(following interview ①) Actor Choi Wooshik boasted of being a "late-born son".
On the 3rd, at a café in Samcheong-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul, an interview with lead actor Choi Wooshik for the film "Number One" (director Kim Tae-yong, provided by BY4M Studio·Fencher Invest, distributed by BY4M Studio, produced by Semicolon Studio·Studio Dubble M, co-produced by BY4M Studio·IPD Company) was held.
"Number One" is a film about Ha-min (Choi Wooshik), who one day begins to see a number that decreases by one each time he eats his mother's food, and learns that when the number reaches zero his mother Eun-sil (Jang Hye-Jin) will die, so he tries to protect his mother.
When asked "What kind of son are you in real life?", Choi Wooshik looked back and said, "I really grew up like a son who was almost like a daughter. I often say 'I love you' to my parents. I show my emotions a lot. We're very close. But I don't think I've often been emotionally honest in front of my parents. Of course I try to share when I'm happy. When I'm stressed, worried, troubled or depressed, I don't think I've ever reached out to my parents first."
He continued, "But while working on this project I felt that there really wasn't much time left, so I try to be more honest," and added, "I'm a late-born child; there's a seven-year gap between my older brother and me. Growing up, our parents were older than the parents of my peers. I used to think about that and even cried myself to sleep. 'What if mom and dad die before me?' I would think. I've lived with that thought for a long time. Since elementary school I lived that way, but at some point as I became an adult I was so overwhelmed I forgot about it. I had forgotten that family also has an expiration date, but working on this project made me think a lot. It was a time to reflect on myself more."
Choi Wooshik also said, "Becoming someone who questions the meaning of family for myself felt like growth. I was also able to think about communication with my parents. My brother always told me, 'If you have worries or concerns, always talk about them. Even if they don't get solved, the burden is halved.'"
He added, "Thanks to them I received a lot of help from my family as I grew up. Playing Ha-min, he's very kind, but I wished the family had relied on each other a bit more. Because he tried to do everything alone until the end, he couldn't even think to cook for his mother and acted foolishly. Watching Ha-min made me think about how to approach people and be honest."
(continued in interview ③)
[Photo] BY4M Studio
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