The film Our Golden Days is based on the idea that each person experiences their own glory day whether in the present, the past or the future. In it, the central story revolves around generational conflicts and family harmony between Lee Sang Chul (Chun Ho Jin) and Lee Ji Hyuk (Jung Il Woo).
Sharing with reporters about the new project after the Vietnamese - Korean movie "taking away your mother", Jung Il Woo said that the character Lee Ji Hyuk that he plays is a talented man with opinions, but because of an incident, his life collapsed. The film will be a journey to recover and revive the character's spirit after reaching the bottom of life.
According to the Korean actor, as soon as he read the script, he was attracted and felt warm because of the content "absorbed both the feelings of happiness and suffering when telling the story of a person's life". When he arrived in Vietnam (late July), Jung Il Woo had finished filming the first half of the film.
Before director Kim Hyung Seok's sharing about the expectation that "Our Golden Days" will surpass the rating mark of 30% as this is a "sincere, traditional TV series, filled with warmth and delicate emotions, a story that many people can sympathize with", Korean media said that this is a fairly high target compared to the current TV series setting.
Partly because My Golden Life - the film that director Kim and screenwriter So Hyun Kyung collaborated on achieved a rating of 45.1% 8 years ago, while his predecessor - For Eagle Brothers (The Great brothers) had the highest rating at 21.9%.
With these numbers, instead of pressure, Jung Il Woo feels grateful to return to acting. For me, this project is a very valuable opportunity that I cannot miss. At present, I feel that I have immersed myself in the character and hope the audience also feels that when watching the film" - he said.
Responding to reporters about frequently appearing in family projects, the actor said that he did not intentionally choose the genre to participate in, but would consider based on the criteria of scriptwriting, screenwriting, director, actor participation and his role in the work.
It seems that roles about family come naturally to me. And with Our Golden Days, I hope there will be at least one moment where you can sympathize, because each of us is living and enduring each day in our own way.
The film Our Golden Days is scheduled to premiere on August 9.
