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Im Si-wan, winner of the King, makes an untimely explanation: “I didn’t know the standard pronunciation of ‘Perilla leaf reason~’”
Im Siwan was interviewed on JTBC's 'Newsroom' on the 7th. Stories related to Coupang Play's original 'Boys' Generation' were mainly featured.
On this day, Im Si-wan said of his role as Byeong-tae in 'Boys' Generation', "It was a great opportunity for me to be able to be in that kind of work where you realize, 'I don't have much to do, but I live my life trying hard to do something, and that's who I am.' “It’s about calming down,” he said, attracting attention by saying, “It was an opportunity to say, ‘Oh, let’s not forget this crappy side of me. Let’s never forget it. I need to remind myself of it again. I need to remind myself of it every time I feel blurry.’” He said, drawing attention.
Im Si-wan, who came up with many ideas while interpreting the character, said, "I thought it would be very effective to touch on the emotions contained in this Chungcheong dialect. So when I dug into this, one of the biggest parts was metaphor." “I thought I should incorporate as many metaphors as possible into this play. So, most of the parts I thought of ad-libbing were metaphorical,” he said.
When asked what line contains this kind of metaphor well, he said, "Jiyoung said, 'You're trying to seduce me,' so the response was, 'I'm the one who seduces you, and that's not because I have something to say. “It’s something like, ‘See you when?’” he explained. “Originally, it wasn’t like that. It was just the beginning. I expressed it in a more effective way as a metaphor to say, ‘I have no intention of seducing you.’” He explained.
In particular, Im Si-wan said about Park Nam-jeong's Giyeok Nieuun dance in 'Drawing on You', "But it feels a lot like being king, so to speak," and "I think that so-called being king is actually a sentiment that permeates the times these days. What's the point?" Optimized to become a meme. By making fun of the expression 'you will be king', you build more internal intimacy. It seems to be one of the most pervasive expressions these days. I bring out the feeling of being king a lot. “I wanted to try to incorporate it not only through dance but also in general,” he analyzed.
At the same time, Im Si-wan said he wanted to explain one thing, and that the reason he did not pronounce 'Perilla Leaf Reason' in the standard language was to save the character. He said, "I had a lot of worries when filming it. It's not because I don't know the standard pronunciation. I really wanted to explain that I abandoned the standard language and pronounced 'perilla leaf iyu' bieup for the sake of the character," making people laugh.
Lastly, Im Si-wan said, “It may be a trade secret, but if I can keep the works I have done so far and collect them and melt them into one work, then it makes sense that I can actually play multiple personalities in one work.” He said, “If such an opportunity arises someday, I will have to take advantage of my experiences and melt them all into it. I have a certain calculation method in place.”
He then smiled, saying, "I think it's natural that I will always work hard as I have done so far and continue to do as much or more of my capabilities. I wish I had more time to invest in myself. I think it would be nice to have more time like that." .
Choi Ji-ye, Ten Asia Reporter wisdomart@tenasia.co.kr
