Actor Lee Sung-min revealed the background behind choosing director Park Chan-wook's film "No Other Choice."
On the afternoon of the 8th, Lee Sung-min appeared as a guest on SBS Radio's live show Two O'Clock Escape Cultwo Show (abbreviated Cultwo Show). He met DJs Kim Tae-gyun and Hwang Chi-yeul and talked about his recent activities.
Lee Sung-min's appearance on the Cultwo Show was a surprise arranged earlier to promote the film "Boss." Earlier, leading actors of "Boss" such as Cho Woo-jin and Park Ji-hwan had appeared on the Cultwo Show. Coincidentally, Lee Sung-min, who attended an SBS news recording on the same day, recognized the "Boss" team and visited the Cultwo Show studio.
In particular, because Lee Sung-min also made a special appearance in "Boss," his presence was even more warmly received. Taking this opportunity, he visited the Cultwo Show once more to promote another film in which he starred, "No Other Choice."
"No Other Choice" has already surpassed 2 million viewers and continues its box office success. Director Park Chan-wook even said at a GV that he discovered Lee Sung-min's scene late while editing and revived it, which surprised many.
Regarding this, Lee Sung-min said, "There is a scene where Lee Byung-hun points a gun at me. At that time, senior Cho Yong-pil's song "Gochu Jamjari" was playing. It was playing very loudly. At that moment, the two characters let out the anger, grievance and injustice they had been holding in. But then there was a cut where tears welled up in my eyes. At first the editing director removed that cut, but director Park Chan-wook, wondering if something might have been left out, searched and reattached that cut."
He continued, "On set, you watch on a small monitor so facial expressions don't look detailed, but in the editing room on a big screen you sometimes discover things late, and I think this was one of those cases. We didn't play "Gochu Jamjari" loudly while filming. At the time, it was ambiguous whether we had permission to use "Gochu Jamjari," so it was unclear. "Gochu Jamjari" was a strong candidate. That was the setting, but we acted without any music playing."
Lee Sung-min also said, "When I agreed to appear, the fact that it was a Park Chan-wook film worked 100%. I don't think many actors in the world would refuse a Park Chan-wook script. I didn't look at the casting lineup then. I didn't even know exactly what my role was. It was Park Chan-wook's script, and Lee Byung-hun's role was Mansu, so I wondered, 'Is Mansu me?' I thought, 'No way, Park Chan-wook would pick me?' Later, when 'Beom-mo' appeared, I thought, 'Oh, that must be me,'" he laughed.
[Photo] OSEN DB, SBS source.
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