Actress Jeon Do Yeon revealed the impact that the film “Happy End”, where she gained attention for exposure scenes, had on her.
On the 187th special episode of tvN’s entertainment show “You Quiz on the Block”, which aired on March 29th, actress Jeon Do Yeon appeared as a guest.
On this day, the 1999 movie “Happy End”, in which Jeon Do Yeon played an unfaithful married woman, was mentioned. In particular, the actress was asked if people tried to dissuade her from doing the movie’s nude scenes, to which she replied, “Everyone was against it. It was actually my first time challenging myself like that.”
Then, when asked why she suddenly took on the challenge, Jeon Do Yeon candidly answered, “I’m not sure if I can talk about it, but at that time, projects were divided into those with Han Suk Kyu and those without. Even at a young age, I wanted to show that a movie without Han Suk Kyu can make it.”
Afterwards, Yoo Jae Suk praised the actress, saying, “It’s so cool. Seeing you today and hearing this story, you’re really cool. Your mindset was like, ‘I don’t want to be trapped in a mold, I want to do what I want to do,’ and I feel the same way. I feel like we’ve gotten much closer now.”
Jeon Do Yeon also recalled, “When I persuaded my mother, I didn’t know she would cry so much. She said, ‘What if you can’t get married?’. In the end, I think I convinced her by saying, ‘I didn’t become an actress to get married well, did I?'”
“I suffered a lot after this movie”, the actress also said, adding, “When I shot it, it was a rather innocent choice, but all the advertisements I had done were terminated. I didn’t know why. I didn’t know, so I started it, but I found out after it ended. I realized then what kind of image people wanted from actresses.”
Jeon Do Yeon, who wanted to try female-centric work with an actress taking the lead rather than a male-centered one, expressed, “It was hurtful, but it also made me stronger. At the time, I thought, ‘No one would point their finger at male actors for something like this, so why are they doing it to an actress?’”
Finally, she concluded, “Back then, the prejudice against actresses was clear. I received many criticisms that my passive attitude was not professional. In ‘Happy End’, the female actress played a much more active role, and I did what I had to do as an actress. So, the more people said something, the stronger I became.”
Source: Daum
