Jiyeon and Jeong Ga-eun, newlyweds and single moms who have their sights set on the screen

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Jiyeon, a member of girl group Tiara, ran to avoid zombies, and actress Jeong Ga-eun completed the scene through a strict diet.

Jiyeon announced her relationship and marriage with Hwang Jae-gyun in February last year. Then, in December, she married baseball player Hwang Jae-gyun. This was a consideration for Hwang Jae-gyun and team KT Wiz who are playing the season.

Along with the wedding, there was also a double auspicious event. 'Gangnam Zombie' was released on January 5, and recorded pre-sales in a total of 134 countries, including North America, Germany, Thailand, Japan, the Philippines, Mongolia, South America, and Indonesia. Although it was her return to the screen after 7 years since the 2016 Korean-Chinese joint film 'Haehoo', Ji-yeon chose to be her husband Hwang Jae-gyun's wife.

'Gangnam Zombie' is a comical zombie action film that depicts the struggle of people who risk their lives to survive in Gangnam, which has become the center of chaos as people showing symptoms of unknown causes appear. In the play, he played Min-jeong, a strong-willed character who always takes the lead in dealing with injustice. Park Ji-yeon's appearance on the screen brings joy, but it only ends there.

Min-jeong, played by Ji-yeon, succeeded in finding a job with great difficulty, so she just endured the uncomfortable touches from her boss. This does not fit with the character description of always taking the lead in unfair causes. The thick eyeline that became her trademark was still there. His acting skills actually felt like they had regressed compared to when he appeared in the drama 'Imitation', which recorded the highest viewership rating of 1.3%.

Jiyeon performed the action scenes. It would be a waste to call it action, but I ran and swung a baseball bat to avoid the crowd of zombies. It turns out that Jiyeon is a 3rd degree Taekwondo master. Director Lee Soo-seong, who directed 'Gangnam Zombie', said that he even edited the scenario and filmed it for Ji-yeon, who was good at acting.

Jeong Ga-eun attempted to play a lead role on the screen for the first time through the movie 'An Uninteresting Life' (directed by Seo Dong-heon), which will be released on January 12th. 'An Unimportant Life' is a time-slip fantasy melodrama about Lee Seon (played by Jeong Ga-eun), who goes to the past just before she dies, encounters her old lovers and tries to find love once again.

Jeong Ga-eun played the main character, Lee Seon, who tries to disguise his extreme choices in the play. Lee Seon is a character who goes on a time travel to look back on his past before he dies. Ga-eun Jeong said that as soon as she saw the scenario for 'A Life of No Matter', she felt that the main character in the movie, Lee Seon, was like her. He said he was able to take on the challenge because he felt it was the same as him.

Jeong Ga-eun, who first saw the title of the movie, said she thought it was 'My Life'. He said, "It's the title, but just by looking at the title, I thought that the conclusion at the end would be, 'It's not a very remarkable life.' I actually liked it better if it was done in an ironic way. Doesn't everyone think that my life is really not that remarkable?"

Jeong Ga-eun lost about 8 kg for the bikini scene in the movie. He was originally the type to gain weight in the winter and lose it in the summer. It is said that people generally gain 4 to 5 kg in winter. Jeong Ga-eun went on a strict diet to star in a major screen role.

Jeong Ga-eun's secret to losing weight was exercise and diet. He said, "I didn't strictly manage my diet, but I focused on protein. Even if I wanted to eat something, I ate it, but reduced the amount. If I don't eat what I want, I get very stressed. .I do pilates three times a week and swim twice a week. “I stopped eating late at night. I continued it consistently,” he said.

Jiyeon and Jeong Ga-eun have been running and taking off since the New Year. However, 'Gangnam Zombie', in which Jiyeon appeared, is being ignored by theatergoers. It appears that it will go straight to VOD release soon, and it appears that it has saved face through overseas pre-sales. It appears that the performance of 'A Life of No Remarkability' starring Jeong Ga-eun will be even more dismal. In response, Jeong Ga-eun said, “Please help me find the main shrine.” Although he showed passion for the movie he appeared in, it is expected that he was not even nominated for the audience's choice.

Kang Min-kyung, Ten Asia reporter kkk39@tenasia.co.kr