[TRANS] 171016~17 D.O.'s Room No. 7 and Swing Kids article round-up

[…] When asked what drew him to Room No. 7, Do Kyungsoo replied, “The story was really interesting. It would be my first time in a black comedy, and Taejeong was a character I had never been before. And he had a tattoo. That’s why I really wanted to be in it.”

On the meaning of the tattoo behind Taejeong’s ear - ‘there is no use in trying to please everyone’ - Do Kyungsoo revealed, “The director and I worried together about what would suit Taejeong’s character, and this seemed to fit. Every time we filmed, we had to redraw and erase the tattoo, so my skin hurt a lot.”

He added, “It’s a phrase I also relate to. Though while I do agree you don’t need to try to please everyone, I still try my best to. I have wondered if I’m personally happy or not with myself, but I try hard on stage or on screen for the audience’s satisfaction.”

When asked about his motto, he replied that it was ‘in each loss there is a gain.’

[…] Shin Hakyun said about Do Kyungsoo, “I was surprised by how much Kyungsoo had prepared for the role. The director favors detailed directions on set and I ad-libbed often too, but Kyungsoo was flexible and went along with everything.” 

171017 “The circumstances surrounding Swing Kids”:

[…] Director Kang Hyungcheol has a record of launching rookie actors to success, evidenced by Scandal Makers’s Park Boyoung or Sunny’s Shim Eunkyung and Kang Sora. Even then, he heard much criticsm about how 10 billion won movies were different, too difficult. And amidst the criticism, Kang Hyungcheol chose Do Kyungsoo as the protagonist for Swing Kids. There was an outcry that no matter how famous a k-pop star was, it was too much to have one lead a 10 billion won film.

Director Kang Hyungcheol made a saving throw. The financial backer was unreliable, and close to blocking production. NEW was made the backer instead. This was why Do Kyungsoo was cast all the way back in May, but filming only began in October. 

To the press, the director stated, “A highly anticipated movie needs conviction behind careful casting. The moment I saw Do Kyungsoo, the scenario leapt out at me. It even seemed like my path has led up to filming this movie with him.” With no shortage of praise, the director seemed confident in his choice. “Swing Kids is a movie full of dancing, rarely seen in Korea. It needed somebody with both acting and dancing ability for a character caught between child- and adulthood. Because of that, Do Kyungsoo felt like fate.” 

Early on, NEW had invested 10 billion won into Im Siwan’s Thoughts of My Brother and contributed over 800 million won into director Yeon Sangho’s zombie movie Train to Busan. Thoughts of My Brother did not perform well, while Train to Busan passed the 10 million admissions benchmark. Now NEW has thrown its bet in with Do Kyungsoo and Swing Kids.

Do Kyungsoo is fully aware of the circumstances. Amidst the shuffling of financial backers, he quietly practiced tap-dancing. For five months, he quietly sought out the practice room. Before filming, he boldly shaved off his hair - a deed not easy for an idol. By doing all he could, he had only proven to many that he was the right choice.

On the 16th, a press conference was held for Room No. 7, a movie featuring Do Kyungsoo and Shin Hakyun. There, Do Kyungsoo said that while he agreed with his character’s tattoo about not trying to please everyone, he still made the effort to. He also stated that his motto was that ‘in every loss, there is a gain.’

In light of the circumstances around Swing Kids, those words are extraordinary.

We had met Do Kyungsoo at a funeral hall earlier this year. He told us, “I’ve kept taking darker roles, but I’d like to act as someone bright and cheerful.” Swing Kids was the film he agreed to shortly after that confession.

(Translated by fydk) Written by [NAME] @ EXOdicted.net

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