Cha Tae-hyun's 'Puppy' interview
'Puppy' Jin-guk role
'Puppy' Jin-guk role
On the morning of the 16th, Cha Tae-hyun was interviewed about the movie 'Puppy' (directed by Kim Joo-hwan) at a cafe in Sogyeok-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul.
Yoo Yeon-seok said that Yoo Yeon-seok was also one of the reasons why he appeared in 'Puppy', and said, "It was one of the reasons why I chose to appear. I knew that he was a very good person, so I thought it would be fun. I met Yoo Yeon-seok in 'General Hospital 2', and after that, I got better and better at it." “When I met him later, I felt very proud even though he wasn't the child I raised,” he said with a smile.
He said, "This is the best feeling. When I work with a new director or new actors, it's great if the work does well later on. It's like 'Speed Scandal'. That director is so good that he doesn't even use me now, but I like it. “I don't feel bad, it's really good,” he said, laughing heartily.
Cha Tae-hyun said, "Sometimes I go to the screening and see the director of 'Speed Scandal' and it's nice to see him, and (Park) Bo-young goes without saying. (Yoo) Yeon-seok is the same way . Now that Yeon-seok is doing well, his name is in the movie before me." “It's fun and enjoyable to work together,” he said, showing his side as a great person.
"We were on location for over a week. We filmed the journey from Seoul to Jeju Island sequentially as if we were traveling. We took a boat from Mokpo. There was a golf course somewhere in Mokpo, so we went to play golf and took “We filmed it, and the director prepared so thoroughly that it didn’t go overboard and the filming was completed on time.”
Cha Tae-hyun also said that the condition of the dogs was managed really well. “There are containers with air conditioners, and it is the first time I have seen dogs taken care of so well. If they look like they are struggling a little, we let them rest right away, and when that happens, we quickly take pictures,” he said. “When the dogs rest, people take pictures.” He praised the director, saying, “I was focused on what I was doing. I chose and focused well. If you look at the fact that the overall schedule was filmed without going overboard, the director is not an ordinary person.”
'Puppy' tells the story of cousins Minsu (played by Yoo Yeon-seok) and Jin-guk (played by Cha Tae-hyun) who unexpectedly meet each other while on a journey to find the perfect owner for their beloved dog Rooney.
Released on March 1st.
Choi Ji-ye, Ten Asia Reporter wisdomart@tenasia.co.kr