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Actor Hyun Bin broke his "life character" by transforming beyond good and evil. Hyun Bin has expanded his limits once again from the Blue Dragon Film Awards to his first OTT challenge.
"Made in Korea" is set in Korea, where chaos and leaps coexisted in the 1970s, and depicts the story of "Baek Ki-tae" (Hyun Bin), a man who tries to reach the peak of wealth and power using the country as a profit model, and "Jang Gun-young" (Jung Woo-sung), a prosecutor who traces him to the edge of the cliff with a scary tenacity, facing huge events throughout the times.
Hyun Bin led the play by breaking down into Baek Ki-tae, the head of the Central Intelligence Agency and a person who even puts the desires of others into calculation for his ambition, and building up rough and fatal results as the episode continued.
For Hyun Bin, Made in Korea is a production that brings new "firsts" as an actor. Hyun Bin, who challenged his first OTT work with "Made in Korea," said, "It was a bit different because you have to sign up to see it," and added, "Other than that, it was similar at the scene. I felt like the movie scene was getting longer, and I didn't feel anything different about the system," he said.
Baek Ki-tae is a person who stands in a clear position of evil but has a complex connection to be explained only by a simple structure of good and evil. Hyun Bin asked back, "Is 'Baek Ki-tae' a villain?" when a question related to 'the villain' was asked.
"The director seems to be trying a lot to bring out new things, not only during 'Harbin' but also during 'Made in Korea'. I also like that point as an actor, and I personally don't think it's a villain, he said. "I think it's an attractive character because it's not just a villain. Of course, I'm doing the wrong thing, but I think it's a bad guy because I understand something, sympathize with it, and feel uncomfortable somewhere, but it leaves room for attractive viewing," he said.
In particular, Hyun Bin, who said he increased 14kg for the character, said, "I think I increased 13kg to 14kg based on Harbin." I was satisfied with the feeling of being full on the screen. "I think what I thought was right," he said. "After looking at the scenario, I thought it would be nice if the situation of the times, the power of the institution to which Baek Gi-tae belongs, and the pressure of Baek Gi-tae itself."
He said, "In the shooting of the Yodo-ho incident in episode 1, the director wanted it to feel like James Bond. I wanted a suit like Baek Ki-tae's uniform to stick to my body while increasing the amount. I'm satisfied with myself," he said with a smile.
Hyun Bin, who said it was a choice for the character, said, "I increased my muscle mass through exercise." In the previous film, Harbin, I didn't exercise for more than a year because I was asked to remove muscle mass, but I think that was the first time. It was not easy and painful because I had to attach my muscles to my body again. I'm starting to gain some speed, and I didn't bulk up to show my muscular body. "I think I was a little free about my diet," he explained.
When asked, "How did my wife react when she saw the work?" he said, "I couldn't watch every episode together because the wife is currently filming, but I enjoyed it," and added, "I said it was good because I felt like I saw a face I had not seen as an actor."
Previously, Hyun Bin won the Best Actor Award for "Harbin" (director Woo Min-ho) at the 46th Blue Dragon Film Awards held in November last year, and Son Ye-jin won the Best Actress Award for "I Can't Help It" (director Park Chan-wook), becoming the main character of the first "Bouple Leadership Award."
Hyun Bin said, "Nothing has changed since I got married as an actor. As an actor, I always want to improve and show a different side of me. However, after having a child, 'Dad is a good actor. I can say, 'You're a great actor,' and I think the point where I want to show my confident self (as a father) has changed.
He added, "I think there's a difference because I've gotten older and I've spent more time in the field."
Hyun Bin also carefully mentioned Jung Woo-sung, who has been embroiled in controversy over his acting skills since its release. He said, "I'm sure you have a lot of regrets than I do, and I'm careful. Every actor makes a lot of effort to play the role and show it. Anyway, I think you're thinking more about the reaction than anyone else," he said carefully.
"Since 'Made in Korea' is not the end of season 1, it is a work that has season 2, so I guess you are thinking more about it and trying to show a better performance," he stressed.
"Made in Korea" has been confirmed to be produced simultaneously in season 1 and season 2, and filming is underway. Amid questions about Baek Ki-tae's next story, Hyun Bin asked for expectations but stopped talking.
Hyun Bin said, "I think 'Made in Korea' is a work that makes you ask questions. It deals with events and stories according to the background of the times, but I thought it was a story that could happen today and not limited to Korea. I hope you can substitute in the present age and ask questions and think again," he said.
What does "Made in Korea" mean to Hyun Bin. He said, "There are a lot of new challenges. I don't know exactly how you view the character Baek Ki-tae and Made in Korea, but it seems to give me confidence as an actor that there is a good response from what I have heard. I think I've gained the power to try and express something else with a little more confidence," he said.
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