Actress and director Ku Hye-sun honestly shared her experience of failure.

In an interview video released on the YouTube channel ‘Sungkyunkwan University Student Success Center’ on the 14th, Ku Hye-sun confessed, “I have had so many failures that I can’t pick just one, but my failure as a film director was the most shocking.” She said, “I won awards when I made short films and was successful as an actor from an early age, but I failed miserably with feature films,” and confessed, “The frustration was so great that I didn’t even have the confidence to get back up again.”

Ku Hye-sun revealed that she accepts failure not as something to overcome but as a part of life that will continue to repeat itself.She explained, “Failure is just life,” and “I have come to believe that failure will continue to happen, so I can try new things lightly.” She also added, “Unlike success, failure opens up possibilities and potential,” and “If you succeed, that’s the end, but failure opens the door to another possibility.”

For juniors who are afraid of challenges, he advised them to continue to achieve small accomplishments and challenges in their daily lives with the thought, “So what?” He said that small accomplishments, such as separating trash, cleaning, and doing homework, actually bring peace of mind.

After graduating from the Department of Film at Sungkyunkwan University last year, Ku Hye-sun is continuing her research activities at the KAIST Graduate School of Science Journalism and is constantly taking on new challenges in various fields, such as working as a film judge and obtaining a hair roller patent.

Meanwhile, Ku Hye-sun married actor Ahn Jae-hyun in 2016, but legally finalized their divorce in 2020.


Reporter Lee Su com jin sujinl22@donga

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