Comedian Kim Shin-young received an eye-popping role as a scene stealer for ‘Decision to break up’.
The movie “Decision to Break Up” was released on the 29th, directed by Park Chan-wook and featuring many actors including Hae-il Park, Tang Wei, Lee Jung-hyun, and Ko Kyung-pyo.
Even before its release, ‘Decision to Break Up’ received a lot of attention with the topic of being an award-winning film at the 75th Cannes Film Festival. Among the actors who believe and watch, the three letters ‘Kim Shin-young’ were enough to attract the public’s interest.
Upon the news of Kim Shin-young’s appearance, known as ‘Director Park Chan-wook’s No. 1 casting’, the public was divided into ‘belief that he will do well’ and ‘it will be a light role again’, but the likes and dislikes disappeared as soon as it was released.
With the public opinion behind the unexpected casting, Kim Shin-young became the treasure of ‘decision to break up’ with the acting skills that she has steadily built up through various acting.
Kim Shin-young’s acting, who appeared in the second half of the play as ‘Yeon-su’, a new junior of ‘Hae-jun’ (Park Hae-il), was both familiar and new. Her specialty, the Gyeongsang-do dialect, serves as a medium to reveal his personality, and at the same time, the laughter Manju makes him play an active role as a helper of the central character who leads the second half of the play, rather than acting.
Kim Shin-young’s determination not to leave a light image and the appearance of a ‘natural acting genius’ could also be seen in this ‘decision to break up’. Kim Shin-young, who practiced smoking in order to get over it at once, or made an effort by listening to advice from nearby actors, expressed respect for ‘Hae-jun’, saying, “I am also the youngest Inspector,” and at the same time relieved the heavy atmosphere of being a hot-blooded detective. It permeates the character itself and harmonizes with the other actors.
The difference in emotional repetition in the early and late stages through Kim Shin-young brought freshness to the audience, which led to favorable reviews such as “acting genius”, “no sense of incongruity”, and “I booked a movie to watch Kim Shin-young”.
From the days of ‘Haengnim’, as well as acting in comedy, ‘Queen of My Housewives’, ‘All My Love’, ‘Again! Kim Shin-young, who played the role of licorice in various dramas such as ‘Oh Hae-young’, skillfully led the situation in the contests that had been held in the past, and Director Park Chan-wook’s faith in Kim Shin-young, who was immersed in the drama with ad-libs, facial expressions and gestures in any situation, was also firm. .
He said that he had the belief that people who are good at comedy are also good at other acts, and the anecdote that director Park Chan-wook cast Kim Shin-young himself was revealed through several interviews, while actor Park Hae-il praised him, saying, “It was attractive to take on acting in a serious manner.” He spared no effort to prove Kim Shin-young’s acting prowess.
A comedian is, in other words, an actor who entertains others on stage. Shin-Young Kim made her successful first screen debut as her single actor. While the public and the film industry are interested in Kim Shin-young, who has challenged acting as a scene stealer rather than an entertainer or MC, attention is paying attention to his future moves.
By Kim Ye-rang, reporter at Hankyung.com yesrang@hankyung.com
