Dongjoo, forgetting the burden and participating...Magical Park Jung-min About Magical Harbin (Roundup)

Dec 26, 2024

 Dongjoo, forgetting the burden and participating...Magical Park Jung-min About Magical Harbin (Roundup)
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He is an actor who makes magical moments even more magical. Park Jung-min (37), who sincerely poured out the noble hearts of the independents with his whole body, captivated the audience with his enthusiastic performance again.

Park Jung-min, who played Woo Deok-soon, a loyal ally of the Independence Army who always supports the decision of Ahn Jung-geun (Hyun Bin) in the action movie `Harbin' (directed by Woo Min-ho and produced by Hive Media Corp). In an online video interview on the afternoon of the 26th, he met with Sports Chosun and confessed his passion for the work from the moment he appeared in 'Harbin'.

In 1909, depicting the breathtaking pursuit and doubt between those heading to Harbin and those who pursue it for one purpose 'Harbin' dealt with a huge psychological drama about Ahn Jung-geun, as well as conflicts over sincerity, belief, anguish, and doubt between comrades who shared his will. Released on the 24th, 'Harbin' surpassed 1 million viewers within two days of its release and entered the 1 million mark at the fastest pace among all winter films, heating the theater district.




In particular, Park Jung-min's detailed passionate performance, who turned into Woo Deok-soon, a upright independent soldier who thought of the country before him in Harbin, is receiving favorable reviews from many audiences. Woo Deok-soon, a figure who has struggled to regain his country along with Ahn Jung-geun, who had no hometown or family, showed his presence as a comrade who supported Ahn Jung-geun, who was struggling with the loss of numerous comrade, and did not lose faith until the end.

 Dongjoo, forgetting the burden and participating...Magical Park Jung-min About Magical Harbin (Roundup)
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Park Jung-min, who is currently staying in Latvia to film the spy action film 「Humint」 (directed by Ryu Seung-wan, produced by Foreign Oil Steel), is receiving news of the box office success of"Harbin" from afar. It's not in Korea, but it's not felt by the skin, but I heard that many audiences watched it on holidays. The movie is also a work that has a deep meaning, so it seems that many audiences come to see it. Especially 'Harbin' is a movie that is careful to say in numbers. Nevertheless, I am surprised and happy that the audience watched it. "I would be so happy if it was an opportunity for many audiences to think about being a country and being a people through our film. I hope our movie will be an opportunity to share some positive thoughts. I have a personal wish that the audience would appreciate the power of the movie and the will of the people who made it" he said.

Park Jung-min, who once again played a real person as Woo Deok-soon of Harbin following Song Mong-gyu of 'Dongju' (16, directed by Lee Joon-ik), one of Park Jung-min's life works, was a character expected by imagination because there was not much data on him. I looked at Woo Deok-soon's trial records and looked for data, but I couldn't find a meaningful record to materialize Woo Deok-soon in 'Harbin'. Therefore, the focus was on the character Woo Deok-soon, who can be expressed in the scenario. I also read Woo Deok-soon, who appears in the novel Harbin, and it seems that part was indelible to me. I didn't try to borrow Woo Deok-soon from the novel the same way. It remained in my mind, so I think I naturally smeared some images from the novel"I thought Woo Deok-soon was a person who supported his work next to Ahn Jung-geun." In this movie, I think Woo Deok-soon is a person who melts in it. I should do my part I thought and acted."




Then, during "'DONGJU', the burden from the real person was really great, but it seems that some of them have forgotten the burden. "Harbin" was a director and senior group that I wanted to work with. Looking at the scenario, the meaning of this work came to a great extent. It's a good scenario and a good project, but giving up this work because of my personal burden is not something that holds in my life. This is the story of independence forces with Ahn Jung-geun at the forefront. The independents were someone's children, someone's husband and wife. When I read the scenario, I was shocked why I didn't think of this. In the meantime, independence activists have been heroes in me. But these heroes were actually people, too. I felt a lot. So I really wanted to participate" he sent his heart.

