'Actor's House, Yoon Yeo-jeong' scene
'Actor's House, Yoon Yeo-jeong' was held at the KNN Theater in Suyeonggangbyeon-daero, Haeundae-gu, Busan at 2 pm on the 6th. Wearing a navy jacket, blue knit, jeans, and walkers, Yoon Yeo-jeong told her story with a relaxed and witty look.
Yoon Yeo-jeong expressed her gratitude for the many audiences who came to see her that day, but also repeatedly said things like “Why did you come to see me?” and “I’m not. Who do you think you are?”
Yoon Yeo-jeong, who won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, defined this award as “shackles” for her. He said, "I used to live freely, but now I'm living more cautiously. After winning the Oscar, I started to get scared. I'm not doing anything."
Regarding the audience member who shouted "I respect you," he said, "There's no need to respect me. Go out and say it. 'I had nothing to respect that woman.'" He continued, "I used to want to be respected. I hate kids who don't say hello the most. "Actually, I still hate it, but ever since I received that award, I feel pressured by these stares. I feel like I got that award for nothing. I ended up complaining like this. I'm sorry," he said, laughing.
“I am a good person when things are good, but when things are bad, I am a very bad person,” he said. “The profession of celebrity is praised for no reason and criticized for no reason. When you are praised, you are a beautiful person, and when you are criticized, you become a wicked and ugly person. That is the best. “It’s scary,” he said, revealing the background to his avoidance of contact with the outside world after winning the Oscar.
Regarding winning the Oscar, Yoon Yeo-jeong said, "I am humbled. It was like an accident. It was like a happy accident, so I avoided saying anything about it," and emphasized, "Nothing has changed. I am making a lot of effort not to change again." did.
Yoon Yeo-jeong is a great actor who became the first Korean actor to win the Best Supporting Actress Award at the 93rd American Academy Awards for the movie 'Minari' (2020). Representative works include the movies ‘The Maid’, ‘The Affair Family’, and ‘The Taste of Money’.
Meanwhile, at this year's Busan International Film Festival, a total of 269 films, including 209 officially invited films from 69 countries and 60 community beef screenings, will meet the audience. The opening film was 'Because I Hate Korea' (Director Jang Geon-jae) starring Go Ah-seong, Kim Woo-gyeom and Joo Jong-hyuk, and the closing film was 'The Emperor of Movies' (Director Ning Hao) starring Yoo Deok-hwa.
Busan Choi Ji-ye, Ten Asia reporter wisdomart@tenasia.co.kr