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| yna@yna.co.kr 2023-04-07 08:06:24
SEOUL April 7 (Yonhap) -- Actress Jeon Do-yeon is a perfect actress in my perspective. When thinking of such perfect actress I tried to come up with something that she might not have encountered often, as far as genre wise. That is how I came to offer the actress with the action genre of movie.” addressed director Byun Sung-hyun who participated in an interview regarding the Netflix original movie “Kill Boksoon at a small café in Jongno district on Thursday.
Throughout the interview director addressed that he started the process of writing the scenario with actress Jeon Do-yeon in his mind.
“I have been fan of actress Jeon Do-yeon for a while now, I guess instead of fan it would be more fitting to address her as a role model. She was someone so famous and well known to a point where it was just impossible for someone like me to meet, therefore when I first encountered actress Jeon Do-yeon I was nervous to a point where I was shivering.
Netflix original movie “Kill Boksoon” released on March 31, depicts a story of legendary contract killer Gil Bok-soon. Although female protagonist Gil Bok-soon acted by Jeon Do-yeon plans to exit out of the business for her daughter, however, she gets caught up in a unavoidable battle which brings her back to the industry of contract killers.
Director Byun addressed “I tried to incorporate realistic story with an unrealistic environment.”
“Since the movie depicts an unrealistic environment and atmosphere, I thought I create the plot as realistic as possible. Story I wrote was inspired by actress Jeon Do-yeon. The irony set by the fact that actress Jeon Do-yeon is a top star but at the same time a mother of somebody helped me plot out the movie.” addressed director Byun Sung-hyun.
Movie “Kill Boksoon” is a first fully grounded action movie for both actress Jeon Do-yeon but also director Byun.
“When I first approached actress with the idea of ‘Kill Boksoon’ Jeon Do-yeon answer with ‘I am not sure whether I am good with action genre of movies,’ however, I had confidence in the actress and knew she will make it work despite of the situation.” adding “She is very competitive actress, throughout the process of production I have learned a lot from the actress.” addressed director Buyn Sung-hyun.
However, director Byun Sung-hyun also stated that he doesn’t plan on leading the production of action movies for a while.
Director Byun continued on by stating “I am not a big fan of action movies, I don’t know how people will change, however, at the moment, I don’t plan on working with the production of fully fledged action movie like ‘Kill Boksoon’ I might write a scenario, however I don’t think I will lead the production as a director. The reason being, I am not comfortable whit watching the actors and actresses suffer within the scene of production.”
Regarding the controversy of the looking down upon certain provinces, director addressed “Despite of the risk actress Jeon Do-yeon took, I feel like I have failed to fulfill my duty as a director to support her role and provide good image upon the premiere of the movie, therefore I feel really bad.” addressed director Byun Sung-hyun.
The scenes which were subjected to controversy were the parts where the contract killers received their offer. Throughout the movie the contract killers received their mission through an envelope with Suncheon, and Jeolla written on top, therefore some of the audiences raised a question of looking down upon those who live within those area.
“I never once thought of such thing before, therefore I was shocked and didn’t know what to do,” adding “Within the movie, contract killers with lack of ability are offered with missions done domestically therefore the scene existed, however I blamed myself for such problem because if it was a different director then such problem would not have surfaced.” addressed director Byun.
Director Byun who is well known for his usage of color, managed to emphasize the scenes by using the contrast of colors red and green, and showcased the green house with flamboyant interior design to attract the audience’s interest. Moreover, the battle between the protagonist and the yakuza is shot in an angle to provide unique experience to the viewers.
Continuing on, director thanked art director for the success of the production of “Kill Boksoon.”
“Art director Han Ah-rum is a person I visit to showcase the scenario I have came up with. Director would come up with a design and I would revise the scenario accordingly and work to come up with better and improved movies.” adding “Recent days I have gone through some thought changes, and now one of my first priorities are actors and actresses.” stated director of the South Korean Netflix movie “Kill Boksoon.”
Continuing on director addressed “I try my best to shoot the scene more artistically, therefore actors and actresses way of dealing with emotions are very important. Directors are the ones who give directions to actors and actresses, therefore most of the work are done by those who appear on the screen. We as a staff members are given the task of putting spotlight on to hard working actors and actresses who work very hard in front of the camera using lights, camera angles, and more.”
Another main actor who appears in the movie “Kill Boksoon” is Sol Kyung-gu. Director Byun has casted actor Sol Kyung-gu in three of his movies starting from “The Merciless,” from 2016, “Kingmaker” in 2021, and “Kill Boksoon” in 2023.
Director addressed “Out of South Korean actors and actresses, Jeon Do-yeon is my favorite actress of all time and I like actor Sol Kyung-gu” addressing his love for the way he acts.
“Recently I saw a comment regarding how some of the audiences are tired of seeing the chemistry of Sol Kyung-gu and Byun Sung-hyun, until I saw the comment I didn’t really have any thoughts regarding the continuous casting of actor Sol Kyung-gu, however, now that I have seen the comment I have decided to work more closely with actor Sol Kyung-gu because I have a trait jokester. However this time I would like to try out a character distinctively different from the one I have showcased in the film ‘Oasis’ in 2002.” director addressed throughout his interview.
(This article is translated from Korean to English by Joonha Yoo)
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