[Yetterview] "I hope practice is the only way to live"...Shim Eun-kyung Breaks Himself With 'The Killers'

Actor Shim Eun-kyung ⓒStudioville Co., Ltd.

"I still have the 'Hwang Jin' script, but I read and read it again and practiced it to the point where it got tattered. But at some point, maybe I forgot about the effort a little bit? That's what I thought. I purposely reduced my practice to express my emotions on a vivid day. But through "The Killers," I realized that practice is the only way to live. After 20 years of acting, I realized the importance of practice again. It felt like the sea was broken inside me."Actor Shim Eun-kyung, who debuted with MBC drama Dae Jang Geum in 2003 and captivated viewers with "Hwang Jin-yi" and "Taewang Sa-shin-gi" and was loved by both the public and critics through movies such as "Sunny," "Suspicious Girl" and "Walking King," returned to the movie "The Killers." In particular, "The Killers" is literally a work of "Golden Spirits," as he expanded his activities to Japan and won the best actress award at the 43rd Japanese Academy Awards in 2019 with the film "Newspaper."

On the 21st, YTN met with Shim Eun-kyung, who returned to the screen with a Korean film in six years, and had time to talk about various things, including stories about "The Killers" and acting in Japan.

'The Killers'} includes Kim Jong-kwan's 'Transformation', No Deok's 'Businessmen', Jang Hang-joon's 'Everyone Waiting for Him', and Lee Myung-se's 'Moonsung Movie'. It is a fresh and experimental film with a total of four short stories. Shim Eun-kyung, who has always admired director Lee Myung-se, opened the interview by recalling the time when she decided to appear with great joy after receiving his proposal for his work.

Shim Eun-kyung, who always had a great desire for new genres and new characters, played with a focus on looking completely different in four different works. He said, "I always pursued new challenges, but I studied with joy because it was an opportunity to do everything at once."

Actor Shim Eun-kyung ⓒStudioville Co., Ltd.

Shim Eun-kyung said, "As an actor, I always dreamed and wanted to participate in experimental works and present them to the public, and I'm so happy that it came true through The Killers." In addition, he expressed his love for film art and affection for his work, saying, "I hope there will be many movies that can be viewed from various perspectives, regardless of independent and commercial films, and movies that can ask questions and talk after the movie is over."

Above all, Shim Eun-kyung expressed satisfaction, saying that her concerns about acting have been largely resolved through this work. After he was a child who thoroughly and completely familiar with the script, he said he tried to reduce practice to express the vividness he felt in the field and feelings and senses, and he was worried about the way he acted for a while.

However, he stressed that he realized that "practice is the only way to live" while working with director Lee Myung-se, who everything is done under perfect preparation and organization. Shim Eun-kyung said, "I think I overlooked the importance of practice at some point rather than which way of acting is right or wrong. I realized the importance of practice again and realized that I could not take a step forward without effort," he added.

A still cut from the movie "The Killers." ⓒStudioville Co., Ltd.

Shim Eun-kyung solidifies her position in Japan by appearing in "Newspaper Journalist," "Blue Hour," and "Camellia Garden," and the interview also did not miss talking about Japanese activities.

Since childhood, he has always dreamed of working abroad, he said, "It was an environment I've never experienced before, but I experienced and learned it by bumping into it myself. It is important to adapt to the environment of the Japanese field, but I learned that the meaning of participating in the work and the mindset of enjoying it are more important," he said.

At the same time, Shim Eun-kyung said, "Everywhere, whether in Korea or Japan, there is a hard side and a side that grows from it. Without the help of my colleagues who help me, it would have been difficult to enter Japan and work in Japan," he said, showing humility in giving credit to them.

In addition, Shim Eun-kyung predicted that if she meets good works in future activities, she will participate without distinction between Japan and Korea, and that she will travel more actively between the two countries.