Meet the Family: Unveiling the Secrets Behind the Hit Drama

“I look for all the reactions, but this time there were a lot of things that I was experiencing for the first time. I was happy that there were a lot of people who sympathized with the character of “Future.” People empathize with my character, saying “I’m so sorry” and “I’m rooting for you”… Also, some say “it looks like the actor is desperate to act.” This work was a labor of love and something I really wanted to do well, but I think it showed my psychological state. “I’m grateful that you understood my feelings.”

Actress Son Na-eun (30), who played the role of K’s eldest daughter ‘Byun Mi-rae’ in JTBC’s Saturday and Sunday drama ‘Family’, said, “This was the first time I realized I was happy and grateful, and it was amazing,” she said. ‘Family

Na-eun Son, who came across this work at a time when she needed to change her image, said in an interview, “I wanted to play a role that was easy-going, unpretentious, and lived hard and sacrificed.”

“‘Can I do this well?’ I was worried at first, but this is a character with a growing future. I’m excited that once I finish this work, I can become as strong as the future. “It seems like both the director and Son Na-eun had a desire to prove that they could do it, and during the reading they continued to instill confidence by saying, ‘Na-eun has a bright future ahead of her.'”

Son Na-eun, who has stripped away the glamour, has created a friendly future that we would see in everyday life with comfortable clothes, sneakers, and hair tied with a yellow rubber band. I cut my bangs for the first time since my debut and paid special attention to natural styling. Son Na-eun laughed, saying, “The perfection of future fashion is the 5-shot iced Americano. I drink coffee on the way to work and I completely understand why I drink it.”

“The response that they didn’t recognize me as Son Na-eun was something I was waiting for. I thought it would be nice for people to see it differently than in my previous work, “Agency.” “It was the first time I had significantly changed my hairstyle since my debut, and it was a big challenge for me.”

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The “Byun Mirae” she played was a character who displayed actions and emotions that could be universally sympathized, such as the appearance of an “eldest daughter K” and an “employee K” and family love. Photo |.JTBC

The “Byun Mirae” she played was a character who displayed actions and emotions that could be universally sympathized with, such as the appearance of an “eldest daughter K” and an “employee K” and familial love.

Son Na-eun said, “I thought my image and the image of the future were in conflict, but I gained the confidence that I could portray the image of the future well if I expressed it well.”

To become the future, she said, “I watched office workers walking to and from work, and office workers going out for lunch and paying attention to the kind of clothes they were wearing.” things, like arguing with my mother and embarrassing me, or telling my dog what I should say to my mother. “They sympathized with me,” she said.

“The more I acted, the more I felt I had a lot in common with Byun Mirae. Like Mirae, I am also the eldest daughter, so if you consider the timing, we are half and half. The future has the driving force to act. But I am the type of person who takes my time. What we have in common is that I have been working here for over 10 years, so I can confidently say that I have a strong sense of grit, perseverance, and responsibility. “I also have the same love for my family.”

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Son Na-eun showed realistic chemistry with the characters who were intertwined like a family. Photo |. YG Entertainment

Son Na-eun showed realistic chemistry with the characters who were intertwined like a family. The passionate mother-daughter relationship with Kim Ji-su and the love-hate relationship with Ji Jin-hee as father and daughter were expressed realistically. SHINee’s Choi Min-ho and Astro’s Yoon San-ha, who are seniors and juniors in the music industry, increased the immersion through their soft and melodious chemistry.

Son Na-eun said, “I tried to express each situation, scene, and character differently.” In particular, she said, “the change in the relationship with my father is the most important part, and we discussed each stage step by step so that future emotions can be expressed in the best way.”

“I met Jisoo often and talked a lot even before filming. Because of that, she helped me a lot in my initial character analysis. Ji Ji-hee Sr. and I have a love-hate relationship in comedy, but the old man’s comic code fits well. I’m the type of person who laughs a lot, so I often found myself laughing alone. Minho oppa is an icon of great passion, so it was fun to lead him first. It’s said that he was sparing with words (with me) at the beginning of filming, and I think the relationship between Mi-rae and Tae-pyeong survived well thanks to that. I think it was a good idea (laughs)”

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“This is just the beginning for me as an actor,” he said. “I have gained a lot of courage and confidence to do better in my next work.” Photo |. YG Entertainment

He debuted as a member of the group Apink and has been working on his projects for over 10 years. He began his acting career in 2012 with the drama “The Great Feng Shui” and gradually appeared in “A Life Without Children”, “Second Twenty Years”, “The Most Beautiful Goodbye in the World”, “Would You Like to Have Lunch”, “No Longer Human” and “Ghost Doctor”. I have built my filmography step by step.

As of 2022, she left Apink and focused on acting as “Actress Son Na-eun.” There was controversy over her acting ability when she appeared in her previous work, ‘Agency,’ but she said, “I want to make up for my shortcomings with an open mind and work hard to show a better side of myself, regardless of whether it’s good news or bad news.” Then, regarding the positive reviews she received for this work, she said, “This makes me even more grateful and sad.”

She said that when she turned 30, she started to think more: “When I was young, I wanted to age quickly and become a nice adult, but when I turned 30, I realized that nothing had changed. “I have the same mentality that I had when I was 20,” she said. “There are times when I feel impatient, but I always tell myself not to be impatient and to move on.”

“I think this is just the beginning for me as an actor. I love this job and I am so greedy. My goal is just to work consistently for a long time. I still thought the name “Actress Son Na-eun” was embarrassing and her color was not clear, but I think I became “Actress Son Na-eun” after this job. I think it served as a springboard or opportunity to do well in my next job. “I gained a lot of courage and confidence.”