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Park So-dam develops papillary thyroid cancer while filming 'Ghost'
Even during an outbreak, carry out high-level action while holding a 7-8kg long gun.
Park So-dam develops papillary thyroid cancer while filming 'Ghost'
Even during an outbreak, carry out high-level action while holding a 7-8kg long gun.
TenAsia reporter Choi Ji-ye tells the story of the movie. We analyze every aspect of movies through live on-site reporting and write fun articles with sharp perspectives.
Actress Park So-dam, whom I met recently, was bright and cheerful. So much so that it doesn't even occur to me that he suffered from illness until recently. Park So-dam first brought up the story of her battle with 'thyroid papillary cancer', which she had been hesitant to ask, and without hesitation revealed her journey through that time, which was by no means easy.
It was during the filming of the movie ‘Ghost’ (directed by Lee Hae-young). The unusual condition continued, and Park So-dam considered it 'burnout'. Every night, I doubted myself and dug a hole and cried. I whipped myself and received carrots from the senior actors and staff on set. As I was going through it, I had no idea that the unfamiliar change was a signal from my body that I was in pain.
"If it had been just a little bit later, I would have lost my voice and optic nerve. There were 10 lumps in my neck, and they had spread to the lymph nodes. They told me that if I didn't get surgery right away, I might lose my voice. After the surgery, I recovered and even found my voice. "It took more than three months. I'm feeling much better now. I have to take medication for more than five years to control my hormone levels."
Park So-dam's role in 'Ghost' does not stop here. The influence of the 'ghost' in the second half is so great that it is not unreasonable to say that Park So-dam dominates. Park So-dam's movements, from running out barefoot in the restaurant scene to firing a gun, are so elegant and powerful that it brings to mind the saying, "Fly like a butterfly and sting like a bee." Park So-dam dominates the screen and opens the powerful second half of 'Ghost'. Park So-dam carried a gun that weighed from as little as 4 kg to as much as 7 to 8 kg, and performed high-level action scenes by running and jumping.
Watching the movie with Park So-dam's illness in mind, I felt sorry for her and thought it was amazing that she performed like this even while she was sick. At the meeting held after the preview of 'Ghost', starting with a single tear from Park So-dam, the reason why not only the actors but also director Lee Hae-young shed a sea of tears was not simply emotional sympathy, but the fact that he gave his all in the face of physical extremes. It was a respect for his blood, sweat and tears.
Although her fierce battle with the disease is over, Park So-dam requires constant health care and must not overexert herself physically. Park So-dam, who said that her physical condition deteriorates significantly if she does not take care of Pilates almost every morning, still has her eyes shining the brightest when talking about acting. “There are times when I get completely sucked into a character. I change depending on the energy the character has. I don’t know what kind of character I will be playing in the future, but until then, the top priority is to be in a condition where I can do whatever the director and the other actor ask me to do. ."
Park So-dam's passion for acting is the same before and after her illness. What I gained from this experience was realizing the need for health care and how to give myself a break. Park So-dam also laughed, saying that she now had time to think about how she could live a happy and healthy life in the future. As he said, "I thought it hurt a lot," I think it was a good thing when looking at Park So-dam's long acting career.
Eugenic horse death. It means that ‘the cow lives and the horse dies’ in the strong river water. While horses swim fiercely to avoid being swept away by the strong current and then die from exhaustion, cows swim slowly and live with the current.
As Park So-dam has suffered from illness once, she has to act like a cow rather than a horse. I look forward to steadily and slowly showing good acting to the public for a long time.
Choi Ji-ye, Ten Asia Reporter wisdomart@tenasia.co.kr