“I’m quite introverted, so I was like, she’s not going to know who I am,” Ha recalls. And the upcoming season, which premieres in two parts on Jan. 29 and Feb. 26, introduces a Korean Sophie to play a character originally called Sophie Beckett. She also describes Ha as reminiscent of “a modern-day Lucille Ball,” with a natural humor and physicality. “It’s about being seen on the inside, and then the passion can explode inside-out, rather than outside-in.” The creators purposefully chose not to over-index on Sophie’s Korean identity. “I realized maybe I hadn’t dreamt big enough.”The post How Yerin Ha Became the Belle of Bridgerton’s Ball appeared first on TIME.