(Following interview ①) Actor Park Ji-hwan revealed behind-the-scenes details of the idol maknae "Jihwan".
On the 26th at a cafe in Samcheong-dong, Seoul, an interview was conducted with lead actor Park Ji-hwan of the film Boss (director Ra Hee-chan, produced by HYBE MediaCorp, provided/distributed by HYBE MediaCorp·MindMark).
Park Ji-hwan gained major attention for playing the idol maknae "Jihwan" in SNL Korea season 5. When asked about the continually discussed "Jihwan," Park Ji-hwan laughed as he hastily recovered, saying, I don't even get nervous anymore. I talk about it openly. When will I release an album. That's a slip of the tongue.
He went on to recall, I cried continuously even after it ended. Tears came in the dressing room, and my hands were shaking. Is this embarrassing? What is it? Thinking about this strange sense of satisfaction and accomplishment, I realized this feeling was "I worked hard." I thought I had smashed the parts that were hard so I wouldn't make excuses.
He added, Afterward people contacted me. They sent "ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ." All the seniors said, "You were cool." After that, people from Seonggyun who appeared called me. They said, "I said I'd do it..." The one thing I can say is, "Trust the crew and the set." If I had shallow thoughts I would suffer, but if I throw myself in I could blossom. Just go. Roll and come back. If you don't think and do your best you'll feel a strange emotion and you will definitely cry. But everyone said they cried. They said, "I understand what you mean." which drew attention.
He said with added humor that while heading to film SNL, Kye-sang called and yelled, "Why did you do that! You fool!" and said, "But Jihwan. You're going to have a lot of thoughts. You might even cry?" I realized that. It really feels like a life-risking job. I respected the crew for doing that as if it were routine. They were truly amazing. They were pros among pros. The crew helped a lot.
He also joked, The moment I took on the challenge was the hardest. It was my first shoot, and I couldn't deliver lines and thought I'd struggle, so I asked someone to buy Cheongshim-hwan. That was the first time. Even in theater and film I hadn't tried Cheongshim-hwan. Strangely my blood wasn't circulating. From the start it felt off. But after taking two pills I realized the effect was good. It had no relation, but it calmed me a bit. It was really fun then. When I think of those memories there's nothing I can't do. Military guerrilla training? If I think of SNL I can do anything.
Meanwhile, the film Boss is a comic action movie that depicts organization members desperately competing to "yield" the boss position to each other for the chance to become the next boss, with the organization's future at stake as they fiercely vie for the role to fulfill their own dreams. It opens Oct. 3.
(Continued in interview ③.)
[Photo] Provided by HYBE MediaCorp
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