Jeong Ga-ram "Moon Ga-young's one-night stand cannot justify assault"

“You can say that Sooyoung lied about having a one-night stand with another man, but I don’t think Jonghyun’s assault itself can be justified. I thought it didn’t make sense for a friend preparing to become a police officer to be assaulted. To the viewers, swearing was not acceptable. “I thought I would eat it.”

Actor Jeong Ga-ram (played by Jeong Jong-hyun), who met at a cafe in Gangnam-gu, Seoul for an interview at the end of the JTBC Wednesday-Thursday drama 'Love Understanding', believed his girlfriend, Moon Ga-young (played by Ahn So-young), in a lie that she had spent the night with Moon Tae-yu (played by So Kyung-pil). He said this about assaulting Moon Tae-yu.

'Understanding Love' is a melodrama that tells the story of people with different interests meeting and understanding the true meaning of love. In the play, Jeong Ga-ram played the role of Jeong Jong-hyeon, a petition police officer at the KCU Bank Yeongpo branch and a police officer exam student.

Jeong Garam said, "I was discharged from the military last year and filmed from May to the end of December. I feel relieved and sad to spend it," she said about her thoughts on the end.

‘Love Understanding’ is Jung Ga-ram’s first comeback work after being discharged from the military. Jeong Garam also said, "It was unfamiliar to me to stand in front of the camera for the first time in two years. It took me a while to get used to it. I felt like I was back when I was a rookie. Fortunately, the atmosphere on set was so good that I think I did it happily. Such a great site. "I can't help but think that there won't be any. Our relationship is so good that we all watched the first episode together and decided to watch the last episode together. Isn't that the power of our affection for our drama?" he said, revealing his strong affection for the actors.

Jeong Jong-hyeon, played by Jeong Ga-ram, is a poor but unspoiled person who pursued dreams and hopes with unspoiled innocence, but gradually lost his luster as he hit the wall of reality. Jeong Ga-ram, who played the complex emotions of a character who hurts each other by thinking that even the love that was fresh will later have to be repaid like a debt, said, "In the beginning, I thought it would be enough to express the unadorned emotions that a man and a woman can feel when dating. When I was in a relationship, even though I wasn't as good as Jonghyun, I wanted to show him my dream and show him that I was doing well. Although my life at home wasn't as difficult as Jonghyun's, I wanted to do better, but I felt like that when I couldn't do it because I didn't have it. “I tried to express them,” he said.

Jeong Jong-hyun even called Ahn Soo-young a “bad Regarding the line 'Bad “I think I showed it,” he said.

Meanwhile, Jeong Ga-ram chose So Kyeong-pil as the least understood character in ‘Understanding Love.’ He said, "I thought it was the key to ending the whole situation, but I didn't know why I suddenly dug into it or what emotions I had. I thought it was bad. Sunbaenim Tae-yu Moon was so good at acting that I was able to empathize with him. That’s it. I thought Jonghyun was a person who could be worthy of real life even though he was a bit boring and had a lot of qualifications, but Kyungpil didn’t understand at all,” he explained.

In the drama, Jonghyun created a strange atmosphere with Cha Sun-jae (played by Jo Yoon-soo), a police officer trainee with whom he was studying. Jeong Garam said, "I think it was an affair. I was looking for a place to vent mentally. My relationship with Ahn Sooyoung was already over. I should have sorted things out correctly and moved on, but I felt very bad about being left with excuses because I had to pay back." .

Jonghyun even took Sooyoung’s money and gave her a ring. Regarding this, Jeong Ga-ram said, "Didn't there be a fuss about drawing a ring on the first date? Jonghyun still tried to do well. Drawing a ring was something he did from the heart. I think it had its own romance," he said, adding, "I borrowed money and did it. I also thought, thought, and thought about the act of bringing the ring. I think he probably bought a cheap case for the ring that costs 3,000 to 4,000 won sold on the street. He doesn't have the ability yet, but he has a great desire to give it to him. Jonghyun probably also. "He probably knew that it wouldn't last even if he tried again. However, our relationship had already deepened, we had lived together for a long time, and I was so scared of leaving, but at some point, I think we felt like we were family."

Were Sooyoung’s feelings for Jonghyun love or pity? Jeong Garam said, "When Sooyoung thought about Jonghyun, I don't think the man was completely unattractive. I think compassionate love is also love."

"If I were to protect Jonghyun as the person who played him, Jonghyun was too young. That's why I think I feel sorry for the other person. In the final ending, Jonghyun, who has become a police officer, is directing traffic, and Sooyoung watches from afar and their eyes meet. He smiles. I think that smile was the true feeling of a mother bird letting her baby birds out of the nest. There are many things I did not do for the person I once loved, I was immature, and I made many mistakes, but I am a grateful person and the person who helped Jonghyun grow. ."

