Park Ji-hyun reveals her father, a doctor, is battling cancer: "Consulted on the terminal illness portrayal in 'Eun-jung and Sang-yeon'" [You Quiz][★Night TV]

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On 'You Quiz on the Block,' actress Park Ji-hyun disclosed that her father is battling cancer.

In the episode of tvN's variety program 'You Quiz on the Block' (hereinafter 'You Quiz'), aired on the 27th as part of a special titled "Living This Hard," Park Ji-hyun appeared as a guest.

That day, Yoo Jae-suk introduced Park Ji-hyun's "elite image," saying, "I heard you scored 900 on the TOEIC in middle school, graduated from the prestigious Chuncheon Girls' High School, and then enrolled in the Spanish Department at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies."

Park Ji-hyun explained, "I wanted to major in theater and film, but while preparing for college entrance exams, I wondered, 'What is it that I really want?' At that moment, I realized I wanted to become an actor and decided to join the theater and film department. However, my parents said, 'You've studied so hard up to this point, so preparing for the theater and film department would be too much.' I attended classes only until the first semester of my freshman year in university and then took a leave of absence."

Continuing, Park Ji-hyun spoke about auditions: "I may have auditioned over 100 times; I went to countless auditions. I was already someone who didn't go out much, so I kept wondering inside the house, 'Is this the right path?' The most painful part was when I was almost there but got rejected. Isn't it meaningless unless you come in first? If it were a category where scores were given, I could have used the progress as motivation, but since only one spot was available, it was hard not being able to reach it."

Regarding the Netflix series 'Eun-jung and Sang-yeon,' Park Ji-hyun said, "Sang-yeon was a sick friend who lived a terminal life after being diagnosed with late-stage cancer. I wondered how I could feel even a fraction of that pain. I thought about getting as close to death as possible, so I decided to try fasting. I lived for about three weeks drinking only water or coffee. What I felt then was that the esophagus and stomach seemed to stick together and adhere. My body became thin, but my face felt swollen. During filming, I worried about how to portray the swollen face, so I cried for about two hours in my accommodation before going to set."

She continued, "My father is a doctor, so I consulted him on that aspect. When 'The Youngest Son of a Chaebol Family' was released, he was diagnosed with stomach cancer. We were told we wouldn't know until he had surgery, and the whole family struggled. Especially my mother found it the hardest. From then on, his condition gradually worsened, and at that time, I thought, 'He is giving one thing to me and trying to take another away.' I was deeply troubled because my father was constantly ill."

Park Ji-hyun explained, "'Eun-jung and Sang-yeon' was a work that brought my father to mind. When I received the script, my father had already recovered. I asked him, 'What kind of pain is that level of suffering?' and 'What does it feel like?' He said those words: 'If I weren't part of a family, I would have wanted to die.' At that moment, I understood what Sang-yeon's heart felt like."

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