Let me talk about LBS-1

My third project consists of two parts. First, I will translate significant comments upon LBS as an actor. I hope you enjoy what the experts in korean movie (i.e. movie directors and producers, newspaper journalists, and movie columists) say about LBS. Second, I will translate my reviews of his past works including SGBDH. In order not to make it wordy, I am going to compare mine with others, assuming (or pretending) that I argue against someone's review.


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Let me talk about LBS

"(......) Most of all, I'd like to assure him that I am now directing the movie. I should ignore how we were in the past when he was an actor who played a minor part and should bring his clothes to the spot by himself without a manager, and I was one of a director's men who should brook his complaint and yelling and should not refute against it.


I had heard that LBS was said to be an actor who would not give in his interpreation of a role or a scene. But the air between us was not tense. He was not headsrong, but just trying to prepare his part thoroughly. I was knocked out by LBS who appeared with his parts fully laid from head to toe, not to mention with his lines perfectly rehearsed. It was like a straight punch inavoidable in a boxing match.


Let's rewind here.

"Don't laugh much on this scene."
"How come? I think at least smiling is better than nothing here."
"I just think that's better."
"Tell me why."
"It's hard to explain."
"If you say I can't, then who else to make it clear for me?"

There was no room for me to escape from LBS who asked a resonable answer even when I asked a minor change of his action. Since then, I had to do my homework with regard to LBS's part twice as much as others. "Hey brother! You did have a hard time when you took only minor characters. Didn't you? Let's do this with the memory and emotion", I began to get my request off my chest. I decided to tell him what I want directly, not distantly. (.......)"

*This touching episode is from 김종현, director of Mr. Gam's Victory,'s commentary.
*Source: http://www.cine21.com/Article/article_view.php?mm=005001001&article_id=26135
*Inside the picture, LBS and Mr. Kim are discussing things.