When asked about the synchronization with the character, Garam Jeong said, "I think I resemble Jonghyun 70-80% from the beginning. It was like seeing my old self, bright and full of dreams. When I first came to Seoul, my parents did not support me either. "I said I wouldn't receive support. I had to find a house, so I worked a lot of part-time jobs, but those things can't be done unless you dream of a bright future. I sympathized with the way he held on, thinking that something good would come his way," he said.

What was it like working with the actors? Jeong Garam said, "It was my first time working with actor Yoo Yeon-seok, but he had worked in many major projects, so I felt familiar with him. He was my senior for a long time, so I was nervous, but he treated me comfortably." He added, "At the beginning of the drama, Jonghyun felt respect for Sang-su and wanted to become an adult like him." I think so. In fact, I thought a lot about wanting to become an actor like that after seeing senior Yeonseok, who was always bright and set the mood as a leader on set."

He continued, "Moon Ga-young is younger than me, but she is much more senior than me. What's interesting is that Soo-young is older than me in the play, so even in Ga-young's atmosphere, I felt like she was mature and someone I could trust and rely on. Soo-young, played by Ga-young, was a warm person to me. “He added.

Regarding his chemistry with Keum Sae-rok, whom he had become close friends with through the movie 'Solo Battle', he said, "I was so happy to meet him this time. We didn't have a lot of encounters on set, but the look in his eyes was so good in the scene where he asks Jonghyun how he and Sooyoung are doing. This time, 'Love' While watching 'Understanding', I felt that Keum Sae-rok's acting energy was really good. Although he is a friend, I thought he was cool as a professional," he praised.

Jeong Ga-ram also revealed an episode where she was misunderstood as a supporting actor. He said, "Everyone was a banker, but I was the only police officer, so I had to sit alone in the corner on the bank set. I took a break when I wasn't on duty, and a supporting actor came up and asked how I came to be a regular supporting actor and that I appear in every bank scene. So that's why I said that. “He said he thought he was lucky. If I played around with him more, I would feel betrayed later, so just that much,” he said with a laugh.

When asked if she had dreamed of becoming an actress since she was young, Jeong Garam answered no. He said, "I went to high school in Miryang and went to college at Busan University of Foreign Studies, but it wasn't what I wanted to do, so I wasn't interested. It took 1 hour and 30 minutes to go to school from Miryang to Busan, so it wasn't easy." I grew up thinking that I should find something I wanted to do by going out to see the world and being alone in a romantic way. Then, I got a part-time job as a fitting model in Busan, and I liked myself for being funny and funny even though my hands and feet were cringing, so I thought it would be a good idea to make it a career. So I went to Seoul. “I decided to go,” he said.

He continued, "Until then, I had never been to Seoul before. All I did was take pictures of Lotte World on a school trip. I thought there would be many opportunities in Seoul, so I got on my knees and asked my father to give me a chance. I would try living there for just 6 months and if I didn't get any results, I would do it." After returning from the military, I said that I would live the way my father told me to live. I even made the condition that I would not receive any pocket money. My father was very against it, but in the end, he thought it would be okay if you had to go through hardships, so he told me to go. After that, I came to Seoul and worked part-time to earn money for food, and my profile picture. “I took pictures and turned them around,” he recalled.

"I wasn't poor, but I couldn't drink and have fun because I didn't have money. I lived at a friend's house, watched dramas on the computer, followed along, looked at the ceiling while handing out audition documents and wondered if I had a future, but when morning came, I went back to work. ."

My parents say they support me more than anyone else right now. Jeong Garam said, “I was cast in a movie 4 years after I moved to Seoul, and luckily, that work went to the ‘Busan International Film Festival’ and my parents were invited. They were very proud and supported me.” “Now, I want my father to be a little more healthy.” “I’m joking and asking him to live happily so that he can benefit his son,” he said.

Have you come to understand love through ‘Understanding Love’? Jeong Garam said, "It seems to have become more complicated. There are many different kinds of love, but it made me think about what love is. I still don't think I can say what love is. It may be cringy, but in reality, I'm a romantic person, so I still think that love is all I need. “I live with the mindset that I can give. But as I got older and entered my 30s, I realized that if I couldn’t take care of my own food, I couldn’t take care of the other person,” he said.

When asked what he would like to say to the 'Jonghyuns' of the world, Jeong Ga-ram said, "I am proud of Jonghyun, no matter how much he fell and was broken, he got back up again. Because I am on Jonghyun's side. I think there should be someone who says good things. I regret the things I regret. "But please don't repeat yourself, and thank you for helping me grow well. I would like to tell Jonghyuns across the country that I hope they will always work hard to preserve their bright hearts and not break them," he said.

“I think I have learned and grown a lot while living as Jonghyun. As someone who is sending him off, I feel regretful and will think of a lot. I think that Jonghyun, Sangsu, Sooyoung, and Mikyung are all living happily, and I hope so. Because there were a lot of painful things in the drama. ."

Taeyuna, Ten Asia Reporter youyou@tenasia.co.kr