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Kim Sa-rang, "My Love Eun-dong" changed me"

 

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 She gave up sexy. Instead she showed endless potential as an actress. Kim Sa-rang has become the nation's Sa-rang through "My Love Eun-dong". She was Ji Eun-dong and Seo Jeong-eun for the past 4 months. It's like she never left at all.

Kim Sa-rang was as beautiful as ever. She had once said that eating three meals a day led to weight and as if she still keeps to her words, she looked outstanding. Yoon Seul from "Secret Garden" was no longer there. She looked innocent and easygoing.

◆ How do you feel now that "My Love Eun-dong" is over

"It's disappointing. I want to be Eun-dong for a little more. But I think it was the best time to end it. I haven't had a break yet as I had to go east for an ad after the drama".

◆ You were successful in becoming an innocent girl. How do the others around you take it?

"Now sexy is awkward. I like it better now through. Those around me say I was a lot like usual self and they prefer it that way too. Even my mother calls me Eun-dong".

◆ Do you agree you were popular more with the 30s and 40s?

"There's a massage parlor I go to. I like it strong but one day the masseur was going light on me so I asked for more pressure but she said, "I don't think Eun-dong should hurt anymore". That was when Eun-dong was going through a hard time. So I realized how many people watch it".

◆ Do you check for online reviews and comments?

"Of course. I didn't when I was filming but I have a mentality like glass so I get effected easily by good or bad words. I can't concentrate the next day if I see something bad the day before. So I only check it later".

◆ Was there anything you remember reading online?

"Kim Tae-hoon was bullying me in the drama. Someone wrote online, "I'm going to slit your throat". It was shocking but funny at the same time".

◆ How was working with Joo Jin-mo and Kim Tae-hoon?

"Joo Jin-mo is exactly like his character Ji Eun-ho. He's playful. He looks strong and forceful but he's not like that. I was worried about our teamwork because we were often apart. But he's a nice man. He makes jokes on set and makes everyone feel comfortable. Kim Tae-hoon is the opposite. He's playful but sincere. He bullies me in the drama but he actually helped me out a lot".

◆ How was it acting like a mother to Park Min-soo?

"I worried a lot from the beginning. I realized there was a big difference in being a mother while you are one and being a mother when you're not. It isn't something you can pretend to do. Min-soo followed my lead well and he was good. His mother advised me a lot as well. I asked her how she felt when her boy lay sick in bed and she said it was 'indescribable'".

◆ Do you think you did your best without regret?

"Some people are going to like it and some people won't. I told myself not to regret anything so no, I won't regret. I lost 3.5 kilograms because I thought so hard about work. I had a hard time trying to understand Eun-dong. I re-read the scenario from episode 1 to 7 and tried not to miss anything. I think the hard work paid off so I want to be Eun-dong for a little more now".

◆ You were absent for 4 years.

"I have always been a city-girl with fancy toys. I wanted a break from that and it turned out longer than usual. I wondered if I should act again and that's when "My Love Eun-dong" found me. I didn't think I could do it. It was a burden. I am a mother with a child in the drama and is bullied by people around me. However, the director told me to be at ease and do my best".

◆ It seems that "My Love Eun-dong" is a meaningful one to you.

"" My Love Eun-dong" gave me permission to be an actress. The public accepted me as Ji Eun-dong. I wanted to rest after work in the past but now I don't. Eun-dong changed me and I could do better but I'll do better in the work to come".

◆ Have you been loved like Eun-dong before?

"Maybe a long time ago. I don't have a boyfriend now so I don't know. My love cells are dying".

◆ We can't forget to ask you who your ideal type is.

"My ideal type is someone innocent yet wise. If he is too ignorant about the world I would have to take care of him so I wish he was wise. I don't ask for looks. I like Nicholas Halt from "Warm Bodies". I felt my heart thump for a zombie".

◆ So you like romantic films

"I like movies like "Notting Hill", "Notebook", "Love Affair" and stuff like that. I like ones that follow the emotions".

◆ What's next?

"I want to try a movie. Something for the fall as it's approaching soon".

◆ If you're asked to be sexy again, can you do it?

"I think being sexy is great for an actress. I was tired of it because I was always 'sexy. I can relate to it and I'm even more grateful if the role doesn't end there. If I can do it then I'm fine with it".

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