'The Manipulated' Ji Chang Wook praised Doh Kyung Soo's performance as a villain.
On the morning of the 11th at a cafe in Samcheong-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul, a wrap-up interview was held with Ji Chang Wook, the lead actor of the Disney+ original drama "The Manipulated."
"The Manipulated" is an action drama in which Taejung (played by Ji Chang Wook), who had been living an ordinary life, one day is unfairly embroiled in a heinous crime and sent to prison, and then learns that everything was planned by Yohan (played by Doh Kyung Soo) and carries out revenge against him.
When asked how he felt when Doh Kyung Soo was cast as the final boss, Ahn Yohan, Ji Chang Wook answered immediately, "I was very happy." He said, "Actually, when Kyung Soo said he would play Yohan, I thought the charm that friend has. I felt that it would fit the character of Yohan very well, and I had the greatest expectation that Kyung Soo could create his own version of Yohan very well."
He added, "Actually, I wanted to do a lot with (Doh Kyung Soo). It's very regrettable that there are few scenes where we face each other, and there were many scenes we filmed separately. For example, when escaping on a motorcycle in which Yohan shoots a gun, I couldn't see Yohan's expression, and Yohan couldn't see me; we filmed those separately. I wanted to act face to face more, so it was disappointing that it didn't happen, but I felt good when I watched the finished product," and explained, "The two characters were clearly contrasted in terms of setting, space and costumes. In my case, I watched many of the edited cuts intermittently. I imagined for myself how Yohan was being shot while watching the edited cuts."
In particular, Ji Chang Wook expressed confidence about what he saw as Doh Kyung Soo's "charm," saying, "First of all, he's a villain, isn't he? Sometimes that friend's face has both innocence and madness. When those things are expressed as Yohan, I thought it would be interesting, and even without necessarily calling it a villain, I thought a distinctive character might emerge. I felt viewers could have high expectations. From beginning to end, what was important in this work was how frightening people should find Yohan. I paid a lot of attention to how mysterious and frightening the character should be when Taejung sees him. In that regard, I thought the personal color that a friend like Doh Kyung Soo has would make Yohan look mysterious and could be expressed dramatically."
Regarding Park Taejung's view of Ahn Yohan, he said, "Everything is an enraging situation, and it makes you furious. It's so annoying. If it were my situation, wouldn't I be extremely angry? And in front of that, I felt very powerless. I couldn't do anything, no one would listen to me. In those parts, rather than being angry, I was scared, and I think I was more afraid of my own helplessness."
He also spoke about his chemistry with Lee Kwang Soo as Baek Do Kyung and Yang Dong Geun as Yeo Deok Soo. Ji Chang Wook said, "On Kwang Soo hyung's first day of shooting, I watched the acting he was doing from behind the monitor. I was curious. Watching that, I felt, 'I have a reliable ally,' 'I have a teammate,' and felt reassured. Although Kwang Soo hyung looks unpleasant on screen, in real life he is more delicate than anyone and speaks cautiously, so it was funny. I spent a little more time with Kwang Soo hyung than with Kyung Soo, and I relied on him a lot. He was the one who would accept all my whining and make me laugh whenever I was having a hard time. I'm very grateful," he said.
He went on, "I met senior Dong Geun for the first time and worked together on 'The Manipulated,' and senior Dong Geun's portrayal of Yeo Deok Soo was interesting at every moment. The visuals were also striking. Sometimes when watching the screen, his eyes or other expressions looked inhuman. So I personally was very much looking forward to the Yeo Deok Soo character that senior Dong Geun played, and I expected the chemistry when he and Taejung faced each other."
He also reflected on his co-helpers in the work, Kim Jong Soo (as Noh Yong Sik) and Jo Yoon Soo (as Noh Eun Bi), saying, "Senior Kim Jong Soo jokingly and half-seriously called me a 'mental pillar.' He was actually a supporter who helped me mentally. I was greatly comforted watching him, and he cheered me on a lot. I think I endured well thanks to him," and added, "Yoon Soo, despite being a newcomer, works so hard. She is polite on set and whenever she appears the set's mood changes; in a damp set she was the one who brought brightness. It was fun to see how she found her role. Just having done that together felt meaningful as colleagues," he recalled. (Continued in interview ③).<
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