Reasons Why Park Hae Joon Was Hesitant To Star In “The World of The Married”
Most people definitely hate a cheating man, especially a lying, weak, and unfaithful husband. These men not only make their wives cringe and want to make them suffer in return when they found out the betrayal, but they forget the fact that kids are the ones who suffer the most when they do this horrible act.
Actor Park Hae Joon who plays as Lee Tae Oh in the hit series "The World of The Married was initially in doubt to play as the cheating husband. According to the recent interview with GQ Korea, when the role was presented to him, he was undecided about whether he would take the role or not. He put a lot of thought into it for a long time.
He further explained that he is not confident enough to take such a role, and he felt he could not fulfill the role it was meant to be since the role of a cheating husband puts so much intensity to the character.
The role of a cheating husband made Park Hae Joon consider carefully not only because of the character but the manner how he could portray such a complex role. Lea Tae Oh has extreme emotions, from lying to his wife and kid, and to fulfill a promise to his mistress. He added that K-Drama schedule shootings are compacted, and he will have limited time to actually get connected with the role.
"Would I be able to fulfill the role as it is meant to be fulfilled?" He asked.
Despite having many doubts, Park Hae Joon eventually agreed to take on the role, and his good friend and director Byun Young Joo has a big factor in his decision.
In the end, Park Hae Joon accepted the challenge. He added that Byun Young Joo, a dear friend and a film director, played a crucial role in this decision.
Byun Young-joo is a female director who does documentary films. She was part of director Kim Dong-won's PURN Production. Also, she was a founding member of the feminist film collective, Bariteo.
She was praised for her trilogy documentary about the current and past lives of "comfort women," or those who were abducted and were sexually abused by Japanese soldiers during World War II.
During a phone call, Byun Young-joo said to Park Hae Joon, "What are you even talking about? Of course, you have to do it. Just do it and do it to the best of your ability."
She also mentioned that Hae Joon would be foolish not to take the role since his costar is Kim Hee Ae.
After the conversation with the female director, he said, "I gathered up the guts to say yes. So, I have her to thank for all of this."
"The world of The Married" is a great success. It is currently the highest-rated Korean drama in cable television history. And continues to maintain its rating, and eventually, the last remaining episodes will spike up.
As it turned out, Hae Joon has been actually played the role very well, and he would be pleased knowing that a lot of viewers, not only in Korea are looking forward to how this drama series will end. And without a doubt, he sure is proud of what the drama series has reached.
You can still watch "The World of The Married" every Friday and Saturday at 10:50 PM KST.
