Park So Dam

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Does she drink alcohol?: Yes [3]Dramabeans.Park So-dam is a South Korean actress who won the international acclaim for playing the role of Kim Ki-jung in the 2019 film Parasite. She is considered as The Jewel of Indie Films..When she was in high school, she went to see the musical Grease, which influenced her to become an actress. Talking about it, she said, When I was in high school, I went to see the musical Grease and thought the artists looked so happy, singing and sweating as they ran around the stage, Thats when I decided what I wanted to do. I thought, I want a life as fun and happy as theirs, and began dreaming of acting..When she was pursuing her graduation, she gave auditions for many films but faced rejections. According to So-dam, she almost auditioned for seventeen projects in a month.At the beginning of her career, she went through identity crisis and often questioned herself about her choices, and her aspirations. Talking about those time, So-dam said, I was pondering a lot on what it was that I was good at, so instead of choosing my projects, I often ended up doing things here and there..At first, her family dismissed her idea of becoming an actress, as they worried about the fact that she might have to go through difficulties as an actress, but finally, they relented. Talking about it, she said, After they saw me coming home at night, exhausted, but happy, then they became more supportive, because they wanted me to be happy. That was the biggest motivation for me, support from my family. I was also lucky enough to meet such amazing people in the industry and that kept me going..After making her debut with the short No More No Less (2013), she starred in Steel Cold Winter (2013), and the Korean Academy Film Arts feature film Ingtoogi: The Battle of Internet Trolls (2013). Ingtoogi The Battle of Internet Trolls (2013).She played small roles in the films, The Legacy (2014), Scarlet Innocence (2014), Suzi (2014), The Royal Tailor (2015) and was cast in the blockbuster hits, The Silenced (2015), Veteran (2015), The Throne (2015), The Priests (2015), Man of Will (2017), Ode to the Gose (2018), Parasite (2019), and Fukuoka ( 2019).Park So-dam was selected out of 2000 girls, who had come to audition for the role of Lee Young-shin for the film The Priest (2015). Talking about the selection process and how she was able to get the film, So-dam said, I went through four rounds of the audition process. I didnt know there were 2000 people trying out. At the time, Black Priests had made headlines for auditioning newbie actresses who were willing to shave their heads. Theyre not really going to shave my head. Are they? was my thought process, but at the second round, they told us to put on the wig, and I realized they were actually going to make us do it. When I put on the wig, the people there complimented me, It looks really good on you, and I was in a daze. Im not someone with striking looks, and with long hair, I could have easily blended in with the crowd. But the director who saw me at the second round of auditions said, This girl has a unique aura. I think the short-hair wig changed my fate in the audition process. Park So-dam in a scene from The Priest (2015).After acting in the 2015 KBS Drama Special Crimpson Moon/Red Moon, she has starred in many K-dramas including, My First Time (2015), A Beautiful Mind (2016), Cinderella with Four Knights (2016), and A Record of Youth (2020).