Actor Bong Tae-kyu reveals secret behind-the-scenes stories about the movie 'Garuji-gi', in which he played a frail Byeon Gang-soo after 17 years.
The MBC entertainment program 'Radio Star', airing at 10:30 PM on the 1st, features a special segment titled 'Precious Eun-yi's Babies' with guests Bong Tae-kyu, Ok Ja-yeon, Song Eun-yi, Park So-ra, and Hwang Jung-hye.
Bong Tae-kyu made the studio burst into laughter with his talk about the movie 'Garuji-gi', which he revisited after 17 years. 'Garuji-gi' is a comedy film that tells the origin story of Byeon Gang-soo, and Bong Tae-kyu's portrayal of a frail Byeon Gang-soo garnered much attention. While explaining 'Garuji-gi', he humorously referred to it as 'Byeon Gang-soo Begins'.
When MC Kim Gu-ra asked, “Did you almost not participate in the movie 'Garuji-gi'?”, Bong Tae-kyu revealed that he initially declined due to the character's image being too far from his own. He mentioned that the director wanted an image that was the complete opposite of a typical Byeon Gang-soo, and surprised everyone by saying, “The role of Garuji-gi Byeon Gang-soo was also offered to Tablo.”
Ultimately, Bong Tae-kyu decided to take on the challenge of appearing in 'Garuji-gi', and when the film was completed, he thought, “I believed the audience would find it interesting,” but unfortunately added, “It was released alongside 'Iron Man',” which evoked a sense of regret. At that moment, MC Kim Gu-ra jokingly interjected, “Don’t connect that!” to which Bong Tae-kyu exclaimed, “Hyung! Byeon Gang-soo is a Korean-style hero! He saved the village!” causing everyone to burst into laughter.
Additionally, Bong Tae-kyu captured attention by sharing interesting behind-the-scenes stories from the filming of 'Garuji-gi'. He talked about the finale scene featuring a bear, revealing that due to the detailed expressions being difficult with the CG technology at the time, they cast a mime actor for the bear role, saying, “He shot for half a day and then ran away,” which elicited laughter.
Moreover, as Bong Tae-kyu endlessly shared episodes about the duel scene between a foreigner and Byeon Gang-soo, MC Kim Gu-ra remarked, “How did you manage to hold back from talking about this all this time?” The spicy behind-the-scenes stories of 'Garuji-gi', featuring the 'frail Byeon Gang-soo' Bong Tae-kyu, can be confirmed on 'Radio Star', airing at 10:30 PM on the 1st.
[Kim So-yeon, Star Today Reporter]
