On the afternoon of the 29th, a press call for 'Secretly Greatly: THE LAST' (directed by Choo Jung-hwa) was held at the NOL Theater Woori Card Hall in Daehangno, Jongno-gu, Seoul. The event was attended by Oh Jong-hyuk as Won Ryu-hwan, Niel, Seo Dong-jin, Youngbin as Lee Hae-rang, Lee Ji-ham, Jo Yong-hwi, and Kim Joo-ho, Baek In-tae as Kim Tae-won, who shared various insights about the production.
In this production, Lee Ji-ham takes on the role of Lee Hae-jin, the youngest team leader. Having stepped into the musical genre last year with '6 O'Clock Off Work' and 'Let's End the Breakup When the First Snow Falls', 'Secretly Greatly' marks his third project this year.
Lee Ji-ham reflected, "I didn't have much experience in musicals, so I felt a lot of pressure with this project." However, he added, "I received a lot of help from fellow actors in terms of acting and singing, and I prepared with excitement by researching the character intertwined with Hae-jin."
'Secretly Greatly' is based on a webtoon of the same name, which boasts 10 million readers. It tells the story of elite agents from North Korea's 5446 special forces unit who infiltrate a South Korean neighborhood under the mission of unification, disguising themselves as a village fool, an aspiring singer, and a high school student. The story was previously adapted into a film starring Kim Soo-hyun in 2013. The musical will run from March 30 to April 26.
By Da-yeon Jeong, TenAsia Reporter light@tenasia.co.kr