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‘Jeong-i’ Kim Hyun-joo, “Yeon Sang-ho awakened my spirit of challenge and courage.”
On the 25th, I met Kim Hyun-joo, who appeared in the Netflix movie 'Jeong-i', at a cafe in Samcheong-dong, Seoul.
Kim Hyun-joo played the role of Jeong-i, a subject for brain cloning to develop the best combat AI. Jeongi is a former elite leader of the Allied Forces and a legendary mercenary who participated in numerous operations and led them to victory. He participated in the final bombing operation that could have ended the civil war that had lasted for decades, but the operation failed and he fell into a vegetative state. He becomes the subject of brain cloning to develop a combat AI that contains all of Jeongi's strategies, combat skills, strong loyalty and will.
Kim Hyun-joo previously worked with director Yeon Sang-ho and Ryu Kyung-soo through the Netflix series 'Hell'. Kim Hyun-joo said, "There were many actors in 'Hell', and when I first met them, I couldn't get close to them right away. I think I was only focused on filming at that time. In 'Jeong- i', there were few actors. (Kang Soo-yeon), me, and (Ryu) Kyung-soo. “We had a lot of time together, so we were able to get closer by gathering in small groups. In terms of acting and action, we worked together in 'Hell' so we were able to move with trust in each other.”
Director Yeon Sang-ho said in a recent interview that after several costume and hair tests, he thought Kim Hyun-joo was perfect for the role of Jeong. Kim Hyun-joo joked, “I read that article too, and I was already cast, but I wondered what I would have done if I didn’t fit in.” Kim Hyun-joo continued, "I had a great desire to try a new challenge within me, but I think courage was less than the desire to try it boldly. Director Yeon Sang-ho's experimental spirit awakened my dormant spirit of challenge, and I also tried to contribute to it. “I had a big heart,” he confessed. Also, “I was curious about how I could express Jeong-i myself. I remember that day. I found the hairstyle after several attempts, and I took a few pictures with the gun I was carrying in its unfinished state, and I became Jeong-i. “I felt like it was there,” he said.
'Jeong-i' is a science fiction film that tells the story of people who try to develop the best combat AI by cloning the brain of the legendary mercenary 'Jeong-i' in order to end the war that broke out in the shelter where they migrated away from the Earth devastated by climate change. It was released on Netflix on the 20th.
Kim Ji-won, Ten Asia reporter bella@tenasia.co.kr
