Lee Yeon Hee’s Acting Performance in “Gu Family Book” Receives Praise

Actress Lee Yeon Hee’s performance as a minor character in the new drama “Gu Family Book” has been receiving praise for her vivid and emotional performance.

In Tuesday night’s broadcast of Episode 2 (9th April), the tragic love story of Gu Wol Ryun (Choi Jin Hyuk) and Yoon Seo Hwa (Lee Yeon Hee) was told.

Seo Hwa awakens in Wol Ryun’s cave after being rescued from government officials. Because she is in disgrace as the daughter of a traitor, Seo Hwa immediately tries to leave, not wishing to implicate he saviour. Wol Ryun promises to keep her safe and the two gradually fall in love and share a few months of happily-married life, believing Wol Ryun that her brother and maid were both safe at the gisaeng house.

The happy days comes to an end, though, when the government’s official hunter Dam Pyung Joon Jo Sung Ha) tries to take Seo Hwa away. In order to protect her, Wol Ryun transforms into his gumiho form and kills several of the officers, shocking Seo Hwa and causing her to fear him. She also misunderstands his intentions for not informing her of her brother and maid’s deaths, thinking that it was due to his own selfish desire to own her. In revenge she guides the officers to Wol Ryun’s secret garden. Glaring at him she asks icily, “All this time I believed you to be sincere, why did you deceive me?”, leaving audiences feeling heartbroken at their tragic misunderstanding.

Seo Hwa cries after she discovers Wol Ryun had been suffering to 90 days and had only ten days remaining until he became human. Afraid that their child will be a monster, she tries to kill her child after it is born. But, hearing the baby’s cries and seeing his innocent face, she is overcome with regret as she makes the realisation, “You were never a monster after all”.

Lee Yeon Hee’s performance in this tragedy has been applauded as a marked improvement on her previous works. In the two short episodes she not only vibrantly portrayed the happiness and satisfaction as a newly-wedded wife, but also the hurt of believing she had been deceived. Her performance in the scene where she gives birth and attempts to murder her baby was particularly noted by viewers for her mix of fear and maternal attachment.

The first two episodes of “Gu Family Book” were propped up by Lee Yeon Hee’s acting, building the foundations for the legend of Choi Kang Chi (to be portrayed by Lee Seung Gi) to take place.

By: Kwak Hyun Soo

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Running Man Style: Lee Yeon Hee and Go Ara

Here's the two guests for the latest episode of SBS's Running Man, Go Ara and Lee Yeon Hee.

The episode is extremely amusing like all Running Man episodes, go see it somewhere.

First off, Lee Yeon Hee's jacket. It is by Textile Elizabeth and James and has the name Kelsey. Not only is this a jacket, it's also a parka. You can purchase it here for 295$.

As you can notice, both actresses have on military green-coloured jackets. 

They are totally matching on purpose.

Ara's jacket is by kai-aakmann called the Replica M-64 Field Jacket from their S/S 2013 collection. This one is available for 179 900 Won here.

[출처] 2013 SS Replica M-65 Field Jacket|작성자 카이아크만

Credits: otte, sbs

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“Gu Family Book” Stills Reveal Lee Yeon Hee’s Painful Tattoo Scene

Lee Yeon Hee‘s painful tattoo scene in the newly started MBC drama, “Gu Family Book” is becoming quite a hot topic.

On April 8, Lee Yeon Hee appeared in “Gu Family Book” as Yoon Seo Hwa. She successfully transformed into Yoon Seo Hwa, who goes through countless hardships in the drama. There was a particular scene where Lee Yeon Hee receives a tattoo in order to start her gisaeng life.

In the still cuts that were revealed, Lee Yeon Hee’s pained face was perfectly depicted. Although her face is scrunched in pain, her beauty is still very apparent. These stills raised the anticipation of her sorrowful story in the drama.

It is reported that this scene was filmed on February 14. Lee Yeon Hee is said to have arrived early on set and tried to get into her emotions by not saying much while she was receiving hair and makeup. Although Lee Yeon Hee is said to be usually very talkative and bright with the staff members, she reportedly stayed quiet and tense on this day to concentrate on her acting.

It took over two hours to film this scene but Lee Yeon Hee did not make a single NG, which caused the staff to highly praise her for her professionalism.

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2PM’s Taecyeon Joins Lee Yeon Hee and Joo Ji Hoon in Rom-com Movie

Wow, what a cast!

 2PM’s Taecyeon has been confirmed to join the cast of the upcoming romantic comedy movie, “The Eve of Marriage,” which includes actors Kim Kang Woo, Kim Hyo Jin, Joo Ji Hoon, Lee Yeon Hee, and Go Jun Hee, among many others.

