“Yoon Yeo-jung, divorced woman, I shouldn’t be on TV.”

“I have a lot of stress. People now think of me like a soccer or olympic athlete, and it’s a burden.”

Yoon Yeo-jeong, the first Korean actor to be nominated for an American Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for the movie’Minari’, told the New York Times (NYT) on the 3rd. One day ahead of the American Actors Association (SAG) awards ceremony. ‘Buttercup’ was nominated for three categories: Best Supporting Actor Award, Ensemble Award (all cast members), and Best Actor Award (Stephen Yeon).

In an article titled “She, who had never dreamed of acting, is now nominated for an Oscar (nickname for an Academy Award),” she started as a TV station part-time job as a college student and became a star actor in the 1970s. After living as the mother of a child, she was an actor again in Korea after divorce and recounted the difficult times.

Yun Yeo-jeong said, “I’m ashamed of his debut as an accidental opportunity broadcaster public recruitment talent. Most people like movies or plays, but in my case it was just an accident.”

“Honestly, I didn’t know what acting was and I had a feeling of inferiority. So, when I received the line, I practiced very hard.”

Regarding the return after divorce, “’Yoon Yeo-jung is a divorced woman. You shouldn’t be on TV.’ People did that back then. But now, please like me very much. It’s weird. But that’s the people.” “I was thinking of quitting or returning to the United States,” he said. “But I survived this way and I am enjoying acting.”

Yoon Yeo-jung said, “It would have been impossible for a 73-year-old Asian woman like me to be nominated for an Oscar.

Director Jeong Isak is said to have been a fan since Yoon Yeo-jung’s screen debut film, Director Kim Ki-young’s’Hwa Woman’ (1971). In an interview with NYT, Jung said, “I thought that Yoon Yeo-jung’s own life and attitude were in line with the role of the movie (modeled by Jung’s maternal grandmother).” “I thought that would be able to capture the audience in’Buttercup’,” he explained.

NYT described Yoon Yeo-jung as “a kind smile and cheerful laughter often popped out from her thoughtful expression, and there was a natural dignity in her serene appearance.”

‘Buttercup’ is nominated for six categories including Best Supporting Actress, Works, Screenplay, Director, Best Actor, and Music Awards at the 93rd Academy Awards, which will be held on the 25th (local time).

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