On May 7th, the press screening for ‘Human Addiction’ was held at Wangsimni CGV in Haengdang-dong, Seongdong-gu with the participation of director Kim Dae-woo and the cast including Song Seung-heon, Lim Ji-yeon, Jo Yeo-jung and On Joo-wan.
<Human Addiction> , the adults only melodrama is set in 1969 at the tail-end of Vietnam War, and describes the secretive but exceptional love story in the military office under strict rules and hierarchy.
The reporters asked questions to Song Seung-heon.
- The actors show huge change in acting styles. How did you decide to film this movie?
I have trust in the director. I have watched all the movies directed by him. But this movie is a little different from the others. I wondered how he would direct the movie. I knew the movie includes nudity but I was more worried about the relationships of the characters. The setting itself was a challenge. I watched the final version of the movie and I thought I made a good decision.
- Did you find it difficult to shoot nude scenes?
It is my first time to shoot nude scenes. The director helped me a lot to cope with it. The scenes feature the most natural and beautiful times in the relationships of a man and a woman. After talking to director Kim, I felt that they are all natural. I would have hesitated if I had the offer a few years ago. But now I want to try new things. My images work as boundaries for me, which trapped me inside.
I felt light during shooting ‘Human Addiction’. Now there are various characters I would like to play. I want to be remembered as Song Seung-heon from ‘Human Addiction’.
Song Seung-heon plays ‘Kim jin-pyeong’ and shoots nude scenes in the new movie.
- You character is different from the past roles. What was your focus while playing the new character?
The biggest burden was the nude scenes as the movie is a story about love between a military officer and the wife of his junior officer. I was not sure if I could be able to express the first addictive love of my character well. That was the part I focused on first more than any other things about acting. I talked a lot with director Kim about how I could deliver the love story better to the audience. I did not ask director Kim about the degree of nudity. The director thanks me for that too.
- What are your messages to the audience?
It has been 4 years since my last movie. I hope I made the right decision and the audience can related to the touching story. I would love it if the movie gets popular. But I hope many people feel that actor Song Seung-heon can look different. I have never heard that this kind of melodrama drew more than 4 million viewers. I want to see On Joo-wan swim in the Han River. (On Joo-wan said he would swim in the Han river if the movie draws more than 5 million viewers.)
‘Human Addiction’ directed by Kim Dae-woo, who has directed ‘Forbidden Quest’ and ‘A Story of Bangja’, will be released on May 14th.
Written by Han Jihee, Photography by Ryuma, Translated by Lee Sarah
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