Actress Park Ji Yeon revealed that her husband, actor Hwang Sang Kyung, played an important role in helping her create Woo Jin’s mother in the Netflix film I’ll teach you a lesson. Park Ji Yeon and Hwang Sang Kyung first met while studying theater and film at Hanyang University. After dating for several years, the former campus couple married in 2017.
After the global success of I’ll teach you a lessonPark Ji Yeon received significant attention for her intense performance. The interest also extended to her husband, who supported her throughout the preparation process. “Even my husband is surprised by the sudden attention, just like me,” Park Ji Yeon said during an interview in Seoul. “People around us have sent a lot of reactions and congratulations. He is happier than anyone to see me receive so much support.”
Her “villain specialist” husband offered honest advice
Park Ji Yeon explained that Hwang Sang Kyung’s experience playing antagonistic characters was particularly useful. “My husband is a specialist in villain roles, so he helped me a lot,” he said. “I mostly played kind characters, while he often played perpetrators. Since we were dating, it was natural for us to practice together whenever one of us prepared for an audition or a project.”
While I was trying to I’ll teach you a lessonHwang Sang Kyung would give his wife direct and realistic feedback. “When I showed him my performance, he would often tell me, ‘I think it’s a little weak.’” Park Ji Yeon recalled. Her comments encouraged her to make Woo Jin’s mother stronger and more disturbing, helping the character leave a stronger impression on viewers.
One of the drama’s most memorable sequences, the intercom scene, was also developed with the help of her husband. Park Ji Yeon revealed that she practiced outside her home using the actual intercom while Hwang Sang Kyung recorded her performance.
“He filmed me while I practiced in front of the intercom outside the house” he explained. “We discussed how the scene could be expressed more effectively and he helped me a lot in building the character of Woo Jin’s mother.”
Teaching you a lesson maintains the #1 position worldwide
I’ll teach you a lesson follows the Office for the Protection of Educational Rights as it intervenes in schools in difficulty and takes the side of victims. The series logged 11.8 million views and 126.2 million hours of viewing, remaining in first place on Netflix’s global Top 10 for non-English shows during its third week.
It also reached number one in 19 countries, including South Korea, Vietnam, Taiwan, Singapore, the Philippines and Malaysia, entering the Top 10 in 85 countries.
Sources: Nate News
