Ma Dong-seok, sincerely unable to prevent alopecia areata

"I created and filmed it with so much care that I had alopecia areata. I devoted my whole life to creating the characters and worldview of the 'Crime City' series. Meanwhile, I did my best to keep my body cool as it was broken, and to evolve into something more fun. “I will try my best to make a movie that is possible.”

Ma Dong-seok, who planned, produced, and appeared in the movie 'Crime City' series, made this announcement. He revealed his true feelings about the ‘Crime City’ series.

On the morning of the 9th, a production briefing session for the movie 'Crime City 3' (directed by Lee Sang-yong) was held at Megabox COEX in Gangnam-gu, Seoul. Actors Ma Dong-seok, Lee Jun-hyuk, Aoki Munetaka, and director Lee Sang-yong attended the event.

'Crime City 3' follows monster detective Ma Seok-do (played by Ma Dong-seok), who moves to Gwangsu University in Seoul and catches Joo Seong-cheol (played by Lee Jun-hyuk), the mastermind behind a new drug crime case, and Ricky (played by Munetaka Aoki), another villain involved in the drug case. It depicts an exhilarating crime-fighting operation carried out for the sake of the audience.

'Crime City 3' is directed by director Lee Sang-yong, who made his directing debut with 'Crime City 2'. What's unique is that 'Crime City 3' was already planned before 'Crime City 2' was released. Of course, it is a series that Ma Dong-seok planned up to 8 episodes, but it is said that after making 'Crime City 2', he tried something new and boldly changed the existing ones, creating a new 'Crime City' series.

Director Lee Sang-yong said, "When I moved from 'Crime City 2' to 'Crime City 3', I was worried and anxious because it was filled with new characters. It was nice to actually film it. Although not all of it was used in the movie, there were a lot of ad-libs. Actor “There was a lot of laughter every time they acted and every time they did a take. It was a very pleasant scene,” he said.

Director Lee Sang-yong pointed out the differences between ‘Crime City 2’ and ‘Crime City 3’. He said, "The premise was completely different and completely new from the previous work, and we wanted to shake up the worldview built by senior Ma Dong-seok. We put Maseok-do (played by Ma Dong-seok) in a new situation and show off a variety of actions with a new helper and a new villain. 'Crime City' “It was filmed to differentiate it from ‘2’. The biggest attraction is that there are two villains and the influx of villains from overseas,” he explained.

Ma Dong-seok, who played the role of Detective Ma Seok-do, said, "Thank you for your interest in our movie. As many people love it, we tried to make it a little more responsible. This time, we will bring more powerful action to relieve the audience's stress. He added, “I worked hard to show the evolution of the two new villains this time.”

Compared to the previous film, Ma Dong-seok said, "There are slightly different types of crimes and villains. We expanded the world view, but also paid a lot of attention to the story and action aspects. We tried to show a lot of new things. Ma Seok-do's action is also a big hit in the second part. "When it comes to action, this time there's a little more rhythm and more repeated hits. There's a unique combination with two different colored villains, so that part is fun to watch," he said.

Lee Jun-hyuk, who appears as a new villain, said, "When I first received the offer from Ma Dong-seok, it wasn't as much of a burden as it is now because 'Crime City 2' was before its release. (Son) Like Seok-gu and Yoon Kye-sang, he helped me attract enough attention to the previous two films that it was burdensome. “I am grateful,” he said.

Lee Jun-hyuk, who went through an unconventional transformation, said, "Isn't everyone's life going through difficult times? I was going to Ganghwa Island to rest for a while with my close friend, when I got a phone call. At that time, 'Crime City 2' was before the release, and I didn't even know that 'Crime City 3' was coming out. . Senior Ma Dong-seok said that 'Crime City 3' was coming out and said, 'Do you want to play a villain?' At that time, I also wanted to try new things in terms of acting," he said, explaining the reason why he chose to appear in 'Crime City 3'.

Previously, Lee Joon-hyuk garnered attention by revealing that he had gained 19kg, aka shank-up, for the role of Joo Seong-cheol. Regarding this, Ma Dong-seok said, "I gained a little weight, and when I told him I had gained about 20kg, he was surprised and asked, 'Yes?'. He said that I think I need to gain a lot of weight by exercising."

He continued, "Actor Lee Jun-hyuk is a good friend that everyone knows in the film industry. Not long ago, in an interview, actor Lee Jun-hyuk humbly said that he had gained 20 kg and that he had gained weight. He said that he had really gained weight, but that is not true. He actually gained a lot of muscle. One day. "I ate a lot and exercised a lot. I also practiced a lot for action. It says bulk up, but let me tell you, bulk up is correct," he emphasized.

Ma Dong-seok said, "I appeared in 120 movies over a period of 20 years. During that time, there were trials and errors, and I played many roles, but I devoted my whole life to creating the characters and worldview in the 'Crime City' series. As such, I devoted my best to doing my best. "I worked so hard that my body was broken. I will work hard to make a movie that will give you comfort and evolve into a more fun experience. Please think of it as relieving stress while watching 'Crime City 3' and watch it with fun and refreshment," he said. .

‘Crime City 3’ will be released on the 31st.

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