"From the bathroom scene to the swimsuit scene, everything was a challenge," actress Lee Yeon Hee, the main female character of the MBC Wednesday Thursday drama "Miss Korea," said.
In the press release of the new MBC Wednesday Thursday drama "Miss Korea," which took place in Non Hyun Dong, Seoul, in the afternoon of December 16, 2013, actress Lee Yeon Hee shared an episode of where she had to wear a blue swimsuit as a part of filming her competing for Miss Korea.
Lee Yeon Hee, who plays the elevator girl Oh Ji Young, said, "Because this is a role that I have not done in the past, there were parts that were challenging. I even tried to act mean to others to emulate Oh Ji Young's personality better." Lee Yeon Hee added, "I am excited to continue filming Oh Ji Young, who is this strong girl who sometimes bullies and takes advantage of the other elevator girls who are younger than her."
Lee Yeon Hee also said, "In fact, the drama had a lot of new challenges for me. In addition to the bathtub scene, there was also a scene where I had to wear a swimsuit." Lee Yeon Hee added, "These scenes at times felt too much for me, but thanks to the staff members and the director, I was able to film them well."
"Miss Korea" is a story of employees of a cosmetics company on the verge of bankruptcy in 1997, and their journey to make the prom queen of their high school a "Miss Korea." Script writer Suh Sook Hyang, who has written dramas "Pasta" and "Romance Town," and PD Kwon Suk Jang, who has produced dramas "Pasta" and "Golden Time" collaborated.