Actress Ha Ji-won, "During the drama 'Damo', Lee Seo-jin oppa made fun of me a lot."

Actress Ha Ji-won mentioned an episode with Lee Seo-jin while filming ‘Damo’.

Actress Ha Ji-won appeared as a guest on tvN's entertainment show 'You Quiz on the Block' (hereinafter referred to as 'You Quiz'), which aired on the 29th.

On this day, Ha Ji-won confessed that she had been in a slump due to the pandemic. MC Yoo Jae-seok said to Ha Ji-won, whom he met after a long time, "Ji-won is a person who has the power to make people around her happy. In fact, it's not like Ji-won is scheduled for a project or anything like that. I contacted her after seeing a video of her doing slickback." Ha Ji-won waved her hand at this, saying it was nonsense, but the MCs played a mischievous joke.

When asked, "Why are you wearing slickbacks?" Ha Ji-won responded, "I happened to watch a video and saw that she was doing levitation. (One day) I went to my friend's studio wearing Crocs and she said, 'Did you come to wear slickbacks?' He said, “I like challenges, so I just do it.”

Regarding her recent status, Ha Ji-won said, "I also paint and had an exhibition at the beginning of this year. Since I was young, I liked expressing myself through drawings, so I drew my thoughts, dreams, and worries. I started doing it in earnest about four years ago," and explained the reason why she became active as an artist. revealed. He continued, "COVID-19 came and the film work was postponed for a year. I rode an emotional roller coaster for 4 years. I kept worrying about who I am as a person. I thought that I was lacking a lot as an actor and thought, 'I should quit being an actor.' “I also thought about it,” he said, confessing the points he had been worried about.

Ha Ji-won even wrote a handwritten letter directly to director Bong Joon-ho. He said, "I suddenly thought of Director Bong. Although I've never met him, he is a person who tells stories about human relationships. I tried to write a letter to the director saying, 'I really want to participate in the movie. I will wait.' (The handwritten letter) was delivered. “I couldn’t do it,” he said honestly. In addition, Ha Ji-won sent a video letter to director Bong Joon-ho, saying, "My dream is to grow further, become a good actor, and work with the director. I will wait."

Ha Ji-won also talked about an episode with actor Lee Seo-jin, who appeared together in the MBC drama 'Damo' that aired in 2003. Ha Ji-won explained, "He makes me feel comfortable now, but at the time, he made fun of me a lot, so I told the director. I told him I couldn't act with him. I think I was young and couldn't take my brother's jokes well." Ha Ji-won, who is also known for her action acting skills, emphasized, "Even though my nose was crushed and I had bruises on my face for a month, I didn't think I had to save myself. I think I just went all in without calculating or leaving anything behind."

When asked, "What do you think about the entertainment industry being frozen?" Ha Ji-won responded, "Actually, my movie hasn't even been released yet. I think it's been about two years. I worked with Ryu Seung-ryong in the movie 'Bikwang.' It's scheduled to be released around January next year. “I’m preparing a drama,” he said, introducing his next work.

Reporter Ha-neul Lee, Ten Asia greenworld@tenasia.co.kr