Actresses is a 2009 South Korean film directed by E J-yong.

Plot

Six actresses—Yoon Yeo-jeong

Yoon Yeo-jeong

-Biography:When Yoon was a freshman at Hanyang University majoring in Korean literature, she was chosen as a TV actress in a public recruit by TBC TV. Yoon was cast in the lead role in Mister Bear one year after her debut, and gained popularity...

, Lee Mi-sook

Lee Mi-sook

Lee Mi-sook is a South Korean actress. Lee was born in North Chungcheong province, South Korea in 1960. She graduated from Singwang Girls' High School. Lee is referred to as one of "The Troika of the 1980s" along with Won Mi-kyung and Lee Bo-hee who dominated the screen of the time...

, Ko Hyeon-jeong

Ko Hyeon-jeong

-Biography:Like the characters she plays, Ko Hyun-jung has had a life filled with drama.A Dongguk University Performing Arts major, she got her start as a runner-up in the Miss Korea pageant in 1989, which launched her acting career. Her big break came in the 1995 SBS drama Sandglass...

, Choi Ji-woo

Choi Ji-woo

Choi Ji-woo is a South Korean actress.- Career :Choi was first discovered when she won a talent audition organized by MBC in 1994, and made her debut in the 1995's War and Love, after which she adopted the stage name Choi Ji-woo....

, Kim Min-hee

Kim Min-hee

Kim Min Hee is a South Korean actress. She landed stardom after she was cast in a commercial. She graduated from Dankook University...

 and Kim Ok-bin

Kim Ok-bin

Kim Ok-bin is a South Korean actress. Kim made her debut in an online beauty contest in 2004, and began her acting career with a role in 2005 film Voice. Subsequent appearances include the television drama series Over the Rainbow and films such as Dasepo Naughty Girls and The Accidental Gangster...

, each portraying themselves—come together for a Vogue

Vogue (magazine)

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magazine photo shoot on Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve

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, resulting in a clash of egos between individuals not used to sharing the limelight.

Production

Director E J-yong was first inspired to make the film after going out for a drink with actresses Yoon Yeo-jeong and Ko Hyeon-jeong—both his close friends—and later recalled, "I wanted to create something unconventional. I wanted to show the public how charming actresses are in real life". Yoon and Ko were cast in the film alongside Lee Mi-sook, Choi Ji-woo, Kim Min-hee and Kim Ok-bin, each of them agreeing to take part with no guarantee.

Actresses was made without a script, instead being filmed on a scene-by-scene basis with the actresses improvising their performances according to the given situation. E noted: "I provided the basis for conflict and the actresses took it from there. The six women represent Korean actresses as a whole, and instead of creating something fictional I thought it would be interesting to feature each actress' charms and show something real". The film includes a real-life confrontation between Ko and Choi, with each admitting that their on-set relationship was strained, and Ko saying that she felt envious of Choi's looks.

Release

Actresses was released in South Korea on 10 December 2009, and was distributed by Showbox.
It was a feature film at the 2010 San Diego Asian Film Festival.