[K-Musical] The reason why Hong Ji-Min practices in the toilet

Hong Ji-Min is an Korean actress who won the best actress award
15 years after debuting in the musical Dream Girls. (Sports Dong-A DB)

 

There are many episodes related to the bathroom for actors who have to stand on stage.
This is the same for musical actors.
Actors are human, too.
When the stomach hurts during the performance, the actors' faces turn white.

Today, I will introduce the story of Hong Ji-Min, an 'energy woman' who is active on stage and broadcasting.
Hong Ji-Min is an actor who is likely to act with a smile even when he wakes up.
But the truth is different.
Hong Ji-Min says, "I'm half born, half effort."
Hong Ji-Min fills half of his shortfall with practice.
She's an actress who tries so hard.

There is a surprising fact.
Hong Ji-Min has stage fright.
Now she even enjoys stage fright.
But she was different from now.
"Will it be okay for me to be this nervous?"
She said she was terrified before going on stage.
So Hong Ji-Min had a jinx.
It's "RUN Alone".

The practice of actors doing it like a real performance from beginning to end is called "run-through."
Actors often describe run-through as 'run around'.
'Run' is short for run through.
Hong Ji-Min arrives at the theater early before the performance begins.
And 'RUN' by myself.
She always did this on the day of the performance.
Hong Ji-Min memorizes lines and hums songs by himself.
By herself, she's performing.

Hong Ji-Min said, "If I go on stage without doing this, I can't stand the anxiety."
But there's a problem.
The other actors felt uncomfortable while she was practicing alone.
They were mostly her juniors.
Since the senior is practicing alone, the juniors cannot rest.

Eventually, there were juniors who said, "stop it please!"
The new place Hong Ji-Min found was a toilet.

Hong Ji-Min sat alone in an empty toilet and ran around.
No one was saying anything.
There was no one to look around.
The toilet was the best place to run around.

Don't be surprised if Hong Ji-Min doesn't come out of the toilet for a long time before the performance.
She is not constipated, but because she is struggling fiercely with the work she will perform today.