Lim Young-woong's self-composed song was inserted into a movie for the first time.
The movie 'Picnic', which will be released during the Lunar New Year holiday on February 7, has revealed the production history that completed the integration of generations through the collaboration of various artists ranging from music to literature through one movie.
'Picnic' is a story about two friends, best friends and in-laws, who go on a trip to their hometown Namhae together for the first time in 60 years and reconnect with memories from when they were 16. The behind-the-scenes story of how this film included not only Lim Young-woong's self-composed song "Grains of Sand" but also poet Na Tae-ju's handwritten title and dedication poem was revealed.
Lim Young-woong's self-composed song was inserted into a movie for the first time.
‘Picnic’ is the first time Lim Young-woong’s song appears in a movie. Lim Young-woong's second self-composed song, Grains of Sand, plays a role in making the audience feel the peak of emotion at the moment when the lyrical lyrics and Lim Young-woong's own whistle harmonize with the atmosphere of the movie and the restrained emotions of actors Na Moon-hee and Kim Young-ok are conveyed to the audience.
The director and production team, who happened to hear a grain of sand while finishing editing for 'Picnic' to be submitted to the Busan Film Festival, thought that the song and the movie went well together, and requested it from Lim Young-woong's agency, Fish Music. Accordingly, Fish Music readily consented to the use of 'Picnic' as a sign of respect for the purpose of the work and for the three main actors who are still active in their 80s.
Lim Young-woong's self-composed song was inserted into a movie for the first time.
In the opening title of 'Picnic', the handwriting of poet Na Tae-ju, who is known as the national poet and nicknamed the flower poet, appears as the title. In 'Picnic', Geum-sun, played by Kim Young-ok, taught herself to read and wrote poetry on the back of the calendar, expressing her literary sensibility. Actor Kim Young-ok, who was the narrator of the audiobook of 'I Promise, It Will Get Better', an essay written by poet Tae-ju Na while looking back on her life after miraculously recovering from a serious illness, gave this book, published with poet Tae-ju Na, as a gift to all the staff on the last day of filming. I also gave it. Afterwards, the production team thought that poet Na Tae-ju and the movie 'Picnic' were also related, so they asked to meet. Poet Na Tae-ju dedicated a poem titled ‘Sky Window’ along with the poem ‘Picnic’. In addition, the meaning of 'picnic' is "to take a break by walking outdoors and getting some fresh air," and interpreted the work from the perspective of our life as a picnic.
Before they went on a 'picnic' together, it was said that Lim Young-woong was impressed by a poem by poet Na Tae-ju and ended up completing the lyrics to Grains of Sand. The relationship between actor Kim Young-ok and poet Na Tae-ju, who are known to be big fans of singer Lim Young-woong, makes their coincidence even more special and is raising expectations as a heartfelt movie.
The film 'Picnic', which is raising expectations with various stories such as the insertion of Lim Young-woong's own song and a tribute poem to Na Tae-joo, will be released in theaters nationwide during the Lunar New Year holiday on February 7.
