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Director Jang Hang-joon, who tried his first historical drama, created another masterpiece with the movie "The Man Who Lives with the King." "I wanted to try it because no one else did it," he said, explaining the starting point of Jang Hang-jun's historical drama.
"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.
Director Jang Hang-joon, who directed the first historical drama through "The Man Who Lives with the King," said, "I'm proud of the good response (after the preview). I was reluctant when the offer came because it was a historical drama at first. There is a lot to prepare, and many directors are afraid because of the controversy over historical evidence and history, and I'm reluctant to do it because of the high production cost. "My personality is doing what I like, but I don't do it if it's popular, and I don't want to do the same thing as others," he said.
Kim Eun-hee, his wife, also recommended the work. "At the end of deciding on the original work, we discuss it with each other," he said. I asked when it was ambiguous again this time, but I did it because I thought it would be better to do it," he said. "As I get older, I'm on my side to the point where I think, 'Is there another good friend in the world like this?' I hope you will watch the movie and tell me good stories again this time," he said.
Coach Jang Hang-joon said, "We have thoroughly researched and reviewed the data." He said, "First of all, I thought, 'Let's not get cursed at.' I paid a lot of attention to the testimonies because I'm sensitive these days. The gat of the mid-Joseon Dynasty and the gat of the late Joseon Dynasty. The medium-term gat is a gat that we often do, but if you don't use it, you will suffer a lot of damage in production. I agonized with the costume director because I couldn't see if I wore a blocked gat, but I decided that I should keep the historical evidence of the doubles. There were some benefits, and there were restrictions on directing," he said.
"There are things that have been revealed and things that have not been revealed, and the civilian costumes of the people living in the Dume mountain valley in Gangwon-do are filled with imagination because there are few records left. There are several situations in which they are confronted in a situation of exile in Yeongwol after the movie and the Gyeyujeongnan. All historical dramas have dramatic parts from the real world, and there is bound to be some difference," he said.
Director Jang Hang-joon said he casted Park Ji-hoon's previous film, "Weak Hero," in the role of Danjong. "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 it was good to see 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, no big shaking, and I don't think I need to say that I'm 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 gained so much weight 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. 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.
Like this, "The Man Who Lives with the King" is a work where the actors' acting shines. Director Jang Hang-joon expressed his gratitude to the actors and said, "While doing this work, I felt that 'movies are actors as expected'. Director Lee Joon-ik said that the first of the three elements of the movie is a scenario, a second scenario, and a third scenario. But I think the first scenario, the second, is an actor," he said.
In response to the actors' praise for their acting, he said, "If an actor is so good in this movie and he can't do it in that movie, I think it's only his fault that he didn't take rat poison the day before. I think I did a great job of showing the actors' great acting skills," he said, expressing self-love.
Director Jang Hang-joon expressed his hope that "The Man Who Lives with the King" would be of any help to the struggling Korean film industry. He said, "This movie is especially nerve-racking. It seems that the Korean film industry is having a hard time, and other directors are having a hard time getting investment, so they have a sense of responsibility. I always think, 'How long can I do a movie?' I'm nervous because it's a big-scale work that's different from what I've done so far."
He also tells his daughter, "I don't know which of my dad's works will be posthumous works." Some people's debut work is also a posthumous work, and the timing of their retirement is unknown. I thought this work might be the last. I did my best as much as I could, from casting actors to selecting staff members," he stressed.
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