[HanCinema's News] Park Ji-hwan Talks About "Our Blues"

In a recent interview Park Ji-hwan discusses his thoughts on "Our Blues" where he played a supporting role as In-kwon, the manager of a blood sausage soup restaurant in the Jeju Island themed television drama. Park Ji-hwan discussed his prepatory technique as being that of a planner, albeit one whose plans are often torn down. Park Ji-hwan thinks that making a new start of himself through acting, relying increasingly on improvisation, has been how he really expands his characters.

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One irony of Park Ji-hwan's attitude is that he assumed, simply because "Our Blues" features so many well-known professional actors, that there wouldn't be any mix-ups on set. But in fact, the final scene was quite chaotic, with much of the necessary machinery not functioning properly, necessitating many retakes. Park Ji-hwan described this as all being appropriate given the weather of the moment, forcing the performers to rely less on esteem than instinct.

Park Ji-hwan also noted that this wasn't the first time such a mishap had occurred on set, prompting unscripted dialog. Yet if anything, viewers seemed to like the scenes with mishaps more than the properly scripted ones, praising the acting. In general Park Ji-hwan relished just the idea of acting. When prompted to think about the heights of his career, which include a recent performance in "The Roundup" that's been a huge hit, Park Ji-hwan simply emphasized his workmanlike approach.

For Park Ji-hwan this new praise is remarkable. He likened himself to a chef being praised for refined French cuisine when from his perspective his work has just been the same ramen as always. Park Ji-hwan doesn't want to change or become eccentric because he's convinced that if he changes his approach people will start to dislike him. Consequently, he doesn't care whether he becomes famous, or if whether anyone feels the need to search his name.

Park Ji-hwan only wants to continue to take on a role for a wide variety of characters in the future in his own distinctive style. Park Ji-hwan cited Kim Hye-ja and Go Doo-shim among his co-stars as the ones who he most wanted to emulate going forward- actors who are well-regarded among their peers, yet not especially famous. "Our Blues" ended on June 12th with ratings of 14.597%.

Written by William Schwartz