Noh Jae-won: "Byun Yo-han, 'Let's Act Until We Die' — Competitive Spirit.. Kept Distance on Purpose" (Tazza 4) [Interview ①]

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Actor Noh Jae-won shared a special connection with Byun Yo-han in his first leading role, 'Tazza 4'.

On the 14th, we spoke with actor Noh Jae-won at a café on Samcheong-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul, about the film 'Tazza: Song of Beelzebub' (directed by Choi Kuk-hee, hereafter referred to as 'Tazza 4').

'Tazza: Song of Beelzebub' is a crime film in which Jang Tae-young (played by Byun Yo-han), who believed he had everything through an online casino business, and his best friend Park Tae-young (played by Noh Jae-won) — the same name who took everything away from him — meet again on the global gambling stage to settle a score.

Noh Jae-won, making his first film debut as a lead in 'Tazza 4', continues to maintain a special bond with Byun Yo-han. The two first met through the Disney+ series 'Uncle Sam-sik'.

Noh Jae-won recalled, "At that time, I was too new and had almost no on-set experience, so I felt very intimidated. But the actor in front of me actually helped me act more freely. He accepted whatever I did, which made me so happy, and that's how our connection continued."

In particular, Byun Yo-han had been supporting Noh Jae-won's potential long before they appeared together in 'Tazza 4'.

Noh Jae-won revealed, "One day, he contacted me and said, 'I really support and admire your acting. I hope you'll one day take a leading role. You are an actor who fully deserves it.'"

He continued, "About a year later, we actually met as lead and co-lead in 'Tazza 4'. That made the experience even more meaningful."

Noh Jae-won said, "When he met me as my co-actor, he told me, 'We're going to act until we die. We'll win through acting.' He spoke with burning competitive spirit and added, 'I hope you also approach your acting with that mindset.' In reality, we maintained tension on set."

He further explained, "Although we are truly close in real life, we intentionally did not get too friendly behind the monitors. We wanted to keep a sense of tension between us. Even when portraying scenes where our characters were close, I think we deliberately held back emotions because we knew what would happen later."

To Noh Jae-won, Byun Yo-han was already 'Jang Tae-young' himself on set. He laughed and said, "There's another reason why I felt jealous of his acting. There are scenes where Park Tae-young imitates Jang Tae-young in the film, and actually, I used to secretly copy him in real life."

He added, "I even bought clothes that he wore. Our approach to acting was similar, but our styles were different. From those differences, I gained many insights and learned a lot as an actor. That's why I think I tried to imitate him."

Byun Yo-han's encouragement became a great source of strength for Noh Jae-won. Noh said, "He told me, 'You will become an actor with much more to do in the future. Please take good care of our country's film industry.' Even when I was struggling, he would encourage me by saying, 'You are a valuable actor, so believe in yourself and keep going.'"

He continued, "I feel like he is a senior who gives love. It's not just that he says nice things to hear; I truly sense that he sees my potential and supports me."

Noh Jae-won added, "Rather than saying those words because I'm already an excellent actor now, I think he believes I can do even better in the future."

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