“The Glory” Actress Goes Topless Again In New K-Drama—CG Or Not?
When actress Cha Joo Young went topless for a scene in the mega-hit K-Drama The Glory, the nudity garnered a lot of attention.
Amid the buzz, the actress even took time in an interview to address questions about the particular scene in which she bore it all. At the time, she revealed that CG was used over her actual figure to better fit her character, Hye Jeong.
Hye Jeong herself made it clear she had breast augmentation surgery, but I haven’t had that. People are curious about whether CG was involved in that scene.
A body double and CG were both prepared. In the scene with Jae Joon, where my back is showing, a body double was used. But in the scene where I take off my shirt, that is me. Yep. The body is mine. But for that scene, there was some editing done through CG.
— Cha Joo Young
That said, Cha Joo Young is back in the spotlight for another nude scene in her new tvN x TVING historical K-Drama, The Queen Who Crowns.
“The Glory” Actress Cha Joo Young Makes An Explosive Comeback With NSFW Scene In New K-Drama
The premiering episodes 1 and 2 came in two versions: Rated PG-15 and R. The 19+ version featured Cha Joo Young’s character, Queen Wongyeong, and co-star Lee Hyun Wook‘s character, King Taejong, spending a passionate night together. In this sex scene, Cha Joo Young went topless again—with her upper body fully revealed.
Given what she said about The Glory scene, viewers couldn’t help but wonder if the scene in The Queen Who Crowns was also edited. While, at first when the episodes aired, viewers believed Cha Joo Young to have performed the scene herself…
…@style confirmed that The Queen Who Crowns scene was also created with CG.
It seems the production team went with CG editing of Cha Joo Young’s topless scene for The Queen Who Crowns to focus the scene on the marital relationship between Queen Wongyeong and King Taejong.
— @style
Thanks to the bold and captivating plot, The Queen Who Crowns started off strong with a viewership rating of 5.1%. This is the first time since January 2024 that a tvN weekday K-Drama surpassed the 5% mark with its premiere. As of Episode 4, the show has achieved a nationwide average rating of 5.6%, breaking its own record for highest viewership.
Will the future episodes hold up? Stay tuned for updates.
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