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| ▲ This photo, provided by JTBC, shows Cho Seung-woo from 'Divorce Attorney Shin.' (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap) |
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▲ This photo, provided by tvN, shows Jeon Do-yeon in 'Crash Course in Romance.' (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap) |
SEOUL, Mar. 26 (Yonhap) -- It is the writer who creates the character, but it is the actor's job to complete the character.
The three characters, a genius musician-turned-lawyer (Cho Seung-woo), a casino king (Choi Min-sik) who explodes calm charisma, and a lovely side dish store owner (Jeon Do-yeon), have similarity that they have been completed with the settings suggested by the actors.
By adding the interpretation and ideas of the actors to the writer's scenario, it was reborn as a character that fits the drama and the actor's body.
According to the broadcaster on Sunday, Cho Seung-woo reinvented Shin Sung-han, the main character of the JTBC drama "Divorce Attorney Shin," which is currently airing, into a completely different character from the original.
Cho Seung-woo is an actor well known for saving the details of character expressions by changing his lines or putting on his own settings.
In the original webtoon of the same name, Shin Sung-han always wears a neat suit, frowns, and gives off a cool image that he cannot throw one single joke. On the other hand, Shin Sung-han, played by Cho Seung-woo, is much more free-spirited and eccentric.
In particular, the drama added a setting that Shin Sung-han, unlike the original webtoon, turned into a lawyer while serving as a music professor in Germany. Shin Sung-han sings Na Hoon-a's "Tes brother” seriously while listening to trot for his labor song and describes the client's case as "like Mozart Piano Concerto No. 23 ll."
At a recent press conference, Cho Seung-woo said, "I asked the writer to set up expressing emotions with music," adding, "When I look into the client's case, I wanted Shin Sung-han to be expressed as if he was playing a song like a former pianist and interpreting a score."
Viewers' reactions are positive. Analysts say that the divine sly and pleasant charm saves the atmosphere of the court drama dealing with heavy cases and that it is refreshing to point out the core of the client's case by comparing it to music.
Choi Min-sik, the main character of the Disney+ original series "Big Bet," is also a character that actively reflects the actor's ideas.
Choi Min-sik said in an interview with the media, "I am very attached to ‘Big Bet’ because it is a work created by directors and actors putting their heads together on the spot as if they were studying for exams."
He explained, "Cha Moo-sik thinks he is a businessman in his own way, so I put a setting that he will restrain his emotions as much as possible when trading."
Cha Moo-sik, who takes over the Philippine casino industry with his thick guts, does not shout or present fancy actions, but he is a character who calmly explodes charisma.
When he threatens the other person, he always speaks kindly and gently. However, the words uttered are violent enough to freeze a person for a moment.
"Should I get permission from you?" and "Then you should ask me a favor politely," and "Half honorifics," which are mixed with honorifics and informal language, and the way of killing the other person's energy by spouting polite harsh words, make the character Cha Moo-sik stand out even more.
Nam Haeng-seon, the main character of the drama "Crash Course in Romanace," which ended recently, was also expressed differently from the first synopsis through Jeon Do-yeon's interpretation.
Nam Haeng-seon, who has a brave and warm personality who gives up her national team career for her family and runs a side dish store, is full of love. If we point out mistakes of her saying things in a wrong way such as "My heart is fluttering," "Police are the people's club," she is portrayed as a lovely character who cannot be hated even if you just step forward and worsen the situation.
Jeon Do-yeon said, "The Nam Haeng-seon was originally a much more tough character, but it was diluted by me."
"The writer originally wanted me to express my tension much higher, but it was burdensome, and I thought it was impossible to play someone completely different from me," she said. "I strongly asked to change it because it's not late."
A broadcasting official said, "It is the writer who creates the character, but it is the actor who completes the character," adding, "It is an example of synergy with the experienced character interpretation and acting skills of leading actors."
(This article is translated from Korean to English by Yunhee Cho.)
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