The media
conference for Oh My Ghost! 我的鬼神君 > started off with a mini
photo-time as the main cast, Park Bo Young and Cho Jong Seok came on stage and
smiled brightly for the medias.
The
first question to all foreign celebrities who come to Singapore for the first
time –
“How do you feel about
the country?”
Cho Jung Seok: When we arrived last night, on
the way to the hotel from the airport, I thought that Singapore is very clean.
As we haven’t met a lot of people yet, I think we need to experience a little
more in order to really know how we feel about Singapore.
Park Bo Young: I feel the same way. Singapore
seems very clean, serene and peaceful. Although I also haven’t met a lot of
people, the people I have already met are very kind towards me and I’m very
thankful for that!
When asked about the food in Singapore, the actress said that they had tried the famous Chili Crab the previous night, and has heard that Kaya Toast is really delicious, but they haven’t get to try it yet so they hope to try it soon.
The
actor added that the crab dish was very unique, interesting and fascinating as
they seemed to have used tomato sauce, and he had also actually gave thought
about how the recipe to the dish would be like.
Q&A
1) To
Cho Jung Seok – How was your chemistry with Park Bo Young with scenes when she
was possessed?
To Park Bo Young - How close were you to your character when you were acting as the
possessed Na Bong Sun?
Cho Jung Seok: When we were filing, we really
focused on how to make the scenes more fun and interesting. I think our
chemistry comes naturally depending on the situation.
And
as for being possessed, it was actually more fun acting with the possessed Na
Bong Sun because when I’m acting with the original Na Bong Sun, I was just
screaming at her all the time. But when she was possessed, there was more
action, more back-and-forth interactions like a game of Ping-Pong.
Park Bo Young: Before the drama started, I was
hoping that everyone would be affable towards us as a couple, and I was glad
that more people than expected said that we have really good chemistry which
helped in the filming.
When
acting as the possessed, my actual personality is similar, just that I’m not
that hyper all the time.
2)
How is this drama
different from other dramas/movies you’ve acted in?
Park Bo Young: I think the difference is that
this concept is about being possessed, it is usually associated to being dark,
but this drama let me play it out as a fun and happy concept.
Cho Jung Seok: If you put this drama into one
sentence, it would be quirky, and being possessed. But when I heard about this
drama, I thought it would be very interesting and fun. And then I heard about
the story about the assistant being possessed by a ghost, the situation itself
sounded very interesting.
Park
Bo Young also added, that usually in dramas it’s the guy that seeks for love
but in this drama, it is the girl that is more aggressive.
3)
How did you feel about the
aggressiveness you’ve just talked about?
Park
Bo Young: It was
a little difficult. At first there were a lot of embarrassing lines in the
script, but as time goes by, I loosen up and told myself that it’s going to be
fun, so I slowly get to act them out naturally.
Cho
Jung Seok: (In
English) I actually don’t like aggressive girls. I don’t like.
But then, it is Park
Bo Young being aggressive, so I don’t mind.
4)
Did you have to rehearse a lot
for the kissing scenes?
Cho
Jung Seok: As it
was Bo Young’s first kiss scene, I felt a slight pressure and I tend to get
nervous. I also wanted to show my best since its first. It was quite obvious
that I was very nervous.
Not much rehearsal
was needed and it just came naturally.
Park
Bo Young: When
we were filming, I got more and more nervous as I film. But I found out that
Oppa was even more nervous than me. Later on, everyone made the atmosphere less
tense and the kiss just came naturally.
5)
Since there were a lot of
kitchen scenes, did you have any difficulties in the training?
Cho
Jung Seok: The
director doesn’t want any doubles, so we practised a lot in the kitchen and
tried to improve our skills.
Park
Bo Young: There
was a chef who thought us the positioning and posture, and we practised a lot.
Now, I’m better in the kitchen and I also learned to make pasta.
6)
Do you have any ghostly
encounters before?
Park
Bo Young:
I haven’t experienced anything yet so far. But I hard oppa has.
Cho
Jung Seok:
Back in 2005, I had been working on a Musical called “Grease”. I was about to take a rest in the backstage
when a cleaner lady came over and told me to go to the dressing room to rest
instead because it is cold here. But I said “It’s okay”.
After I woke up, I
realise that it was weird since the area I was resting at was very narrow and
no one could go in and out of. I went to ask the others if they saw a cleaner
lady, but they said that there was only a cleaning man.
Also, I heard that there
had been a fire in the theatre a few years ago and two cleaning ladies passed
away because of the fire.
I’m not sure if a really
saw a ghost, but I will take it as the lady was just trying to take care of me.
[ BONUS! ]
7)
There’s a very popular
aegyo in Korea now called “I had a dream, and I dreamt of a ghost”. Can you
please show it to us?
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