'The Glory' Song Hye-kyo, who shouldn't be pretty, accomplishes this difficult task

Actress Song Hye-kyo prepared thoroughly to play a character that is not pretty. Korea's most beautiful actress, Song Hye-kyo, elicited pity by saying 'I feel sorry for her' instead of praising her as 'pretty'.

In the behind-the-scenes commentary of the Netflix series 'The Glory' released on the 6th, writer Kim Eun-sook, director Ahn Gil-ho, Song Hye-kyo, Lim Ji-yeon, Lee Do-hyun, and Yeom Hye-ran appeared and told stories about the work.

What was particularly impressive on this day was that Song Hye-kyo lost weight by eating konjac rice to create a scrawny body that was not pretty. When casting Song Hye-kyo, writer Kim Eun-sook mentioned the scene in the play where Moon Dong-eun (played by Song Hye-kyo) shows Joo Yeo-jeong (played by Lee Do-hyun) her body full of burn scars , saying, "'I really need that scene. I'm asking because you might feel uncomfortable. “I asked, 'Is that okay?' and she said, ‘Sister, just give me two months.’” He added, “He said I needed to lose some weight. He said I needed to build a scrawny body, not a pretty body. Then he said he started eating konjac rice from then on. I was so thankful for that effort and felt sorry." Writer Kim Eun-sook emphasized, “So, when I saw the completed scene, I really cried.”

Song Hye-kyo said, "I thought Moon Dong-eun couldn't be pretty. After taking on the character of Dong-eun, I didn't think about being pretty. She is a character who doesn't have time or leisure. to decorate her appearance. I thought she didn't care too much, but I think that's true for Dong-eun, so this time around, I didn't think about being pretty." “I didn't pay attention to that at all in the work,” he explained. “I wanted people who saw it to feel heartbroken because it wasn't a pretty body, but a really bony body. “I thought the focus should be on that.”

Song Hye-kyo also said about the viewers' reaction to her new acting transformation, "There were a lot of reactions like that when I saw the preview, but I felt a bit regretful. I worked harder because I thought, 'What have I 'done so far?' and 'Have I not shown myself like this?' “I thought I should do it,” he said.

In fact, in this 'The Glory', Song Hye-kyo captured the attention of viewers with her sad face that had put aside her beauty. Song Hye-kyo's expressionless, makeup-free face was like Mundong, whose entire life was shattered due to school violence during her school days. Moon Dong-eun, who threw himself into the swamp of revenge while ruining his life, was completed with the not-so-pretty face of Song Hye-kyo and came to life.

'The Glory' is a work depicting the cruel revenge that Moon Dong-eun, whose soul was broken by violence during his childhood, risked his entire life to carefully prepare. It is currently airing on Netflix.

Choi Ji-ye, Ten Asia Reporter wisdomart@tenasia.co.kr