The 31-year-old sat in an interview with Newsen for Phantom on January 16, 2023. She spoke about the difficulties she faced during the time and mentioned that she initially thought she was burned out. She was scared to film and even cried, feeling apologetic towards the cast and crew. As translated via Soompi:
Phantom actress Park So-dam shares her current health status and the many ways she’s taking care of herself
In December 2021, Park So-dam’s agency informed that she was diagnosed with papillary thyroid cancer and had completed her surgery. It took place during the time of Special Delivery promotions, and the company mentioned that the actress would not be participating in them.
The upcoming movie, Phantom, was one of the projects Park So-dam was involved in before she was diagnosed. The actress shared that she almost lost her voice and how, had the voice recordings been a little late, she wouldn’t have been able to complete it. She explained:
After opening up about her struggles with production, she shared the positive things she learned from the negative experience:
The Phantom actress added:
As per Chosun, Park So-dam also went on a month-long solo trip for self-reflection. She traveled to Spain, Switzerland, London, and Iceland and was excited to see that foreigners recognized her as the actress from Parasite and Record of Youth.
Phantom is set during the Japanese colonization of Korea in 1993 and is a spy thriller movie. Park So-dam plays the role of Yuriko, an ambitious and charming secretary of the Government-General political affairs chief. The movie was released on January 18.
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