Lee Bo-young, “After meeting Ji-sung, my attitude toward acting changed”

Lee Bo-young revealed that her driving force is her family.

Recently, I met Lee Bo-young, the protagonist of JTBC's Saturday-Sunday drama 'Agency', at a cafe in Sinsa-dong, Seoul.

'Agency' is a work that depicts Go Ah-in (played by Lee Bo-young), who became the first female executive at an advertising agency VC group, and builds her career to reach the top position. It ended on the 16th.

Lee Bo-young played the role of Go Ah-in, a powerful person who joined the company as a copywriter at a VC group and became the first female executive.

Actors who are immersed in a character often find it difficult to get out of the character after the work is over. Goain is a character with a sensitive personality. Did Lee Bo-young become more sensitive while playing the role of an orphan?

Lee Bo-young said, "I think I was like that before I had children. After the drama ended, I cried and felt heartbroken. Now, my children are 8 and 4 years old. I can't go home with my emotions. That's not the case. I'm gradually learning the art of separation. “It seems like it’s happening,” he said with a laugh. He continued, "It was difficult when I was filming 'Mother'. My child was young at the time. Now, even in noisy situations, I am immersed in the script and watch it. I think that skill is improving."

Lee Bo-young, who was scared and scared of acting, said that she started liking acting at some point. When asked if there was something that triggered it, Lee Bo-young said, "It was when I was dating, and I met my brother (Ji Sung) and we talked about the project. I'm a person who is scared of going on set and don't know how to act, but this person was so excited. I was excited and wrote the script. I read it and there was something densely written in the script. I was scared of the scene, I didn't prepare properly, and even though I prepared, I couldn't relax in front of the camera, and I was like, 'How can I do that?' “It was amazing,” he said. He then confessed, "As I observed from the side, I also felt like I was starting to change. I thought, maybe I should become fun like that too."

Lee Bo-young said that the driving force that moves her is “family.” Lee Bo-young said, "It always hurt my heart when I filmed the scene where A-in enters the house alone. I hated it so much. 'Why do you go into a quiet house with the lights off like this?' “I was lonely,” he confessed. He continued, "Family is a great strength. It is the driving force that helps me become a better and healthier person. Isn't it said in dramas that the people who need to earn and feed are the driving force? I live because of my family."

Kim Ji-won, Ten Asia reporter bella@tenasia.co.kr