[Interview] Park Jinyoung Enjoyed Filming His Kiss Scene

B1A4 member and actor Park Jinyoung stars in "The Dude in Me", a comedy about a rich gangster leader Jang Pan-soo (Park Sung-woong) and an outsider teenager Kim Dong-yeon (Park Jinyoung) who end up in each others' bodies. The movie deals with 'body-changing', but the things that happen when the two end up switching bodies are unexpected and arouse laughter.

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Park Jinyoung worried that his performance might not be as good in "The Dude in Me". He's made a reputation for himself as an actor through many movies in the past, but he still felt the pressure of being the leading actor of a movie. News1 interviewed him about the process he went through to get ready for the movie and his plans as an actor and not a member of B1A4.

 

- The movie deals with school violence. Did you worry about anything regarding this sensitive matter?

▶ I did worry about it, but luckily the movie ends with justice. I have never witness school violence when I was in school, but as I was acting it, I wished it would all go away. Therefore, I worked hard to make sure justice stood out. If the violence continued it would have been painful, but Kim Dong-hyun who became Jang Pan-soo took care of things well.

- Did you have any difficulties in acting the fatherly love, the first love, and looking sincere in a comedy?

▶ I have never felt fatherly love and it was my first time being in romance with a married woman. I referred to Kim Gwang-gyu, Dong-hyun's father, for the fatherly love part. Dong-hyun's father is a devoted father, but Pan-soo is blunt and un-affectionate so I think he realized a lot through Dong-hyun's father. I thought of it as an early 'father lesson'.

- There were a lot of interesting scenes like the kiss scene with Ra Mi-ran and the action scenes.

▶ The kiss scene was the most fun. (Laughs) I've done a few kiss scenes before, but it was intense because it was a different partner. She made me feel comfortable, so I was able to do it easily, but getting hit was the difficult part. I didn't know how painful it would be, so I was scared. I had a lot to do for the action scenes. I felt good after filming them and I didn't use stand-ins. Good or bad, I did it all myself and I feel proud of it.

 

- How was working with Park Sung-woong?

▶ It was a lot of fun. I've met him before in "She Is Wow", but this was different. He is tough in real life and very charismatic. After the body-change he has to become a kid and he did it so well I was in awe.

- What do you want to accomplish through this movie?

▶ I feel like I can do anything after this role. I want to hear that I did a good job as I think the character I play is not an easy one to be.

- You were B1A4, but now you're on your own in a new agency. Would you say it's the turning point of your career?

▶ It doesn't change anything. I always want to do music and act. I won't disappoint and I'm looking forward to the future. I'm a workaholic, but I want to produce good results in everything I do.

- What kind of actor do you want to be?

▶ A good one. When I received questions like that in the past I used to say I want to become an actor who can play any role, but that's something all actors must do. Now, I want to become an actor that everyone likes and be a good person too. I will work hard for that.