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| yna@yna.co.kr 2023-03-24 18:09:59
SEOUL, Mar. 24 (Yonhap) -- "After the release of Part 1, at the team dinner, writer Kim Eun-sook said to me, 'Here comes Liang Chaoway! But it didn't take long for you to become Yu Jaeseok. (LAUGHS)
A deep, calm voice, a luxurious suit and a clean hairstyle. Ha Do-young of Netflix's original series "The Glory," which is gentlemanly and has a unique arrogance of the upper class, is said to have been written with actor Jeong Seong-il (43) in mind from the beginning of the concept.
As such, Jeong Seong-il left a strong impression by gracefully expressing Ha Do-young, who fell from a perfect life to the bottomless pit, as if wearing the right clothes.
Actor Jeong Seong-il, whom we met at a cafe in Sogyeok-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul on Friday, said, "Kim Eun-sook saw me in the drama 'Stranger 2' (2020) and gave me a casting offer," adding, "I waited more than a year for the work."
Ha Do-young was born as a rich man who can solve all problems with money, and is used to handling people. He met his wife, Park Yeon-jin (played by Im Ji-yeon), for the first time at the meeting with a view to marriage.
In the drama, Ha Do-young says he decided to marry Park Yeon-jin because she wore the least clothes, but it was all Dior.
Jeong Seong-il said, "Ha Do-young seems to have recognized Park Yeon-jin's delinquency from the beginning," adding, "When he saw the clothes she was wearing, I think he thought she would look good with his financial ability and he married because of the thought that she could stimulate his monotonous daily life."
He pointed out, "There must have been a love for Park Yeon-jin."
Like that, Ha Do-young has a happy family with Park Yeon-jin, but when he faces the ugly truth hidden by his wife, cracks begin to form in his perfect life.
His only daughter, Ye-sol, was born due to her wife's affair and is not a genetic biological daughter, and his wife, who led vicious and harsh school violence during her school days, is shameless without any guilt.
Nevertheless, Ha Do-young gives Park Yeon-jin a chance to protect the family several times, and Jeong Seong-il explained that the reason why Ha Do-young could not easily leave Park Yeon-jin was because of his responsibility.
"Anyway, Park Yeon-jin was Ha Do-young's choice. He gave her several chances because he thought he should be responsible for his choice."
After showing no willingness to repent at the end, Ha Do-young strongly cuts off his relationship with Park Yeon-jin and leaves for England with his daughter Yesol.
"Ha Do-young takes a long time to make a decision, but once he makes a decision, it's over," Jeong Seong-il said. "In his life, he would never accept Park Yeon-jin's contact or meet her again."
Then, how did he feel about Moon Dong-eun (Song Hye-kyo), the victim of his wife Park Yeon-jin, who had approached him intentionally.
Jung Sung-il interpreted, "Moon Dong-eun was a 'woman who he wanted to know more' to Ha Do-young."
"Ha Do-young is a person who knows the answer that will come back when he asks a question. But Moon Dong-eun says things that he didn't expect at all. I'm sure he was curious, ‘Who is this person?’ Personally, I think curiosity and excitement are also love. Am I wrong? (Laughs)”
Prior to the release of Part 2, Jeong Seong-il hinted that "Ha Do-young is the one who falls into the bottomless pit among the characters."
He said, "He succeed in protecting my daughter, Yesol, but I don't know if Ha Do-young can be happy in England."
"Ha Do-young is a person who has lived smoothly in a peaceful family without much difficulty all his life. Such a person becomes a criminal who kills people in an instant. I thought that the last decision made by Ha Do-young was the worst in terms of murder."
It took quite a long time for Jeong Seong-il, who made his debut in the movie "H" in 2002, to go around and see the light.
Jeong Seong-il is an actor who has strengthened his acting skills by going back and forth between various theater stages long before he became known as a supporting actor in the dramas "Stranger 2" and "Our Blues."
Jeong Seong-il smiled, saying, "There are so many external changes since 'The Glory', but that doesn't mean I get to be excited like 'Wow! In my age'"
"I'm going to walk through the path I walked. Nothing much changes as an actor. I will continue to do what I have done so far, at the speed I have done."
(This article is translated from Korean to English by Yunhee Cho.)
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