[TRANS] Park Yuchun "I smell like an actor is the best compliment to me" SBSFunE

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Q: Your first screen debut is less than a week away. You must feel really nervous?

A: After the VIP premier, the press gave a lot of praises. That made me rather more nervous. I
would prefer to not have any favorable comments about it because then I would not have to worry whether the movie will also receive good comments from the public audience. I hope that those who watch Sea Fog will feel the satisfaction.

Q: How did you end up joining this movie?

A: I was handed the scenario last year. At the same time, I was not aware that Producer Bong Joonho was involved in the production and Director Shim Sungbo would be directing this film.
After reading the scenario, I had this idea that it's a powerful and I wanted to do it regardless. It
was mentioned that Director Shim Sungbo will be doing the casting and scenario. If you really watch our film, you will feel that it's right.

Q: Seems like you did not choose an easy role for your first movie debut. It's a significantly dense production. Why did you certainly want to do it?

A: Of course, when I was reading the scenario I had this feeling of whether it's going to be good or it's not going to be easy. But I think that was the point which attracted me even more. The incident and situation in the movie were generally unfamiliar. I was curious how will the characters act and how will the actors carry out the expressions in that incident. I wanted to try and experience it. I have no fear in taking a new path. Moreover, the scenario looked so solid I was not worried.


Q: Jeonjinho's youngest crew Dongshik is relatively the naive and pure. He's a common sailor you can see around you. Seems like it requires a lot of effort to analyze this character. In particular, you did the Yeosu accent very naturally.

A: Luckily for me, I did not have high expectations from people. Though I carried less burden while doing it, I split my spare time to create my character. Firstly, I watch documentaries of seaman and master their lifestyle. I learned the accent the same way too. People who work aboard a ship generally have loud voice. They are also quick in their decisions. I bear those points in mind and assigned it to my acting in the later half of the movie.

Q: When watching the movie, what shocked me was that you did now show that you were intimidated by filming among great actors. Although you have much experience in acting in dramas, other types of tension may surface at the movie filming site...How did you over come that pressure?

A: Excluding the later part of the filming, the rest of the filming was directed in sequence of the story according to the director. Hence, it was relatively possible to follow the emotions of the
character. Also, the harmony between the casts and there were many drinking parties from the start when filming took place. We were already familiar with one another when we filmed.
Instead, the pressure came from other things.

Q: What kind of pressure?

A: For dramas, 10 scenes can be filmed in a day but for a movie, it's only possible to film two scenes at most in a day. One scene is taken from various angles and multiple times. At first, I could not adapt to the tempo. Later on, when I have familiarized with the flow it was good that I could focus more on the character.

Q: No matter what, at the filming site of a movie the actors and production crew have many
opportunities to bond and get close, right? At a quick glance, it looks like the 5 main actors' and Park Yuchun-ssi's color is different.

A: In this movie, I have learned that personal contacts are very precious. My circle of contacts are not that wide. JYJ members, old friends and company acquaintances is almost about all of my personal contacts. It was my first time experiencing going out for drinks everyday after filming to have bonding time with other actors. At first it was awkward and uncomfortable. But after a few times of doing the same thing and familiarizing myself to it, I valued those enjoyable times. Seems like that was how we naturally got along with one another.

Q: Perhaps that is why all the actors look very well-blended in the movie.

A: Through this film, I seemed to have gained a lot of needed nutrition. The natural private conversations I had with the seniors naturally created the relationship between the Jeonjinho crew. In each filming, I am always influenced by the other actors. Even more so with senior actors. It's feels like something that boils up. The seniors can naturally guide me acting properly.

Q: There are two types of actors. Yuchun-ssi, are you the type who will strive to do your best or the type who needs a push for motivation to do your best?

A: The former one. I am the type who will do my best and even better. Whatever it is, as long as I enjoy it, I'm happy. In saying that, the seniors have treated me really well. Thanks to that I was able to shake off the nervousness I felt at the early phase. At first, I was nervous during the script reading. I felt as if I was going crazy because I could not prepare the accent for the lines. Other than that, everything else was fine.


Q: Sea Fog became a huge topic since production stage because it is Producer Bong Joonho's production. What kind of influence does Producer Bong Joonho actually have? Does he visit the site often?

A: Apart from staying overseas because of Snowpiercer's overseas schedule, he was at the scene almost all the time. While staying at the filming site, he and Director Shim Sungbo will consult each other about the film and observe the actors' acting.

Q: Director Bong Joonho praised Park Yuchun-ssi saying, "We have got an outstanding actor in the film industry." It may be lip service but also an extremely honorable appraisal. How do you feel about it?

A: I'm flattered. However, because Director Bong is not a person who would say something pointless, I feel extremely good. It feels like receiving years of awards all at one time. But he did not mention about working together again. I'm waiting for those words...I wish to hear it personally from his mouth. It feels like he won't look for me anymore because those words were not said. But I would like to work with him again...


Q: When you look at Dongshik and Hongmae (Han Yeri)'s love, at time it looks lovely but there are times when it seems pitiful. What do you think about the budding pure love in that extreme situation?

A: It's a love that is very much needed. It's their expression of sympathy. In that one moment, they could just love each other, trust one another and to protect each other because it is difficult to wake up to reality. It looks like a very beautiful love.

Q: You had a bed scene (T/N: replaced the word to bed because the original word is rather explicit) in your first movie. It's nothing high-level but it involved a lot of emotions so acting looks quite tough.

A: It was very difficult. Emotionally, I mean. A horrible incident is arising in front of Dongshik's eyes. The feeling of guilt for not being able to stop that incident from happening, the feeling of being left alone and fear all happening at the same time. How difficult it is to go through all those emotions at one time. In that narrow space, it is in fact very thankful and precious that Hongmae was there. It was like he wanted to scrape off those complicated emotions. The will to live and to protect Hongmae actually has the same meaning.


Note: This is an extensive interview. This is only the first part. It is to be continued...

Original interview: http://sbsfune.sbs.co.kr/news/news_content.jsp?article_id=E10005633296

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