‘1947 Boston’ Ha Jung-woo “I think Seo Yun-bok would have really liked Im Si-wan’s acting.”

[Edaily Starin Reporter Kim Bo-young] ‘1947 Boston’ Ha Jung-woo and Im Si-wan shared their thoughts on working together on their first work together.

At the press conference for the movie ‘1947 Boston’ held at the Lotte Cinema Konkuk University entrance branch in Gwangjin-gu, Seoul on the afternoon of the 11th, director Kang Je-gyu and actors Ha Jung-woo, Im Si-wan, and Kim Sang-ho attended and talked about the work.

‘1947 Boston’, which was unveiled for the first time through a press preview on this day, is a story about the challenges and heart-warming journey of marathon runners to participate in international competitions wearing the Taegeuk symbol for the first time after liberation. It tells the true story of Son Ki-jeong (played by Ha Jung-woo), a Korean marathon legend and hero, and his student Seo Yun-bok (played by Im Si-wan). Director Kang Je-gyu, who directed the films ‘Shiri’, ‘Taegukgi’, and ‘Jangsu Store’, is raising expectations with his new work released after about 7 years.

Ha Jung-woo gave a passionate performance as Son Ki-jeong, a Korean marathon legend and hero who won the gold medal at the 1936 Berlin Olympics by setting a new world record of 2 hours, 29 minutes and 19 seconds. Although Im Si-wan is not well known to the public, he played the role of Seo Yun-bok, another hero who won the Boston Marathon for the first time after liberation wearing the Taegeukgi symbol. In addition, Bae Seong-woo as Nam Seung-ryong, a bronze medalist at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, Kim Sang-ho as Baek Nam-hyeon, another Korean who helped greatly as a financial guarantor during the Boston Marathon, and Park Hyo-joo and Park Eun-bin as Licorice were all in attendance.

Ha Jung-woo expressed his feelings about watching Im Si-wan’s marathon from the side and praised him. Ha Jung-woo said, “Siwan worked really hard when I saw him next to me. “I felt like a real athlete,” he said. “I had already watched Siwan prepare for the role of Seo Yun-bok, so I naturally got emotional during the Boston Marathon scene. “I sincerely wanted to support them,” he recalled.

He then praised, “I saw the finished version of the movie for the first time today, and I think Seo Yun-bok will really like it because actor Im Si-wan acted and expressed it so well.”

Im Siwan said, “This was my first time working with Jungwoo hyung, and I don’t know how it might sound, but while working with Jungwoo hyung, I felt like I had met a very dependable hyung.” He added, “I relied on him a lot while filming, and I was actually a coach.” “He took on his role as a director, but I felt like he was closer to me and more like a reliable older brother,” he said. He also said, “You know more about this world in many ways than I do, and it’s really interesting what you say. “I have many memories of filming while anticipating what unexpected laugh point would come out at every moment,” he added.

Regarding the process of acting out the scene where Seo Yun-bok crosses the finish line of the Boston Marathon, he said, “Whenever I work on a project, I always have a thought in mind to avoid wasting every moment. “It’s the feeling of ‘this moment will never come back,’” he said. “This time too, I went into it with the feeling of ‘this moment will never come back.’ “So I thought I had to work as hard as I could die,” he recalled.

He continued, “Secondly, every time I exercise, I set small goals, and I think the simple and clear thought, ‘I have to complete this,’ dominated. “I followed that thought and filmed the finish line scene,” he added.

Meanwhile, ‘1947 Boston’ will be released on September 27, the Chuseok holiday.

Kim Bo-young (kby5848@edaily.co.kr)