‘Bad Romance’ Park Hae-soo “Swearing is the result of practice… I’m a man like Yang Gwan-sik”[Interview]
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In ‘Evil Destiny’, which depicts the story of six characters who are entangled in a bad relationship that they cannot escape from even if they want to, the two actors played the roles of a witness to a hit-and-run accident and a surgeon who lives with trauma. The two characters, who seem completely unrelated in the play, end up cursing each other due to their bad relationship, but the two actors showed their delightful solidarity on set, saying they were “impressed” by each other’s acting.
O “The sharp swearing is the result of practice!”
Park Hae-soo, who appears as a clumsy character at the beginning but makes more evil choices and acts than any other character, is an “all-time villain” and said, “He’s such an evil character that it became emotionally difficult to act as he progressed.”
“When I went into a church, turned my back on the cross, swore, drank holy water, and did things like that, I felt like I was breaking a taboo, and I felt really uncomfortable. It was also like saying extremely bad things to someone in front of them. So when I finished filming and went home, I tried to forget the character as quickly as possible. On the other hand, I thought that the best person could act the worst, so I prayed a lot at home.”
He, who is famous for using a lot of harsh and ‘sharpening’ swear words in his works including this drama, said, “It’s the result of constant practice. It’s not the vocabulary I normally use at all. I can’t even imagine saying these words,” and waved his hand at how far it is from his usual self.
Meanwhile, Park Hae-soo, as a natural person, wittily said that he is not a ‘witness man’ but a ‘man like Yang Gwan-sik’ in the drama. ‘Yang Gwan-sik’ is a kind and warm father character played by Park Hae-joon in the Netflix series ‘Foolish’ that was released before ‘Evil Romance’.
O “I am a Netflix 6th grade civil servant”
He drew attention by choosing the ‘Glasses Man’ character played by Lee Kwang Soo, who committed adultery, as the worst villain character in this drama. He emphasized, “I absolutely cannot allow ‘Glasses Man’ to commit adultery while he is married and has a child in his wife’s stomach.”
“Actor Lee Kwang-soo, who played the role of Glasses Man, had great energy. I am proud to say that I am an actor with great energy, but Lee Kwang-soo not only has great physical strength, but he also has great immersion, which helped me a lot. When I act with Lee Kwang-soo, I can immerse myself in the situation more quickly.”
He has appeared in 10 Netflix works, from the global mega hit ‘Squid Game’ to this ‘Bad Romance’ and works that are soon to be released. He has even earned the nickname ‘Netflix Civil Servant’ and answered, “It’s thanks to the timing when OTT works increased.”
“Actually, I like the term ‘Son of Netflix’ better, but I guess it’s because I’m older that I feel like I’ve become a civil servant. I guess I’m at least a 5th or 6th grade civil servant at Netflix, haha!”
Reporter Seungmi smlee@donga .com
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