Working mom Choi Jiwoo.."Real mom" fighting for her diabetic son. [SUGA] [Roundup]

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Choi Ji-woo returned to the screen as a mother.

On the afternoon of the 15th, a press distribution preview of the movie "Sugar" (director Choi Shin-chun) was held at the entrance of Lotte Cinema Konkuk University in Gwangjin-gu, Seoul. Actors Choi Ji-woo, Min Jin-woong, Ko Dong-ha and director Choi Shin-chun attended the press conference after the premiere.

Choi Ji-woo said about returning to the lead role on the screen after a long time, "The scenario made my heart cry," adding, "I totally empathized as a mother." We worked really hard on it," he said.

When asked about his chemistry with a child actor, Choi Ji-woo said, "Since I'm a real mother, I was more touched while filming with my child. When filming, (the child) was different from what he is now. The child grew up a lot. Even when I was filming, I felt emotional and heartbroken just by looking at my expressions and things like that like a baby, he said. "Rather than thinking about what to do more, just looking at it made me think, 'What if that child was sick?' and naturally connected with my child. Even if I don't try hard, I naturally feel that way," he said.

Ko Dong-ha, who played as Choi Ji-woo's son, said, "(Choi Ji-woo) treated me like a real mother at the scene. At the end of the movie, there is a scene where I express my feelings to my mother. The scene was emotionally difficult, so I was playing the piano in the living room before filming the scene, and my mom came next to me and played the piano together to relieve my tension," he said.

Choi Ji-woo said, "When I gave birth at a little late age and looked at the script, I was moved. There was also a cautious part because it was a story of a real person, he said. "Maybe those who raised children will sympathize, but they can't even imagine their parents' hearts when their children are sick. Rather, while filming this work, there was a part where emotions became too immersed. The director refrained (from feeling that way), so I also prepared before the shooting."

Choi Ji-woo said, "Actors try to refine their emotions and immerse themselves when filming, but when I prepared like that, my mother's emotions became too much, so I made small jokes with her husband, Jin-woong and Dong-ha," adding, "As the director said, he also had type 1 diabetes, so I heard a lot of stories and prepared."

Min Jin-woong, who played the role of Choi Ji-woo's husband, also said, "We all worked together as a family and I acted together. It was a good filming site," he added.

"Sugar" has a delicate touch from director Choi Shin-choon, who is actually a type 1 diabetic. Attention is focusing on how this movie will resonate with many mothers and children.

Meanwhile, "Sugar" will be released on Jan. 21.

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