Beautiful Days - Behind the Scenes
During the filming of "Beautiful Days", there was once when
Lee Byung-hun was smoking when he was taking a break. The cameraman
playfully focused the camera on him, when he realised it, he laughed
widely and commented: "Why do I always look so handsome ?" Because of
his role as Min-chul, it is rare to witness his laughter, if one looks
carefully, you will notice he bears a resemblance to American kid actor
MacCaulay Culkin, it is no wonder his friends endeared him with that
nickname.
In a scene when Lee Jung-hyun's character, Kim Sae-na was performing
at an outdoor event, the crowd that had gathered there was actually Lee
Jung-hyun's fans. News was spread prior to the filming and attracted a
large crowd, the director even went on stage to instruct the crowd how
to sway to the beat during Lee's performance.
As filming for "Beautiful Days" was still underway when the show was
telecast, the success of the show attracted large groups of fans to the
the outdoor filming grounds. Whenever there were scenes of Lee Byung-hun
or Ryu Si-won, the crowd would scream loudly despite the constant reminders
to remain silent.
Remember the scene when San-jae and Yeon-soo were at the amusement
park, the moment when San-jae flipped open her cellular for her number,
the phone number was flashed over the television screen. Fans immediately
took down the number assuming it was really Choi Ji-woo's phone number
and kept calling day and night. In actual fact, the phone belongs to
a crew member. Once, when filming was in progress, the phone rang again;
Ryu-Si Won snatched the phone and sang the drama's theme song to the caller.
SBS went to the Seoul Lotte World for an outdoor filming for
the amusement park scene where San-jae and Yeon-soo were enjoying themselves
on the rides. In actual fact, Choi Ji-woo was scared to tears and could
not stop crying. Ryu Si-won had to hold her hand and console her like
she was a child.