| Shin Min-a, left, and Jo Jeong-seok speak during a press conference in Seoul, Wednesday. / Yonhap |
| "My Love, My Bride," will hit cinemas Oct. 8. |
Jo Jeong-seok and Shin Min-a play the once lovey-dovey newlyweds, slowly running into conflicts with each other.
The viewing and press conference for the film was held Sept. 24 at the CGV in Wangsimni.
Director Lim expressed that the core theme of the film was love. "The film is not just about newlyweds, but about being in love, which is a stage in someone's life. I myself am single so I can't really say for certain what marriage is about. But this film is about love, whether you're in your 10s or 20s, love is something that changes as we grow older."
Jo plays the role of an immature, ordinary Korean male and Shin plays the nagging wife. With the subject of love and two lead characters embodying the typical Korean male and female, the film gives anyone single, in a relationship or in a marriage, scenes to relate to. To a reporter who questioned how Shin, known for her extraordinary beauty, was able to play the role of a realistic, ordinary woman, Shin answered, "Through this film, I wanted to show a more natural side of myself. I've always played unrealistic roles, so I wanted to take on this role of a realistic woman. It was also my first time acting as a married woman."
Jo also commended her acting skills, stating, "Anyone can tell she is not just any ordinary woman. But to portray that shows that she really is talented at what she does." Indeed, throughout the film, Shin fully immersed into her role as an unaffected, lovable and even comical woman.
The supporting actors, namely Bae Seong-woo, Ra Mi-ran, Lee Si-eon, Yoon Jeong-hee, Seo Kang-joon and Ko Gyoo-pil, should not go without praise as they completed the movie and added comic reliefs.
The film is a remake on a 1990 film by Director Lee Myung-se with Park Joong-hoon and the late Choi Jin-sil as leads. While some scenes overlap, the film was adapted to appeal to modern audiences. Shin pointed out one difference. "In the original, the female character was just a housewife. But in this version, the female character has an occupation. Both the husband and wife make money."
With the right does of humor and seriousness, the film will surely make you laugh and think about love and marriage at least once. Just as the actors confessed that the film made them want to date and even get married, the audience might feel the same.
Final push to get you to watch the film? "The funniest scene throughout filming was Jo Jeong-Seok taking off his underwear," Shin blurted out while laughing.