T-ara's Jiyeon focuses on helping Hwang Jae-gyun instead of making a comeback after 7 years

Girl group Tiara member and actress Jiyeon did not participate in the promotion of 'Gangnam Zombie', her return to the big screen after 7 years. Instead, I chose to focus on the internal affairs of baseball player Hwang Jae-gyun.

On the afternoon of the 4th, a press screening for the movie 'Gangnam Zombies' (directed by Lee Soo-seong) was held at the Lotte Cinema Konkuk University entrance in Gwangjin-gu, Seoul. Actor Ji Il-ju and director Lee Soo-seong attended the press conference held after the preview.

Jiyeon's absence from the press screening was planned. Jiyeon married Hwang Jae-gyun on December 10 last year and immediately went on a sweet honeymoon to the Maldives. According to an official, it was decided not to participate in the 'Gangnam Zombie' promotional schedule due to personal schedules and other reasons.

On this day, director Lee Soo-seong and Ji Il-ju filled Jiyeon's vacancy. He mentioned the reason for planning the movie, the reason for casting, and working with Jiyeon. Director Lee Soo-sung said of Ji-yeon, "I received basic training at an action school, and her posture, including kicks, turned out better than I expected. When I asked her, she said she was originally a 3rd degree Taekwondo. She had a favorable attitude toward action. Actress Park Ji-yeon's role was more progressive than I thought. “Actress Park Ji-yeon was so good at acting that she worked hard enough to change the content,” he said.

Ji Il-ju said, "I have not known actress Park Ji-yeon personally for over 10 years. We saw each other in private and got to know each other. By chance, we worked together. Since we knew each other and were already close, we were able to reduce the time to get to know her. "He said, "He is a bright person to work with, so we communicated without hesitation. We talked a lot about the scenario with the director and Jiyeon. The director listened to our story a lot, so there were some parts that were reflected. It was a fun job. It was good to work like that. “I think he was a colleague,” he said, expressing his affection.

Jiyeon announced the news of her marriage to Hwang Jae-gyun in February of last year in December of the same year. They were afraid that this would interfere with the concentration of Hwang Jae-gyun's team, KT Wiz, so they rushed to schedule the wedding. After the season started, Jiyeon visited Hwang Jae-gyun's home stadium to support him and worked hard to prepare and manage the wedding.

After holding a private wedding with Hwang Jae-gyun, Jiyeon immediately went on a honeymoon to the Maldives. The two boast of enjoying a sweet honeymoon through social media. Additionally, Hwang Jae-gyun uploaded a photo of Ji-yeon's homemade meal and wrote, "Honey, I'll eat well."

Jiyeon and Hwang Jae-gyun's sweet honeymoon seems to be over. Jae-gyun Hwang will begin spring camp in the United States in February. He is in the midst of building his body before the start of spring camp. Accordingly, Jiyeon chose to support Hwang Jae-gyun instead of promoting her work. Although this is her return to the screen after 7 years since the Korean-Chinese joint film 'Haehoo', Ji-yeon decided to focus on domestic affairs.

Kang Min-kyung, Ten Asia reporter kkk39@tenasia.co.kr