Actor Park Shin-yang revealed behind-the-scenes stories from the filming of the popular drama 'Lovers in Paris'.
Park Shin-yang appeared on the general programming channel MBN talk show Kim Ju-ha's Day & Night, which aired on the afternoon of the 14th, and talked about his life as an actor and a painter. He also showed his doting father side, providing abundant laughter and emotion.
The broadcast opened with a skit by Moon Seyoon and Jo Jjaeje parodying the drama "Lovers in Paris," titled "Lovers of day and night." When the MCs requested "Baby, let's go," Park Shin-yang hesitated, and Kim Ju-ha, embodying the female lead, jumped up, grabbed Park Shin-yang's wrist and performed the line "Okay, let's go," creating an uproar of laughter.
Park Shin-yang, who has been painting for about 13 to 14 years, said that after the film "Sah-eul" he transformed into a painter and focused on art for six years instead of acting. He also surprised everyone by saying that for the exhibition currently being held at the Sejong Center for the Performing Arts gallery since the 6th, he personally built an identical large set in Andong and carried out an operation to move the entire gallery.
Park Shin-yang said he fell into painting after being struck by inspiration at a museum he visited while studying in Russia, saying, "It felt like peppermint candy was pouring into me." However, some members of the public found his transformation into a painter unfamiliar and viewed it with suspicion. In response to rumors asking, "Did you choose painting as an escape?" Park Shin-yang delivered a firm rebuttal: "It doesn't fit to call it an escape. It's a serious endeavor." Regarding rumors that he was painting to sell artwork by using his fame, he said, "I don't think painting can be reduced to money alone," and expressed his principle of not selling paintings now, saying, "Right now, showing them is my task."
On the other hand, Park Shin-yang confessed he poured his heart into every work he appeared in, saying, "Everything was hard. I really worked very hard." He said the famous lines from the huge hit "Lovers in Paris," which recorded a peak rating of 57.6%, felt frankly corny and awkward, and that he emphasized the lines to bring out their flavor, such as the woman-shaking line, "Why can't you speak! That man is my man! That man is my lover, why can't you say it!" He also said he considered singing "My Way" instead of the talked-about "Can I love you?", which caused laughter, and confessed he studied confession-song scenes by watching Elton John live performances.
While acting, Park Shin-yang said his spine fractured four times and in 2020 he had thyroid problems and could not get up for a while, adding, "I currently have a titanium disc inserted," which drew sympathy. He said, "Even while filming 'Lovers in Paris' I was on crutches from start to finish," and revealed his fighting spirit, saying, "With indomitable will, I only removed the crutches during filming." When filming Jang Hang-jun's "Sign," the director who became a 12 million-audience director, he said he suffered through watching an autopsy, and when filming "Baksu Geondal" he experienced a shaman clapping ritual. Park Shin-yang drew the line at retirement, saying, "There are good films and dramas, and if I have the opportunity I can do them anytime."
Park Shin-yang showed his doting father side so much that he said he even has paintings just for his daughter. He said he painted from a photo of a turtle and a horse his daughter brought one day, expressing the joy he felt when his daughter recognized him as a painter: "I was happy then," and said, "Sometimes we travel together," showing the model of a father who is like a friend. But Kim Ju-ha, listening to Park Shin-yang, made a spontaneous remark about a clingy daughter that provoked laughter, saying, "Mine clings so much it's hard. From Monday she writes down what she'll eat with her mom and where she'll go on the weekend. It's so creepy."
In addition, Park Shin-yang, who is also active as an author writing books, said he began writing after being upset that his sincerity was distorted, explaining, "I used to explain my paintings for nine to ten hours to people in the art world who visited my studio, but days later rumors spread saying, 'You didn't paint that, did you?' about a ghostwriter," and he started writing a book from that frustration. Having already published a third book, Park Shin-yang personally gifted signed copies to the three MCs, and Kim Ju-ha left a certification photo from the exhibition with Park Shin-yang, creating a heartwarming moment.
[photo] MBN broadcast screen capture.
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