Park Shin-hye Opens Up About Slap Scene Trauma and Inner Strength

By Yoona, Lee

May 22, 2025

Park Shin-hye Opens Up About Slap Scene Trauma and Inner Strength



Actor Park Shin-hye, who has been in her 23rd year since her debut, showed an unconventional visual and revealed a different appearance.

On the 22nd, Hong Kong Elle presented Park Shin-hye as its cover model and told the story of Park Shin-hye as she recounted her acting life one by one.

In particular, when she played the child role of Choi Ji-woo in 「Stairway to Heaven」, which she played at the age of 13, she was hit hard by veteran actor Lee Hwi-hyang more than 30 times.




Park Shin-hye Opens Up About Slap Scene Trauma and Inner Strength
Hong Kong magazine said that as a 13-year-old rookie actor, he was slapped 30 times by a camera on the `Stairway to Heaven' scene, a physical and mental test of a young girl who had just stepped into the entertainment industry. However, thanks to this training and persistence, she was able to show a moving performance in front of the camera with a pure mindset even after many challenges" he evaluated.

He added, `Maybe because of these trials, Park Shin-hye played many touching scenes of tears in numerous classical works, and each time she cried heartbreakingly and movingly.'

Park Shin-hye Opens Up About Slap Scene Trauma and Inner Strength
Park Shin-hye appeared in the past 'Knowing Brother' about the slap scene at the time "It was a setting that got hit four times in the script, but she was slapped more than 30 times because she had to be caught on camera in various ways. Lee Hwihyang will try it??He gave me a big hug every time I held him. Even after 17 years, he was sorry about what happened then. At that time, I was so nervous that I didn't have time to think about sad things and so on."




In an interview with Hong Kong Elle, Park Shin-hye said, `Actually, I am not a person born with a calm mind. It wasn't until after so many trials and setbacks in my teens and 20s that I laughed 'I'd do my best to catch what I could and, in the case of parts I couldn't control, I learned to let go gradually'Now I feel like I have a 'very strong' physique.

"The source of that power is the prayer and support of the family and the company team," he said.

Park Shin-hye Opens Up About Slap Scene Trauma and Inner Strength
Park Shin-hye "I want to sleep well and work well like now. I want to continue to live a healthy life, put down what I can, and do my best to catch it" he wished.




After dating for five years, Park Shin-hye and Choi Tae-joon had a private wedding at a church in Seoul in 2022 and had a birth the same year.

Meanwhile, Park Shin-hye is on an Asian tour. Park Shin-hye, who was the first Korean actress to start an Asian tour, is continuing her seventh Asian tour this year. Following Taipei on May 3, they will have happy meetings with their fans in Bangkok on May 17 and Tokyo on June 29.



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