Yoo Yeon-seok shed tears during the meeting, 'Puppy' class cried

Actor Yoo Yeon-seok couldn't control his emotions and continued to shed tears.

On the afternoon of the 15th, a press preview of the movie 'Puppy' (directed by Kim Joo-hwan) was held at Yongsan CGV in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, and lead actors Yoo Yeon-seok, Cha Tae-hyun, and director Kim Joo-hwan attended.

On this day, Yoo Yeon-seok was overcome with emotion while answering the first question, so he stopped talking and took time to collect his emotions. Afterwards, Yoo Yeon-seok seemed unable to get out of his emotions, and even after the meeting ended, the lingering emotions were evident on his face.

Yoo Yeon-seok confessed that he cried when he remembered the dog he had in the past. He said, "Ever since I was young, there has never been a time when there was no dog at home. Since we live life at a different pace than dogs, there are moments that we have no choice but to spend, but I think I have been ignoring those moments." He added, "I feel empty without Rooney." “When I looked at the space where the empty Rooney was, touched the traces and fur, and saw the scene full of emotion, I instantly remembered the children I had sent away in the past, and I think I empathized with them,” he said, explaining the reason for his tears.

Yoo Yeon-seok said, “I swear this is the first time I’ve seen a work that made me cry like this.” He continued, "It's been a while since I watched a movie in the theater with the audience, but I don't know. Why do the dogs and each cut that are shown move my heart so much?" He continued, "It was a film I filmed, but I couldn't really calm down due to my own inclination. Please. “Thank you for coming and watching the movie,” he said.

Yoo Yeon-seok said, "I thought that after watching the movie. No matter how hard I analyzed the script and worked hard at acting, it was useless to anyone. Just like dogs wagging their tails, laughing, and panting, I was disarmed." He added, "The true scene stealers are the actors." "I think it was our dogs, and really, I was thinking of something and acting anyway, but the images our dogs showed at that moment were without any affectation. I learned a lot while acting with the dogs, and I was challenged a lot while watching them today." It caught my attention.

Yoo Yeon-seok also said that he had an acting connection with the dog who plays Rooney in the play. He said, "If I were to tell you about a moment that surprised me while filming, there was a scene where I was crying after leaving my mother and Rooney came and hugged me next to me. It was a scene where Rooney had to come to me while I was crying. Is this really possible? Could it be filmed?" “I was worried that Rooney was going to be there, but as I was crying, Rooney suddenly came running to me and cuddled up next to me,” he said. “As I cried and hugged Rooney, I felt that this child was sympathizing with me and was comforting me, and that my breathing was changing while I was holding him. Today. “Even while watching it, I still remember the moment I filmed that scene.”

"When I received the proposal for this project, I think I was personally very greedy at the time. I was waiting for a project that I could participate in and film with a large budget, an award-winning director, a very star actor, and a very glamorous combination. “At that time, I received the script for this work and read it calmly. I thought that I should not reject this script and that it would be good if only the message of the work and my sincerity were conveyed, so I participated in this film.”

He continued, “I think this movie will be remembered as a very special work for me, and I hope that those who watch it will also receive the small message and sincerity that the director and we tried to convey.” He added, “We can rethink the meaning of family, not just companions.” He introduced the movie by saying, “I think it will be a movie that will warm your heart after watching it.”

Yoo Yeon-seok said, "I don't know how many viewers there will be, but I can't predict either. I hope that many people will watch the movie and that even one person's opinion about dogs will change after watching the movie. There will be one child who is abandoned and has to pass away due to an unavoidable unfortunate situation." “I hope that this movie will have meaning if it can be reduced and there is an opportunity to find new families.”

‘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