Rio

13 July:

On July 12th, actor Song Joong Ki and actress Park Bo Young held a press conference at the Seoul Yongsan CGV theatre for their dubbing roles in the animated film, ‘Rio‘.

‘Rio’ tells the story about the sufferings of the last living macaw bird, ‘Blu‘ (Song Joong Ki), who travels to Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro to mate with the only living female match, ‘Jewel‘ (Park Bo Young).

When Song Joong Ki was asked, “There were rumors that you memorized the script when you dubbed?“. He responded, “I memorized the entire script? That’s just what PR was saying. Overall, I memorized the outline and didn’t go into memorizing the details. During the filming process, I improvised a lot, which was the fun part.”

Park Bo Young also mentioned in the press conference, “When Song Joong Ki did his parts before I did, I felt pressure on me grow as I saw how well he did. When Song Joong Ki was doing the ‘Tico Taco ya ya ya’ part especially, I went home and looked at the scenario again and practiced before I went to dub.”

‘Rio’ is set to be released in Korea on July 28th.

Source: Hankyung, MyDaily via allkpop
Photos: Sports Chosun, Newsis 
23 April:

On April 20th, a video featuring actor Song Joong Ki and Park Bo Young participating in their first ever dubbing roles for 3D animation “Rio” were revealed for the very first time.  The footage was recorded at the Yongsan CGV for the “20th Century Fox Korea Road Show”.

“Rio” is about a domesticated macaw named Blu and the adventures he goes through for his perfect match, Jewel. The movie was released in the States on the 15th and ranked 1st at the box office. Jesse Eisenbergand Anne Hathaway played the voices of Blu and Jewel, respectively.

There is much anticipation being gathered in Korea as Song Joong Ki and Park Bo Young were chosen for the voices of Blu and Jewel. In particular, with highlights of their dubbing voice for “Rio” and the clip of the dubbing making, Song Joong Ki and Park Bo Young have caught the eyes of the public. They both put their own personalities into the dubbing to enhance the dopy character of Blu and boldness of Jewel.

Through the making-of clip, Park Bo Young stated, “With Brazil as an exciting background and the joyful songs and dances, ‘Rio’ is an entertaining movie.” The dubbed version of the movie will be released in Korea on July 28th.

Source: NoCut News via Nate via allkpop