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Jang Hang-joon, director of "The Man Who Lives with the King," revealed the reason for casting Park Ji-hoon.
On the 23rd, I met with director Jang Hang-joon, who directed the movie "The Man Who Lives with the King," at a cafe in Samcheong-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul, and talked about various things.
"The Man Who Lives with the King" is the story of Cheongryeongpo in 1457, a chief who claimed to be exiled for the revival of the village, and a young predecessor who was expelled from the throne and exiled. Director Jang Hang-joon attempted a new approach, breaking away from the fact that most mass media have focused on the process of usurping the throne by recreating before and after the Gyeyujeongnan.
On the same day, director Jang Hang-joon said he cast Park Ji-hoon's previous film, "Weak Hero." "The most decisive reason (for casting) is the eyes. I liked the look in the abyss. I thought, 'I can't do that at that age.' The feeling of anger that might burst at any time is subdued, and the moment it soared and exploded, I saw Danjong," he said.
He continued, "The King Danjong we are trying to paint was not just a weak person. Historically, King Danjong was favored by Sejong for being intelligent since he was young, and he thought that ministers would become big figures. "The idea that this person was weak and cowardly when he was the only one among the enemies who became the king, the crown prince, and the king of Joseon, is a consequential guess," he said.
"I thought Park Ji-hoon had that aspect, and I really liked it when I saw the acting, but he didn't show it. Park Ji-hoon is not the type to show his emotions. He's not like he's in his 20s, and he's consistent. It's still famous now, but I thought I wouldn't be swayed even if I became a more star. He said, "I'm a person with a straight wick and no big shaking, and I thought I didn't have to say that I was too good to be excited first."
In particular, Park Ji-hoon said he lost weight for the role of Danjong, adding, "When I first met him, I was so fat that I thought he was different from the 'weak hero'. In my opinion, it looked twice as big as in the movie. In fact, I thought I was doomed. I had to tell him to lose weight, but he didn't seem to lose weight easily. It feels like I've added weight to my muscles. I asked why I gained so much weight, and he said it was a vacation period, but he said he would lose weight if he did (work). But I didn't lose weight even though I met him many times, so I thought, 'This will be my posthumous work,' he joked.
"Park Ji-hoon didn't accept it at once, but he said he would do it three times or at the fourth meeting." He said he doesn't dare to play the role of Danjong, but he persuaded me to do it. I decided to work on it, and I met him a week later, and he lost a lot of weight," he said.
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