'King's Warden' makeup director on crafting faces that carry history

In the final moments of “The King’s Warden,” the camera lingers on one searing image: Um Heung-do, played by Yoo Hae-jin, clutches a bowstring, every muscle in his face tense with grief. In that stillness, the weight of history and emotion come through — not in words, but in the expressions on his face. That effect is no accident. It reflects the work of veteran makeup director Song Jong-hee, who has spent more than three decades shaping the look of Korean cinema. “Makeup transforms actors into

By The Korea Herald