Ma Dong-seok "Ye Jeong-hwa is helping me well and living well"

Actor Ma Dong-seok mentioned his wife Ye Jeong-hwa and brother-in-law Cha Woo-jin.

On the morning of the 24th, Ma Dong-seok had a round interview with the upcoming movie 'Crime City 3' (director Lee Sang-yong) at a cafe in Samcheong-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul.

'Criminal City 3' is a monster detective Ma Seok-do (Ma Dong-seok) moves to Gwangsu University in Seoul to catch Joo Seong-cheol (Lee Jun-hyeok), who is behind a new drug crime case, and Ricky (Aoki Munetaka), another villain involved in a drug case. It depicts an exhilarating crime-fighting operation for the sake of others.

Ma Dong-seok plays the role of detective Ma Seok-do. Detective Maseok-do is a person who moved to the Seoul Metropolitan Investigation Unit seven years after the arrest of the kidnapper and murderer in Vietnam. He learns that the murder case he and his new team members are investigating is linked to a new drug case linked to a Japanese organization.

The 'Criminal City' series, which Ma Dong-seok planned, produced, adapted, and appeared in, is a box office hit. 'Crime City' mobilized 6.88 million people with a rating of no youth viewing, and introduced faces such as Yoon Kye-sang, Jin Seon-gyu, and Kim Seong-gyu, who played Jang Chen. Then, 'Criminal City 2', featuring the new villain Son Seok-gu, surpassed 10 million viewers for the first time in a Korean film during the pandemic period, drawing a final 12.69 million.

On this day, Ma Dong-seok said, "The box office success of 'Crime City 2' was during the pandemic period, so we couldn't predict it. We are grateful and thankful that it went well. We were also surprised. We didn't know that the score would come out that much. Thanks to that, we were able to continue as a franchise." he laughed.

Ma Dong-seok became a legal couple in 2021 after a public relationship with a 17-year-old younger. According to the agency Big Punch Entertainment, the two could not hold a wedding ceremony due to their busy schedules and only registered their marriage.

In addition, Ma Dong-seok was selected as the winner of this year's Film Artist Award at the 12th Beautiful Artist Award Ceremony, revealing his gratitude for Ye Jung-hwa and gathering topics. At the time, he said, "I'm grateful to my wife Ye Jung-hwa, who I love, as well as my 'Crime City 2' colleagues." Ma Dong-seok expressed his affection, saying, “My marriage is good.

Ma Dong-seok's brother-in-law, Cha Woo-jin, is an actor and writer. Cha Woo-jin appeared in 'Sin City 2' and participated in writing in 'Sin City 3'. Ma Dong-seok said, "Actor Cha Woo-jin is now a brother-in-law, but before that, I knew him as a younger brother. Originally, he writes very well. There are 4 scenarios written by Cha Woo-jin other than 'Criminal City', and all of them have been invested."

Ma Dong-seok said, “One of them is prepared as a global project with CJ ENM. I liked what (Cha Woo-jin) wrote, so I gave it to CJ ENM and decided to make it a global project. I am Kim Min-seong, the writer who wrote 'Criminal City'. In fact, the 'Criminal City' series books change a lot. I and the director also adapt several times. The final version of the book is different from the filmed version. I like the 'Crime City 3' version written by Cha Woo-jin. I went in and adapted it based on it.”

Not only that, "Fortunately, the writing is so good that I wonder if 'Criminal City 3' didn't come out as close as we wanted. Among people who work in movies, what I envy the most is the writer who can write better than the actors or directors. , I like it. The person who gives us happiness is a person who writes well. I like this friend (Cha Woo-jin) because he writes well. Because he writes while acting, his lines are a little more naive than regular writers. That part was good,” he said.

'Sin City 3' will be released on the 31st.

Reporter Kang Min-kyung, Ten Asia kkk39@tenasia.co.kr