[HanCinema's News] Director Shin Chang-seok Talks About "Woman in a Veil"

On March 14th a press conference was held for the new evening soap opera "Woman in a Veil" in Seoul. At this press conference, director Shin Chang-seok confirmed that "Woman in a Veil" would be his last project at KBS. He had also made "Man in a Veil" for the network as 2021 as well as "Young Lady and Gentleman" in 2022. Shin Chang-seok has worked for his entire career at KBS, and claimed to be paying them back for all the assistance they'd given to his career.

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Despite being praised for his know-how, Shin Chang-seok claimed that he had none, having taken strength from directing his productions rather than the other way around. Shin Chang-seok said that he could feel the female hormones coming out. Shin Chang-seok also stated that he had an enjoyable time filming with actors that he could believe in and screenwriters that he could get along with. Shin Chang-seok said that art and musical design was also a result of collaboration.

Shin Chang-seok then said that the actors of "Woman in a Veil" specifically were pleasant to work with. Shin Chang-seok described himself as a supporter who was working to help them show their true potential. In exlplaining the title of the drama, Shin Chang-seok said that this started as a joke with screenwriter Lee Jeong-dae about the Park Chan-wook revenge trilogy of movies. Thus, they would make their own trilogy of three drama series about veils.

"Woman in a Veil" stars Choi Yoon-young in the leading role as a woman who seeks to return an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. The drama airs on weekday nights at 7:50 PM in the evening Korean time. "Woman in a Veil" had ratings of 10.4% in its first episode which aired on March 14th.

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"Woman in a Veil" is directed by Shin Chang-seok, written by Lee Jeong-dae, and features Choi Yoon-young, Lee Chae-young, Lee Sun-ho, Han Ki-woong, Shin Go-eun, Lee Eun-hyung. Broadcasting information in Korea: 2023/03/14~Now airing, Mon~Fri 19:50 on KBS.