Won Ji-An: I am like a blank sheet of paper
India, Dec. 4 -- After the intense worlds of Squid Game and DP, South Korean actor Won Ji-An steps onto an emotional rollercoaster in Prime Video's romantic drama Surely Tomorrow. She plays Seo Ji Woo, who comes face-to-face with her first love (South Korean actor Park Seo-Joon), a journalist investigating an affair scandal involving her current husband.
"Throughout my career, I have done projects where I had to play characters who had to leave an intense impression. So much so that I actually doubted myself in the beginning of this project, thinking, 'Will I be able to carry this narrative that stretches across such a long period of time, and which focuses onthe dynamics and relationships of these two main characters?' I wanted to take on that challenge and prove to myself that I had it in me," she said.
As Won gets down to creating her own brand of filmography, she links herself to a blank paper. "A director told me, as an actor, I remind him of a blank piece of paper. When I heard that, I was overwhelmed thinkingabout the weight of the statement. In real life, I think I'm quite weak and flimsy like a piece of paper, too. That's me joking, but yes, I would go with paper, since it describes me best."
Surely Tomorrow, her first foray into the romantic genre, also marks her first collaboration with Park Seo-Joon. She admits though initially nervous about working with him, the experience proved deeply enriching. Calling him a considerate co-star, she says, "There have been so many takeaways, but more than anything else, I was just so thankful. There is always a quotient of nervousness before you meet your co-star, but, despite that, he made me feel so much at ease."...
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