'Dream' Hongdae actor Park Seo-joon interview
'Dream' Park Seo-joon "It wasn't easy to approach IU because she was a fan"
“I think reaction is more important than action in acting, and that was the case when working with IU.”

Actor Park Seo-joon shared his thoughts on working with singer and actress IU.

On the 18th, Park Seo-joon told a story about the movie 'Dream' (directed by Lee Byung-hun) at a cafe in Sogyeok-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul.

Park Seo-joon played the role of Hong Dae, a former soccer player and coach of the Homeless World Cup. IU took on the role of Somin, a producer filming a Homeless World Cup documentary. Hongdae and Somin added to the fun of the movie with their straightforward and unpretentious tiki-taka.

'Dream' Park Seo-joon "It wasn't easy to approach IU because she was a fan"
Regarding his acting chemistry with IU, Park Seo-joon said, "It was disappointing to hear that there would be no more bickering. I thought it would be nice to have more stories coming from the relationship between Hongdae and So-min," but added, "I think that's what the director intended. When the work came out, Park Seo-joon said, He said, "If IU's work left something to be desired, I think the audience would have imagined it in some way."

Park Seo-joon said that he had high expectations from working with IU, who he had always been a fan of. “I was such a fan. Not only did he achieve great success as an actor, but also as a singer, and he made really good music. He also wrote lyrics. I thought his acting was very deep, and I was very curious about what it would be like if we worked together.”

Regarding IU's acting, he said it was 'not light'. He added, "When I watched 'Broker' and other movies, there was depth. I felt like it would be serious, and even if I expressed the same thing, I didn't think it would be expressed lightly. I had that image."

'Dream' Park Seo-joon "It wasn't easy to approach IU because she was a fan"
“But this time, it was a bit of a light acting, and I liked the tone. I think reaction is more important than action in acting, and while acting with IU, it was great to work with IU to the point where I thought, ‘It would have been great if I had focused only on reaction.’ "

When asked, 'Have you become very close with IU?', Park Seo-joon said, "I think we have become very close in our own way, but everyone has different standards for intimacy. I think it would be difficult to say to what extent," and "It was not easy to get close to IU because I was a fan." He laughed awkwardly.

IU usually invites colleagues and acquaintances to her concerts, and the 'Dream' team also invited them to the concert. Park Seo-joon expressed regret, saying, “I was invited to a concert in Jamsil, but I couldn’t go because I had a schedule.”

'Dream' Park Seo-joon "It wasn't easy to approach IU because she was a fan"
'Dream', which became a hot topic due to the meeting between Park Seo-joon and IU, is the story of Hong Dae, a former soccer player with no concept, and So-min, a passionate producer, who challenge an impossible dream with a ragtag group of homeless national team players. It is an adaptation of the true story of the 2010 Homeless World Cup, in which Korea participated for the first time.

‘Dream’ will be released on April 26th.

Choi Ji-ye, Ten Asia Reporter wisdomart@tenasia.co.kr
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