'Actor Jang Hyuk recently revealed the behind-the-scenes of a supermarket commercial that drew attention and expressed pride in his unique "method acting."
On the 24th, the YouTube channel 'Zzanbro Shin Dong-yeob' episode 'Jang Hyuk Im Woo-il [Zzanbro EP.159] Daegil imitates Woo-il wahsseoyom~ jjassjjass' featured Jang Hyuk and Im Woo-il talking.
That day, Jang Hyuk mentioned a supermarket commercial that recently received a heated response online. His somewhat exaggerated tone and serious expression while describing the product's merits brought laughter, and various parodies followed after the ad's release. Jang Hyuk said, "I filmed it with director Jang Hang-jun and Gam-dong. If I do it alone it can be exaggerated, but because they set it up, the reaction was better than I thought."
Because the acting was so bold, questions arose about whether he felt a reality check while filming. But Jang Hyuk firmly said, "I didn't get a reality check," and added, "I was told to take it seriously." He went on to say, "If I tried to be funny, I would have thought, 'What am I doing right now?'" and revealed his personal philosophy on comedy acting. Direction can intend to make people laugh, but actors must believe the situation is real and act seriously.
In particular, Jang Hyuk joked, "I really thought, 'I have a lot of charm, and that's good.' Even when receiving a massage I thought, 'It's good to get a massage,'" and added, "An actor does not exist without emotion. It was method acting," which drew laughter.
Of course, there was a moment when his rock-solid immersion almost broke. Jang Hyuk said, "I was fine up to 'I like the curls,'" but admitted a slight crisis came during the direction where his voice echoed like a drum washer. He explained, "There was a bit of a sense of crisis. I had to show seriousness, and if I laughed there it would feel fake," and added, "So I concentrated a lot."
Jang Hyuk said he wasn't holding back laughter but simply didn't think the situation was funny in the first place. His unexpected method acting theory—that he imbued genuine emotion into scenes that might otherwise be seen only as "tasteless ads"—again brought laughter.
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