‘Rebound’ Jang Hang-jun “Search and cheer for ‘Slam Dunk’ every day”

Director Jang Hang-jun could not hide his joy at the ‘Slam Dunk’ craze.

On the morning of the 14th, a production briefing session for the movie 'Rebound' (directed by Jang Hang-jun) was held at Lotte Cinema at the entrance of Konkuk University, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul, and director Jang Hang-jun, along with Ahn Jae-hong, Lee Shin-young, Jeong Jin-woon, Kim Taek, Jeong Geon-ju, Kim Min, and Ahn Ji-ho, attended.

On this day, director Jang Hang-jun could not hide his excitement regarding the release of 'Rebound' amid the recent 'The First Slam Dunk' boom. He said, "It wasn't released at the right time, but it was originally decided to be released around this time." He added, "I saw an article like that on the Internet. 'Is Jang Hang-jun really a blessing from God? I can't believe it's a slam dunk here.' “Is this what you mean?” they were lamenting,” he said, drawing laughter.

Director Jang continued, "Regarding the timing of our release, 'Slam Dunk' is a great help to our film. In fact, all of my friends here are proud of watching 'Slam Dunk', and I really enjoyed it." “I hope this will be an opportunity to continue the boom with a true story and live-action movie,” he said.

In particular, director Jang Hang-jun said that he checked the box office rankings of 'The First Slam Dunk' every day, saying, "I have never supported a Japanese animation so much in my life even though it is not my movie. I wake up in the morning and search for Jang Hang-jun and Kim Eun-hee, and then search for 'Slam Dunk.' “I’m excited. ‘Oh, can this really be possible?’ “I feel grateful,” he said.

'Rebound' is a moving true story that tells the miraculous story of the 8 days of the 2012 National High School Basketball Tournament, where a new coach and 6 players of the weakest basketball team that no one paid attention to worked tirelessly.

Yang Hyeon (Ahn Jae-hong), a public service worker who was the MVP of a national tournament in the past, prepares for the national high school basketball tournament as a basketball coach at his alma mater, Busan Jungang High School. Guard 'Ki-beom' (Lee Shin-young), who was a genius player who was attracting attention but fell into a slump, all-rounder small forward 'Gyu-hyuk' (Jeong Jin-woon) who gave up his dream due to injury, 'Soon-gyu' (Kim Taek), a strong center who was a former soccer player who was only good at jumping, playing street basketball. There are six members of the basketball team, including power forward Kang-ho (Jung Geon-ju), who has been playing basketball for a long time, Jae-yoon (Kim Min), a bench sixth man with 7 years of experience, and self-proclaimed Michael Jordan "Jin-wook" (Ahn Ji-ho), who has only a passion for basketball.

Released on April 5th.

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