NAVER MOVIE: ON THE SET OF THE MOVIE [MR. IDOL]

Challenge to become the National Idol! On the set of the movie Mr. Idol
We went to the set of the movie Mr. Idol, a comedy about troublemakers challenged to become ‘National Idols’ for their living.
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On the set of the movie Mr. Idol

We arrived at the parking lot of Sori Arts Center of Jeollabuk-do on late afternoon of May 22. As we were looking around, there was an eye-catching yellow van among many cars for the filming, and it has “Mr. Children” printed on it. The car was a prop for the idol group Mr. Children in the movie Mr. Idol by director Rah Hee-chan, who debuted in 2007 with the movie Going by the Book. Over 700 supporting casts were spreading all over the parking lot, having their quick dinner. According to Lee Sung-jin PD, most of the supporting casts are from the fandom of Jay Park who plays the role of Zio, and Ji Hyun-woo who plays the role of Eugene, the main vocal of the group. When they were finished with eating, supporting casts got their picture taken standing by the wall, their arms spread. These pictures will be used by the computer graphic team to fill up the audience seats for the movie.

The audience cheers as the members of Mr. Children shows up on the stage. “Please do not scream at this moment.”, the assistant director tries to calm everyone down. He continues, “You shouldn't get confused between shooting a movie and a concert”. Within the movie, Mr. Children needs to perform after the video of Eugene (Ji Hyun-woo), making disregarding comments about idols, was leaked and became the controversy. When they needed to jeer and boo, the audience shouted in cheers instead. The movie Mr. Idol was filmed in the fan-shaped concert venue that has a similar atmosphere as the Roman amphitheater. The weather in the movie is winter, and they are shooting the scene of Mr. Children performing on the stage of Year-end K-pop Grand Ceremony. Director Rah Hee-chan explained, “this scene is all about the connection and communication between the audience and Mr. Children, therefore the audience’s reaction is very important and their connection with the actors needs to be shown” as the importance for the filming of the day.

Director Rah Hee-chan (middle) is explaining about the filming scene to Park Ye-jin (left) and Yim Won-hee (right)

They mainly filmed the audience for the day.The cameras were installed in three different places and the slate had to be hit in three different places as well.The movie Mr. Idol is the growth-drama of a has-been idol. After having some conflicts with Sah Hee-moon (Kim Soo-ro), the powerful figure in the entertainment industry, a talented music producer Goojoo (Park Ye-jin) establishes “Champion Music” and re-gathers the failed idol group “Mr. Children” by recruiting Eugene (Ji Hyun-woo) from an indie band in Hong-dae. Mr. Children seems to be on the right track while they’re working hard in poor environments, such as their remodeled practice room from a boxing gym, but they face crisis because of the scheme made by Sah Hee-moon (Kim Soo-ro).Mr. Children said hi to the supporting cast from the audience seats. The loud cheer burst out from the audience seats as Ji Hyun-woo said “you guys are good at acting” and laughed. Another loud cheer came out for Jay Park. The filming continued after Kim Randy, who plays Ricky, and Jang Seo-won, who plays Hyun also said greetings to the audience. Kim Soo-ro, Park Ye-jin, and Yim Won-hee who plays Sang-shik, the manager of Mr. Children, all arrived at the set. All the cameras are now facing to the audience seats, and the music is on. Although Mr. Children is off the stage, the audience roars even more as the excitement grows. Camera follows the proud smile of Goojoo (Park Ye-jin) and Sang-shik (Yim Won-hee) and Sah Hee-moon running away in a hurry as his scheme was revealed. The sound of assistant director’s order “louder, louder, louder” buried into the loud cheer. The movie Mr. Idolstarted to film since February of 2011 and 70-80% of the filming was done so far. It will be released on the end of this year.