This star-studded movie will follow four couples during the week before their wedding day. Kim Kang Woo and Kim Hyo Jin play one of the couples, while Taecyeon and Lee Yeon Hee play another. Taecyeon will play a chef who is Lee Yeon Hee’s fiancé. Unfortunately for Taecyeon, Joo Ji Hoon, who will play a webtoon artist, comes between the couple to shake things up.

“The Eve of Marriage” is expected to start filming this month and premier later this year.

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Lee Yeon Hee breaks down in tears in newly released still cuts from ‘Book of the House of Gu’

  

Fans anxiously waiting for the premiere of the MBC drama ‘Book of the House of Gu‘ were treated with another still cut of actress Lee Yeon Hee breaking down into tears, raising curiosity about what will unfold in the drama.

Lee Yeon Hee will play the role of Yoon Suh Hwa, who runs away to the Jiri mountain upon her father’s death, and fall in love with Goo Wuhl Ryeong (Choi Jin Hyuk), who shows his affection for her with a big bouquet of flowers. The still cuts show Yoon Suh Hwa breaking down into tears from her struggles with her father’s death as well as her star-crossed love. It has also been revealed that Lee Yeon Hee was able to spill her tears immediately upon filming, impressing the staff on set.

Park Tae Young PD commented, “Lee Yeon Hee showed all of the emotions you normally pour into a 24-episode drama into 3 episodes. She showed her fighting spirit and zeal in every scene. Lee Yeon Hee’s [hard work] upgraded the standard of the drama.”

Just a few days left until the premiere of ‘Book of the House of Gu’ on the 8th at 9:55PM KST!

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Lee Yeon hee and Choi Jin hyuk shows a charming proposal moment

[by Cho Suyoun] In MBC’s new drama Lee Yeon hee gets proposed from Choi jin hyuk in an area where flowers surround.

Lee Yeon hee and Choi Jin hyuk shoot a scene in which Choi proposes to Lee in a mountain where so mnay flowers surround. Lee smells the scent of flowers and receives a bunch of flowers that are larger than her.

This scene was taken at Ahn-duk valley in Jeju Island. As this place is known for its beautiful scenery, all the directors and staffs and these two actors long waited to take this scene. 

On the other hand Choi Jin hyuk had a little difficult time when he had to hold a pile of flowers that are larger than Lee Yeon hee. As the producer wanted bigger and bigger, tall Choi Jin hyuk had a hard time holding it. However, the scene was created very beautiful.

Meanwhile, the new drama ‘Gu Family Book’ is about a man Choi Gang chi, who is half human and half animal and it unfolds a story of how he tries so hard to become a true human being. The producer is Shin Woo chul who also directed ‘Secret Garden’ and ‘A Gentleman’s Dignity.’

The first episode will be on aired on April 8th. (photo by Samhwa Networks)

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Lee Seung Gi: “I Don’t Know Lee Yeon Hee’s Number, But Thank You!”

Lee Seung Gi gives Lee Yeon Hee a special shout out at a press conference.

On April 2, the cast of “Gu Family Book” gathered in Yeouido for the press conference where Lee Seung Gi mentioned Lee Yeon Hee who plays his character’s mother.

“Lee Yeon Hee appears for about three episodes, but she performed without sparing herself,” he said. “She poured out twenty episodes of effort into her scenes and she suffered a lot. Since I don’t know her phone number, I’m using this as an opportunity to tell her thank you.”

Previously, Lee Yeon Hee faced harsh criticism from the public because of a video from the drama’s script reading. Through the small clip, it appeared that she wasn’t respecting her seniors and peers.

Meanwhile, “Gu Family Book” will make its premiere on April 8 at 9:55pm (KST).

cr: soompi.com

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Kim Kang Woo, Lee Yeon Hee, and Joo Ji Hoon Are Strong Candidates to Star in New Film “Eve of Marriage”

Romantic comedy fans are in for a treat with strong buzz that surrounds the casting of actors Kim Kang Woo, Lee Yeon Hee and Joo Ji Hoon in a new film titled “Eve of Marriage.” According to reports in local news agencies, the three actors are likely to arrive at a positive decision and are currently in talks with the producers and filmmakers on the details of the project.

Further reports said “Eve of Marriage” features eight characters, men and women at home and abroad to tell an all-encompassing love story in a similar vein to “Love Actually.” The omnibus film is under the helm of Hong Ji Young, who had previously worked with Joo Ji Hoon on 2009′s “The Naked Kitchen.”

Early buzz had surrounded the casting of  Lee Yeon Hee and the possibility of casting  2PM‘s Taecyeon. The film has reportedly earned an early word-of-mouth among the industry, with actors expressing a deep interest in participating in the movie.

“Eve of Marriage” is in pre-production and is scheduled to start grinding in two months.

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