Jeong Soo-bin "'Trolley' Kim Sae-ron's pinch hitter is more worried about her colleagues"

“I felt pressured, but I tried to do my best in the time given to me. I wanted to be the first to give Subin a warm hug. At first, Subin seemed hateful and bad, but it was heartbreaking that he was not good at expressing himself and was afraid because he was never loved. “I thought about how I should act so that Soobin would look at me more warmly.”

Actress Jeong Soo-bin will play the character Kim Soo-bin, who has the same last name but the same name, in her first leading role, 'Trolley'. The SBS Monday-Tuesday drama 'Trolley', which ended on the 14th, is a mystery dilemma melodrama depicting the dilemma and choices a couple faces when the secret of a lawmaker's wife, who lived quietly while hiding her past, is revealed to the world. Su-bin Jeong was happy, saying, “This is my first time doing a drama on public television, so I am receiving so much support that it really touches my skin, and many people around me are watching the show.” He also said, "My parents always stayed home on Mondays and Tuesdays. My actor friends gave me acting advice and took the time to watch me, so I was grateful and happy."

Kim Soo-bin, played by Jeong Soo-bin, lived in a group home when her parents divorced when she was young. After dropping out of high school and leaving the group home, she met Nam Ji-hoon and became pregnant. After Nam Ji-hoon's sudden death, Kim Soo-bin visits Nam Jung-do's parents, Nam Jung-do (Park Hee-soon) and Kim Hye-joo (Kim Hyun-joo). Meanwhile, she experiences the pain of miscarriage.

“Pregnancy and miscarriage are something I have never experienced, so I asked for advice from an obstetrician and gynecologist. They say that close to one-third of Korean women experience miscarriage. They say that pain shared is halved. There are also more people who have experienced the pain of miscarriage. “I played Soobin with the hope that I would be able to confide in him comfortably.”

Jeong Soo-bin joined ‘Trolley’ late. Kim Sae-ron, who was originally cast, was recast after leaving the show after causing controversy due to drunk driving. The time I had to prepare for Soobin's character was about 1-2 weeks.

“I was in a hurry, but the situation could be difficult for the staff and actors working on the drama as well. So I was worried, but when I went to the filming set, I was grateful for the warm greetings, welcome, and support. The situations Soobin was in were revealed in chronological order in the script. That's not true. So, I organized the events that happened to Subin in a chart like a timeline of Korean history. It's difficult for Subin, who has many secrets, to easily figure out whether what he says is true or false. I need to properly figure out whether what Subin says is true or false and organize it. “I thought it was possible. Especially after Soobin’s miscarriage, Subin’s emotions were expressed in a more diverse range, so I thought that I had to sort things out step by step from the beginning to be able to properly reach and express those emotions.”

In the play, thanks to Hye-ju's sincere care and warm heart, Soobin reaps the sharp edge he set for the world. Su-bin Jeong said that she remembers the scene in the play where Hye-joo and Soo-bin miss Ji-hoon and talk about him. Jeong Soo-bin said, “When senior Hyun-joo said, ‘We got along well, didn’t we?’ I was impressed by the perfect chemistry and warmth.”

“Soobin likes Hyeju a lot, and I was worried about how to express that in an acting way so that it could be conveyed well. Hyunjoo senior is a good adult and a good senior, so I think those feelings came out naturally. Thank you to senior Hyeonju. Hyeju. I thought that the character called Hyeju could be drawn fragmentarily because it was dark, but you were like an orchestra conductor. I was impressed by the way you expressed it in a variety of ways, as if you were playing music rather than just one note, even in the character Hyeju. Like you, I hope to play more songs someday. “I want to become an actor who can do it.”

Jeong Soo-bin is grateful and happy to be able to experience various things by playing people with different occupations and personalities. After experiencing the lives of many people, I began to think more altruistically. He is also said to be planning to volunteer for briquettes and abandoned dogs with other actors his age.

"When I act, I trust the other person, and the other person trusts me, and when we communicate, I feel like I am in a warm light that protects me. I want to make the audience feel that warm energy, not just me. I want to provide that kind of warmth and let the actor feel it. “I want to be.”

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