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Scene #81 K-pop Grand Ceremony stage/ Waiting roomEugene’s sincere speech/ Mr. Children ends the performance with loud cheer

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Lights off on the stage of Wonder Boys. Loud cheering from fans

Mr. Children on the Stage. Smoke comes out after the fireworks on the stage.

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Silence

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Side shot of Eugene. “I’m Lee Eugene of Mr. Children”

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Goojoo be seated

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Wonder Boys and Mio in waiting room

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MC in confusion

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Sah Hee-moon looking at the stage

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Goojoo in audience seats

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Members in telephoto shot

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(From left) Members of Mr. Children, Jang Seo-won and Ji Hyun-woo.Jang Seo-won fell and got his shoulder dislocated during this filming day.

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Response of Mio

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Response of Sah Hee-moon while watching the stage

Kim Soo-ro played the role as judge in the K-pop Grand Ceremony.He arrived early for the day and cheered the supporting castsby saying “let’s keep up the good work!”

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Lights behind Goojoo

Park Ye-jin and Yim Won-hee in audience seats.They are the producer and manager of Mr. Children.

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Members of Mr. Children putting arms around to each other, even patting on each other.

The live performance of Mr. Children was shot the day before.Members worked hard on every detail of the movements although they were not being shot up close.

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As Eugene looks at Goojoo

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Goojoo looks back at Eugene.

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Box Interview: Director Rah Hee-chan/ Casting Jay Park would only be a little “plus”

Q: There are quite a lot of insider stories about entertainment agencies. Did you have to go through a lot of research for it?

A: I barely did any research for it. I gathered some information from our music producer, Jay, Ji Hyun-woo, and Kim Randy who’s used to be a rapper. Other than that I didn't do any studies.

Q: Jay Park, the big issue maker, is in your movie. Did you cast him to draw more number of audience?

A: I never thought of it in that way. He will be a little “plus” for the movie, but Jay himself knows that it’s not going to help the whole team if only one person get all of the attention. In that case both Ji Hyun-woo and Jay did great job on it. I’d be happy if our movie could make big because of Jay but I didn't do any “calculation” for casting him.

*Other non-Jay-related-parts are omitted.




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Ha Ji-won: 'I Might Have Been Warrior in My Past Life'

Actress Ha Ji-won said, "I have always wanted to play a female warrior, and I studied how to play the character 'Gil La Im' while I was filming the movie 'Sector 7'."

She came to a hotel located in Kwanghamun on July 27 for an interview, and she expressed her love for action acting by saying, "I sometimes think that I might have been a warrior in my past life. When I perform an action using a sword just like I did in the drama 'Damo', I feel really great". For actress Ha Ji-won, action does not seem to be something that she understands with just her head, but it seems to be a natural movement coming from inside. Since her debut, Ha Ji-won has appeared in many works on TV and the silver screen, and she has become one of the best actresses in Korea. In particular, she has been described as an "actress who can perform action acting" because of her enthusiastic acting.

In the first Korean 3D blockbuster movie "Sector 7", which will be released on August 4, Ha Ji-won plays a female warrior named "Hae Joon", and she fights desperately against a monster in the movie. She said that this movie had particular meaning to her besides the fact that the movie was the first Korean 3D movie. She said, "When I first decided to appear in 'Sector 7', it was not designed to be filmed as a 3D movie, so I did not know that I would appear in a 3D movie. It meant something to me because I could fire a gun in the movie for the first time. I have appeared in many historical dramas and I used swords many times, but using a gun in this work was the first time for me. When female Asian actresses hold guns in a movie, people tend to look at them as awkward, differently from Hollywood actresses around three to four years ago. I did not want to hear that kind of criticism about my action acting and I wanted to play a wonderful female warrior character. I thought that I could successfully play this warrior character in 'Sector 7'. I could finally have a chance to present a real female warrior".

