"If we" Koo Kyo-hwan revealed the efforts he made while sharing romantic scenes with Moon Ga-young.
On the afternoon of the 19th, an interview with Koo Kyo-hwan, the lead actor of the film "If we," was held at a cafe in Sogyeok-dong, Jongno District, Seoul.
The film "If we" (director Kim Do-young, distributed by SHOWBOX, provided by KC Ventures·K-Wave Media, produced by Covenant Pictures) is a realistic romance that unfolds the traces of memory when Eunho and Jeongwon, who loved each other passionately, unexpectedly reunite after 10 years. It is a remake of the original Chinese film "Us in the Future" (2018) adapted to Korean sensibilities.
The new film by director Kim Do-young, who drew attention for his delicate emotional direction with "Kim Ji-young, Born 1982" (2019), is drawing anticipation for the dense acting rapport and poignant chemistry between Koo Kyo-hwan and Moon Ga-young. It realistically captures the radiant moments of their youth in their 20s and the emotional changes of the two people who meet again 10 years later.
Koo Kyo-hwan gave a passionate performance as Eunho, who enrolled in a computer engineering department after failing the college entrance exam multiple times and meets his first love Jeongwon. From the thrill of first love that anyone experiences to the regret that washes over after a breakup, he portrayed complex emotions in a detailed and realistic way to broaden audience empathy. He returns with the deepest love story of his career.
In the film, Koo Kyo-hwan and Moon Ga-young are actually 14 years apart in age, but in the film they appear as college classmates with a 2–3 year difference.
Koo Kyo-hwan said, "I have a self-care routine. There is a bodyweight workout called 'Tabata,' and I do four sets each morning. This routine was for not only 'If we' but for all my projects," and laughed.
He continued, "I cared about external changes. The costumes also change gradually in gradation. If you rewatch it, I hope you pay attention to the costume layering. As it moves toward the latter part, the layering gradually disappears and there are costume changes in the later part. At the same time, the attitude changes slightly. I feel that costume and hair change the way the character carries themselves depending on what they are wearing," he said.
Koo Kyo-hwan also said, "Eunho does not become a different person simply because time passes. When he meets Jeongwon again, it was important that Eunho's own mannerisms pop out, so I avoided making him too mature or changed just because a lot of time had passed," and added, "The costume team and makeup team helped. The ways time passes were something the director paid a lot of attention to," expressing his gratitude.
Meanwhile, "If we" opens on the 31st.
[photo] provided by SHOWBOX
[OSEN]