Interview part 2 is served. Uff...
Forgive my awkward sentences sometimes.
“This can only be
compared to the movie Mutt Boy. Both
characters are unattractive and not lovely.”
“Cha Cheolmin from Mutt Boy and Kangchil have similar side. He’s wearing loose sweatshirts
and is beaten by his father. At that time, no one expected Jeong U-seong to
take such role. I felt I would talk only when I would be ready. I’m someone who
lives on reality, but fans and viewers have some image of me. This is why I had
a lot of time I spent alone. Nowadays, people’s expectations towards me loosened
a bit.
“It feels like he’s
breaking the ‘good looks’. Take scene at gallows with running nose.”
“Maybe if it was some other character, it could
be re-shot. But it was Kangchil, so we continued. With clothes too. I asked of
some easy to get, unfashionable clothes. Those that anyone can get, with
trousers a bit short. Sometimes, watching other actors, it looks as if they
over-arrange and adorn their clothes because of some insecurity. It all should
fit the character. We show Kangchil in clothes that can be worn during
shootings, with unkempt hair. He wears random clothes, and while sitting and
resting in his rented truck, even with stains on his clothes, he looks at ease.
“Cooperation with Han
Jimin.”
“Without problems. Han Jimin grew up in a
peaceful environment and she’s a very warm person. She’s quiet and respectful
of seniors. She exchanges a lot of jokes with elder people in Tongyeong.
“Padam Padam is a story
about miracle of love. What kind of miracle?
“Each and every moment is a miracle. Every day
is a brand new one, right? I always say to myself: “Although I’m not a
believer, I will live with gratefulness.” It seems like life and death, Heaven
and Hell depend on one’s own thinking. Kangchil’s new life started when he didn’t
hit warden Kim. It was Guksu who said that, right? “It was your will, hyeong, which kept you alive”, he said. In human
life there are different roads to show, but as for me, life flows when we think
unconsciously.”
“ Memorable lines from Padam Padam.”
“What
Kangchil, who thought he died, said to Guksu (Kim Beom). ‘Guksu, it’s strange. Why me? I died, but I’m keeping coming back to
life. You don’t know? I died in that gallows, but you really don’t know? I
DIED. I died, but I’m coming back alive so many times now. The time and place
comes back as some absurd. I will disappear here, but will go to some other
place!’
And what Guksu said when they left prison: “You can’t forget what you learned from your
first miracle. It was your will that let you live. It was your strong will to
live like a normal human being that stopped you from hitting warden Kim.”
And in the hut after being soaked by rain, when
talking with Jina about her dog:”I’m
training a dog for visually impaired. Teach him to socialize. I teach him to
let go of his fear of people and world before he’ll be a guide dog.”(Jina)
And “To
let go of fear of people and world? It’s something I need.” (Kangchil).
©Translation – Ethlenn
Part 1 of the interview here.
