'First Man' Kim Min-seol: "I didn't feel any pain at all in the scene where Senior Oh Hyun-kyung grabbed my hair and slapped me." [Interview ②]

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Actor Kim Min-seol revealed that filming 'First Man' was a valuable experience where she learned much while working alongside many senior actors.

Kim Min-seol recently held an interview with StarNews regarding the MBC daily drama 'First Man' (directed by Kang Tae-heum, written by Seo Hyun-ju and Ahn Jin-young).

'First Man' is a drama depicting the fatal confrontation between a woman who lives another person's life for revenge and a woman who steals another's life for desire.

Kim Min-seol portrays Jin Hong-ju, an employee at Dream Hotel armed with strong ambition. Quick-witted and meticulous in calculations, she possesses a stubborn streak that will stop at nothing to achieve her desires. However, she also reveals a clumsy side at critical moments, adding a twist of charm. While fixated solely on Kang Baek-ho (played by Yoon Seon-woo), she fails to win his heart, viewing Oh Jang-mi (played by Ham Eun-jung), whom Baek-ho loves, as a thorn in her side. She also plays a pivotal role in igniting the conflict of a quadrangular romance involving Kang Jun-ho (played by Park Geon-il).

Born in 2000 and turning 25 this year, Kim Min-seol debuted with the KBS 2TV drama 'Mingodang' in 2022. She has since appeared in EBS 1TV's 'The World Without You' and tvN's 'Please Take Care of Me This Life Too.' A winner of the 2021 National Chunhyang Selection Contest (Jin), she also worked as a sports announcer and gained public recognition through her appearance on Netflix's 'Single's Inferno 4,' released last year.

Kim Min-seol stated that she learned a great deal while acting alongside many actors including Ham Eun-jung, Oh Hyun-kyung, Yoon Seon-woo, and Park Geon-il. She said, "I was worried about how far I should go because they were such senior figures. Senior Lee Hyo-jung monitored my scenes and told me, 'This part was good,' or 'You did very well today.' Senior Oh Hyun-kyung always treated me kindly; whenever we had a scene together, she would say, 'We need to practice more in advance,' and conducted additional rehearsals."

She continued, "(Ham) Eun-jung senior always said, 'Feel free to come early and talk,' which I was grateful for. Senior Yoon Seon-woo enthusiastically encouraged me to 'study it more' and provided valuable acting insights." She added, "They all told me to meet again in my next project. I wrote a letter to Senior Oh Hyun-kyung after filming wrapped up, saying, 'I want to appear as your daughter in the next one.' To Senior Kim Sun-hye, who played Hong-ju's mother, I said, 'Next time, I'd like to play a rich family's daughter.'"

Kim Min-seol performed a scene where she was grabbed by the hair and slapped by Oh Hyun-kyung. When asked if there were any difficulties during filming, she replied, "I was worried about this scene even during rehearsals, but fortunately, Senior Oh handled it well, allowing me to follow along smoothly from behind. It was surprising that despite being a hitting scene, I didn't feel any pain at all. The scene was successfully captured in just two takes."

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