My Happy Ending is a captivating K-drama series that premiered on TV Chosun on December 30, 2023. It ended on February 25, 2024. The series stars well-known South Korean actors, including Jang Na-Ra, Son Ho-Jun, So Yi-Hyun and Lee Ki-Taek.
Actress Lim Seon-Woo also portrays one of the most complex and significant supporting characters, Psychiatrist Jo Soo-Kyung, in My Happy Ending. As per Newsen, the actress has recently expressed her thoughts on her role in the series through her agency. She says, “Before starting filming, I discussed with the director how I would approach the character differently.”
Google Translator has been used to translate the interview from Korean to English.
My Happy Ending actor Lim Seon-Woo talks about her vital role in the thriller series
In My Happy Ending, Lim Sun-Woo’s character, Jo Soo-Kyung, has a double role. One is a hallucination of Seo Jae-won’s (Jang Na-Ra) mind, generated from her long-time mental illness. Another is a real-life psychiatrist who agrees to become her doctor and therapist at the end of the series.
In a recent interview by Newsen, Lim Seon-Woo discussed her views on her character in the K-drama My Happy Ending. She has also opened up about her preparation for the challenging dual character. She explains, “People expressed the hope that Soo-Kyung in real life and Soo-Kyung in the hallucination would appear to be completely different people, and I focused on that while preparing.”
Lim Seon-Woo has further explained how she wanted to portray the character’s dark side when it is part of Jae-Won’s hallucination. She continues, “And in the vision, Soo-kyung is also Jae-won’s alter ego. The other side of Jaewon had to be shown to awaken him or, at times, make him more anxious by telling him the words of his divided self. I wanted Soo-Kyung in the vision to be a character with a dark personality, while in reality, Soo-Kyung is very bright and helps people.”
The actress has also talked about the character’s appearance and types of clothes. She explains how they change when the character transforms from a hallucination to a real-life person. Lim Seon-Woo says, “In terms of external appearance, Su-kyung in the illusion mainly wore dark clothes, while Su-kyung in real life wore bright clothes.” Thus, Lim Seon-Woo’s character in My Happy Ending is complicated and, at the same time, quite interesting.
Viewers can stream My Happy Ending on Viki.
