“I hated seeing Hwang Jung-min”… ‘Spring in Seoul’ Jung Woo-sung, once again renews his personality (comprehensive) [Interview]

[OSEN=Reporter Kim Bora] “Every scene was difficult and difficult.”

Actor Jung Woo-sung (50) said about his portrayal of Lee Tae-shin in an interview with OSEN held at a cafe in Samcheong-dong, Seoul on the afternoon of the 21st, “I found it in the vast ocean. “He had a place to go, but I felt like it wasn’t clearly defined,” he said, calmly confessing the thoughts he had until completing the character.

The new film ‘Spring in Seoul’ (directed by Kim Seong-su, distributed by PlusM Entertainment, produced by Hive Media Corp) captures the nine hours of action to prevent the rebellion of the new military regime that occurred in the capital Seoul on December 12, 1979. This is Jung Woo-sung’s fifth meeting with director Kim Seong-soo (62), who directed the film.

From ‘Beat’ (1997) and ‘No Sun’ (1999), which are still talked about, to ‘Warrior’ (2001), ‘Asura’ (2016), and ‘Spring in Seoul’, I met director Kim Seong-su and renewed my life’s character in each work. there is.

In this film, Jung Woo-sung takes on the role of Lee Tae-shin, a character created based on the real-life capital security commander Jang Tae-wan. “He is a real person, but the director and I thought of him as a fictional character and played him,” he says.

He, who updated his life character, said, “I never thought that Lee Tae-shin was cool while acting. He said, “I was tired and frustrated while acting,” and “It was because his own validity had to be determined. He thought that from Lee Tae-shin’s perspective, he was acting in accordance with his duties. “But I’m still handsome,” he added jokingly.

Jung Woo-sung, who said, ‘I was shocked when I first saw the movie at the preview,’ said, “I empathized with Lee Tae-shin’s emotions. Reporters looked at it favorably, but I thought, ‘Is that okay? I had doubts like ‘Did I do a good job?’ “It was especially so while looking at the emotions of the group responding to him,” he recalled.

At the same time, Jung Woo-sung said, “I was immersed in the world view created by ‘Spring in Seoul’. It was like that in the movie ‘Asura’ because director Kim Seong-su tried to capture human nature, and it’s the same this time too. “I felt that ‘Spring in Seoul’ was more obsessed with people’s choices, emotions, and psychology than any other event.”

He said that he was concerned about human nature while playing Lee Tae-shin, and said, “This time, it was a work that especially involved human emotions. “That’s why I felt dispirited while watching the movie,” he added as an additional explanation.

Jung Woo-sung said, “Lee Tae-shin is a person who performs his duties. He has a sense of responsibility to do what needs to be done as a human being. There is a scene where he completes such a character. “When acting, I approached it with the mindset that I would go as far as I could,” he confessed.

Meanwhile, Chun Doo-gwang, the security commander who stands as Lee Tae-shin’s opposite, was played by actor Hwang Jeong-min (53). “I went to the scene (on a day when I wasn’t filming) and saw a group of Jeon Doo-gwang gathered together. When Hwang Jung-min appeared after completing the makeup test, I didn’t want to see him (laughter). I didn’t want to face the energy radiating from him. But the more I tried, the more I tried to observe. “I saw a lot of Hwang Jung-min’s acting,” he said, recalling the filming experience.

Regarding working with Hwang Jung-min, he said, “Rather than preparing to respond to Hwang Jung-min’s acting, I saw what kind of person Jeong Min hyung creates as Jeon Doo-gwang. As expected, he did a crazy, fire-breathing act. (Laughs) Just because actors are close to each other, it’s not easy for them to meet often and have a drink. This is because when creating a certain work, emotions remain within that world view. “I couldn’t break away from the sentiment of ‘Spring in Seoul’ and face it naturally,” he said, revealing that he was immersed in the work and the character.

Although the number of audiences visiting theaters has decreased this year, prospective audiences’ expectations for ‘Spring in Seoul’ are still high.

Jung Woo-sung, who is worried about box office success, said, “I worry every time I release a movie. So, the target number is always the break-even point,” he said. “In fact, if this level of response (to a work before its release in theaters) was the same in the past, we would have expected 5 million or 10 million, but that is not the case now. I hope we just get over the break-even point. He hoped that only then will there be a prestigious name in the film industry that will create new works in the future.”

Jung Woo-sung said, “I am grateful when reporters tell me that they have met the character of a lifetime, and it may remain that way for me, but at some point I have stopped thinking, ‘How will this work leave a mark on me?’ When I look at my writing after a long time, the meaning I give to myself may increase. “Even in this film, Lee Tae-shin does not force his beliefs, thoughts, or anything else on others.”

‘Spring of Seoul’, in which Jung Woo-sung renews his life character, will be released in theaters on the 22nd.

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