‘Buttercup’ Yoon Yeo-jung NYT interview… “Natural dignity with cheerful laughter”

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Yoon Yeo-jeong, who was nominated for the American Academy (Oscar) Best Supporting Actress Award for the first time as a Korean actor who played the role of a wacky and loving grandmother (Soonja) in the movie’Buttercup’, confessed in an interview with the New York Times (NYT) on the 3rd (local time). .

During his prime in the 1970s, he moved to Florida with his marriage, lived for 10 years, divorced, and then came back to work as an actor in Korea again.

“I suffered because I only came in small roles, and most of the people hated me. I was thinking of quitting and returning to the United States, but I survived and enjoy acting.”

Yoon Yeo-jung, who interviewed a NYT reporter on video at his home in Seoul, said, “I couldn’t even imagine that a seventy-three Asian woman would be nominated for an Oscar.”

“I have a lot of stress. People now think of me like a soccer player or the national Olympic team, and it’s a burden.”

He also introduced a relationship with director Lee Isaac Jeong (Korean name Jeong Isaac), who wrote and directed Minari.

Producer Lee In-ah, a close friend of Yoon Yeo-jung, introduced him for the first time at the Busan Film Festival.

Yoon Yeo-jeong said that he was impressed by the fact that director Jung, who was born and raised in the United States, has even the earliest appearances of his own, and he wanted to know about him.

He said, “Director Jung is a very quiet person,” and he liked it enough to think that it would be good if it were his son.

In an e-mail interview with NYT, director Jung said that Yoon Yeo-jung thought that her life and attitude were in close contact with her role as Minari’s grandmother.

He said that Yoon Yeo-jeong is an actor who is famous for his generosity and sincere attitude in Korea, and that he thought that such points could captivate the audience through his role in Minari.

Yoon Yeo-jung also introduced an anecdote about Alan Kim, who appeared as grandson David at the time of filming Buttercup.

Alan Kim had little experience in acting, so I thought he might test his patience in the filming with him, but when he saw Alan memorize all the lines, he said he confessed his worries. In his attitude toward acting, he is said to have seen his early childhood days from young Alan.

“I didn’t learn acting at school, nor did I study movies. I had a feeling of inferiority. So when I got the lines, I practiced very hard.”

NYT commented on Yoon Yeo-jung’s appearance in the interview, “a kind smile and cheerful laughter burst out on her thoughtful expression, and there was a natural dignity in her serene appearance,” and said, “I was resolute when I said my thoughts.”

‘Minari’ was nominated for the Academy’s Best Prestigious Best Picture, Director, Best Supporting Actress, Best Actor, Screenplay, and Music Awards. The 93rd Oscars will be held on the 25th.

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