'Possible Love' Jo Ye-jeong: "Director Lee Chang-dong's casting call... it felt like a movie" [Interview ①]

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Actress Jo Ye-jeong recalled the moment she received an offer to appear in Director Lee Chang-dong's film "Possible Love," saying, "It felt like a movie."

On the afternoon of the 10th, we met with actress Jo Ye-jeong for an interview at a cafe on Samcheong-ro in Jongno-gu, Seoul. "Possible Love" (directed by Lee Chang-dong) is a story about two couples—a laid-off worker and his wife, and a documentary director and her husband—who come together to produce a documentary and confront their different lives and hidden desires.

"Possible Love," Director Lee Chang-dong's new work after an eight-year hiatus, was selected as the Korean representative entry for the International Feature Film category at the 99th Academy Awards. It subsequently achieved the milestone of becoming the first Korean film to win the Grand Jury Prize at the Venice International Film Festival. In the film, Jo Ye-jeong plays documentary producer Ye-ji, acting opposite Jo In-sung, who plays her husband Sang-woo.

When asked about her feelings upon receiving the casting offer for "Possible Love," Jo Ye-jeong said, "Moments that feel like a movie rarely happen in everyday life. But the moment I received the director's call at the time felt cinematic. It was like receiving a letter from someone you had been waiting for while just sitting there."

Jo Ye-jeong added, "I was resting at home at the time and happened to be holding my phone when Director Lee Chang-dong called. I was so happy. He asked me to meet up. I felt ready to go out immediately, but he said, 'Let's meet tomorrow,' so I agreed and met him the next day. The director told me to read the script first, so I took it home and read it. It was really intense. It felt like a novel. So I couldn't get back to him right away. It left a lasting impression." She continued, "So I contacted him about three days later. I told him, 'The character is difficult. Of course, I really want to do it. I will try my best.'"

Jo Ye-jeong stated, "At the time, I knew that Director Lee Chang-dong was making 'Possible Love,' and I learned of the casting news for actors Jeon Do-yeon, Sol Kyung-gu, and Jo In-sung through articles. When I saw the casting articles then, I thought, 'That must be nice.'" She added, "As I became part of the project, I was very curious about what kind of side of me would emerge when acting alongside these actors."

Meanwhile, "Possible Love" was released on Netflix on the 6th.

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