Hyun Bin, rough beard, hair style transformation

Character posters and character videos for the movie ‘Negotiation’ (directed by Im Sun-rye) were released.

On the 4th, distributor PlusM Entertainment released the 'Negotiation' character poster and character video showing the three colors of the three people. 'Negotiation' is a movie depicting the negotiation operation between a diplomat and a local National Intelligence Service agent who went to Afghanistan to rescue Koreans who were taken hostage by the Taliban in the worst kidnapping incident.

The released character poster highlights the negotiation team struggling to rescue hostages in Afghanistan. First, the deeply troubled expression of Jeong Jae-ho (played by Hwang Jung-min), a diplomat specializing in negotiations who headed to Afghanistan to resolve the kidnapping incident, combined with the copy that reads, "I understand that one of the missions of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is the protection of its citizens," stimulates curiosity.

The character poster of Park Dae-sik (played by Hyun Bin), a National Intelligence Service agent specializing in the Middle East and Central Asia who is trying to rescue hostages at all costs, is set in a bleak and rough atmosphere, with the line "Then can you take responsibility if another victim emerges?" It predicted a sharp confrontation with Jae-ho, who tries to maintain principles.

Here, the character poster showing the serious expression of the only Korean interpreter, Kasim (played by Kang Ki-young), adds to expectations by showing the charm of a weed-like character who survived in the back alleys of Afghanistan, as can be seen in the line, "I can't interpret. If you say that, we'll die."

The character video released together shows the tense situation of three different people who would never have met if not for the kidnapping incident, who are involved in the worst negotiation operation in history. Jae-ho, who had to adhere to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' firm principle that direct negotiations with terrorists cannot take place,'s line, "I cannot give up," raises curiosity about how to resolve the difficulties encountered in a negotiation operation without precedent or manual.

Hwang Jung-min's sincere eyes and earnest appeal, which are incorporated into Jae-ho, are expected to draw the audience into Jae-ho's panorama. In contrast to Jae-ho, Dae-sik, an NIS agent who tries to rescue hostages, moves toward his goal without hesitation and engages in negotiations without regard for means. Hyun Bin, who predicted an unprecedented transformation through a rough beard and hairstyle, and clothes optimized for the local desolate terrain and climate, is expected to add to the immersion of the drama by showing action with a desperate will to save the hostages at all costs.

In addition, the process by which Cassim, a weedy Korean who lives a life in a dangerous back alley, joins the negotiation team as the only local interpreter with the help of Daesik, raises expectations for his performance as an indispensable figure in the dangerous negotiation operation. In this way, the sight of three characters with different backgrounds and personalities engaging in 'negotiation' and solidarity beyond differences in methods and confrontation is expected to deliver even more dramatic moments of tense negotiation operations.

Meanwhile, 'Negotiation' will be released on the 18th.

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