Actor Moon So-ri shares various stories during an interview. Courtesy of C-JeS Studio By KTimes Actor Moon So-ri disclosed the reason behind her special appearance in tvN’s "Jeongnyeon: The Star Is Born," revealing that memories of her late "pansori" (traditional Korean musical storytelling) teacher drove her decision. Moon, portraying Seo Yong-rye, a brilliant vocalist in a drama about traditional Korean all-female theater, revealed she couldn't refuse the role.
She imagined her late teacher playfully scolding her from above for not putting the skills they had imparted to her to good use. "That teacher adored me so much," Moon recalled in a recent interview at C-JeS Studio in Seoul. "Even though the teacher knew I wasn’t going to pursue pansori professionally, she always encouraged me.
I could just picture the teacher saying, ‘I taught you this, and you’re not even using it?’ That thought stayed with me." Moon’s performance of the pansori piece "Chuwolmanjeong" in the drama enthralled audiences. Despite her limited screen time, she trained rigorously for nearly a year.
"I started around March or April last year, and the final recording was in April this year," she said. "If I sang it three times a day, that’s easily over a thousand times of practice. I’ve never worked on anything like this before.
" Moon has a history of going above and beyond for her roles. For her special appearance in the 2016 film "The Handmaiden," she spent over four months mastering Japa.
