“It’s my first time seeing people watching the movie ‘Hero’ for the first time, and I’m grateful. For those who haven’t seen it yet, ‘Avatar: Waterway’ is good, but please watch ‘Hero’ as well. Koreans should watch ‘Hero’. Thanks to the strong spirit of these people, it became our country. It's been five weeks since release, but it's not over yet. I think we can reach the break-even point of 3.5 million by the weekend of Lunar New Year."
Model and actor Bae Jeong-nam expressed his pride in the movie ‘Hero’ and said this.
'Hero' depicts the unforgettable last year of Ahn Jung-geun, who killed Ito Hirobumi in Harbin in October 1909 and was sentenced to death by a Japanese court, from the time he prepared for his rebellion to the moment of his death. movie.
In the play, Bae Jeong-nam played Jo Do-seon. Jo Do-seon is the best marksman in the independence army, and whenever the independence army is in danger, he saves his comrades with his sniping skills.
Bae Jeong-nam called himself the Yoon Je-gyun of the fashion world. He said, "When I greet the stage, I change my outfit a lot. I am the Yoon Je-kyun of the fashion world, and so is the director. Isn't this my first attempt at a musical film? When I was young, I also tried a lot of clothes. But I cursed at them all. I cursed at them, but they became popular. “It all follows,” he said.
He continued, "I wear a lot of different genres of clothes depending on the location, event, and occasion. That's why I'm the Yoon Je-kyun of the fashion world. I'm confident that I won't lose with my clothes. In the beginning, people would always ask me, 'What are you wearing like that?' He added, “He followed along little by little.”
Bae Jeong-nam worked with director Yoon Je-kyun for the first time through 'Hero'. He said, "It's my first time seeing a director who is like a friend like this. I feel comfortable with acting. If I had a sense of authority, I wouldn't have been intimidated to ask, but if there's something I want to do, he tells me to do it. He's like a friend and a neighborhood brother. This style of director is really true." “This is my first time seeing it,” he said in surprise.
Director Je-gyun Yoon, whom Bae Jeong-nam talks about, is someone who is both like a friend and an older brother. Not only that, he was a director who was also good at acting. He said, "If I say I'm confused, the director shows it through his acting. He's good at acting. The director shows it through his acting. That's why it's so easy to understand. It's easy to understand because he acts well and shows it. I wonder how detailed he is."
Bae Jeong-nam said, "At first, I didn't know about this work. I was introduced and just said hello to the director. He was from Busan, so I felt very comfortable. The director I had in mind was charismatic, and I thought it would be scary because he was director Ssang-man, but it wasn't like that. Brother, “I felt like a younger brother,” he said.
“They said they would give me a book in a month or two, so I ran over to see what they were talking about. They asked me for the manager’s number. When I looked at it, it seemed like it wasn’t the case, so I said I would go right away,” he explained.
He also said, "I couldn't even imagine being given a book through a manager. After seeing it, he told me that it was this kind of character in a movie like this and that I should read it. He said he would do his best on the spot. I didn't read the book, and I didn't even know how many gods there were. There are great generals and heroes. “What an honor it is. He said he would work hard because he is a director I respect.”
Bae Jeong-nam said, "When I got home and read it, it was hot. A few days later, my role got bigger. I was happy. This is the first time a director like this has given me a character like this. Previously, only scripts with similar characters came in. That's why I said, 'I haven't even started.' "I did it with that in mind. I naturally drew a line between the characters I already had. It's a burden for people who see it. I know my subject," he said.
He said, "Director Yoon Je-gyun was the one who naturally created the line, 'Bae Jeong-nam can also do this.' I wonder if I feel uncomfortable playing roles like seniors Song Kang-ho and Choi Min-sik. Thank you for creating a line that is not unfamiliar to the public. Now, where should I go?" "I felt like I could be called an actor. It wasn't like that before. Even when I was a model, if I didn't stand on the runway, I wasn't considered a model. It felt like I was on the runway for the first time 20 years ago," he said.
Bae Jeong-nam said, "Now I can start anything. I had a lot of ups and downs when I was a model, and it was difficult even to stand on the runway. I think people who have been working for a long time are stronger. Didn't they grow up seeing things that were popular and popular for a while? There are only a few people who are active to this day. “There are a few Kang Dong-won and Ju Ji-hoon. They all disappeared. They disappeared from top modeling and acting. I felt that I could start now. It was fun to be able to do something new at the age of 40,” he said with a laugh.
This is Bae Jeong-nam, who underwent singing training for three months for the movie. He said, "I was able to do it after training for 3 months. Of course, I can't be like (Jeong) Seonghwa. I could practice with a group. I also lived without giving up. I can't say this without experience, but I have experience from my teens to my 30s. “Haven’t you lived your life bumping into each other?” He also said, "I ask a lot of questions on set. I think I'm a rookie when it comes to acting. If I don't know, I'm careful to ask. My skills are weak and I don't know. Isn't it right to ask when I don't know?"
Bae Jeong-nam said, "It's been 5 weeks since the movie was released, but in the group chat room, people said, 'It's not over yet' and 'Don't relax.' Our movie is not dropping (sales rate, etc.) right now. This is an unusual case. “I think we can reach the break-even point of 3.5 million by the week of Lunar New Year. I think positively,” he said. “This is the first time I’ve seen people watching the movie ‘Hero’ for the Nth time, and I’m grateful. For those who haven’t seen it yet, ‘Avatar: Path of Water’ is also available. “It’s good, but please watch ‘Hero’ at the same time. Koreans should watch ‘Hero’.”
Kang Min-kyung, Ten Asia reporter kkk39@tenasia.co.kr