[HanCinema's News] Yeon Ji Claims No Regrets for Exposure Scenes in "Hit the Spot"

In a recent interview, actress Yeon Ji claimed that she had no regrets for allowing herself to be exposed on camera whle filming "Hit the Spot" last year. Yeon Ji felt compelled to make this statement following an incident on the night of February 19th, where she kept getting alerts on her social media accounts. Apparently, a new community has only just recently read a social media post she had made about her experiences on the drama.

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Apparently there was some sort of misunderstanding that Yeon Ji had been coerced into participating in the relevant scenes. However, Yeon Ji claimed that she appeared in the streaming drama of her own free will, and did not regret her decision to do so. Yeon Ji stated that she had deleted the original post which had prompted the controversy, and asked people not to continue claiming she had been coerced during the filming "Hit the Spot" to avoid harming those who she had worked with on the drama.

The post in question appeared last December where Yeon Ji asked, hypothetically, whether people would only ever think of her as a nude actress if she appeared in a nude scene. This was an apparent reference to here appearance in "Hit the Spot" as an unclothed character. Though Yeon Ji had only agreed to strip down to her underwear for the scene, director Lee Yoon-ah asked her to also appear topless and without underwear, and said that Yeon Ji would be replaced if she refused.

The original post went on to describe the thematic reasoning for the request, which Yeon Ji claimed to find persuasive. Yeon Ji also said that the filming itself was quite gentle, with the crew being very considerate. Yeon Ji felt they were being very considerate toward her. However, Yeon Ji also mentioned in the post that she felt like she was in a very low mood despite all of that. In the contemporary retraction, Yeon Ji thanked readers for showing support and concern toward her.

Written by William Schwartz

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"Hit the Spot" is directed by Lee Yoon-ah, written by Lee Do-yeon-III, and features Ahn Hee-yeon, Bae Woo-hee, Park Sun-ho, Choi Kwang-rok, Hong Seok-cheon, Kim Bub-lae. Broadcasting information in Korea: 2022/12/23~2023/01/13, Fri 20:00 on Coupang Play.