The director's pride is no joke. He has a bit of a cool, distant vibe, like "If you're going to do it, do it; if not, don't." There wasn't much pain or discomfort. But the swelling was no joke. It got so swollen that the aegyo-sal and cheekbones looked like they had become one. It didn't just feel like my face was swollen; it looked like, why does my face look like that? Even with the swelling, I could still go about daily life, but it took a month for all the swelling to go down..
Conclusion: everyone said it turned out well.