Actor Park Si-hoo, new film ‘God’s Orchestra’
Park Si-hoo emerged from a decade-long film hiatus with emotional declarations about returning to cinema while firmly denying allegations that destroyed someone’s marriage, according to Yonhap News. The 49-year-old actor, who earned critical acclaim for ‘The Princess’ Man’ and dominated 2017 ratings with ‘My Golden Life’ exceeding 40 percent viewership, confronted scandal accusations before discussing his comeback film ‘Choir of God’ at a December 8 press conference.
Allegations shadow long-awaited screen return
An influencer accused Park of facilitating an affair that shattered her family, prompting the actor’s legal team at HyeMyung Law Firm to file defamation charges under information protection laws. Park used the production briefing to address the controversy directly, stating he felt conflicted mentioning personal matters at his first film press event in 15 years but needed to clarify for the project’s sake. The actor insisted the accusations were baseless fabrications currently under police investigation, declaring he would leave justice to the courts.
Freezing conditions forge unexpected brotherhood
Park portrays Park Gyo-soon, a ruthless North Korean State Security Department major tasked with assembling a fake praise choir to generate foreign currency under international sanctions. Filming across Mongolian and Hungarian snowscapes subjected the cast to temperatures plummeting near minus 40 degrees Celsius, with cameras literally freezing on the first shooting day. Co-star Jung Jin-woon from 2AM, playing rival captain Kim Tae-sung, joked that maintaining tension proved difficult after developing battlefield camaraderie in such brutal conditions.
Trot sensation soundtrack drives emotional transformation
Director Kim Hyeong-hyeop revealed the film explores humanistic themes disguised within North Korea’s religious freedom paradox, with Im Young-woong’s megahit ‘Love Always Runs Away’ playing a decisive narrative role. The 100-million-view sensation appears alongside revolutionary melodies as the fake choir inadvertently discovers authentic emotions. Actor Han Jung-wan portrays a North Korean version of Im Young-woong, while the 12-person ensemble underwent rigorous casting reviews spanning 100 pages of notes.
