The film Moon River revolves around the soul-swapping between Yi Kang (Kang Tae Oh) - the free-range crown prince who is dreaming of revenge and Park Dal Yi (Kim Se Jeong) - a street vendor who lost her memory.
Although the theme of soul-swapping is not new to the audience, Kim Se Jeong still believes that the idea of the story is extremely attractive. In particular, knowing that Kang Tae Oh would be her co-star became more confident.
Kim Se Jeong said that she spent 7 days in Boryeong, South Chungcheong (Korea) practicing Park Dal Yi's local speaking skills.
I talked to the elderly in the area, and through that I realized that I could take advantage of my natural language. Maybe it's not perfect, but I hope the audience will find it part of the character's way of speaking and find it lovely."
According to the actress, to better understand Yi Kang - who had a soul to exchange with Dal Yi, she and her co-star read the script many times and discussed carefully.
She studied Kang Tae Oh's habits, way of speaking, and even his tone of voice to try to impersonate the breed. In addition, Kim Se Jeong also took care of the character's outfit in his first time acting in a historical film.
Meanwhile, Kang Tae Oh believes that in this project, the audience will see two opposite sides of him at the same time.
Yi Kang is a person who looks cold and straightforward but hides great pain in the past. These traits make Yi Kang a more mature character and make me feel both sympathetic and loved.
To convey the maturity of the character, Kang Tae Oh tries to express the changes in Yi Kang's emotions through facial expressions and gestures.
At the same time, to play a person with a soul entering the character's body, he carefully observed Kim Se Jeong's acting as Park Dal Yi to simulate his habits, expressions and way of speaking.
I believe it will be interesting to see Yi Kang and Dal Yis souls exchange and the way Dal Yis soul is expressed in the body of Yi Kang; Yi Kangs soul in the body of Dal Yi - Kang Tae Oh said.
The film "Moon River" is scheduled to air on the evening of October 31, after the film "Reaching for the Moon" ended.
