Korean artiste IU agonised over playing single mother in film ‘Broker’

In 'Broker', IU plays So-young, a single mother who leaves her infant in a baby box at a church. Photo: Edam Entertainment

When singer-actress Lee Ji-eun played single mother So-young in Broker, she constantly thought about a special viewer she has known since filming at an orphanage when she was a teenager.

“I met many children there, but there is a friend who is especially close to me. I had to think if any line or acting in the film could hurt that friend’s feelings,“ Lee said during a press interview at a cafe in Samcheong-dong, central Seoul.