Angelic actress

Shin Hye visits her Thai fans

By Suwitcha Chaiyong
Photos courtesy BSI and Mamonde

With her adorable looks and convincing acting skills, 24-year-old Korean actress Park Shin Hye achieved massive success with her part in last year’s TV drama The Heirs and the blockbuster movie Miracle in Cell No. 7.

A year after her previous visit to Bangkok, Shin Hye returned to Thailand for her Park Shin Hye 2014 Asia Tour: Story of Angel in Thailand fan meeting on September 20. The meeting at Siam Pavalai Royal Grand Theater was divided into two parts and included musical performances and playing games with fans.

RAP AND ROMANCE

Shin Hye’s fans knew that the actress has decent singing skills, but this time she surprised the crowd with her impressive rapping on “Farewell for You, Not Yet for Me” and “Arm Pillow.”

The fans became particularly excited when scenes from The Heirs were shown on big screens, especially when romantic scenes between Eun Sang (Shin Hye) and the lead male character Kim Tan (Lee Min Ho) were shown.

SWEET SURPRISE

At the end of the show, the Thai fans made the pretty actress cry with emotion when she was presented with their cake. Shin Hye was surprised to see that the cake was decorated with a cartoon of a girl with a long nose — a reference to her upcoming TV series, Pinocchio. The actress promised her fans that she would do her best when she returned home to film the drama.

While she was in town, Shin Hye answered questions at a press conference at Siam Paragon.

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Here are some of the highlights from the press interview.

Question: Is there a particular role that you’d really like to play?

Shin Hye: I’d like to play a cop or a doctor.

Question: If you weren’t an actress, what do you think you’d be doing now?

Shin Hye: When I was younger, I wanted to be a policewoman. So I’d probably either be a cop or a kindergarten teacher.

Question: Would you be afraid of getting hurt if you had to chase bad guys?

Shin Hye: Not at all. That was what I wanted to do. I’d work hard at it.

Question: After filming a series or a movie, how do you get out of character?

Shin Hye: I find something new to learn. After The Heirs, I took a course in flower arranging.

Question: Which scene made you the most fatigued while filming The Heirs?

Shin Hye: The scene where Eun Sang and Kim Tan walk holding hands early in the morning. It was exhausting because we’d been working on other scenes until late at night, and then we stayed awake until early morning to finish that scene. My face was swollen because I hadn’t slept.

Question: Can you tell us about the scene where Eun Sang breaks up with Kim Tan in the rain?

Shin Hye: This crying scene was difficult and depressing because the characters had to break up but they still had feelings for each other. I had a lot of crying scenes in The Heirs. During the wrap party, the scriptwriter apologised for including so many crying scenes. She said she added more because I did them so well!

Question: You look so sweet and well mannered. What is your real personality like?

Shin Hye: I actually have more of a masculine personality.

Question: Is there any part of the world that you’d still like to visit?

Shin Hye: I haven’t had a chance to visit Europe yet.

Question: What is your main impression of Thailand?

Shin Hye: I’m impressed with my Thai fans. They welcomed me warmly since the first time I came. At my previous fan meeting, my fans prepared a special project for me. I was so touched that I cried.

Question: What do you think you’ll be doing in 20 years time?

Shin Hye: I’ll be almost 45 years old, so I might be a mother or an owner of a small cafe. If I have a cafe, please come and hang out there!

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