 Dongjoo, forgetting the burden and participating...Magical Park Jung-min About Magical Harbin (Roundup)
Hyun Bin, Cho Woo-jin, Jeon Yeo-bin, and Park Hoon were also special in their thoughts on their dream casting. Park Jung-min said "I was one of the youngest actors on this team. As a result, I kept following Hyun Bin and asking him about this and that. I talked a lot about the movie with Bin and I had a lot of questions about the history of Hyun Bin. I asked a lot of questions and thought a lot. I relied a lot on it, but I felt a little sorry later. I was sorry that I couldn't think of Hyun Bin, who is not an ordinary person but plays a righteous man, when I think about whether I was a little dependent on him. I want to visit you when I go back to Korea and talk about this and that"I laughed.

Regarding the chemistry with Cho Woo-jin, who played Kim Sang-hyun, who had a bromance in 'Harbin', Park Jung-min also remembers differently from Cho Woo-jin. He is a comrade who continues to be with General Ahn Jung-geun. I learned a lot from Woojin while filming. One actor came to think about his attitude toward the movie, the actor's feelings toward his character, and his sincerity. I really reflected a lot when I saw Woo-jin who didn't mind the pain until he made the character. Once, Woo-jin asked me to make a scene together and help him, saying that it didn't work out well. Don't you usually not say that to your juniors? I felt your sincerity and I was really thankful"I actually liked the scene that Woo-jin and I worked on during the rehearsal, so I went into the movie." Usually, they rehearsed lightly before the main shoot, but when filming the scene, the director and the sound director all acted like they were shooting in real life. Thanks to that, I was able to get a rehearsal scene with deep emotions. Of course, he filmed it again the next day with the main shoot, but director Woo seems to have written it in a movie that watched the scene because our appearance during rehearsals was more memorable. It's a work that had so many magical moments."




Lee Dong-wook, who played Lee Chang-seop, who was a comrade for independence, was also in conflict with each other frequently. Park Jung-min "He was an actor who met and worked together for the first time. He fell in love with Lee Dong-wook himself through 'Harbin' and cannot get out of his charm. We talked a lot. When there is a scene where an actor has to confront the other actor in front of the camera, I think it is not easy to act when he is not comfortable with the other actor. There must be a belief that I trust that person and will accept whatever I do. There must be a belief that no matter what acting I do, I will not accept my emotional acting as an actor's individual reaction. That's how the smoke comes out naturally. In that sense, I had great faith in Lee Dong-wook. I couldn't do many scenes with him, but I had a lot of faith and affection for Lee Dong-wook, so I was able to act as much as I wanted" expressed affection.

 Dongjoo, forgetting the burden and participating...Magical Park Jung-min About Magical Harbin (Roundup)
Park Jung-min, who has been known as an actor specializing in bromance through his previous works as well as 'Harbin', said, `I didn't think he was actually an actor specializing in bromance. In the meantime, it seems that I get a lot of opportunities to act with a male actor. I got a lot of opportunities to shoot and create scenes with my brothers and seniors. I feel new every day about acting with my favorite brothers. It's always new that I can act with these seniors and brothers in a work like this. So there are days when you praise yourself. 'You're filming with such good guys because you're acting hard?' 'You must have worked hard.' I don't want to be anyone to them. I go to the scene determined to pour out my capabilities in front of the camera as much as possible. I think the seniors also seem to appreciate that."

 Dongjoo, forgetting the burden and participating...Magical Park Jung-min About Magical Harbin (Roundup)
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Park Jung-min, who has been working hard since his debut, surprised everyone by declaring a break next year. Nevertheless, Park Jung-min, who will consistently present new works until next year, including 'Harbin', never used the word "Stop Activity", but it became "Stop". The break meant that I personally took a break. Now that I think about it, I'm a little embarrassed. In February next year, another new product will be released. There are some works that have been taken. I think the audience might think I lied."

He "I'm sorry in many ways. But anyway, I'm going to take a break next year. Nevertheless, something will continue to come out. The break won't feel long. Perhaps the moment will come when the declaration of suspension of activities is withdrawn. I'll continue to do my best"I shuddered.

Hyun Bin, Park Jung-min, Cho Woo-jin, Jeon Yeo-bin, Park Hoon, Yoo Jae-myung, and Lee Dong-wook were in charge of the mega-phone.



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