Ha Jeong-woo “Standing on the podium with Son Ki-jeong, it looked real… I didn’t fall off my feet” (1947 Boston) [Comprehensive]

(Reporter Kim Yu-jin, Xports News) ‘1947 Boston’ Ha Jung-woo confessed the emotions he felt while playing Son Ki-jeong.

On the 11th, a press preview of the movie ‘1947 Boston’ (directed by Kang Je-gyu) was held at the Lotte Cinema Konkuk University entrance in Gwangjin-gu, Seoul. Director Kang Je-gyu and actors Ha Jung-woo, Im Si-wan, and Kim Sang-ho attended the event.

‘1947 Boston’ is a film about national marathoners who want to run again after liberation and the aspirations and races to participate in the first international marathon. Ha Jung-woo plays the role of Son Ki-jeong, a gold medalist at the Berlin Olympics.

On this day, Ha Jung-woo said, “As a senior, I took responsibility for not being able to wear the Taegeukgi during the Berlin Olympics, and I filmed while thinking about the feelings of Mr. Son Ki-jeong, who thought that he should participate in the competition wearing the Taegeukgi at least this time.”

He then explained the process of creating a character when he takes on a character in a work, saying, “I start from the body, soul, and mind.”

Ha Jung-woo said, “Because I don’t know Mr. Son Ki-jeong well, I discussed it with the director. I am currently filming this take in this situation, and I thought about what the teacher must have been feeling and how he came to feel this way.”.

Ha Jung-woo, who mentioned the scene where Son Ki-jeong stood on the first place podium and covered his chest with the Japanese flag, said, “There was a scene of the podium at the Berlin Olympics, and I couldn’t easily lose my footing. It felt like I was experiencing reality, not a movie set. Filming at that time was heartbreaking. “I remember feeling heavy. It was a solemnity that I had never felt before,” he said.

Director Kang Je-gyu, who was listening to Ha Jung-woo’s story, also said, “I thought a lot about how to show the story of that time more dramatically,”and confessed that he gained many ideas through conversations with Ha Jung-woo.

Director Kang Je-gyu said, “From Ha Jung-woo to Im Si-wan, we have been sharing ideas by continuously talking about the details of the characters. In that way, we were able to develop better ideas, which is something I am very happy and satisfied with while filming this movie. “He nodded.

‘1947 Boston’ will be released on the 27th.

Photo = Xports News Reporter Park Ji-young, Lotte Entertainment

Reporter Yujin Kim slowlife@xportsnews.com