Park So Dam has recently opened up about her journey to become one of South Korea's rising stars. The "Cinderella and the Four Knights" actress recounted her rookie days and even revealed her role model in the entertainment industry.
Avid viewers of tvN's latest romantic drama have seen Park's portrayal of a struggling yet warm-hearted student whose father remarried when her mother died. Prior to landing the female role in "Cinderella and Four Knights," the South Korean actress has starred in the KBS drama "Beautiful Mind," as well movies such as "The Priest," "The Throne" and more. However, she recently revealed that the start of her acting career has been filled with challenges and many casting rejections.
Park recounted some of her professional difficulties during "The Medici 2016" event held on Saturday, Aug. 27, Soompi reported. She recalled the nearly three years that she experienced going through varied audition sessions where she was "rejected every time." The "Veteran" star commented that the situation made her feel bad and that she ended up accepting whatever projects were offered to her.
She commented that, at that time, she was unable to choose her acting projects given her rookie status. "I often ended up doing things here and there," she stated. Park also confessed that the musical "Grease" that she saw during her high school days has inspired her to become an actress. She explained that she wanted to experience the same happy and fun work atmosphere that she saw during the said musical play.
Apart from sharing her challenges and difficulties during her first few years as a new actress, she also revealed that she considers Kim Hye Soo as her role model. She gushed over the multi-awarded Korean star and how Kim's acting projects cover various genres. Park stated that she has "tremendous respect" for Kim and that she hopes to emulate the actress' success someday.
In other news, Park's "Cinderella and Four Knights" co-star Na-Eun has recently received the support of her fellow A Pink band member for the said tvN drama. A Pink singer Bomi has lent her vocals for a song featured in the drama, allkpop reported. The musician sang the song titled "Without You" which serves as the fourth track in the drama's OST.
"Cinderella and Four Knights" airs every Friday and Saturday on tvN.
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