Kim Go-eun, from the short hair in 'The Price of Confession' to the MZ-generation shaman in 'Exhuma': "I directly proposed the character's appearance" [31st BIFF]

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Actress Kim Go-eun revealed her unique approach to creating characters, designing everything from their appearance to small gestures herself.

On the 8th, at the Culture Hall of Shinsegae Centum City Department Store in Haeundae-gu, Busan, the "Actors House" featuring actress Kim Go-eun was held as part of the 31st Busan International Film Festival (BIFF). Kim reflected on her acting career alongside various characters, sharing a special time with the audience.

Regarding the process of designing a character, Kim said, "When I first receive the script and reread it from the perspective that I am the one who must play this role, an initial image naturally comes to mind."

She continued, "If an image forms in my mind about what the character's appearance might be like, I reanalyze the script to understand why I felt that way. After completing the analysis and once I am personally convinced, I tend to propose it to the director," adding, "It seems most of them are accepted."

However, she emphasized that she does not casually throw out ideas. Kim explained, "When presenting to the director, I go in with multiple options prepared. I anticipate what kind of opposing opinions might arise and even think through responses to them in advance."

Citing her proposal for a short haircut in 'The Price of Confession' as an example, she said, "I anticipated that the director would worry, 'Won't it look like you are trying too hard to appear tough?' So I went in prepared with the response that 'it could actually make me look more vulnerable.'"

She added, "When looking only at the silhouette, I wanted to evoke the thought, 'How could a girl like that have killed someone?'" and revealed, "I proposed the appearance while considering even the feeling that comes from such a contrast."

She said she approached creating Hwa-rim in 'Exhuma' using the same method. Kim explained, "I thought of Hwa-rim as a character with an extremely strong sense of professional duty. I felt that a clear awareness must be firmly embedded in her: she must be a professional when it comes to her job."

She continued, "She is a character who wears stylish clothes and drives a stylish car, yet carries chicken blood inside that car," adding, "I thought of her as an 'MZ-generation shaman' who is very clear-cut while working, but also lives for herself when she is not working."

She further added, "My biggest concern was that the profession of a shaman should not look amateurish. I believe the difference between a professional and an amateur lies in extremely subtle details. So I focused on every single small gesture to show those subtle differences."

Kim revealed that she experiences the most stress during the process of selecting projects and preparing for filming.

She said, "When I am stressed, I tend to tell myself something like 'so what?'" adding, "While preparing, I push myself hard, but once I actually go to the set, I try to loosen up."

She continued, "Until I go to the set, I worry and suffer enough, but once filming begins, I try to let go of that stress," adding, "People around me often say I don't look stressed, but in reality, I think I am making an effort to appear that way on set."

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