extended profile-2
3. Place of Birth
Sometimes a fact implies more than what it literally displays.
His profile says LBS was born and grown up in 청주 (Cheongju), one of the cities in 충청도 (Chungcheong-do or Chungcheong province). There is unique Chongcheong accent, which is slower than standard Seoul accent and milder (or gently sounded) than other local accents. (Here, I assume the accent of the local dialects as the relative length/rhythm of Korean speaking)
What is interesting is that:(1) the accent still hangs on LBS speaking even though it is not strong enough to give away his hometown immediately and (2) his accent was benefical for his performance in some cases.
'City of Violence' (짝패, 2006), the movie which awarded him Best Supporting Actor, is a good example. It is an interesting story behind the scene that the director 류승완 and two main actors (정두홍/이범수) are all from Chungcheong province. In an interview, the director 류승완 said Pil-Ho's ChungCheong accent was the finishing touch for the movie.
He continued to say:
Given the assumption that LBS was about to perform Pil-Ho, I began to consider how to animate Pil-Ho. I had a close conversation with LBS quite often. He was trying to break from the fixed images on him gained from the previous works at that time. With the talks, I got some insights from LBS speaking with Chungcheong accent that I knew well. I think LBS made the best of his accent in acting and it consequentially contributed to making Pil-Ho a distict, unforgettable bad man.
Critics also agree with the importance of use of Chungcheong accent in City of Violence. They acclaim that whenever LBS speaks with slow and gentle Chungcheong accents, it is ironically makes Pil-Ho's conduct extremely eerie and evil.
Mission Sex Control (잘 살아보세, 2006) is another case that LBS optimized his hometown accent for creating a nice but ignorant rustic, Seok Gu.
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