Director Choi Dong-hoon of the movie 'Alienoid' Part 2, "Making a movie is sending a love letter."

Choi Dong-hoon, director of the movie 'Alienoid', said that working on a movie is like sending a love letter.

On the 6th, director Choi Dong-hoon and actor Jin Seon-gyu of the movie 'Alien + Humans' Part 2 appeared as guests on the YouTube channel Lee Eung-di-gut 'You were the director'. The released ‘Something big is here, just wait! Director Nunn finally returns with aliens and humans! Director Choi Dong-hoon's review of Jang Hang-jun that brought tears to his eyes 🐶🎬In 'You were a director EP.18', director Choi Dong-hoon and Jin Seon-gyu mentioned the behind-the-scenes moments of filming the 'Alienoid' series.

On this day, Jin Seon-gyu talked about his relationship with director Jang Hang-jun, although they had never worked together, but they often met and talked in private. Director Jang Hang-jun recalled, “The first time I met Seon-gyu was the day he won the Best Supporting Actor award at the Blue Dragon Film Awards.” Jin Seon-gyu, who heard this, seemed to remember the memory of the time and clapped repeatedly, saying, “That’s right.”

Director Jang Hang-jun revealed an additional episode, saying that he attended the after-party with his wife, writer Kim Eun-hee. Director Jang Hang-jun said, “When I came in, I said, ‘Congratulations, Eoyu Seon-gyu,’ and he said, ‘Thank you, director.’ Kim Eun-hee came right behind me. I said, ‘Congratulations, Jin Seon-gyu,’ and she said, ‘Naaah, writer!’ “The temperature is different from mine. You’re such a bastard. I can see your tail,” he joked. Jin Seon-gyu burst out laughing, saying, "I don't know people's faces very well, but I know writer Eun-hee Kim. I know this from the Internet and the writer of the drama." In response, director Jang Hang-jun joked, saying, “If I succeed, I will get rid of those two.”

Jin Seon-gyu, who appeared as the blind swordsman Neung-pa in the second part of the movie 'Alienoid', said, "It wasn't a lot in terms of quantity or anything like that. The reason I felt so good every time I went (filming) was because I looked so good-looking from that angle." . Director Jang Hang-jun joked, “You look handsome because you cover your eyes.” Jin Seon-gyu, who had originally planned to wear a beard, explained that he looked handsome even with a beard at the suggestion of director Choi Dong-hoon.

When asked which of the characters he has played so far is the one he is most attached to, Jin Seon-gyu said, "An important point of memory is 'Crime City'. Although it was not a box office hit, I am more attached to it. It is Park Si-heon's character in 'Counter'." Director Choi Dong-hoon, who was listening to the lines of 'Counter', added, "Actually, making a movie is sending a love letter directly."

Director Jang Hang-jun does not remember exactly when he first met Director Choi Dong-hoon, but he recalled that time, saying, "He was a rookie, but he was a star and he was arrogant (laughter). But he was a rookie director, but he was the director everyone wanted to meet." Director Choi Dong-hoon said, "During the Director's Cut (the first time we met), Director Jang Hang-jun hosted the awards ceremony. I dare say that it is the most fun awards ceremony in Korea. Because Director Jang Hang-jun hosted the ceremony."

Director Choi Dong-hoon commented on the awards ceremony, saying, “I was the one who invited director Jang Hang-jun.” Director Choi Dong-hoon expressed his affection, saying, “We are doing a director’s cut in March as well, and I came here to have director Jang Hang-jun as the host.” In response, director Jang Hang-jun joked, "I don't get any movie proposals these days. That's good too. Anything can be done as long as you get the ball rolling and be clever. Director Choi Dong-hoon, who heard this, said, "It's the first week of March. You can't go abroad and do that. “Then you are arrogant,” he said.

Director Choi Dong-hoon, who visited to promote the second part of the movie 'Alienoid', expressed his nervousness when director Jang Hang-jun said that he had seen the second part, saying, "How can there be no fix for 'Alienoid'?" Director Jang Hang-jun did not hold back in his praise, saying, "Actually, you could just watch part 2 even if you didn't watch part 1. It was really fun. I was just starting to understand it. The time-limited explosion of Haba drives the middle and latter half of the movie."

When asked what it was like on set, Director Choi Dong-hoon mentioned his time as a rookie coach. "Isn't that what you say? When you're a new director, you don't know what's OK and what's NG. Why did I become a movie director? The surprising way is, 'It took me 45 seconds to type my lines, please change it to 30 seconds.' “It’s a feeling. I don’t know how I became a film director when I can’t choose anything in my daily life,” he expressed his worries. In addition, director Choi Dong-hoon, who took an aptitude test as a college student, explained that 'Lumberjack' also appeared.

Director Choi Dong-hoon talked about the behind-the-scenes moments of previous works such as 'Reconstruction of Crime', 'Tazza', and 'Jeon Woo-chi'. Director Jang Hang-jun said, "The producer I'm working with these days is PD Oh Chae-jin, who did the art on 'Tazza.' At the time, PD Oh Chae-jin was the youngest member of the art team. When I asked, 'What was director Choi Dong-hoon like back then?' he said, 'It was so good.' "Everyone said, 'Tazza.' ' and I wished director Choi Dong-hoon success. There aren't many things like that in the movie industry. Usually, the relationship between the director and the youngest member of the art team is one they never spoke about. Madam Jeong was painting yellow paint in her room, and she said, 'Chaejin is painting.' “They said, ‘You painted it so well that it really adds to the atmosphere,’” he said.

Director Jang Hang-jun did not spare praise among director Choi Dong-hoon's films, choosing 'Tazza' and 'Reconstruction of Crime' as by far the best works. Director Jang Hang-jun mentioned the 'reconstruction of crime' and said, "It was different from the Bank of Korea scene in the first sequence! It was completely different from previous Korean films. I thought that car chasing itself would be like this in a Korean film. 'Korean style car chase' “Is this what Yixing is like?” he recalled at the time.

Director Choi Dong-hoon responded, "At that time, I couldn't drive. I didn't know how dangerous it was. I wrote the scenario at first. The producer didn't respond. He said, 'You're so bad at writing lines.' Then, a friend of mine (the producer's) knew. He said he had just been released from prison. He said he was going to have a drink and asked me to come. It was so fun to sit still. I just wrote in the script, 'I'm going to go to the bathroom for a moment.' It came out so basic. But when I saw it in the morning, I couldn't recognize it. “There were a lot of lines like that,” he said of the story behind the scenes.

Reporter Ha-neul Lee, Ten Asia greenworld@tenasia.co.kr