Press screening of director Lee Byung-hun's film 'Dream'
Jeong Seung-gil, "Lee Ji-hyun, who played a romantic role in 'Dream', is my real-life wife"
Actor Jeong Seung-gil caused a surprise by revealing that Lee Ji-hyun, his romantic partner in the movie, was his real-life wife.

On the afternoon of the 17th, a press preview of the movie 'Dream' (directed by Lee Byung-hun) was held at Megabox COEX in Samseong-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, and actors Park Seo-joon, IU, Kim Jong-su, Go Chang-seok, Jeong Seung-gil, Lee Hyun-woo, Yang Hyun-min, Hong Wan-pyo, and Heo Jun-seok, as well as director Lee Byung-hun attended. did.

On this day, when Jeong Seung-gil was told that he was the only one in 'Dream' to perform a melodrama, he said, "I'm not sure if I did the melodrama properly, but the actress who plays Jinju is my real-life wife. We've been married for 23 years," causing a stir in the audience.

He continued, "Actually, I tend to feel burdened about acting with my wife. When the opportunity came, I avoided it, but this time I couldn't avoid it, so I acted, but I don't know how it looked. As an actor, I can't look at myself objectively. “I hope you enjoy it,” he said.

Jeong Seung-gil, "Lee Ji-hyun, who played a romantic role in 'Dream', is my real-life wife"
In 'Dream', Jeong Seung-gil played the role of Beom-su, who risked his entire life to protect Jinju (Lee Ji-hyun), the woman who cured him of his pain for the first time in his life. The unique way of love between two people is a unique point of interest in the movie.

'Dream', which became a hot topic due to the meeting between Park Seo-joon and IU, is the story of Hong Dae (played by Park Seo-joon), a former soccer player with no concept, and So-min (played by IU), a passionless producer, who challenge an impossible dream with a ragtag group of homeless national team players. It is an adaptation of the true story of the 2010 Homeless World Cup, in which Korea participated for the first time.

‘Dream’ will be released on April 26th.

Choi Ji-ye, Ten Asia Reporter wisdomart@tenasia.co.kr