Fans of Apple TV+ drama Pachinko were treated to another instalment of the South Korean series today and it turned out to be a big episode for Sunja, who gave birth to her son Noa in a flashback.
Minha Kim, who plays teenager Sunja in the show, has opened up about filming the intense scene, revealing that it took two days to shoot.
Speaking to Digital Spy, the actress said: “Preparing for that scene, I had to watch a lot of documentaries and a lot of videos on YouTube.
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“I wanted to see a lot of ‘live’ moments of women in labour. And then I asked a lot of things to my grandmother. But as soon as I was on the set – I don’t know why, but I actually felt like I was pregnant, and I was giving the first AD a baby.”
She continued: “It was kind of tough. But also, it was my first experience and I really wanted it to be live, and not pretending. It was also very challenging for me. But also a whole new experience.”
The Apple TV+ drama, which is based on Min Jin Lee’s novel of the same name, follows a Korean family across four generations as they travel to Japan, with the story beginning in 1915 and ending in the 1980s.
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