Actor Nam Myeong-ryeol, an elder in the theater industry, criticized his junior, actor Son Seok-gu, for being arrogant.
It was a criticism of actor Son Seok-gu’s remarks that he called ‘fake acting’ at a press conference for the play ‘Army on the Tree’ at the LG Art Center Seoul last month.
Let’s listen to what actor Son said at the time.
[손석구 / 배우 (지난 6월 27일) : 저는 원래 연극만 하려고 했었으니까. 매체 쪽은 아예 시작할 생각도 없었다가 제가 이제 영화나 드라마 쪽으로 처음 옮겨가게 된 계기가 하도 이제 감독님들이 그때 당시에 하던 감독님들이 너, 제가 그때도 그랬어요. 그때 연극할 때 아니 나보고 사랑을 속삭이라면서 마이크를 붙여주든가 하지 왜 그렇게 가짜 연기를 시키냐 전 그게 이해가 안 됐거든요. 그런 것 때문에 저는 솔직히 그만뒀었어요.]
At the time, when reporters asked why he used a microphone when the stage of ‘Army on the Tree’ was a small theater with about 350 seats, he answered like this.
Regarding this, actor Nam Myung-ryeol linked a related article on Facebook today and wrote, “Hahaha, he just laughs. What that arrogance is. I just add that I’m not a rich person, a rich person, or a poor person.”
Then, in the comments, he said, “Even though I whispered with real acting, I will have to think about acting that can be heard by the 350-seat audience.”
He also criticized, “There are several actors who fill up 350 seats with voice even if they whisper. If all acting is to play a fictional character, it is absurd to define what real acting is.”
Actor Nam deleted this article himself after receiving a lot of attention.
Afterwards, he posted again, “Some criticize the words of an old man who is out of step with the times. However, it is a story about the essence that will continue in Shakespeare’s time, now, and in the future. You guys!”
