Shim Eun Gyeung, when her name was called by Yakusho Koji at the Japan Academy Awards, ”I was so surprised I had convulsions... I've dreamed of going overseas since I was a child”

Actor Shim Eun Gyeung revealed the reason why he decided to enter the Japanese market. Shim Eun Gyeung, who entered the Japanese market in earnest in 2017 after signing an exclusive contract with the Japanese management office "Humanite",
Eun Kyung won the Best Actress award at the 43rd Japan Academy Awards in 2019 for her role in the movie "The Journalist."
During an interview with Herald POP at a cafe, Shim Eun Gyeung looked back on the time when she received the award. On that day, Shim Eun Gyeung said, "Since I was young, I have been thinking a lot about going overseas.
I had big goals. If there was a good work, I wanted to work on it regardless of nationality, not just in Korea. Japan was one of those.
"I signed a contract with the agency, and the timing was right for me to enter the Japanese market," he said. "I never expected the results I would have, even in terms of my filmography in Japan.
Even so, he said that I should continue to build a diverse filmography while enjoying the appeal of Japanese films, and I agreed. I had been acting with the idea of taking it slowly,
"I was able to achieve good results sooner than I expected," she added. Shim Eun Gyeung also said, "When I watch the video of the awards ceremony, I am very surprised. It was supposed to be the first and last time, but I was able to get a good result in Japan.
I went there with the feeling that I was going to meet the actors of 'PERFECT'. I wanted to have a fun experience of it all.
I was stunned when the great actor from the TV drama "DAYS," Koji Yakusho, called my name. I was so surprised that I had a convulsion as I walked.
I was very grateful for this unexpected achievement and it made me decide to be more humble and work harder."
At the same time, "I had a big task of quickly improving my Japanese language skills. Most of the people in the company are Japanese, so I communicated in Japanese even if I was not very good at it.
"I had to prepare my Japanese while I was preparing for my performance, so it was sometimes difficult.
I think the time I spent with him was the catalyst for my change. I still have the script for "Hwang Jin-yi" at home, but it's been far away. I was thinking about how much practice I must have put in, and one day,
I thought maybe I had forgotten about it, but while I was doing ‘The Journalist,’ I remembered it again. It seems that my attitude towards acting changed from that time on.”
Meanwhile, Shim Eun Gyeung's screen comeback "The Killers" is based on Hemingway's short story "The
This is a cinematic film that includes four murder dramas that were created by four of Korea's leading directors, each with their own unique interpretation of "Killers."
The anthology film is scheduled for release in Korea on the 23rd.