Butler Yoo Yeon-seok vs gangster Kim Moo-yeol, a head-to-head match between two men
Butler Yoo Yeon-seok vs gangster Kim Moo-yeol, a head-to-head match between two men
Actors Yoo Yeon-seok and Kim Moo-yeol transform into a butler and a gangster, respectively, and show off their male-male chemistry with their older brothers. The two will compete head-to-head through the movies 'Puppy' (directed by Kim Joo-hwan) and 'Confidential' (directed by Lee Won-tae), which are released on the same day.

Yoo Yeon-seok and Kim Moo-yeol are actors in their 40s. The two, along with Cha Tae-hyun, Cho Jin-woong, and Lee Sung-min, are expected to show off their south-nam chemistry. First, Yoo Yeon-seok's appearance in 'Dog Dog' features Min-su (played by Yoo Yeon-seok), who is on the verge of logging out early in his life as a dog owner, and Jin-gook (played by Cha Tae-hyun), whose life itself is in crisis. The two brothers begin interviews to find the perfect butler for their beloved dog Rooney. And this is a film that continues with unexpected and insightful encounters.
Butler Yoo Yeon-seok vs gangster Kim Moo-yeol, a head-to-head match between two men
Butler Yoo Yeon-seok vs gangster Kim Moo-yeol, a head-to-head match between two men
In the play, Yoo Yeon-seok plays Min-su. Minsu is a character who shows a desire to embrace like the youngest in front of people he wants to lean on, such as his beloved girlfriend and his older brother Jin-gook (played by Cha Tae-hyun), who is closer than his own brother. Also, for a dog that is like a younger brother, I plan to portray a person who is more trustworthy than anyone else.

Yoo Yeon-seok reunites with Cha Tae-hyun 15 years after the drama 'General Hospital 2' through 'Puppy'. The decisive reason why director Kim Joo-hwan, who was in charge of directing the film, cast the two people was their real chemistry, making them seem like real relatives. The brotherly chemistry that Yoo Yeon-seok will show with Cha Tae-hyun is expected to remind us not only of simple laughter, but also of the true meaning of family, where even though they bicker on a regular basis, they are the first to be there for each other and cry and laugh together when things get difficult.

Kim Moo-yeol works with Cho Jin-woong and Lee Sung-min through 'Confidential'. 'Confidential' is set in Busan in 1992, and a fierce struggle between Hae-woong (played by Jin-woong Cho), a late-life National Assembly candidate, Sun-tae (played by Seong-min Lee), a hidden figure in politics, and Pil-do (played by Moo-yeol Kim), an activist gangster, to turn the tables by holding in their hands secret documents that will shake up the Republic of Korea. It is a crime drama that unfolds.
Butler Yoo Yeon-seok vs gangster Kim Moo-yeol, a head-to-head match between two men
Butler Yoo Yeon-seok vs gangster Kim Moo-yeol, a head-to-head match between two men
Kim Moo-yeol plays Pil-do. Pildo is the boss of an organization who does not hesitate to do anything when it comes to money and whose actions speak louder than his words. It is said that he did not shy away from characters who run for ambition. In particular, Kim Moo-yeol is known to have gained more than 10 kg in just one month to build a muscular body and personally suggested a short, sports-style, unconventional hairstyle.

‘Puppy’ and ‘Confidential’ will be released on March 1. As a result, Yoo Yeon-seok and Kim Moo-yeol faced off head-on in the theater. While 'The First Slam Dunk' is currently holding the top spot at the box office, the Marvel movie 'Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantum Mania' and Jin Seon-gyu's top movie 'Count' are scheduled to be released on February 15th. At a time when Korean movies are in a slump, attention is being paid to who will laugh in the head-to-head competition between Yoo Yeon-seok and Kim Moo-yeol.

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