Cha Joo Young and Lim Ji Yeon had different answers regarding the actors’ school background checks by the “The Glory” crew.
Amidst the time when the hit work regarding school violence “The Glory” received a lot of attention and love from the global audience, the noisy bullying of director Ahn Gil Ho’s classmate suddenly broke out, causing the public to not surprised. It is known that the male director assaulted his ex-girlfriend’s classmate for 2 hours in high school. As soon as the story was revealed, the question of whether the film crew would thoroughly research the biographies of the actors involved also became a concern of the public.
Reportedly, “The Glory” revolves around the story of the character Moon Dong Eun (played by Song Hye Kyo) and the main content exploits the problem of violence at school. Only in the last few years, the Korean entertainment industry itself has had many idols and actors named in past scandals related to school violence. Accordingly, management companies, producers or broadcasters have suffered most of the actual damage from these scandals. Therefore, the background check of the artists is considered an essential element to avoid possible troubles.
In an interview with Netflix Korea on March 15, actor Cha Joo Young (playing Choi Hye Jeong) confirmed that the artists participating in the drama were checked by the project management. school timetable a way elaborate: “I don’t know how the verification process works, but actors who audition or film are asked to find out if they have a history of school violence.” After it was confirmed that the actors were not involved in any situation that might damage the project such as school violence, “The Glory” has just begun production.
However, according to the sharing from Lim Ji Yeon (as Park Yeon Jin) in a conversation with the media today (March 17), the crew did not directly discuss or mention the past when they were at school. hers during selection. “Compared to stories from my school days, I mainly talk regarding how to approach characters with the production team. We discussed a lot regarding the character Yeon Jin, but we didn’t check it out in person.” the actress revealed. Currently, the representative of the film crew has not officially responded to this question. Meanwhile, a few days ago, director Ahn Gil Ho acknowledged the allegations and asked for forgiveness from the audience as well as those who have been hurt because of him.
