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Song Seung-heon "When I was in my 20s, I didn't enjoy going to the field"
On the 18th, at a cafe in Sogyeok-dong, Seoul, I met actor Song Seung-heon, who appeared in the Netflix series 'Courier Driver'. Song Seung-heon takes on the role of Ryu Seok, the son of Ryu Jae-jin, chairman of Cheonmyeong Group, who established the current order in a deserted world, and the CEO of Cheonmyeong Group with seething ambition.
Song Seung-heon said, "I think it was three years ago that I heard that director Cho Eui-seok had such an original work and that he was trying to tell a story like this. "he said.
Song Seung-heon will work with director Cho Eui-seok again with this work, following the 2002 release of 'First Jump'. He revealed the reason for appearing in this work, saying, “I am an old friend with director Cho Eui-seok before being both a director and an actor. Also, "I asked to do the next work quickly, but time passed so fast that I couldn't believe it. Last week on the 10th, we had a production presentation, and the release date of 'Run For Now' was May 10, 2002." It was also meaningful in that it was a work that we worked together and that we met again as actors and directors who were more mature than before. It was good throughout the filming. It was strange before the first filming. I see friends often, but it's been a long time since I met them on set."
Song Seung-heon recalled 20 years ago and said, "At the time, the characters in the movie were high school students with problems, so-called crazy friends. That's why it was more hectic and chaotic. It must have been difficult for the director because he had to do it. At the same time, he became a friend he met in society and became a long-term relationship. We talked a lot about this and that while working on the project." Also, "Ryu Seok has a few warriors. He has a family history. It was interesting, but isn't there a limited time in the work? It's meaningful because it's a piece of work," he said.
Song Seung-heon, who mainly showed off sweet romance in the past, continues to challenge the genre recently. He said, "First of all, it's fun. It's because I'm trying something I haven't done before. After acting for 10 years, wouldn't there be an image of an actor named Song Seung-heon? Now I want to try to break that image. It's fun when I act like that. This work It was the same with "Hidden Face." It hasn't been released yet, but if you look at it in a work called 'Hidden Face', you'll feel it is unconventional. It's a non-standardized character. I want to continue to try to make viewers think, 'Isn't it Song Seung-heon?', and I feel fun in that place." said. He continued, "I thought about why it wasn't like this in the past. There was always an explanation like 'just and upright person' at the top of the script. When I was young, I think I had to play a villain. I think my thoughts change as I get older. 20 ~When I was in my 30s, I don't think going to the field was fun, but these days going to the field is fun and I look forward to it. I want to try that to my heart's content."
In this work, Song Seung-heon is the villain in the play. He expressed his motivation, saying, “In the past, seniors jokingly said that if you play a villain, you throw stones on the road. showed up He also added, "I liked it when people said it was a new side of me, not a side I hadn't seen or expected. I feel proud when people say, 'Does this suit you?'
'Courier Driver' is about the future Korean Peninsula, where people cannot live without oxygen due to extreme air pollution, and the legendary courier driver 5-8 (Kim Woo-bin) and refugee April (Kang Yoo-seok) fight against the Chunmyeong Group that dominates the new world. Netflix series depicting. It was released on the 12th, and in Netflix's official tally 'Netflix TOP 10', 'The Courier' recorded 31.22 million viewing hours, ranking first in the global TOP 10 non-English TV category (May 8-14).
Reporter Kim Ji-won, Ten Asia bella@tenasia.co.kr
