Kwon Sang-woo. Yonhap News
Actor Kwon Sang-woo said that in the film ‘Heartman’, he performed the college-years scenes himself without using a younger counterpart.
At 11 a.m. on the 11th, the production presentation for ‘Heartman’ was held at Lotte Cinema Konkuk University Entrance in Seoul, with director Choi Won-seop and actors Kwon Sang-woo, Moon Chae-won, Park Ji-hwan, and Pyo Ji-hoon (P.O) in attendance.
Kwon said, “It was not easy to play my college days,” adding, “I appear with Park Ji-hwan in a long-haired style, and that scene itself will, early on, overwhelm the audience as an irony and serve as a strength and a fun point.”
Pyo Ji-hoon said, “I did not see the seniors with their hair extensions during my shoot, but at the industry screening they looked like they were having a lot of fun,” adding, “It seemed they enjoyed the very fact of playing college students.”
Kwon said, “I am not an actor optimized for choreography, but I worked hard. I also personally chose the rock band music for the college period,” and explained, “There is a scene where I belt out a song called ‘Lover’, full of love.” He added, “We originally tried to find others for the younger part, but I felt we would not be able to get that feel no matter what, and that we would not properly capture Moon Chae-won’s beauty, so I just did it myself. Filming was a lot of fun.”
‘Heartman’ is a comedy in which Seung-min (Kwon Sang-woo), a man who has returned, struggles not to miss his first love whom he meets again, only for a secret to arise that he can never tell her.
This project reunites Kwon Sang-woo, who has consistently drawn hits in the comedy genre, with director Choi Won-seop, and with Moon Chae-won, Park Ji-hwan, and Pyo Ji-hoon joining, it completes an even stronger comic lineup.
It is produced by Movierock, the company that presented ‘Cheongnyeon Gyeongchal’, ‘Pilot’, and ‘Daljjakjigeunhae: 7510’, and aims to reach audiences as a film anyone can enjoy without burden, regardless of age or gender.
‘Heartman’ opens on January 14 next year.
