Goo Hye Sun recently shared the surprising story behind her casting as Geum Jan Di in the hit drama Boys Over Flowers.
On the October 24 episode of KBS 2TV’s Park Won Sook's Let's Live Together, she revealed how she impressed the production team.
During a morning chat with Park Won Sook, Hye Eun Yi, Kim Mi Ryeo, and herself, the conversation turned to Boys Over Flowers. Hye Eun Yi praised her, saying, "That drama was made for you."
Goo Hye Sun explained, “At that time, I was already busy with my next project when the opportunity for Boys Over Flowers came up. Usually, leads don’t have to audition, but when I got there, it turned out to be an audition room."
She recalled, “While reading the script, I heard them say I was too old for the role. I was 24, and the story is about high school students.”
She continued, “They could have talked about this after I left, but I heard them. So, I boldly told them, 'If you don’t like me, you don’t have to cast me.' I started to walk out, but then the writer said, 'This is the attitude we’re looking for!' and I was cast right then and there.”
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