When bringing up the subject of Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie, she said with twinkling eyes, "I really like Angelina Jolie. I think she is really fantastic. I usually like a woman who looks fantastic rather than just pretty, and I think that Angelina Jolie is a type of woman that I like. When I appeared in "Secret Garden", the script had this expression. When I perform action acting, I can feel that I am alive and the dynamic movement makes me feel better. Thanks to those feelings, I will not avoid similar roles. I feel more attracted to the roles that look strong rather than those roles that need protection from others".

She instinctively likes action, and she prepared fully to perform her acting. She voluntarily learned scuba diving for "Sector 7" even though it was not necessary for the movie. She acquired a drivers' license to ride a motorcycle for filming a scene in which she rides a motorcycle. She said, "I was totally unfamiliar with the drill ship and I did not how to act on the ship. It was like homework for me. So I thought that I needed to be familiar with the sea first to play the role of Hae Joon, and I learned scuba diving. I know that I will act in front of a green screen, but I wanted to express the feeling of the sea. I have come to be very familiar with the sea while learning scuba diving. I was able to find out that there is another world deep in the sea". She reportedly almost had an accident while filming the motorcycle scene. She said, "There was no motorcycle scene in the original script, but later I heard that I needed to ride a motorcycle at the end of the movie. I did not know how to film the scene because I did not know how to ride a motorcycle. But I acquired a driver's license to ride a motorcycle and practiced very hard. I practiced even on rainy days. I rode a motorcycle in the city and on the streets of Cheju Island. While practicing, I came to know how to react in a dangerous situation. But I slipped on the street while riding a motorcycle due to my eagerness while filming the movie and one of my legs was caught under the motorcycle. I became more careful after that".

Does she feel pressure as she is the only actress in the movie and must lead the whole story of the movie? She answered, "I felt more pressure as a protagonist when I appeared in the dramas 'Damo' and 'Hwangjin-i'. I felt more responsibility than pressure this time because I thought that I needed to be looked upon as very strong in the movie. The character whom I play needs to have presence in the movie, as she has power to fight against the monster. I tried very hard to look strong such as building up my muscles and eating meat (laugh). I ate fruit and nuts to look healthy. I had gained around three kilograms while filming even though I have lost three kilograms now". Some people pointed out that her action scenes in the movie seemed to be exaggerated. She said, "The character Hae Joon is a real female warrior as she does not weaken her mind at all and she has a very competitive spirit. I created her way of speaking and her posture such as putting both hands on the waist like man". She revealed that she watched the movie "Alien", in which actress Sigourney Weaver played a female warrior fighting against a monster, many times to play her role in the movie. She said, "I had to study the movement of the monster and how I had to move, but I could not discern the detailed movements of the monster, so I watched 'Alien' to study and learn how Sigourney Weaver made eye contact with the monster and to find out the feeling of dread and fear by watching the movie. I could learn many things. I did my best when I played my role, but there was still something lacking. I watched the movie at the premiere and I felt really sorry that I could not hear my breathing sound. And last night I had a dream, I appeared again in the scene where I felt sorry in my dream. At the end of the movie, I felt pity for the monster and felt my heart break when I killed the monster, and I thought that it would be better if I could have eye contact with the monster. In addition, there is one thing that I could learn while filming this movie. I have to make plans in advance because the camera cannot move freely when filming a 3D movie".

One interesting note is that "Sector 7" played an important role in the creation of the character Gil La Im in "Secret Garden". The TV drama "Secret Garden" opened to the public first, but she was actually filming the last part of "Sector 7" when she decided to appear in the drama. She said, "After I decided to appear in "Secret Garden", I started to examine the martial arts team of 'Sector 7'. Actually, 'Sector 7' can be the fruition of Gil La Im's dream in which she becomes a female protagonist of a blockbuster movie. I was sometimes confused between 'Sector 7' and Gil La Im because they were mixed. There were scenes coming from 'Damo' and scenes in which I boxed, rode a motorcycle, and shot a gun, and I felt weird because I seemed to be playing a stunt actor for actress Ha Ji-won while I was playing Gil La Im. In particular, the scene where I shot the gun in the beginning of the drama was very similar to the scene in 'Sector 7'. Anyway, I think that 'Sector 7' had played a very important role in the birth of the character Gil La Im".

