Park Bo-young, who plays the role of a famous movie in the movie ‘Concrete Utopia’. Courtesy of Lotte Entertainment※ Spoiler alert
Actress Park Bo-young appeared on the screen for the first time in 5 years since ‘Your Wedding’. Park Bo-young, who first challenged the disaster drama genre, shows eyes and facial expressions that were not seen in his filmography. Park Bo-young, who has returned with a solid figure that does not shake, is unfamiliar but welcome.
In the movie ‘Concrete Utopia’, Park Bo-young’s strong eyes shine on her soft face. When the majority of the residents of the imperial palace hide their crumbling humanity in the name of ‘survival’, Myeong-hwa tries not to lose her convictions until the end. Such a masterpiece is a strong character. Park Bo-young in ‘Concrete Utopia’ fascinates the audience to the extent that director Park Chan-wook said after watching the movie, “Actress Park Bo-young’s clean expression, her face will be a valuable moment that can only be seen without the actress.” .
Park Bo-young thought that a famous painter was an essential figure for ‘Concrete Utopia’. That is why he tried to portray the famous painting as a person who has a foothold in reality by repeatedly worrying and asking questions. Park Bo-young shared her worries and precious experiences until she became a famous artist and completed ‘Concrete Utopia’. A still cut from the movie ‘Concrete Utopia’. Courtesy of Lotte Entertainment
Necessary Existence, Masterpiece
Myeonghwa is a resident of Imperial Palace Apartment 602. After the disaster of a major earthquake that struck her one day without warning, she struggles to keep her calm and contemplates her survival with her husband Min-seong (Park Seo-joon). She does not hesitate to give a room to an outsider who has nowhere to go in the cold, and Myeong-hwa is the leading figure in caring for injured residents as a nurse. Such masterpieces send a worried look at the residents who change over time.
Park Bo-young said, “Maybe there are people who see masterpieces as frustrating, but I thought I had to imprint them well as necessary beings.” I had to show you,” he said.
Park Bo-young had to stop about three times while watching the scenario for the first time. ‘Can I make a choice like a masterpiece here?’ ‘In that situation, would I do like Minseong?’ ‘Am I a person who gets swept away?’ Questions like this popped into my head. These questions made Park Bo-young pause. The fun of asking her questions is also one of the reasons that made her decide to appear in ‘Concrete Utopia’.
Poster for the movie ‘Concrete Utopia’. Provided by Lotte Entertainment, he said, “I stopped a few times and sighed a few times, but I really didn’t know.” same,” he said. He laughed, saying, “So I think it might be one of Residents 1 and 2. People say it’s good to do that, and if they don’t, I think they’ll do it.”
However, what convinced Park Bo-young in the midst of numerous questions and pauses was a short line of dialogue, “They were just ordinary people.”
“Of all the people here, ‘Who’s the villain?’ No. They are all just ordinary people. The choice we make when faced with a certain situation is a choice that comes from our own judgment. There are many types of people, and I thought it was a line that encompasses all of them, so I really liked it. “The movie ‘Concrete’ Utopia’ stills. Courtesy of Lotte Entertainment
Myunghwa VS Youngtak… I tried to overcome it by looking at it like a hairtail
Myeong-hwa is a person who stands on the opposite side of Yeong-tak (Lee Byung-hun). Young-tak, who was elected as the new resident representative, takes risks again in the process of releasing outsiders who threaten the safety of the residents, and gains strong trust from everyone. But famous paintings are different. I am afraid of Yeong-tak, who calls outsiders ‘cockroaches’ and starts quarantine, and Min-seong, who is changing as a result.
Such Yeongtak and Myeonghwa are bound to collide frequently. And in the decisive scene, Myeong-hwa and Young-tak face each other. Park Bo-young said, “At the time of filming, senior Lee Byung-hun gave me good feedback. There was a time when I looked away while talking to him, and he called me quietly and said, ‘I hope you don’t take your eyes off there. When I looked away, I felt like I was losing my eyes until the end.” I wish I could do it after looking at it,” he said. “At that time, he helped me a lot.”
A still from the movie ‘Concrete Utopia’. Provided by Lotte Entertainment, Park Bo-young worried a lot about what to do if she was intimidated in the scene where she confronted Lee Byung-hun, who was a big senior to her. Because he was so worried about himself, director Eom Tae-hwa sent a high-definition photo of Lee Byung-hun transformed into a sea urchin-headed Young-tak and said, “Set it as a wallpaper and look at it as if you were looking at a hairtail.” It meant getting used to it.
“I set it as my wallpaper and thought, ‘I can do it’ and ‘I’m not afraid’. I was completely intimidated by the take.”
Still, Park Bo-young saw and learned a lot while working with Lee Byung-hun. Lee Byung-hun, he saw, was “a shrewd actor both as a person and as an actor.” Even during filming, Lee Byung-hun immediately monitored his performance and asked director Um Tae-hwa to tell me if there were any corrections. Then, Director Eom spoke his opinion a little more comfortably.
Looking at Lee Byung-hun, Park Bo-young said, “Perhaps the senior himself thought that others found him difficult and uncomfortable, so he made it a little more comfortable.” Courtesy of Lotte Entertainment
“Lovely? Thank you now”
Park Bo-young is an actor who boasts a wide spectrum by playing various roles regardless of genre, but there is a word that countless audiences and viewers must mention when they think of him. As can be seen from her nickname ‘Po’ or ‘Poply’ (Park Bo-young + Lovely), Park Bo-young is a byword for so-called ‘lovely’.
In the past, whenever ‘lovely’ was talked about, I was upset. I thought that my image was limited to one. Park Bo-young said, “I don’t know what I hated so much in the past, but now I’m grateful.”
Even when I was talking, I was afraid that aegyo would come out without my knowledge, so I tried to speak firmly, but now it’s different. He laughed, saying, “Now I think, ‘This is me?’ Because Park Bo-young has changed, the masterpiece he played may have been completed as a character with both feet firmly planted on the ground of reality.
Behind-the-scenes stills from the movie ‘Concrete Utopia’. Courtesy of Lotte Entertainment Park Bo-young repeatedly said that it would be nice if many audiences would come to the theater to see the movie. As a movie lover before being an actor, Park Bo-young likes to talk with each other after watching a movie. He confidently said, “If you like that kind of thing, you will be able to watch ‘Concrete Utopia’ satisfactorily.” He hinted, “It’s a bit dark, but there’s a black comedy in it, and if you know that it’s a movie with something to think about, you’ll be able to enjoy it more.”
Then, was the ending of ‘Concrete Utopia’ seen by Park Bo-young, who played a famous woman who did not lose her faith until the end, despair or hope? It was a solid answer like ‘Park Bo-young’ like a famous painting.
“I still think of it as hope. The last person I met said to Myeong-hwa, ‘If you live, you just live.’ With these words, I think the image of going back into the collapsed apartment building and sharing food ends with ‘There is hope.’ I think this is a good thing. Others may see it as not hopeful. ‘Concrete Utopia’ ‘ is so diverse in how you view it, and the fact that there is no right answer is a big charm.” (Laughs)
