[HanCinema's News] Lee Se-hee Talks About "Young Lady and Gentleman"

This past March 27th, "Young Lady and Gentleman" ended with ratings of 36.8%. The popular weekend family drama has done much to boost the reputation of lead actress Lee Se-hee, who played the female lead, a tutor who eventually marries and falls in love with the father of three who employs her. Lee Se-hee has been talking about her experience in the South Korean press.

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Lee Se-hee expressed disappointment she did not prepare better to assure an even better performance. However, she also thanked director Shin Chang-seok and screenwriter Kim Sa-kyeong for encouraging her to take it easy. Lee Se-hee was also grateful that her acting was good enough, and could invoke a wide enough array of emotions, that "Young Lady and Gentleman" could hit the golden level of drama ratings.

Lee Se-hee also noted keen interest in how viewers responded to "Young Lady and Gentleman" and said that she monitored online comments real-time whenever new episodes were airing. Lee Se-hee stated that one comment which said her character Dan-dan was more like dab-dab (a word that means suffocating or stifling in Korean) left a particular impact. Lee Se-hee said it was a lie that performers never read comments- but said that taking the good with the bad at the same time is fine.

"Young Lady and Gentleman" was the first lead role for Lee Se-hee, and she admitted some surprise at this. Originally Lee Se-hee had auditioned for a supporting role, but was handed the script for the lead in her second audition. Though skeptical that she really had a chance, Lee Se-hee still gave the opportunity her all, to apparent success. In retrospect, Lee Se-hee observed that her attitude at the time was quite similar to the one expressed by her character.

Lee Se-hee also mentioned that despite being the lead, she was often more deferential than not to Cha Hwa-yeon and Kim Young-ok, older actresses whose experiences and advice Lee Se-hee valued. Lee Se-hee described them as her sisters. Lee Se-hee also said they were the inspiration for her to take a personal vacation, since she wanted to travel with them. Practically speaking, though, Lee Se-hee felt like she would be a bit of a third wheel in such a venture.

Written by William Schwartz