Lee Ha-nui and Lee Seon-kyun, the crazy secrets they keep hidden away

Actors Lee Ha-nui, Lee Sun-kyun, and Bae Yoo-ram, who gave up themselves without any middle ground for the sake of their characters, predicted a special laugh with the movie 'Killing Romance'.

On the morning of the 24th, a production briefing session for the movie ‘Killing Romance’ (directed by Lee Won-seok) was held at the Lotte Cinema Konkuk University entrance in Gwangjin-gu, Seoul. Director Lee Won-seok, actors Lee Ha-nui, Lee Sun-kyun, and Bae Yu-ram attended the event.

'Killing Romance' is about top star Yeorae (played by Lee Ha-nui), who suddenly announces her retirement after falling in love with island tycoon Jonathan (played by Lee Seon-gyun), and meets Beom-woo (played by Gong Myeong), a student from the 3rd fan club, and plots an extraordinary comeback plan. It's a story.

Director Won-seok Lee, who directed 'Men's Manual', and Jeong-ye Park, writer of 'Beauty Inside', began their work under the motto of "let's create something that has never existed in the world." As the title is 'Killing Romance', the formula of romance genre films was excluded and a story close to anti-romance was completed.

On this day, director Lee Won-seok made everyone laugh by saying, “You know the plot of ‘Killing Romance,’ right?” He said, "It's a very interesting movie. I always hear extreme scenarios in our country. 'Killing Romance' was the most ordinary and well-written scenario."

He continued, "He said he would let me do whatever I wanted to do. This is something I have never heard in my entire life. I was told not to do it since I was young, but they even gave me money and told me to do whatever I wanted, so I started doing it. There are many reasons. "I did my best under the circumstances. The actors worked very hard. They went above and beyond," he added.

Director Lee Won-seok has done everything he wanted to do by completing the lineup of Lee Ha-nui, Lee Sun-kyun, Gong Myung, and Bae Yu-ram. He said, "'Killing Romance' is a movie that is both realistic and slightly unrealistic. The role of Tathagata had to be real in conveying emotions, and it had to be funny when funny. As I was looking for an actor with a wide spectrum, Lee Ha-nui came to mind. “He explained.

The reason for casting Lee Sun-kyun was also mentioned. Director Lee Won-seok said, "I got a lot of calls from people around me saying that 'My Mister' was fun. So, while I was watching it, an advertisement for gum supplements appeared in the middle. I couldn't concentrate while watching 'My Mister'. But I thought this person must be unusual. After meeting him and getting to know him, I was really close. “It was funny. He’s one of the top 5 funniest people I know. I wanted him to show his hidden crazy side. I was surprised that he presented a character who crossed the line first.”

In the play, Lee Ha-nui plays the role of Tathagata. Tathagata is a person who was enjoying popularity as a top star, but decided to retire after becoming a subject of national ridicule due to his bad acting. Lee Ha-nui said, “Director Lee Won-seok wrote a book saying, ‘You can do whatever you want, this is what I want to do.’ I wondered what would happen if I directed this script. If Jonathan learns from Seon-gyun, this will also be a mise-en-scène, acting, and film that never existed before. “I thought it might come out,” he said.

In addition, Lee Ha-nui said, "I really threw it without any middle ground. I felt the determination and determination to create an unprecedented character. I wondered what the Tathagata next to Nathan would be like. There was a mutual relationship like action and reaction. It had an impact. The Tathagata itself also had an influence. He expressed his satisfaction, saying, "It's a very unique character. I can portray it, but it's also attractive. It's a character that I found enjoyable to play. I had fun filming it."

Lee Ha-nui said, “It was the first time I met a character who was supposed to be the prettiest. She wrote that in the script, such as her weight and ‘At what point are you perfect?’ Visually, she is alive and breathing, like a stuffed animal trapped in a castle, like a symbol of beauty. “I feel like a stuffed human,” he said.

Jonathan, played by Lee Sun-kyun, is a tycoon who offers a helping hand to Tathagata, who has entered Kuala Island in the South Pacific while avoiding public attention. Lee Sun-kyun attracts attention by attempting an unconventional transformation. Seon-kyun Lee said, "What kind of movie is this? There were a lot of people asking what the genre was. We talked a lot among ourselves. I wanted to show you stills. It was a happy film, so even though it hasn't been released yet, I think it was successful in arousing curiosity."

The reason Lee Sun-gyun chose ‘Killing Romance’ was because he thought it was fate with Lee Ha-nui. So Lee Sun-gyun and Lee Ha-nui said they asked each other 10 times if they would join hands. He said, "I enjoyed the script. I thought it was a unique and well-matched script with the director. I met with the director before going to the U.S. due to personal schedules. Hani said she was thinking positively. Then, I met Hani by chance in the U.S. I thought it was meant to be ( “I decided to appear,” he explained.

Seon-gyun Lee said, “This is my first time playing an exaggerated character. I went entirely in that direction (Jonathan). I went to Jonathan’s side and acted. As I built the character, I was able to act more freely.” He added, “There was help with everything from hair to mustache makeup to costumes. There were no aftereffects.” “I was drawing eyeliner, but it felt empty,” he said. In response, Lee Ha-nui made everyone laugh by saying, "He said he felt empty because he didn't have eyeliner. Then he said he should join. He said he would like me to remain as my oppa's secondary character." Lee Seon-gyun said, “We decided to go on ‘Mr. Trot 3’ together.”

Lastly, Director Lee Won-seok said, “The most common thing I heard was, ‘Do we really have to do it this way?’ The fun of watching actors is definitely different. One thing I said while making it was, ‘Maybe we should immigrate.’ We always said that. "Our movie is fun. I hope you come to the theater and see it. It's very new. People who want to see something different or have a different experience, are interested in global warming, love animals, and are sensitive to trends should watch 'Killing Romance'. “Please be sure to see it in the theater,” he said.

Meanwhile, 'Killing Romance' will be released on April 14th.

Kang Min-kyung, Ten Asia reporter kkk39@tenasia.co.kr