This is a review article written after watching the broadcast.
'New-Oldboy Park Chan-wook' actors Lee Byung-hun and Lee Young-ae revealed candid behind-the-scenes stories that both the director and actors were in a "sense of crisis" when they grants in the film 'Joint Security Area JSA'.
On the afternoon of the 8th, SBS documentary NEW OLD BOY (New Oldboy) Park Chan-wook. Part 1 of 'New-Oldboy Park Chan-wook' aired.
Lee Byung-hun recalled his situation when he decided to grants in 'JSA' and said, "I was already an actor in crisis whose three films had failed," drawing laughter. He also revealed his shocking first impression of director Park Chan-wook. Lee Byung-hun said, "He was standing with a mane of hair I don't like and holding a single script," and described Park's first impression as "unlikable," which caused laughter.
Lee Young-ae, who appeared together, also conveyed her anxious feelings. Lee Young-ae frankly confessed, "I was also in a position worried about my standing in the film industry." She mentioned that the film Inshallah, which had previously carried high expectations, did not yield satisfactory results, and added, "Everyone (both actors and the director) was in a situation of a sense of crisis," showing the earnestness with which they approached the work.
Lee Byung-hun also revealed his first impression of Park Chan-wook's unique working method. He said that when he first received the storyboard book for 'JSA', "When I got it, I thought, 'What is this? Does the director like comics?'" and said he was surprised by Park's meticulous preparatory method, which was unfamiliar at the time.
[Photo] Capture of the broadcast screen of 'New-Oldboy Park Chan-wook'
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