Actress Lim Ji Yeon shared her thoughts on playing her first villain role in "The Glory."

On the morning of March 17th, Lim Ji Yeon spoke about various topics in an interview for the Netflix original series "The Glory" at a cafe in Gangnam-gu, Seoul.

"The Glory" tells the story of people who are drawn into the vortex of revenge that a woman who was shattered by violence in her childhood and even to her soul has carefully prepared, and Lim Ji Yeon played the role of Park Yeon Jin, a weathercaster who raises a daughter and was a leader in school violence against Moon Dong Eun (played by Song Hye Kyo).

With her cheeky speech and various expressions, Lim Ji Yeon perfectly embodies the villain and has gained much love.

On this day, Lim Ji Yeon shared her thoughts on playing her first villain role in her life. He recalled when he received the proposal for the villain role and said, "The script for 'The Glory' was so interesting.

Even if it wasn't Yeon-jin, I would have done this work with Dong-eun, Hye-jung, Sara, and even Hyun-nam," saying that he had no doubts.

Lim Ji Yeon said, "I would have appeared in 'The Glory' even if it was a cameo role. Actually, I've always wanted to play a villain role."

She added, "I hoped that if I had the opportunity to play a villain, I would be able to play a proper villain when I became an experienced actor in my 40s or 50s. But the opportunity came at a younger age than I expected. I met a villain I liked, so I thought it was definitely mine."

Lim Ji Yeon continued, "Even I hate Lim Ji Yeon so much. When I prepared the script for this work, I hoped that everyone in the world would hate her. It's not easy to get everyone's hearts, but it seemed easy to be hated. I told the writer that I hoped everyone in the world would hate me, and that's how I knew I did well in this work."

In "The Glory," Lim Ji Yeon shows a bed scene with Park Sung Hoon, who played Jeon Jae Jun, and also transformed into a mother who raises a child.

Regarding this, she said, "I had no problem with it at all," and added, "It was really okay. The bed scene with Jae Jun was a necessary scene for Yeon Jin. Also, the role of a mother was not that important. I'm also a 34-year-old actress."

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Lee Jun Young recently opened up about the emotional toll of playing a villain—and how one powerful scene made him break down in tears behind the scenes.

On the May 1st episode of KBS 2TV’s variety show Problem Child in House, Lee Jun Young appeared alongside co-star Jung Eun Ji to promote their new KBS drama Pump Up the Healthy Love.

During the show, Lee Jun Young was asked about the most unforgettable villain he’s played. He chose his role as Han Su Gang in the film Brave Citizen.

He explained, “It was really tough to film. I had to act like I was leading school violence, and there was even a scene where I bullied a grandmother.”

The hosts were surprised, pointing out how kind and gentle he seems in real life. Lee Jun Young shared how he transforms for such roles.

“I try to act as bad as I can, but sometimes the director says, ‘You still look too nice.’ Then I focus even harder and adjust right away.”

He also revealed that filming one particular scene hit him hard emotionally. “My real grandmother was sick at the time,” he said.

“In one scene, there’s a grandma selling gimbap, and I ad-libbed by stubbing a cigarette out on the gimbap. I was really into character, but after filming, I just broke down. So many thoughts came to me and I started crying.”

Fans praised his dedication to acting but also felt moved by how deeply the role affected him. Lee Jun Young’s honesty gave a raw look at how even fictional roles can hit close to home.

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