Jo Hye-ryeon: "It's not easy to work with actors my own age in film... I was excited even before joining 'The Final Interview'" [Interview ②]

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Actress Jo Hye-ryeon shared her impressions of working alongside actors of similar age in the film "The Final Interview."

On the 2nd, Jo Hye-ryeon met with reporters at a cafe on Samcheong-ro in Jongno-gu, Seoul, to discuss the film.

"The Final Interview" is a work depicting six candidates who gather for a final interview and discover mysterious envelopes containing accusations against each other, leading them to suspect one another and fall into confusion.

In the film, Jo Hye-ryeon plays "Moon Hye-in," an observer who calmly assesses the situation. She composedly portrayed everything from her meticulous attention to her surroundings to the subtle shifts in emotion at moments when she had to make a choice.

On this day, regarding her feelings ahead of the film's release, Jo Hye-ryeon said, "I felt a great sense of anticipation even during filming. I am grateful that we were able to release a work filmed this year within the same year. It is also a joy to meet audiences through a film after a long time."

In particular, Jo Hye-ryeon revealed that being able to work with actors of similar age was one of the important reasons she chose the project. She said, "There are not many opportunities to collaborate with actors my own age in films. The script came to me at a good time, and because I liked the other cast members, I thought positively about it even before reading the script." She added, "I had originally wanted to work with them, and since the script was also interesting, I really wanted to participate."

In fact, on set, collaborating with actors of similar age proved to be a great source of strength. Jo Hye-ryeon explained, "The best part was that we could comfortably share our opinions with one another. We worked through difficult scenes together, and since there were many scenes with long lines, the cast would gather in practice rooms or the director's office to rehearse even on days without filming."

She continued, "It was nice that I could talk casually like friends and share concerns with actors my own age. It is not common for actors of similar ages to come together in such numbers in a film. I feel very grateful because I think it was possible precisely because it was a film."

Despite the short filming schedule, the cast went through multiple script readings and separate rehearsals to enhance the quality of the work. Jo Hye-ryeon expressed satisfaction, saying, "The filming period was short, but we did many readings and the cast also gathered separately to practice a lot. It seems that the results of those efforts turned out well."

She particularly revealed that much effort was put into the scenes unfolding in the interview room, which serves as the main setting. She explained, "Inside the interview room, there were many scenes where all the actors appeared in a single frame. We considered those scenes the most important even before filming began." She added, "After the set was completed, we conducted rehearsals with the director and the cinematographer. The storyboards were meticulously planned, so I studied and prepared extensively. It seemed to be a scene where every actor could shine."

She then emphasized, "I was able to discover details I might not have noticed if I had been alone by working together. As we each offered our opinions one by one, we sought reasons to make awkward parts feel natural." She continued, "When someone raised a question, everyone united in conferring and rehearsing to resolve the issue. That process was truly very helpful for my acting."

The close collaboration among the actors also played an important role in completing the mystery within the film. Jo Hye-ryeon revealed, "In the latter half of the film, the focus shifts to finding the culprit. We discussed with the director how to make the audience suspect the characters, and it was suggested that all six of us should be suspected."

She added, "So I even tried acting as if I were the culprit in my expressions. The director also filmed various versions to edit in a better direction." She continued, "Suspicious atmospheres sometimes emerged from unexpected places, so we often talked about making more meaningful expressions or changing camera angles. It felt like we created the scenes together with the director."

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