I have always felt that the commercial flavor of the Korean entertainment industry is very heavy, and under the flashy and gorgeous surface is the black box operation of various entertainment companies, so even if the stars shine in front of people, their real side always feels very illusory. There are many actresses who can act in idol dramas in South Korea, but there are not many who can control films with a strong sense of literature and art, and Cheng Xian'e is undoubtedly the leader in this rank.
Cheng Hyun-e, who was born in Miss Korea, is still very deep in seniority, and has acted in film and television dramas in the nineties; has produced albums, which can be regarded as a singer with little achievements; and even filmed nude portraits, becoming a topic figure for a time, so such a bold woman is always isolated from the princess dress. You would say she wasn't dignified enough, too dusty. But this is Cheng Xian'e, she has a natural charm bone, the smile on her mouth is like a tangled thorn flower, can penetrate people's hearts, such a charming woman, in ancient times, is absolutely complete "disaster water".
But perhaps it is this unique temperament in her that can make big directors flock to her.
Speaking of her most famous movie, it is necessary to mention "Lover", the bride-to-be played by Cheng Xian'e is materially superior, but in the face of her boyfriend who is increasingly cold to herself, emptiness and loneliness ensued. A handsome man accidentally breaks into her original boring life, and gradually finds a long-lost happiness in sexual desire, but in the end, do you want to accept reality, or choose lust?
Many times, the choice is erratic, and only the result can understand whether the decision is right or wrong. This role of Cheng Xian'e is a reflection of everyone. This movie makes Cheng Xian'e really "dominate", and in the movie, this woman who is free from reason and lust is just right.
Later, in the movie "Time", it is Cheng Xian'e who begins to be hungry for the first time to transform, in this movie, the protagonist begins to appear as a "normal person", and the plot is somewhat ups and downs. Cheng Xian'e played the heroine after the "face change", compared to the previous stereotype, Cheng Xian'e, who has an innate advantage, is indeed easier to grasp the heart of men, and at the moment when the "mask" is exposed, it is finally so embarrassing. Witnessing her boyfriend's death in a desperate situation, she truly went crazy.
"Time" is undoubtedly Cheng Xian'e's best play. She completed the transition from femininity to madness very well, and what she remembers vividly is the last scene, with a bloodstained face, she looks at the close-up of the doctor's face, smiling foolishly, but her eyes are full of madness.
In 2006, in "The Guest is the King", Cheng Xian'e's own unique "evil water" temperament was excavated to the greatest extent possible, and the character described in this film can be paraphrased with the phrase "women are men's nightmares". Beautiful, she married an ordinary barber and was driven by the desire for money to plot a shocking conspiracy with her lover.
"The Guest is the King" is her last film in recent years, and after that she stumbled in a Korean drama for some reason, which is certainly not what her fans expected. But as an actress, maybe she won't get more fame and fortune after that, but she is the most special one, because she is Cheng Xian'e.