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| Q: | It has been 3 years since <Christmas in August>. You became a popular director with a single debut movie. How do you feel about all the expectations for <One Fine Spring Day>? |
| A: | The stress of making my second movie wasn't as strong as I thought it would be. As for the movie itself... well, I don't really know yet. One thing I felt while filming <One Fine Spring Day> was that I'd been resting for too long. I'd like to prepare for my next movie more quickly this time. I wanted to make <One Fine Spring Day> different from <Christmas in August>, but it feels similar, maybe because the people are the same. Of course, that's a decision to be made when the movie has been released ...
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| Q: | Is the similarity with <Christmas in August> about style? |
| A: | I didn't try to film the movie using style. I wanted it to look as natural as possible and I think it became similar because the same people made it.
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| Q: | You mentioned you wanted to grasp the "air". So what do you mean by "air"? |
| A: | It means "sentiment". I wanted add a sentimental feeling to each scene. Of course it was not easy.
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| Q: | Then what is the sentiment of <One Fine Spring Day>? |
| A: | A man and woman meet, fall in love, then experience the sadness of breaking up... I also wanted it to draw laughs and make it amusing. I didn't want the movie to be too painful.
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| Q: | The words 'How can love change?' seem to form the crux of the scenario and the movie... Why are you posing such a question? |
| A: | I wanted to talk about something changing that seemed to never change. It's something that many people go through and I wanted to talk about how to accept such things. Yoo Ji Tae once mentioned that he'd like this movie to provide "consolation". I think he shares my view.
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| Q: | What did you want from the actors? Did you provide them with some sort of direction about the characters? |
| A: | No. Nothing was fixed. I prefer to make and try things on the site. I tried to find the right feelings on the site. I didn't ask for anything special from the actors. About all I did was to point out what they should not do. I'm not the type to insist.
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| Q: | You seem to talk with the actors a lot... ? |
| A: | It didn't start out that way, but I mainly asked questions instead of insisting on my opinions. Like what would be good in that situation, things like that.
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| Q: | What was working with the actors like? |
| A: | On the first day of shooting, we filmed the scene where they meet at the Jung Sun Terminal and I wanted to get an overall image since it was the first day and it had been a long time since we'd been filming onsite. We didn't have anything decided upon so I recall shooting about 30 takes, but what surprised me was that the actors didn't seem to be tiring. 30 takes is enough to wear anyone down. Frankly, the hardest thing for a director is when the actors get tired. Director Kim Sung Soo tells me I'm lucky ...
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| Q: | How was Yoo Ji Tae? Many people say he's similar to the character ... |
| A: | He is very serious about the movie. He becomes so much like the character that it's sometimes difficult to tell the two apart. I think we have a good rapport. He is an actor with a "good eye" for seeing his own performance.
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| Q: | Rumor has it that the character of Eun Soo became clear after your meeting with Lee Young Ae. Is that true? |
| A: | Even though it was the first time we'd met, she acted very comfortable rather than seeming uneasy. There was an unexpected side to her, for instance she would lean her face against the sofa. I felt that I'd like to capture that side of her.
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| Q: | There are some magnificent landscapes in the movie. Which is the most memorable? |
| A: | The barley field. It was in Kangjin, South Cholla Province. We still hadn't been successful in finding the right location even on the day before we were supposed to leave. It was a place we'd found by accident, but it was wonderful. It wasn't easy to find ...
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| Q: | In <Christmas in August>, it was photographs and in, <One Fine Spring Day> it is sound. Is there a reason for using sound? |
| A: | It's an approach based on occupation. I thought the job of collecting sounds would be interesting. "Sound" also brings back memories. That's what the Bamboo Field Grandmother also says. That her mind becomes peaceful when she hears the sound from the bamboo field ...
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| Q: | Family members appear in your movies. Movies with family members are quite rare ... |
| A: | You have family and friends even when you are in love. Family gives you comfort and they also provide consolation.
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| Q: | You said Darim will find a new love in 5 minutes after <Christmas in August> is over. Has Darim become Eun Soo? |
| A: | Well, I think happiness has a different meaning for Eun Soo. <One Fine Spring Day> is about changing emotions. That becomes everyday life and Sang Woo perceives of it as stability, whereas Eun Soo isn't that type of woman.
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| Q: | What is the meaning of <One Fine Spring Day>? |
| A: | People will have their own ideas when they see this title. Good times don't last. The movie is about a man and woman who fall in love, part and forget each other. I'd like it also to be interesting.
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| Q: | You mentioned that you'd like to shoot the next movie more quickly. Any specific plans? |
| A: | Nothing concrete. Maybe I should try a story of a playboy. How about portraying Sang Woo as a real ladies' man? (Laugh) |
