Actor Ryu Seung-beom said he missed his family, who are apart temporarily for his work.
Recently, at a cafe in Jongno-gu, Seoul, an interview was held with Ryu Seung-beom, the lead actor of the Netflix film "Good News" (director Byun Sung-hyun).
"Good News" is a film about a suspicious operation by people gathered in one place in 1970 determined to land a hijacked plane by any means necessary. It is loosely based on the Japan Airlines Flight 351 hijacking incident, known as the "Yodogo incident," and in the film Ryu Seung-beom plays Park Sang-hyun, director of the Central Intelligence Agency.
Ryu Seung-beom married a Slovak wife in 2020 and currently lives in Slovakia. After marrying, he has continued his work by traveling between Korea and overseas; on the reason he said, "I wanted to act again. I became curious about the profession of being an actor once more. There's not much else. I think my heart just led me this way."
When asked whether coordinating schedules was difficult, Ryu Seung-beom said, "The staff are considerate. It is something I have to endure. In a way, it's my personal situation. We coordinate well with each other, making concessions where needed, so there haven't been any major problems."
He said he has also prepared a place to stay in Korea during his activities, explaining, "People adapt to their environment. When I go there (to Slovakia), I feel like I'm home. Since my family is there, I think it will take time to adapt here as well. I hope that feeling comes quickly here, too, so my family can come here and stay when I work, and I got a house for that."
Saying that the length of his stay in Korea varies with each project, Ryu Seung-beom expressed his longing for his family, "My wife too, and these days I miss my daughter so much." He said, "If you have children you know, but I haven't seen them for over a week now. After three days it's no good. No matter how fun something is, it becomes uninteresting. Three days seems to be the maximum. Sometimes I like having about three days of personal time to be quietly alone. But after three days I feel the emptiness."
He said he did not know this side of himself until he had a family. Ryu Seung-beom said, "I didn't know because I hadn't experienced it. Like all parents, but as someone who has experienced it said, a family, children bring about big changes, and I'm experiencing that firsthand."
When asked whether his wife struggled with the reduced time together because of his work, he replied, "The nature of my work isn't something I do every day from Monday to Friday; I work intensively for certain periods and then can spend time with family. Rather than the gaps, it's that we miss each other. When you're together every day and then you're not, I think that's the feeling."
Asked whether his daughter knows his profession, Ryu Seung-beom said, "She knows I'm an actor, but at five years old she doesn't know exactly what that means. She knows what I do but may not grasp the full concept." Regarding the lack of works suitable for his young daughter to watch, he candidly expressed, "I've said before that I can't choose everything I do, but I hope that someday such a project will happen." (Interview continued in part 2.)<
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