Song Joong Ki of “My Name is Loh Kiwan” mentioned the bed scene with his junior Choi Sung Eun.
On the morning of the 6th, an interview with Song Joong Ki, the lead actor of the Netflix movie ‘My Name is Loh Kiwan’, was held at a cafe in Samcheong-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul.
“My Name is Loh Kiwan” tells the story of a North Korean defector, Ki Wan (played by Song Joong Ki), who arrived in Belgium with the last hope of life and a woman named Mari (played by Choi Sung Eun) who lost the meaning of life, drawing each other into a captivating story.
Song Joong Ki passionately portrayed the North Korean defector Ki Wan, who left with nothing in a strange land in Europe, Belgium, struggling to be recognized as a refugee, his only hope. To play the role of a North Korean defector, he worked with a North Korean teacher to capture the concept in the dialect of the Janggangdo region and complete the story.
While filming “My Name is Loh Kiwan”, Song Joong Ki also experienced a significant change in his life. In January last year, he confirmed his relationship with British actress Katie Louise Saunders through his fan cafe, and at the same time announced his marriage and pregnancy. In June of the same year, he shared his thoughts on becoming a father with the news of his first son’s birth. Playing the desperate character “My Name is Loh Kiwan” at a time when Song Joong Ki, the person, was experiencing the greatest happiness, he went through extreme emotions.
In the latter part of ‘“My Name is Loh Kiwan”, there is a bed scene between Loh Kiwan and Mari, who heal each other’s wounds and fall in love. Although the actual scenario was more intense, it was modified during the directing process.
Song Joong Ki mentioned, “I never asked Sung Eun if she felt pressured before filming, but I didn’t feel any pressure at all, and Sung Eun also didn’t seem to feel any pressure” and explained, “The bed scene was originally described more intensely in the scenario. The reason for the final modification would be the intention of the production team.”
In response, director Kim Hee Jin explained in an interview with OSEN, “The bed scene intensity was higher in the previous version of the scenario. However, it was important to do it within the flow of our movie without causing any disturbances” and said, “There was a lot of consideration in adjusting the intensity, as focusing too much on that aspect could be detrimental. I thought the current intensity was appropriate” and completed the scene.
Song Joong Ki said, “I didn’t feel any pressure about the intensity. What was more important than the intensity was the shared emotions between Loh Kiwan and Mari” and showed a professional attitude by saying, “I didn’t care about the intensity or the specific scenes, I felt no pressure at all.”
Meanwhile, the movie was released on Netflix in over 190 countries on the 1st of March.
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