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| ▲This photo provided by tvN shows actress Kim Hye-soo and Kim Hae-sook posing in front of the sign of 'The Queen's Umbrella.' (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap) |
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| ▲This photo provided by tvN shows a poster of 'The Queen's Umbrella.' (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap) |
SEOUL October 07 (Yonhap) -- “We all need someone’s love. The drama is about love and how with love one protects the ones they love and become more mature.”
“The Queen’s Umbrella” featuring the Queen who gives up all her pride as a queen to focus on providing her son with the best education they can provide throughout the palace will premiere on October 15.
South Korean actress Kim Hye-soo who acts out the queen “Hwa Ryung” described the drama by stating “There is a scene throughout the drama where I angle the umbrella for my son despite of the rain drenching my shoulder.” throughout the online press conference held for the upcoming tvN’s drama “The Queen’s Umbrella” airing every Saturday and Sunday.
This will be actress’s first historical production in 9 years since her role in “The Face Reader” in 2013.
Queen Hwa Ryung is a character who is a unique character because she is willing to drop her pride if needed and occasionally swear.
“Character that I act out is very modern and realistic.” adding “Although I have tried out the historical production through ‘The Face Reader’ and ‘Royal Noble Consort Huibin Jang’ everything seemed to be fresh and new to me.” described Kim Hye-soo’s experience acting out the character,
Moreover, actress stated, “Actors and actresses are willing try out new characters in order to widen their spectrum of acting.” adding “Throughout the production of ‘The Queen’s Umbrella’ I have once again figured out the strength of motherhood.”
Continuing on “I guess the hardest part of acting out the character was how she reacts to other people throughout the drama.” adding “various ways she treats different characters such as king, her son, and more showcases true nature of her characteristics” addressed Kim Hye-soo during the press conference.
Mother in law figure, will be acted out by the Korean actress Kim Hae-sook. Both actress Kim Hae-sook and Kim Hye-soo collided upon one another in 11 years since they collaborated in South Korean block buster “The Thieves.”
“When filming with actress Kim Hye-soo I feel excited.” adding “As an actress I haven’t felt this excited in years.” addressed actress Kim Hae-sook during the press conference.
Actress continued on by stating “I have been assigned with strong characters in the past but the mother in law figure was the strongest. It is all thanks to the synergy created between actress Kim Hye-soo and I.”
“The Queen’s Umbrella” also known as Shu-rup in Korean. Shu-rup is an old Korean word for umbrella.
“I wanted to showcase mother’s love which is like an umbrella which cancels out all the rain and the wind during the rainy day.” adding “I want to create a production where the drama showcase the collision between the ambition and love which fuels the process of maturing of kids and the adults. “director Kim Hyung-sik described throughout the press conference.
(This article is translated from Korean to English by Joonha Yoo)
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