Park Jung-min, Coexistence of Boyishness and Adultness [Pictorial]

A pictorial of actor Park Jung-min has been released. In this pictorial that contains the coexistence of boyishness and adultness, Park Jung-min shows off his calm and natural charm.

In the interview that followed, Park Jung-min talked about his experience playing the character Lee Jong-ryeo in the Netflix film ‘The Emperor: Owner of the Mask’. He said, “When I think about whether I‘ve ever played a role that made me feel this much loss or loneliness, the one that comes to mind right now is Na-han from ‘Svaha: The Sixth Finger’, but the two are quite different characters. When my emotions naturally came out on set, I thought it was a good decision to do this film. In terms of appearance, this is my first time doing a traditional historical drama, but Director Kim Sang-man looked at the makeup in great detail, down to the colors of the costumes and the lines of the topknots, so it was fun to exchange opinions,” he said.

Park Jung-min, who recently published his second book, ‘Sisters’ Diary’ as the CEO of the publishing company ‘Untitled’, is currently working hard on its promotion. He said, “When I published my first book, I only wrote a recommendation and hid the fact that it was the publisher of actor Park Jung-min. Once I decided to publish a book in earnest, I thought that I didn‘t have to hide it. I’ve been busy making promotional proposals to bookstores these days. I‘ve visited MDs in person to say hello, and I’ve had meetings every 10 minutes.”

On why he once ran a bookstore and is currently the CEO of a publishing company and uses books as a medium for activities other than acting, he said, “Actors are creators who bring out the maximum imagination and creativity to create something tangible or intangible. As I worked with many people to create results, I gradually realized that, compared to the people I want to work with, books are creations that I can do within the capital I have saved,” he explained. He continued, “Movies cost too much to produce. It’s hard to start with the same mindset of, ‘I’ll give it a try if I think it’ll be fun.’ On the other hand, books require less capital, but the emotions you get from the work when you put it out into the world are the same.”

Park Jung-min’s pictorial and interview can be found in the November issue of Harper’s Bazaar, etc.

Jung Hee-yeon, Donga.com reporter shine2562@donga.com