The production announcement for the movie
"Actresses" on November 17 at the COEX Megabox was unprecedented. First, actress
Lee Mi-sook appeared wearing a gorgeous glittering dress. She was followed by actresses
Kim Min-hee,
Ko Hyeon-jeong,
Choi Ji-woo,
Kim Ok-bin and
Yoon Yeo-jeong. The last one to appear was director
Lee Jae-yong.
"Actress" is a story about six actresses of several generations who get together for a fashion magazine photo shoot on Christmas eve. Each actress plays herself in the movie. The six actresses are also the co-scriptwriters.
In the movie, the actresses talk and act at their own discretion in the given circumstances. Sometimes it is even hard to tell whether they are acting or whether that is how they are in real life.
In the scene that was shown at the production announcement,
Ko Hyeon-jeong and
Choi Ji-woo have a fight, which looks very true-to-life.
Lee Mi-sook said that she was startled to see the two fighting for real, because when the scene was filmed
Ko Hyeon-jeong had yet to appear in the TV drama "
Queen Seon-deok", while
Choi Ji-woo was a "Korean Wave" star.
"I saw her for the first time. She looked so pretty that I honestly became jealous", said
Ko Hyeon-jeong.
Choi Ji-woo, for her part, said that her heart was racing during the fight and that she had completely lost control of her facial expressions. What viewers will see onscreen is not acting but a real-life situation.
Ko Hyeon-jeong added, "We were not on bad terms with one another. But at the same time we were not that close. Actresses are very simple-hearted people. We just wanted to see what it's like to fight. Plus, we're of a similar height. It was fine. It's still thrilling for me to think about it".
Choi Ji-woo said, "We shot the fighting scene on the first day we met. I was very angry when she gave me a piercing look and hit me on my forehead with her finger".
The production announcement, which was held in the form of a talk show, brought together the nation's top actresses for the first time in a while. They chatted while watching scenes from the movie. They whispered to one another and made candid remarks that were somewhat shocking to hear.
Director Lee came up with the idea to produce this movie when he and two of the actresses,
Yoon Yeo-jeong and Ko Hyeon-jeong--both his close friends--went out for a drink. "I wanted to create something unconventional. I wanted to show the public how charming actresses are in real life. Their opinions, talent and abilities were fully reflected in this movie", said Lee.
