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Many stars, after their debut, use TV to expose themselves to the viewers.
I heard that Roo'la is coming, so I thought I should take a spot too, no matter what.
In her 20's, she did the same too.
http://www.LeeYoungAe.net Translation : MoMo
Eng Sub : KorFever Video Mix : wy woo
When was your first kiss?
Freshman in college.
With whom?
With my boyfriend.
Seeing her on TV, her friends said she has changed.
She thought it was a phase everyone has to pass, and tried to do everything.
It was yet another competition, aside from acting, and it was just as challenging for her.
After some point, however, it became difficult to see her on TV.
I was a bit tired, so to speak.
Since school days, I didn't even like people to stare at me.
And I didn't make friends with strangers easily.
But in front of a camera, even introverts can show what they have inside themselves,
thinking, okay whatever, I don't care what happens.
It's a space where you can freely show yourself.
But when the camera turns off, I feel like hiding again.
It's kind of a double-sided feeling.
But she broke a long silence and sat before the camera.
It was because of her affection toward a program that contains her another self.
I don't think that I am special enough to rouse the interest of the public.
In fact, I feel rather embarrassed to be here, because I have nothing special to show or talk about.
Since DJG is still being loved so much,
the actress who played DJG is leading her life like this, I hope that viewers will think of this program that way.
Starting from Fall 2003, DJG was aired for 7 months.
Depicting the story of a cook in the royal kitchen who became the royal physician,
DJG recorded more than 50% viewer ratings and was dubbed the "National Drama".
It's the drama that served as a milestone in LYA's acting career.
[Japan, 2006.5.8] At the center of the DJG craze that swept all over Asia, there was LYA.
At the center of the DJG craze that swept all over Asia, there was LYA.
[Hong Kong, 2005.12.23] Along with DJG's Asia-wide popularity,
LYA evolved from a nationally loved actress into one of the most popular Korean Wave stars.
[China, 2005.12.25] (Wrong date. I think it was March 2006 when she went to Hangzhou)
[Taiwan, 2004. 5. 27]
Yeah, it's awesome. It's something I never experienced before.
She's a figure buried in history.
I felt the joy of resurrecting a dead person who existed in the past,
like the joy of an archeologist extracting a relic from a historic site.
I also thought that it would improve my acting.
That's why I chose the drama, but I never knew it would be this big.
Looking back, I guess it was a fate.
[Japanese Guide] Ms. LYA is here now. Today you guys are really lucky.
[Chinese Guide] Ms. LYA will take pictures with you.
At the unexpected news, tourists postponed their schedule and began to wait.
It's been long since LYA showed up at the DJG filming site last time.
Her visit was to commemorate the 5th anniversary of DJG's broadcasting.
The tourists, excited at her unexpected appearance, took out their cameras.
It's been 3 years since DJG captured the hearts of Asians.
However, she is still DJG's LYA to them.
[Chinese Tourist] Great, great. I feel so good.
[Japanese Tourist] I'm so happy. I'm impressed.
[MBC crew] Do you like DJG?
I like it so much. I watched the whole series. It's the best.
This is where she laughed and cried as DJG for 8 months.
This is the prison. Everyone spent some time here.
Jang-Geum, Lady Choi, Geum-Young, and Lady Han.
We filmed scenes here mostly at night, so we could see our breath.
This place used to be full of her memories. Now it's filled with messages left by fans.
Now I see that fans have left their wishes like this, but these weren't here back then.
This is the most important space in DJG, the royal kitchen.
We used to eat real food here, and chat with each other.
This is the place filled with the most memories.
This space brought LYA the fame and glory that no other Korean actor could enjoy.
However, when she set her foot 5 years ago, it was an adventurous moment in her acting career.
[YA's Manager] Personally, I was most worried at that time.
You never know what the response will be, once it's aired.
And it was her new project after a 3-year break.
I think it was a time when I was most worried, because you never know how good it will be.
[DJG first filming, 2003.8.20]
The media's attention was centered on her return after 3 years since "One Fine Spring Day".
However, the reaction toward her choice wasn't quite positive,
because it was a long historical epic that most top stars avoid,
and her western looks would not match HanBok.
Was it 54 episodes? It was like 54 trials for me.
I'm sorry to say this, but because of this drama, I felt like aging 5 years.
As is well known, filming of historical epic was extremely challenging.
To face prejudices against her, she had to overcome many obstacles just like JG.
[Han Ji-min] Looking at her from her side, I wondered how she could be like that.
The filming schedule was hectic, with frequent overnight shooting.
And the drama was led solely by her, so it must have been really hard.
Still, she was never shaken.
As four seasons passed since the shooting began in summer,
the beautiful face of the actress changed dramatically.
Back then, to sustain myself physically, I ate everything, even night snacks, because I had to.
And women's face gets swollen when they don't sleep enough. That was one of the difficulties.
And even if they do their best to give me the best shot, they can't make me look better than other pretty actresses.
Loss of physical strength and extreme stress,
what enabled her to overcome all that was the love and support from viewers.
When we shoot outside of Seoul, many many locals come to see us,
because they can't see celebrities often. Then they all wait outside.
But since I'm so tired, I sleep inside the car.
Then the director calls me, "Jang-Geum." I'm extremely tired, but I have to go out.
Then he says, "They are waiting outside, wave your hand to them."
"It's the right attitude to those people who support us. We exist thanks to them."
So even if I'm tired, I become modest and say hello to them.