ji-yeon, heroine of JTBC’s just lately ended weekend drama „The Story of Girl Okay,“ captivated fashionable audiences along with her wide-ranging efficiency in its narrative of a lowly slave’s progress through the 1392-1910 Joseon Dynasty.
Having made a robust impression along with her earlier antagonist function in Netflix’s 2022 sequence „The Glory,“ the 34-year-old actress landed her first title function on this drama.
„I used to be drawn to the character as a result of she’s so advanced. Regardless that Goo-deok is a slave, she’s not only a slave. She’s additionally a noblewoman and even ‚oejibu,‘ a authorized advocate for the individuals. I beloved the concept of enjoying such a multifaceted character,“ she mentioned explaining her cause for selecting this challenge throughout an interview with The Korea Occasions at a restaurant in japanese Seoul’s Seongdong District, Jan. 23.
The drama follows the story of Goo-deok (Lim), who escapes her abusive grasp’s home and is later adopted by the noble Okay household. Nonetheless, when the household’s daughter, Okay Tae-young, dies, Goo-deok assumes her id and her elevated standing. After gaining noble standing, she turns into a famend lawyer and takes management of her personal life, defying the standard picture of Joseon ladies.
„Regardless of being born right into a lowly standing, she overcomes her circumstances, accumulates wealth by way of sheer willpower and possesses a pointy mind. Even after changing into a noblewoman, she continues to struggle for the wronged and shows unwavering power. I used to be deeply impressed by these qualities and aspired to be extra like her,“ she mentioned. „She can also be warm-hearted, at all times prepared to assist others. I like her capability to form her personal future. Goo-deok is the primary character I’ve ever wished to emulate and study from.“
The drama showcases the protagonist’s speedy transformation from a slave to Okay Tae-young, a lawyer, as she resolves instances with satisfying swiftness in every episode. Viewers naturally discovered themselves rooting for her as they watched her character develop.
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Lim Ji-yeon is seen in JTBC’s fusion interval drama, „The Story of Girl Okay“ / Courtesy of JTBC
The actress acknowledged confidently that this drama marks a big milestone in her filmography. She added that this was the primary time she had change into so deeply immersed in a personality to the purpose of feeling inseparable from them after the drama ended.
„I spotted for the primary time how a lot I might love a personality I used to be enjoying. And greater than something, it was a challenge the place I actually skilled the burden and stress of accountability for a piece (because the main actor). It introduced me a lot progress, so I believe it is made an enormous mark on my filmography,“ she mentioned.
Nonetheless, when she was first supplied the historic drama — Lim was in the course of the immense recognition of „The Glory“— she was involved whether or not the historic drama style would go well with her. „I believed a historic drama would require extra technical appearing expertise, and I felt like I would not look good in hanbok. I used to be at some extent the place I wished to do one thing I used to be good at and one thing I believed would achieve success,“ she mentioned.
Nonetheless, she mentioned she realized her mistake after studying the script. „I spotted that I at all times had been somebody who loved the problem of appearing, so why did I hesitate and attempt to keep away from it out of worry that I could not do it? I wished to be courageous and tackle the problem. And I wished to indicate everybody that I might additionally match nicely right into a historic drama.“
She mentioned that she and Goo-deok have a similarity in that they each appear to be they might discover issues tough, however she believes within the energy of effort. „I am not naturally proficient, and I am not an exceptionally gifted actress, however I imagine that if I do not surrender and put within the effort, something is feasible. I believe that is one facet of being an actor that I share along with her,“ Lim mentioned.
After concluding „The Story of Girl Okay,“ she is about to affix the enjoyable on tvN’s actuality present „Recent Off the Sea“ Season 2. She additionally has another thrilling initiatives lined up as an actress. Her subsequent drama, „The Unfriendly Love“ (literal translation) is a romantic comedy about journalists, that includes Lee Jung-jae.
After taking up many intense and dramatic roles, she expressed a want for a change of tempo. „I have been enjoying loads of sturdy, impactful characters these days. However I’ve realized that I do not at all times should be the focus. I believe it is time for me to play a lighter, extra peculiar character that we see in our on a regular basis lives. I believe it is time for me to play a extra peculiar and relatable character,“ she mentioned.
Lim mentioned she desires to be an actor that individuals are excited to see what she is going to do subsequent, relatively than somebody they routinely belief. „I benefit from the photos I’ve created, however I need to maintain difficult myself and rising as an actor. I need to be seen as a clean canvas, at all times able to tackle new roles and discover totally different prospects,“ she mentioned.