(Following interview ①) Actor Park Jung-min shared the meaning he gained through a sabbatical year.
On the 15th at a café in Samcheong-dong, Seoul, an interview with Park Jung-min from the film "Face" was held.
The film "Face" (writer-director Yeon Sang-ho, provided and produced by Wowpoint (WOWPOINT), co-provided and distributed by Plus M Entertainment) depicts Im Dong-hwan (Park Jung-min), the son of visually impaired seal engraving artisan Im Young-kyu (Kwon Hae-hyo/Park Jung-min) who is called a living miracle, as he uncovers the truth behind his mother's death after the discovery of her skeletal remains, which had been believed to be missing for 40 years.
Earlier, Park Jung-min, who drew attention by declaring a sabbatical year from acting this year, described that time by saying, "Right now I'm in the process of getting to know myself by doing things other than acting. I feel like I'm spending the time I intended, but because business gets involved, there are many parts where I have to run around on my own. I have to go to places that seek me out. From the position of bringing in writers, I am responsible for their outcomes. I didn't want to show myself just sitting around, so I worked hard."
He continued, "I don't know what the public will think, but from my perspective there were still good results. While spending this year like this, I went out diligently here and there to promote, and did publisher branding. Those processes were good. Whether I'll continue to work that hard in the future is worrying and I need to think about it, but I worked hard this year. It feels like a pleasant result."
He also spoke about what he realized himself, saying, "When you work as an actor you only do actor work. Everything outside of acting is done by someone else — on set and at the agency. They support you so you can act well. As roles grow bigger, someone takes care to prevent injury and pays attention. Doing the opposite made me try to make sure people didn't get hurt, didn't feel hurt, could write better, and that staff weren't upset. I think I'm learning those emotional aspects. Learning them doesn't particularly make my personality better or make me kinder. I'm learning the work of the people who support me," he joked.
He went on, "I felt like I was going to sets too much. Is that really good for Park Jung-min or the individual? And if you keep getting pushed, a person can't work hard every day. You want to sleep and you want to rest. Then you start missing scenes. Halfheartedly working hard. I really want to work hard. But as those moments kept appearing, it made me lie — to someone that I worked hard. Even when I did work hard, there were moments I felt guilty. Energy seemed to drop. Feeling that way made me think maybe I should rest a bit," he explained about his "sabbatical year."
However, he laughed and said, "I don't regret declaring a sabbatical year, but I definitely feel it. The main job. I think filming is the best. Lately I think filming is the best."
(Continued in interview ③.)
[Photo] Provided by Plus M Entertainment
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