MOVIE
Cho Jin-woong "I was scared every time I confronted Lee Sung-min"
On the afternoon of the 20th, a press screening for the movie 'Confidential' (directed by Lee Won-tae) was held at Megabox COEX in Samseong-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul. Director Won-tae Lee and actors Jin-woong Cho, Seong-min Lee, and Moo-yeol Kim attended the press conference held after the preview.
'Confidential' is set in Busan in 1992, and a fierce struggle between Hae-woong (played by Cho Jin-woong), a candidate for a member of the National Assembly, Sun-tae (played by Seong-min Lee), a hidden figure in politics, and Pil-do (played by Mu-yeol Kim), an activist gangster, to get hold of a secret document that will shake up the Republic of Korea and turn the tables. It is a crime drama that unfolds.
In the play, Cho Jin-woong plays the role of Hae-woong. Haewoong is a National Assembly candidate who has endured for 20 years with only tenacity, without any background or genealogy.
On this day, Cho Jin-woong said, "I didn't sleep well last night. It wasn't because I was nervous, but I watched 'Detectives' because of senior Lee Sung-min. I gave it a try and watched it until dawn. It was such an honor to be able to perform together like this with (Lee Sung-min)," laughing. I gave it to you.
Regarding his impressions of acting with Lee Seong-min, Cho Jin-woong said, "I thought, 'The game isn't working, so why keep making me do it?' I even said to the director that it might be okay to give it up. It's just the ambition and greed that humans have in the face of power. That's why I'm a human being who sells my soul to survive. When I become like that, I thought it would be warmer to be in that big shadow," he said.
He continued, "Isn't it presented a situation where humans have no choice but to collapse in front of the power and power that humans can think of? I was scared every time I confronted (Lee Sung-min). I wondered how I would be killed. So much tension had to be expressed, and various circumstances “There were a lot of players. The coach wisely coached and set the stage well,” he added.
Cho Jin-woong said, "I'm excited (to act with Lee Sung-min). I know the synergy well. We work well together. Rather than saying whether we work well or not, I felt very comfortable because he clearly presented what the scene required." revealed.
Lee Sung-min added his strength, saying, "I don't know how you felt in the play, but acting with Jin-woong was difficult. It was hard not to let it show."
Meanwhile, 'Confidential' will be released on March 1.
Kang Min-kyung, Ten Asia reporter kkk39@tenasia.co.kr
