‘Solo War 2’ is strong! Bongseok's mother, Han Hyo-joo, transformed into a big knife character without drinking water for 3 days [28th BIFF]

‘Solo War 2’ is strong. Actress Han Hyo-joo (36) hydrated herself for the first time in her life and prepared for her character through extreme exercise. In the background, director Baek Jong-yeol's wish was, "I want my fine muscles to be visible even though I'm thin."

At 4 p.m. on the 5th, an open talk about the movie 'Solo Battle 2' (director Baek) was held at the outdoor stage of the Busan Cinema Center on Suyeonggangbyeon-daero, Haeundae-gu, Busan.

On this day, director Baek Jong-yeol said about the casting process for Han Hyo-joo, "We worked together on a previous work, so we had a personal relationship," and "actually, I thought this character was a male character. While worrying about impact, I asked actor Hyo-joo a favor. She made a very difficult decision. “I have joined the project. Personally, I think the results have been satisfactory,” he said.

Regarding her character Big Knife, Han Hyo-joo said, "He is a person who tries to protect Teacher Lee. He considers Teacher Lee like a father, loves him, and goes around dealing with people who speak of Teacher Lee's name carelessly." He added, "In Season 1, senior Kim Joo-hyuk and Jin Seo-yeon did the same thing." “I think you can say that I took on the role,” he said.

Regarding his reunion with director Baek Jong-yeol after the movie 'Beauty Inside', he said, "I accepted the offer out of trust in the director, but since 'Solo' was very popular, I thought I had to make sure it did not ruin the reputation of my previous work." “It was a very big challenge. There were parts I had to create and create that I didn’t have.”

“It was a difficult challenge,” said Han Hyo-joo, “I wanted to create a completely different visual appearance, so I came up with an idea and even made teeth and wore them. My body was thin, but people said they wanted my small muscles to stand out, so I worked out really hard.” .

He continued, "I prepared the character to be shown really well, but internally, I also created a warrior because I wanted him to be a sympathetic villain even though he may be a villain to others. When acting, I didn't think of this character as a villain, but why does this person exist? “I thought about why it had come to this. I thought Big Knife might have a personality disorder and went to seek advice,” he said. “It is a character that I worked hard on both internally and externally.”

In particular, Han Hyo-joo said, "I had to join right after 'Moving', so there wasn't much time given. It was even more difficult to have a thin body with small muscles showing. You can bulk up by eating and exercising, but the director cruelly said, 'I want you to see small muscles even though you are skinny.' “I worked out all day. I did weight training in the morning, ate a simple egg and banana for lunch, and spent the evening doing aerobic exercise and getting ready,” he said. At the same time, he was surprised when he confessed, "I had one last action with Rock, and I had to tear my clothes to expose my body, so I tried moisture control for the first time in my life. I didn't drink a single sip of water for three days. I drained all the moisture from my body." .

Cha Seung-won said, "I know there is a reaction of 'Brian is alive? Isn't he dead?'" and "I only suffered damage to my back, and it was so bad that I didn't die."

Regarding Brian, he explained, "While Wonho's character is a person with complex and subtle lines, Brian's emotions are very simple. He appears as a character taking revenge on someone who made me like that in the first episode."

Jo Jin-woong said about Wonho's character, "I feel like I've met this disgusting guy again. I'm half scared and half excited," and added, "I thought I should build up what I had regretted in the previous work. After watching this movie, the feelings I felt toward Wonho, great sadness, faint pain. “This has been added. It feels like I’m at my parents’ house, but it also feels like my parents’ house has been newly remodeled.”

Cha Seung-won and Cho Jin-woong said, "We worked to strengthen and fill in the character's flaws that were disappointing in Part 1," and added, "Energy was created by causing and colliding with conflicts and incidents. It is difficult to watch 'Solo Battle 2' regardless of whether or not you watched Part 1. “I think it will be a movie that will be fun and interesting,” he said.

'Solo War 2' follows the fierce battle at Yongsan Station and follows the vicious war between detective Won-ho (Cho Jin-woong), who is still chasing Mr. Lee, the disappeared Rock (Oh Seung-hoon), the reappearance of Brian (Cha Seung-won), and Big Knife (Han Hyo-joo) who came from China to resolve the situation. Green crime action movie.

It is a follow-up and mid-quel to the movie ‘Believer’ (2018), which attracted 5.2 million viewers. This is the second directorial project chosen by multi-talented director Baek, who has been active in the advertising, design, and film industries, after 'Beauty Inside'. It will be released on Netflix on November 17th.

Meanwhile, at this year's Busan International Film Festival, a total of 269 films, including 209 officially invited films from 69 countries and 60 community beef screenings, will meet the audience. The opening film was 'Because I Hate Korea' (Director Jang Geon-jae) starring Go Ah-seong, Kim Woo-gyeom and Joo Jong-hyuk, and the closing film was 'The Emperor of Movies' (Director Ning Hao) starring Yoo Deok-hwa.

Busan Choi Ji-ye, Ten Asia reporter wisdomart@tenasia.co.kr