“What was Son Ki-jeong feeling at this moment?” Ha Jung-woo’s sense of responsibility in his heart ‘1947 Boston’

[Sports Seoul | [Reporter Ham Sang-beom] Actor Ha Jung-woo said that he imbued his acting with the spirit of Mr. Son Ki-jeong.

The press screening of the movie ‘1947 Boston’ was held at the entrance of Lotte Cinema Konkuk University in Gwangjin-gu, Seoul at 2 pm on the 11th. Director Kang Je-gyu and actors Ha Jung-woo, Im Si-wan, and Kim Sang-ho attended the event.

‘1947 Boston’ is about coach Son Ki-jeong (played by Ha Jung-woo) and Nam Seung-ryong (played by Bae Seong-woo), an athlete and coach, who competed in the Boston Marathon wearing the Taegeuk symbol for the first time during a period of confusion when they thought they had returned to their homeland after liberation, but the US military government came into power. It depicts Seo Yun-bok’s (Im Si-wan) journey to Boston.

In the play, Ha Jung-woo plays Son Ki-jeong, a marathoner who won a gold medal while wearing the Japanese flag at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. After receiving orders from the Japanese to give up his life as a marathoner because the Japanese flag was covered with a laurel wreath when he was receiving a gold medal, he lived quietly, but after meeting Seo Yun-bok, he takes the lead in promoting his country.

On this day, Ha Jung-woo said, “I think this is my first time working as a director or a senior. As I watched Im Siwan and I captured on the same screen, I felt that I had grown older. “I don’t think there was anything else special,” he said. “Teacher Ki-Jeong Son led the team on a trip to Boston. I had a responsibility. I think there must have been some resentment over not being able to display the Taegeukgi. “I acted while thinking about teacher Son Ki-jeong’s feelings the whole time,” he said.

He continued, “When I read the script, it starts from my soul, words, and thoughts. However, this time, I did not know much about Mr. Son Ki-jeong, so I talked a lot with the director. “This acting started from Son Ki-jeong, not me,” he said. “I think I did each take with ‘what kind of feelings did Mr. Son Ki-jeong feel’ in mind.”

At the beginning of the play, Ha Jung-woo depicts a scene in Berlin in 1936 where Son Ki-jeong covers the Japanese flag with a laurel wreath. At the time, Ha Jung-woo said that acting was not easy, perhaps because he was so solemn.

Ha Jung-woo said, “I had to get on the podium in the early prologue, but I couldn’t easily get off my feet. It felt like I had been transported to that era rather than a movie set. My heart was heavy. “I felt a solemnity that I had never experienced while filming,” he concluded.

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

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