Ryu Hye-young, Prolific Work → Appeared on 'I Live Alone' Through Proactive Efforts: "Sowed Seeds with Ra Mi-ran and Kim Suk" [Interview ②]

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• Interview with Ryu Hye-young from the film 'Killing Time'.

Actress Ryu Hye-young has recently maintained an active pace following a relatively long hiatus, consistently releasing two to three works per year and appearing on the variety show 'I Live Alone'.

On the 14th, we met with actress Ryu Hye-young from the film 'Killing Time' at a cafe in Samcheong-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul, for an interview.

'Killing Time' is a time-attack thriller in which an internet broadcasting crew named 'Killing Time', who lost everything due to a momentary accident, is attacked by a mysterious entity at an abandoned hospital they visit in an attempt to make a comeback, and fights to survive the merciless attacks.

Ryu Hye-young revealed that behind her recent prolific work was her resolve to take action rather than wait. She actively stepped forward to introduce herself and create opportunities to meet the public through diverse works and characters.

Ryu Hye-young stated, "The reason I have been able to show various characters lately is because I did a lot of socializing behind the scenes," adding, "I thought it was not right to just stay home quietly and rely solely on my agency. I directly met with PDs, chatted with them, talked about my life, and explained that 'Ryu Hye-young is this kind of person.' That is how I started coming out into the world."

She also compared her change to a snail. She said, "If I was like a snail on 'I Live Alone', I expressed that I have now become a naked snail that has shed its shell."

It has already been more than two years since she began actively moving to introduce herself. As a result, Ryu Hye-young has recently shown faces different from before through several works in succession.

She said, "It has been over two years since I stepped forward to show myself. Therefore, I have had many works and many opportunities to show myself in the past two years," emphasizing, "Because it was a course of action decided with a certain level of resolve, there is no regret."

She continued, "I have to work tomorrow too, and I am very happy and grateful that work does not stop right now," adding, "It is grateful that people are curious and show interest after I took the initiative to show myself."

In the past, she believed that a certain amount of mystique was necessary for an actor. Ryu Hye-young stated, "I used to think it was good for actors not to be exposed much. There were times when I thought mystique was good, and I have even given interviews with such content," adding, "But my thinking has completely changed now."

She confided, "After all, I am a person who has to go out and act, so I wondered if just staying home quietly waiting for works would really help my life. It seemed to make me mentally more difficult instead."

In particular, in her 20s, she simply waited for opportunities under the belief that 'acting is a job of waiting'. Ryu Hye-young said, "Even though all four limbs were intact, I kept just waiting. That thought accumulated since my 20s, so it seems like my frustration finally burst out," adding, "After entering my 30s, I thought, 'I need to go out and act directly.'"

She said she understood her agency's position as well. She stated, "From the company's perspective, I seemed to be an actor on the borderline of becoming or not becoming, like a 'painful finger'. They probably tried to find good works for me because they cherished me," adding, "I am very grateful to the company, but at some point I said, 'I will do anything. I want to act.'"

Regarding the moment she decided on change, Ryu Hye-young laughed and said, "One day I looked in the mirror and there was a perfectly fine woman. My skin was especially good that day," recalling, "Even though I am this intact, I should be acting at this moment. Why am I enduring inside the house in broad daylight? I thought, 'Let's find a way.'"

She continued, "I admit that acting is a job of waiting. But I wondered, 'Is there nothing else I can do but wait like this?'", revealing that she eventually began to actively utilize even her personal network.

Ryu Hye-young explained, "I thought about trying to do business with my network. I even went to Ra Mi-ran and Kim Suk and said, 'Please introduce me to some variety shows.' That is how I sowed seeds here and there," adding, "That has been yielding a little harvest since last year."

It has already been more than two years since she began actively moving to introduce herself. As a result, Ryu Hye-young has recently shown faces different from before through several works in succession.

She said, "It has been over two years since I stepped forward to show myself. Therefore, I have had many works and many opportunities to show myself in the past two years," emphasizing, "Because it was a course of action decided with a certain level of resolve, there is no regret."

She then confided, "It seems people need to have the perception that they are productive. Being told to stay still when I am perfectly fine was like prison for me."

Now that she has directly come out into the world, she is spending a busier time than ever before. Ryu Hye-young stated, "I have to work tomorrow too, and I am very happy and grateful that work does not stop right now," adding, "It is grateful that people are curious and show interest after I took the initiative to show myself."

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