Thursday, June 04, 2009

[09.06.03] Andy’s one-take crying scene in ‘Two Wives’ moves viewers



Shinhwa member and actor Andy (Lee Sun Ho) has moved viewers of the SBS daily drama ‘Two Wives’ with the scene where he breaks down and bursts into tears upon hearing of his father’s death.

On the episode aired on 2nd June, Young Hee’s father finds out about her divorce and the impact of the news eventually kills him as he dies of a heart attack. Cast members Kim Ji Young and Andy who play siblings in the drama, both displayed impressive acting skills in their crying scenes.

In particular, for Young Hee’s brother (played by Andy), he experiences a mix of pain from the loss of his father, fury towards his brother-in-law and heartbreak upon seeing his mother and sister, which culminates in an emotional breakdown with tears that contain real emotions. The scene was well-portrayed by Andy who demonstrated solid acting skills.

What’s more, Andy did not have a single NG (no-good scene) while filming this scene, and stopped only when the director said OK. This earned him not only praise from his fellow cast members, but from the production crew as well.

Expressing his fthoughts after the scene, Andy said “Actually I experienced similar emotions when my parents were ill back then. When I read the script, I recalled the experience with my own parents and the tears just flowed.”

After the episode was aired, comments left by viewers on the messageboards included, ‘I cried together with Young Hee and Nam Joon’, ‘My tears couldn’t help falling when I saw the siblings like that’, ‘I’m looking forward to how the drama develops from here’. The viewers gave the realistic acting from the actors high ratings and also expressed heightened interest in how the plot will unfold.

The cast established a bond with the viewers with this episode, and ratings also saw a slight increase from 13.5% to 15%.

Andy is also preparing for the release of his 2nd solo album while juggling the filming schedule for the drama.

Credits: Newsen + Absolut Shinhwa

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