Actor Mu Jin-seong praised his chemistry with Lee Jun-ho in Typhoon Family.
On the 3rd, at the OSEN office located in Hapjeong-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul, an interview was held with Mu Jin-seong, a lead actor of tvN's Typhoon Family.
Typhoon Family is a drama that depicts the struggling coming-of-age story of Kang Tae-poong (Lee Jun-ho), a novice corporate man who becomes the president of a trading company with no employees, no money and nothing to sell during the 1997 IMF. Set in the late 1990s, roughly 30 years ago, and at the turning point of modern Korean history marked by the IMF, it showed the protagonist's cheerful yet dramatic struggles centered on the hero who went from being part of the "orange tribe" to becoming a corporate man.
In particular, Mu Jin-seong played the role of "Pyo Hyun-joon," expressing with delicate tears the complex emotions of craving his father's recognition and love, and, thinking that he had always been overshadowed by Kang Tae-poong since childhood and that his things were taken, he revealed a latent sense of inferiority that provoked anger and chills in viewers every time he appeared.
Asked that day what Hyun-joon's feelings toward Tae-poong were, he said, "In the final episode there is a scene where Hyun-joon is hit by Tae-poong and falls down and then speaks alone. 'He never watched anyone's back in his whole life.' I thought that line helped portray Hyun-joon's character a bit."
He continued, "(Hyun-joon's feelings) don't show much in the scene, so I think viewers had difficulty following the emotions. But if you watch it straight through, you'll sympathize more. Actually, there were some deleted scenes. There was some narrative there. For various reasons they weren't released, but there were more scenes that would have explained why he felt that way about Tae-poong."
Earlier, actor Lee Jun-ho described the fiery scenes with Mu Jin-seong in a post-series interview for Typhoon Family as "almost like love scenes." Mu Jin-seong agreed, saying, "When I acted in scenes with Tae-poong, my mindset was that I should love this guy."
He said, "You could say it's a kind of misplaced affection. It could become obsession. Even in the face-to-face scenes, we tried to express a more subtle psychological battle that could cause misunderstanding. We tried to portray subtle emotional lines. But it seems many people saw it that way," adding, "I still remember. Actor Jun-ho joked during filming that 'hyung's gaze is strange.' He even joked, 'Why are your lips pink?'" which drew laughter.
He also spoke about his rapport with Lee Jun-ho. He said, "Even though our roles had deep emotional rifts, it was good. Despite the big gap between being in and out of a take, during filming we immersed ourselves as if nothing had happened. It was my first time acting with actor Jun-ho, but there was a depth of energy. I was surprised every time we filmed. As an actor I was stimulated in many ways. I think those aspects helped the scenes between Hyun-joon and Tae-poong gain synergy and come to life."
(Continued in interview ②)<
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