What is the intention behind the ”red” that appears in the movie ”Love in the Big City”? We interviewed director Lee Eon-hee, who came to Japan, about the reason for using that K-POP song for the finale!

Kim GoEun (Tombbreak, Goblin) Noh Sang Hyun (Pachinko
The movie "Pachinko" (starring the Korean multi-award-winning Hot Topic film "
Love in the Big City (distributor: Nikkatsu/KDDI) will be released nationwide on Friday, June 13th. On June 5th, Kim GoEun, Noh Sang Hyun, and director Lee Eon Hee came to Japan.
We have collected some hot topics. The movie will finally be released on June 13th, but one thing you should not miss in the movie is the fashion of JaeHee, played by Kim GoEun. And, "You can't watch it without crying!"
" The final scene is decorated with the K-POP hit "Bad Girl Good Girl" by miss A, which has generated many enthusiastic comments.
We interviewed Director Ni. The Hot Topic film, which has been highly praised and garnered overwhelming sympathy both at home and abroad, has finally landed in Japan! The strongest relationship found by two people who "cannot fit in"
JaeHee lives a free and easy life without worrying about what others think, while HeunSoo lives a lonely life hiding the fact that he is gay. These two opposites meet,
The story begins with the couple living together and the two find their own way of life. The protagonist JaeHee is played by actress Kim Hyun-soo, who was highly praised for her role in the blockbuster film "Tombbreaker" and won the Best Female Award in the film category at the Baeksang Arts Awards.
Kim GoEun, who won the Excellence in Acting Award, played Heung-soo in the internationally acclaimed epic TV series "Pachinko," where she was recognized for her outstanding presence and realistic acting.
Noh Sang Hyun is a rising star who has been "discovered" by the world. The original work is a best-selling novel by Park Sang-yeon, which was nominated for the world's three major literary awards, the International Booker Prize and the Dublin Literary Prize.
The director is Lee Eon Hee, who has worked on "Ame no Naka no Aozora," "Women's Cold Lie," and "Detective Duo: Returns." JaeHee's color "red" is "an irreplaceable color"
JaeHee's free-spirited and reckless attitude in love sometimes leads to misunderstandings from the public. Heun-soo, concerned about this, said, "Love is like a red dress. Once you put it on, you're called a 'woman in red'."
"Red is a color that leaves a strong impact," he said. The poster also features Kim GoEun's JaeHee in a pure white wedding dress.
In the drama, this red accessory makes an impressive appearance, as the "converse" symbolizes "JaeHee-ness." Fearing that people would know he was gay, he lived alone, trying not to stand out.
JaeHee appears in front of the bus, stops it and gets on despite it being the last minute. She rides to the bus stop on a red scooter.
JaeHee, who heard Heunsoo's lines at the beginning, is wearing a red mini skirt when she comes out of the fitting room. Red accessories are used to express her personality.
"Red is also an irreplaceable color," said director Lee Eon Hee. "I wondered if there was a color that could express JaeHee as something that stands out and catches people's attention, and I came up with the color
As a result, "red" became JaeHee's color. Rather than conveying it in words, I searched for an expression that would allow the character to be immediately conveyed when seen in a video.
"But when JaeHee became a member of society and tried to fit in with the people around him, he started to make compromises, and the "JaeHee color" started to fade away, and then something happened.
Heung-soo, on the other hand, wears grey-toned fashion at school, but wears different colors when he goes to the club where he can let loose.
Kim GoEun, who is also known as a fashionista and serves as a global ambassador for Chanel, said, "I didn't intend to
"I tried to make the costume so that skin is visible in places where it's not visible," he said, expressing JaeHee's character details visually in addition to the colors.
Please pay attention to how the characters' personalities are expressed in their fashion and colors.
At the preview and advance screening of "Bad Girl Good Girl" by "A", people commented, "I was so moved that I was in tears", "Just remembering it makes me cry", "I want to watch it again right away!", and more.
Trendy Angel's Tsuyoshi Saito also said that he has rewatched the 10th album, and in the spectacular finale scene, the song that appears is miss A's "Bad Boy," a K-POP smash hit that is also well known in Japan.
JaeHee and Heunsoo, who lived together as teenagers, used to listen to this song while using face masks in their room.
This song once again plays an impressive role on the bright stage of the two's lives, who have remained true to their own ways. It is an important song that is deeply related to the story.
Miss A is a four-member girl group that debuted with "But Good". Released as the title song, this song dominated the hit charts upon its release and became the top charting song of the year in 2010.
It reached number one on the charts. It can be said to be Miss A's signature song. "I'm the first girl you've ever met, why are you so quick to assume? Maybe you're scared of me? I'm a bad girl on the outside, but a good girl on the inside.
The lyrics of the song, such as "You only know the surface," perfectly match the feelings that JaeHee has been carrying throughout the film.
Although a different song is used in the film, I wanted to find a new song that would fit the time period that the film is set in. The producer told me that
"When I heard the song, I immediately decided, 'This is it!' I never even considered changing the song," he said, talking about the strong causal relationship between the lyrics and the film.
Kim GoEun and Noh Sang Hyun also said that this was their favorite scene, saying that they "ran for this scene."
The song "Singing" is about breaking away from the "values of the past" of imposing values, lookism, and harassment from a female perspective, and the story that JaeHee and Heunsoo have been weaving over the past 13 years is a perfect match.
It's a very emotional scene. Don't miss it on the big screen! <Credit> 2024
Year / Korean film / Korean / Original title: Love in the Big City (English title: Love
in the Big City) / 1 hour 58 minutes / Color / 1.85:1 / 5.1ch / Subtitle translation: Keiko Honda Based on the novel "How to Love in a Big City"
From "JaeHee" (Park Sang-yeon, translated by Oh Young-ah / Aki Shobo) Director: Lee Eon-hee
Cast: Kim Go Eun, Noh Sang Hyun Provided by: KDDI Distributed by: Nikkatsu/KDDI ⓒ 2024 PLUS M
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