‘Match’ Lee Byung-hun reunites with Jo Woo-jin, his co-star from ‘Inside Men’.

On the morning of the 7th, a production conference for the movie ‘Match’ was held at CGV Yongsan I-PARK MALL in Yongsan-gu, Seoul. Actors Lee Byung-hun, Ko Chang-seok, Hyun Bong-sik, Moon Jung-hee, Jo Woo-jin, and director Kim Hyung-joo attended the conference that day.

When asked why he appeared in ‘Match’, Jo Woo-jin said, “I can say that it was the reason I decided to appear in it, but it was also because of my respect for Lee Byung-hun and the fact that I could work with director Yoon Jong-bin (who was in charge of the screenplay). I also had high hopes that I could immerse myself in the world of matchmakers. I thought it was a really good piece of work, so of course I had to participate,” he said.

Regarding his reunion with Lee Byung-hun after ‘Insiders’, Jo Woo-jin said, “Just looking into each other‘s eyes, I naturally feel a sense of immersion that I never felt before. He guided me well. In fact, more than any other scene we’ve seen together recently, he put all the emotions into his minimal acting. I was amazed to witness it once again.”

Regarding this, Lee Byung-hun said, “Because of my role, Jo Woo-jin had to be easygoing and easy to ignore. But strangely, whenever Jo Woo-jin is in front of me, I find myself looking at his wrists and ankles. It makes me feel small. He said, ”The first meeting of the ‘insiders’ was intense, so it‘s not comfortable,“ causing laughter.

Meanwhile, ’Match‘ depicts the story of Korea’s greatest baduk legend Cho Hun-hyun (played by Lee Byung-hun) who, after losing to his student, challenges for the top once again with his innate competitive spirit. It opens on the 26th.

Choi Yoon-na, Donga.com reporter yyynnn@donga.com

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