Hong Hwa-yeon “‘Treasure Island’ Yeo Eun-nam, similar in driving force... what‘s different?” [Photoshoot]

The pictorial of Hong Hwa-yeon, the lead character of SBS’s Friday-Saturday drama ‘Treasure Island’, has been released. In the pictorial, Hong Hwa-yeon shows off a variety of styles and creates a sensual atmosphere.

‘Treasure Island’ is a suspense drama that tells the story of a man who hacks 2 trillion won in political slush funds to survive and a secret power broker who kills the man without knowing that he was hacked, losing the 2 trillion won forever.

Hong Hwa-yeon took on the role of ‘Yeo Eun-nam’ in ‘Treasure Island’ and showed her presence with her signature delicate acting. She said about ‘Yeo Eun-nam’, “She may seem cold and fatale on the outside, but I think she‘s a character that represents ordinary women these days. There are a lot of similarities between us. “Yeo Eun-nam is an independent character who doesn’t rely on anyone, and I’m also the type of person who has the drive to put my decisions into action,” she explained. The difference between her and Yeo Eun-nam is that she’s “more calm, mature, and masculine than me? (Laughs),” she said with a laugh.

Hong Hwa-yeon also revealed, “I referenced Carrie Bradshaw, the main character of the movie ‘Sex and the City.’ The tones of the works may be different, but I thought that she was very similar to Eun-nam in that she was sincere in love and continued to create her own life through her own choices.”

Hong Hwa-yeon majored in education, not acting. She explained, “I thought it was so warm that education is a discipline based on belief in people and their potential.” What does Hong Hwa-yeon think ‘acting’ is? To her, it’s like a ‘puzzle.’ Creating a character takes more than just me; it takes everyone, including my co-stars, seniors, writer, director, stylist, and hair and makeup artists, to create that character. I don’t think that even the most talented actor can act well alone,“ she said thoughtfully.

Lastly, Hong Hwa-yeon said, ”I think it would be better if you remembered me by my character ‘Yeo Eun-nam’ rather than my name. Since ‘Running Mate’ is airing around the same time, I hope you‘ll see many different sides of Hong Hwa-yeon.“

As for a genre she’d like to challenge herself with in the future, she said, ”I‘d like to try playing the role of an independence activist. “I want to express my gratitude by immersing myself in the emotions of the independence activists of that era and sharing those emotions,” he said.

Hong Hwa-yeon’s visual pictorial can be found in the March issue of Singles and on the website.

Jeong Hee-yeon, Donga.com reporter shine2562@donga.com

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