When it comes to playing a part, many actors will go above and beyond to portray the character they are playing accurately. Actor Nam Goong Min gained much attention over his physical transformation for his role in The Veil…
…while actress Park Min Young dropped to just 37kg (about 82 lbs) to play a cancer patient in Marry My Husband.
Recently, an actress went viral for her dramatic physical transformation for a film!
Chinese entertainer and producer Jia Ling has been active in the industry for two decades, starting her career as a comedian. Since then the star has only grown more successful, founding her own entertainment company in 2016 and being included on Forbes China Celebrity 100 list in 2020.
Her first film, Hi, Mom, grossed over 850 million USD at the box office and was the highest-grossing film by a solo female director until the release of Barbie.
Appearance-wise, the cute and bubbly actress’s image has changed throughout her career and most recently she has been plus-sized. However, after being lowkey for over a year, Ling left netizens in shock with her transformation for her newest project!
Re La Gun Tang is the second film she will direct and star in, playing a boxer. A still from the film shows an almost unrecognizable Ling jumping rope with muscular forearms.
In a post on Weibo, she shared that she had transformed in about six months, losing 50kg. She also stated that the movie had “nothing to do with losing weight” and was more of a journey of self-discovery.
I successfully lost 50kg and transformed into a boxer. […] This movie has nothing to do with losing weight, and it doesn’t even have a lot to do with boxing. It’s a movie that talks about how a nice person discovers who they truly are and learn to love themselves.
Jia Ling
Her new film, titled Yolo is set to be released this year!
Her dedication to the film is truly unmatched!