Ha Ji-won said that she might have been a warrior in her past life because she felt affection for action acting, and she also said, "I might have been either a warrior or an eagle because I often fly in my dreams. I have to play the character of an eagle some day. Maybe my boyfriend would be a wolf in that case (laugh)". She dreams very often, and when she filmed "Sector 7", she fought against the monster in her dreams, and these days, she plays table tennis in her dreams because she is filming the movie entitled "Korea" and playing the character of a table tennis player.

Source : kbs.co.kr 

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Hot-blooded secretary meets clumsy boss in new SBS drama

From left, actors Ji Seong, Choi Kang-hee and Kim Je-jung pose for photographers during a press conference held last week to introduce the SBS drama "Protect the Boss" at the SBS headquarters in Seoul. / Yonhap

By Kwon Mee-yoo

The youth unemployment crisis is again covered on the small screen, this time with a romantic twist featuring unique characters in the new SBS drama "Protect the Boss", starting Wednesday.

The drama is a familiar romantic comedy as a rich "chaebol" heir falls in love with an ordinary woman.

Cha Ji-heon, son of DN Group president and protagonist of the new soap opera, is unlike other cold-hearted, haughty characters such as Kim Ju-won of "Secret Garden" and Hyeon Gi-jun of "Lie to Me". Cha is often scolded by his father for poor work performances and is portrayed as a good-for-nothing for the company.

Director Son Jung-hyun said he started wondering what would happen if a third-generation conglomerate owner and an ordinary "880,000-won generation" person worked together without knowing each others' background.

The 880,000-won Generation is a term that refers to low-paid non-regular workers in their 20s who earn about 880,000 won a month.

Actor Ji Seong ("Royal Family", 2011) plays the role of Cha.

"He might seem perfect ― heir of a conglomerate family who has everything he wants", Ji said at a press conference for the drama last week. "However, he lives inside a small world of his own. He was deeply wounded when his brother died".

Choi Kang-hee plays his secretary Noh Eun-seol. Choi will portray the tomboyish new recruit in a sensitive manner.

Eun-seol's interview revealed at the preview might strike a chord with many job seekers. The interviewees didn't even ask her a question and just told her that other companies would suit her better. She desperately prays for a job and finally gets one. However, things get even more complicated as she is appointed as a personal assistant to the clumsy boss Ji-heon.

Kim Hero Jaejoong of JYJ will play Cha Mu-won, Ji-heon's cousin vying for ownership of the company. 

Kim starred in the 2009 movie "Postman to Heaven" and Japanese drama "Sunao ni Narenakute" in 2010, but "Protect the Boss" is his Korean drama debut.

Kim's character Mu-won is a model boss, who is capable, has manners and knows the art of living.

"Frankly speaking, I feel pressured as JYJ members Jun-su and Yu-chun are successful in musical and dramas respectively. However, my enthusiasm exceeds the burden and other actors in the drama helped me a lot", Kim said.

Actress Wang Ji-hye plays Seo Na-yun, the perfectionist lawyer at Cha's company. She is also a daughter of the conglomerate family.

"She is the perfect woman, but could fall apart at an unexpected event such as bumping in to Eun-seol", Wang said. "Seo has humane charm behind the appearance of a perfectionist".

Veteran actors will support the love and trouble of young actors. Park Yeong-gyoo, known for his acting in sitcoms, returns to the small screen after some six years to play the hot-tempered president of DN Group and father of Ji-heon. He will pepper the drama by portraying a conglomerate owner who behaves as he pleases.

"Protect the Boss" will be broadcast on Wednesdays and Thursdays on SBS, starting today.

Source : koreatimes.co.kr

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