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Baek Il-seop, “I declared my graduation at the age of 73 and came out with only one bag.”
In the tvN STORY entertainment show 'The Chairman's People' that aired on the 3rd, Baek Il-seop, the main character of 'The Jujube Tree Is Caught in Love', was seen as a guest and reunited with Kim Soo-mi for the first time in a long time.
On this day, Kim Soo-mi, who reunited with Baek Il-seop after 6 years, expressed her happiness and mentioned the 1982 movie 'Hwasuni' in which they starred together. 'Hwasuni' is Kim Soo-mi's first film debut, in which she co-stars with Baek Il-seop.
Baek Il-seop said, “The Kim Soo-mi I remember is cute, and only her pretty appearance is entered into my mind. “After that, the evil Kim Soo-mi is not in my head,” he said. In response, Kim Soo-mi asked, “You haven’t worked with me since then,” and Baek Il-seop said, “Didn’t you get married early? I had already gotten married during the time of ‘Hwasuni’. “I was talking on the phone with my husband at that time,” she recalled.
At the same time, Baek Il-seop indirectly mentioned to Kim Soo-mi that her husband had changed, saying, “That’s there, right?”, making everyone laugh. Kim Soo-mi replied, “That husband is the same,” and Kim Yong-gun added, “They put a stake in there.”
Baek Il-seop confessed through the documentary program ‘I Like People’, saying, “I had no special plans, no motivation, and at some point I felt like I had to go out and live alone.” Kim Soo-mi was worried about Baek Il-seop, who lives alone, but Baek Il-seop expressed satisfaction with his life living alone, saying, "If I want to cook bulgogi and have a glass of soju, that's it." In response, Kim Soo-mi said, “Meal kit food comes out well,” and added, “Call me the address. “I will send it to you with barley gulbi,” he said.
Baek Il-seop also revealed the reason why he left MBC for the past 20 years. He said, "I was close to producer Lee Young-heon, and (producer Lee) said in front of people, 'You'll come to your senses and do well from now on.'" He added, "I had a drink in the office and he came up. I threw the script and said I wouldn't do it. The next day was the recording, so I just threw it away. “It came out,” he said.
Baek Il-seop said that his relationship with producer Lee Young-heon had soured because of that incident, and confessed, "At the time, my pride was hurt. But not being able to control my temper is one of the things I regret in my life."
20 years later, Baek Il-seop received a casting request for 'Sons and Daughters', and although he had a lot of concerns because PD Lee Young-heon was the head of MBC's production department at the time, he said that he decided to appear after a long period of persuasion from the producer in charge. Baek Il-seop explained, "'Sons and Daughters' was a huge hit, and I went to Producer Lee Young-heon and apologized for the first time in 20 years. We resolved the conflict by saying that (we should both) forget about the program because it did well."
Baek Il-seop is said to have incurred 900 million won in debt due to business failure. Lee Gye-in said, “According to reports at the time, Baek Il-seop lost money due to a business failure. I felt pitiful. When I was filming a movie in Japan, we shared the same accommodation and went window shopping. I didn't have any money, so I shopped with my eyes, and I thought, 'How did big star Baek Il-seop end up like this?' I came to Korea after filming a movie in Japan, and then (Baek Il-seop) said that ‘Sons and Daughters’ would appear. “The drama was a huge hit, so he paid back all the money and became successful again.” In response, Baek Il-seop said, “Good luck comes by chance like that.”
Taeyuna, Ten Asia Reporter youyou@tenasia.co.kr
