‘Citizen Deokhee’ Ra Mi-ran “Gong Myung, who was like a baby, became an old man after being discharged from the military” [Interview]

Actors Ra Mi-ran (48) and Yeom Hye-ran (47) have teamed up for the movie ‘Citizen Deok-hee’ (directed by Park Young-joo, produced by C-JeS Studio), which will be released on the 24th. The two, who say, “I want to dominate the film industry as the ‘Ssanglan Sisters,’” named after their names, are aiming for box office success by showing off their brilliant chemistry through this film. They play Deok-hee, who loses all his money through voice phishing and sets out to catch the head of the voice phishing organization, and Bong-rim, her colleague who steps up for Deok-hee. Just like the characters in the play, the two were colleagues and friends who trusted and relied on each other the most on set. “I was so happy just to see Miran’s acting on set. When Yeom Hye-ran said, “I want to become an actress like the next Ra Mi-ran,” Ra Mi-ran said, “(Yeom Hye-ran) is a good actress who cannot be compared to me. “She is not the second Rami Ran, but the first Yeom Hye-ran,” he responded.

●Deok-hee and Ra Mi-ran catch the leader of the voice phishing organization.

“It was filmed 3 years ago, but I’m satisfied with the work… dream? “I want to become an actor who survives for a long time.” The movie began filming in 2020, but due to the spread of infectious diseases, filming was delayed and the release date was changed before finally being released in theaters. Ra Mi-ran expressed confidence, saying, “It’s the movie I’ve been waiting for the longest, but it’s as satisfying as the long wait.” In particular, he smiled, saying that he was happy to be able to rely on the popularity of cast members who became mainstream after filming, including Yeom Hye-ran, Ahn Eun-jin, who played Yeom Hye-ran’s younger sister, and Lee Moo-saeng, who played the head of a voice phishing organization.

“I think it would be better to release it now. “Now that our actors have become actors who are farting somewhere, I feel like I have a strong support!”

In the meantime, Gong Myung completed his military discharge. In the play, Gong Myung played an ordinary college student who was tricked into joining a voice phishing organization by thinking it was a high-paying part-time job. Ra Mi-ran laughed and said, “It felt like we were having a phone meeting” with Gong Myung, who worked with her for most of the phone call scenes.

“(Gong) Myeong was like a real baby before he went to the military. He was a very shy child who would step back whenever we rushed at him and was embarrassed. But when you came back from the military, you turned into a sly guy? The military turned my baby into an uncle! haha!”

However, he joked that the only annoying part of the movie was “my own failure at dieting.” He tried to go on a diet after seeing the skinny figure of the main character in the real-life incident that became the motif of the movie, but “failed miserably,” he said.

“The character is depressed after losing a lot of money, but when I watched the movie, I saw that he looked like he could kill a cow, right? haha! I’m worried that a body like that might break the audience’s immersion. Just know that the laundry factory t-shirts that are usually worn in movies make you look a little fatter.”

Ra Mi-ran went from a minor role that only appeared for a few seconds to a supporting role to becoming a representative actor leading top movies. Nevertheless, he still fears that he may be forgotten by the public. But he doesn’t hate that fear. This is because fear is the driving force that allows him to act without stopping.

“Even if it seems to be going well now, it will quickly be forgotten by the public. Actually, I did better than I thought. I don’t know how long this happiness will last, but until then, I want to enjoy my current situation and do my best. “So that there will be no regrets even when the public’s love passes away one day.”

His goal is only one. It is “acting for a long time.” “I want to follow in the footsteps of Na Moon-hee and Kim Hae-sook and become an actor who can perform a variety of roles for a long time, an actor who is always looking forward to the next work even if she acts without stopping, and an actor who can survive for a long time,” he said with a smile.

Seungmi Lee, Sports Donga Reporter smlee@donga.com