Girls’ Generation member and actress Kwon Yuri has undergone a drastic physical transformation for her latest project.
Yuri recently appeared on KBS Cool FM‘s Lee Eunji’s Music Plaza and talked at length about her new movie, Somebody.
The singer-actress shared that she plays a special cleaning service worker in the movie who cleans up after people who have passed away. When the MC, Lee Eun Ji, asked if preparing for such an unusual role was difficult, Yuri replied that she altered her appearance quite a lot to fit the character.
Since her character Min is cynical and emotionally suppressed, Yuri covered her eyebrows with her bangs to alter her usual image. Kwak Sun Young, her co-star, added that Yuri also changed her skin tone to stay true to her character’s background.
Yuri went on to add that she stopped wearing makeup and added freckles to her face to bring out more texture and tone that would fit the life of someone like Min. She even gained a significant amount of weight for the role. Yuri revealed that she put on around 7kg for her role in Somebody. She was simultaneously filming the tvN drama, Parole Examiner Lee, which also contributed to the weight gain.
During the interview, Yuri emphasized again and again that through this role, she wanted to break her image of an idol group member, and establish herself as an actor with a wide spectrum. Hence she went to such lengths to faithfully represent her character on screen.
Somebody was released domestically on March 12 and is currently being shown in theatres nationwide.
