Nana Talks About Her “Into The Ring” Character + Her Co-Star Park Sung Hoon's Photoshoot/Interview

[apathycollusion.livejournal.com]

#Nana Talks About How She Portrays Her "Into The Ring" Character, What To Look Forward To In Drama's 2nd Half, And Morehttps://t.co/SiRIn70SaK pic.twitter.com/5Qg2YinwmX

— Soompi (@soompi) July 20, 2020

-Her first foray into rom-com turned out better than expected, she was pleased that her fiery and tenacious character got a lot of positive feedback. And that not doubting herself or the work and having confidence of feeling that it's right is what she strives for in the future.

-“In some scenes, I can appear like I’m ruining my image, but you can’t always be pretty when you’re acting. It’s nice to look pretty on the screen, but I don’t try to do that.”


-On her chemistry with her co-star: “I think our coordination when we act is really great because we get along in many ways outside of acting. It’s so fun when we have a lot of ideas while we act and we discuss them, and we can’t stop laughing on set because we have the same sense of humor.”

#ParkSungHoon For Singles 💕 pic.twitter.com/ff78CSeJIr

— Netizen Drama 🕊 (@NetizenDrama) July 22, 2020

-On his first lead role: “I was worried at first, but it’s a lot better than what I had expected it to be. It’s all thanks to the good atmosphere of the drama set. I’m pretty shy around strangers, so it takes quite some time for me to get comfortable, but about two-thirds of the staff, including Nana, are from my previous drama ‘Justice,’ so I was able to work more comfortably with them.”

On what led him to the show: “The topics involving a district office, district council, and local politics were very fresh. I was curious about the unfamiliar material, and I was also attracted to the fact that a young female character would lead the plot.”

-Wanted to play a rom-com role because he played several anti-social characters prior to the show

“There was a time when I was a member of a theater company, and I went to the theater even when there was no work for me. I did all kinds of things, from helping my senior actors practice to cleaning up. Since I had no income, I did a lot of part-time jobs. I think my I built my endurance like that without realizing it.”

-Says that he's a foodie, and he's reluctant to share his foodie places on Instagram.

-Says that he's like a race horse, once he has something set in mind, he goes for it. However, leading a drama also requires him to lead his junior actors as well and he says it can be overwhelming.

-His end goal is to have his face on Apgujeong Rodeo Street, and see his face on a movie billboard.

How to properly promote a rom-com drama by Nana and Park Sung Hoon pic.twitter.com/b6VMmO366R

— Targaryen Princess 🐉 (@Sissi1192) July 5, 2020

when nana and park sung hoon post together >>>>>>>>#intothering #Memorials pic.twitter.com/L0sm1WqHcI

— uly ☂︎ (@sairated) July 26, 2020

Seriously can't get over with #IntoTheRing Goo Sera and Seo Gong Myung is so adorable 🥺🥰😍
Nana and park sung hoon chemistry is so great on and off screen pic.twitter.com/MBpKtJkVyW

— Flòs🌸🌻🌹 (@clumsygurl88) July 24, 2020

Sources: Soompi 1: I By Way Of: Naver I Soompi 2: https://twitter.com/soompi/status/1285852692263231488 I By Way Of: imbc I thesingleco.kr I Pictures: @netizendrama I @Sissi1192 I @sairated I @clumsygurl88

Is anyone here watching Into the Ring? It's fantastic and Nana is killing it there. She's a kick-ass/takes charge female character who fights for justice!

Comments

[camouflagecat.livejournal.com]

Okay I didn't read anything except the bolded part outside the cut and ugh seriously Koreans and their "ruining the image" (aka not being pretty I'm guessing) even when acting just never fails to boggle me. How can you act when you're afraid of "looking ugly"???

[peachypearl.livejournal.com]

Tbh this is why I couldn't get into Korean dramas back in the day. It just appears that no matter what was happening even if the situation was literally LIFE ALTERING girls had to look cute/pretty/feminine even when crying/angry and men always had to look kind of nonchalant about everything unless they were a 'humorous' type.

[xoxkenzxox.livejournal.com]

I hate their "pretty" crying. give me the ugly crys!

[kcaomei.livejournal.com]

mte when did acting become synonymous with modeling

[camouflagecat.livejournal.com]

Tbh I think it has its roots in the already severe lookism culture over there. Nana literally had to point out she isn't going for "pretty 24/7" as if she's afraid she'd be criticised for it!

[kcaomei.livejournal.com]

that must be so frustrating when you're trying to lose yourself in a role

here's to hoping as time goes on more actresses break the mold and there will be less criticism and more appreciation!

[kcaomei.livejournal.com]

i haven't had a chance to watch but i'm definitely planning to!

i love her so much but i'm a huge anti of her bangs and i can't wait until they go away lol

[myungung.livejournal.com]

I follow her on Instagarm and she's been doing a lot of posting for this drama. I hope she does well!

[iviih.livejournal.com]

This thing about "ruining my image" is just... sometimes the actor tries so hard to break away from his image, that it ends up looking forced or awkward.

Acting that means you are "ruining your image" is basically when the character usually has bad fashion/haircut (the hair might look like it was not combed for days), and the drama has scenes where the female lead:

Ugly cry + runny nose.
Swear + scream a lot + hit/pushes others a lot.
Stuffs way too much food inside her mouth, then tries to talk before shallowing it, spitting food out of her mouth.

Nana is doing well, some episodes back I was a bit annoyed because they were forcing her character to act a bit too crazy for me, like she would always hit the main guy every scene they met, but thankfully they toned it down.