Lee Seon-gyun, “Suddenly, director Jang Hang-jun and I are rivals in ‘Killing Romance’”

Actor Lee Sun-kyun mentioned director Jang Hang-jun, who directed the competing film 'Rebound'.

On the morning of the 12th, Lee Sun-gyun told various stories about the upcoming movie 'Killing Romance' (directed by Lee Won-seok) at a cafe in Samcheong-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul.

'Killing Romance' is about top star Yeorae (played by Lee Ha-nui), who suddenly announces her retirement after falling in love with island tycoon Jonathan (played by Lee Seon-gyun), and meets Beom-woo (played by Gong Myeong), a student from the 3rd fan club, and plots an extraordinary comeback plan. It's a story.

In the play, Lee Sun-kyun plays Jonathan Na. Jonathan Na is an icon of madness and obsession who falls in love with Tathagata after a fateful meeting on Kuala Island.

Lee Sun-kyun presents his most unconventional performance since his debut through 'Killing Romance'. He transformed into JOHN NA, an icon of madness and obsession full of self-love, and wore everything from hairstyle to fake mustache and colorful patterned training clothes.

On this day, Lee Seon-gyun said, "There is a lot of high tension in our team. Director Lee Won-seok was high tension. I thought Hani would become a big actor, but she did much better than I expected. Hani set the mood of the scene well. Not only all the staff and acting, but also high tension. He expressed his affection by saying, “It wasn’t an attitude of tension, but rather a positive energy that kept me centered.”

An ostrich appears in ‘Killing Romance’. Regarding this, Seon-kyun Lee said, "Our movie is like a cartoon or a fairy tale. I think that's the beauty of our movie. A lot of animals originally appeared in the script. A zebra escaped and appeared in the city not long ago. I thought it was already the subject of our movie. It made me wonder, ‘Did the marketing team spray it?’ We still talk about this in the group room with the director, Hani, and (Gong) Myeong. It was really fun,” he said, laughing.

Recently, Lee Sun-kyun mentioned director Jang Hang-jun in the entertainment show 'Point of Omniscient Interfere' and the currently airing 'Very Private Southeast Asia'. In 'Point of Omniscient Interference', director Jang Hang-jun said about the release date, "April Jang Hang-jun? Come in!" After hearing this, Lee Sun-gyun said, "I heard Park Seo-joon and IU's 'Dream' will also be released. After seeing the April lineup, 'Jang Hang-jun, Lee Seon-gyun?' “I have to go in,” he said, making people laugh. Jang Hang-jun joked, “It’s gum, it’s gum,” and became a hot topic.

Lee Seon-gyun said, "The funny thing is that (Kim) Nam-hee and (Kim) Do-hyun misunderstood. At that time, the release of 'Rebound' had been decided. So, for 'Rebound', we talked a lot about basketball. 'A very personal Southeast Asia.' As expected, I asked (Jang Hang-jun) to go with him. I thought it would be good. I also filmed the 'Very Personal Southeast Asia' Cambodia episode and the Thailand episode. I was in Cambodia for 5 days and Thailand for 10 days. While filming in Thailand, I filmed 'Killing Romance'. “I heard that the release date has been set. Originally, I was going to tell the story of ‘Rebound,’ but we suddenly became rivals, but it was fun,” he said, laughing.

Lee Seon-gyun, who watched 'Rebound' directed by director Jang Hang-jun, said, "I took my sons to the theater to see it yesterday. I had a schedule during the preview of 'Rebound', so I only went to the after-party. They said it was fun at the after-party. I enjoyed watching 'Rebound' with my kids. "It was really funny. It's been a while since my brother's movie came out. He said, 'You're blocking the way forward.' The Korean film industry is currently in a recession, so we supported and helped each other to coexist."

Seon-gyun Lee said, "The kids couldn't see 'Killing Romance'. They wanted to come to the screening together, but they couldn't come because they weren't feeling well." Regarding his wife Jeon Hye-jin's reaction, she said, "I watched it on a small screen. At that time, there was no music or CG. If I was watching it at home, I wouldn't have been able to concentrate on the movie because the kids were running around. When I saw it in the theater, I heard that she enjoyed it. “He said he had a lot of fun.”

Meanwhile, 'Killing Romance' starring Lee Sun-kyun will be released on the 14th.

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