‘I just dropped my smartphone’ Kim Tae-jun “The only thing that came to mind was Im Si-wan”

Actor Im Si-wan played the role of a creepy serial killer.

At 11 am on the 15th, a production briefing session for the Netflix movie 'I Just Dropped My Smartphone' (directed by Kim Tae-jun) was held at Lotte Cinema at the entrance to Konkuk University in Seoul, and directors Im Si-wan , Chun Woo-hee, Kim Hee-won, and Kim Tae-jun attended.

On this day, director Kim Tae-joon said, "Usually when I think of a character, I ask, 'What if a weapon became a person?', 'What if a kitchen knife became a person?' “I think this. When I thought about if the latest smartphone could become a person, the only thing that came to mind was Im Si-wan,” he said, adding, “I thought that if an evil character was attached to a smart , upright and clear image, a three-dimensional image would come out.” He shared the reason for casting Im Si-wan.

Regarding his role as Jun-yeong, Im Si-wan said, "I already knew the other person and acted playfully, as if I was playing on top of the other person's head. I thought that if I adopted that kind of tone and manner. , I would approach the other person in a more creepy way. So, I thoroughly avoided any serious emotions. “I tried to rule it out,” he said, drawing attention.

'I Just Dropped My Smartphone' is a thriller that tells the story of an ordinary office worker who loses his smartphone containing all his personal information and his entire daily life begins to be threatened. Im Si-wan played the role of Jun-yeong, a serial killer who picked up Nami's smartphone, and Chun Woo-hee played the role of Nami, an ordinary office worker who lost her smartphone. Kim Hee-won played the role of Ji-man, a detective pursuing this case.

Released on Netflix on February 17th.

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