[OSEN = Reporter Park Geun-hee] Actress Kim Ji-won recently recalled the casting process for the hit drama ‘Descendants of the Sun’ during her appearance on tvN’s ‘You Quiz on the Block’.
On the broadcast of tvN’s ‘You Quiz on the Block’ (hereinafter ‘You Quiz’), which aired under the special theme ‘The Greatest Moment of Our Lives’, Kim Ji-won opened up about receiving the life-changing casting offer.
Kim Ji-won confessed honestly, saying, “No matter how well my previous project ended, I felt anxious because the next project was never guaranteed.”
She continued, explaining that as soon as she received the phone call from writer Kim Eun-sook, she immediately said, “‘I will definitely do it,’ and cried her eyes out.”
When MC Yoo Jae-suk asked, “Why did you cry like that?” Kim Ji-won added, “It was a sense of relief, and I thought to myself, ‘I must repay this grace no matter what.'”
Later, Kim Ji-won talked about the famous aegyo lines from her drama ‘Fight for My Way’, sharing that she had many worries before the broadcast went live.
She recalled her concerns at the time, saying, “How will the viewers receive this? What should I do?” while also noting with a smile that the response turned out to be much more explosive and loved than expected.
