Hitting the world with just your deaf voice..I remember the good thing about Kedeheon's voice acting
Jul 22, 2025
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For Lee Byung-hun, voice acting is not an unfamiliar area. He participated in Korean animations such as `Amageddon' (1995) and"Marie Story" (2001) at the beginning of his debut, and returned to animation dubbing after about 20 years through 'K-pop Demon Hunters'. In particular, in this work, he was the only member of the cast who performed both English and Korean versions of dubbing, drawing attention.
He said "The English dub was first planned, and Korean dubbing was later offered additionally"English dubbing was elaborated in three sessions to reflect cultural differences such as emotions, accents, nuances, and Korean could be recorded in one day."," he said. In particular, in the English dubbing process, the level of completion was enhanced by closely communicating with Sony Pictures and local production teams.
Playing the role of the character 'Ewes', who has a strong presence, he cited the scene where he awkwardly sang along to the song of Lion Boys as his most memorable line. "I had a lot of worries because it was a point where a slightly clumsy and humane side was revealed in the fearsome charisma of the devil, and I rather liked that point, so it was memorable."
Lee Byung-hun also voiced a total of seven characters, including Charles Dickens, the narrator of the story, and the voice of a snake in the Garden of Eden scene, which opened last week and is No. 1 in the box office. "It was a story I could watch with my children, so I had fun." The father's form of telling interesting stories to his children overlapped with what I usually do, so I could act naturally and secretly," he said, explaining the background of his immersion.
As for the biggest difficulty of voice acting, unlike acting in front of the camera through video media such as lines, eyes, expressions, gestures, and directing, it was not easy to express all the details of emotions with just one voice. I had to make use of all the emotions with my own voice", he said, adding that he played in place at the actual recording site, followed his facial expressions, and actively engaged in voice acting.
Actor Lee Byung-hun, who is taking the stage around the world as such. Now, he is also proving his deep acting skills with his voice and conveying a different kind of emotion.
Reporter Moon Ji-yeon lunamoon@sportschosun.com
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