In the film ‘Lobby’ directed by Ha Jung-woo, Um Ha-neul and Lee Ji-hoon are acting as scene stealers, adding to the word of mouth.

‘Lobby’ is the story of Chang-wook(Ha Jung-woo), the CEO of a startup called Yoon Interactive who only knows research, starting his first lobby golf in his life to win a 4 trillion won national project. Eom Ha-neul plays Ho-sik, Chang-wook’s cousin and a hidden key talent at Yoon Interactive. He is a character who gives strength to Chang-wook’s lobbying by coming up with novel ideas in unexpected situations, and he is counted as the character who is most often thought of after the movie ends, especially because of the cheerful tiki-taka with Chang-wook.

Equipped with fresh looks and acting, Eom Ha-neul is an all-round filmmaker who has demonstrated his genius in directing, winning the JAIHO Award at the 20th Osaka Asian Film Festival in 2025 and the Korean Competition Feature Film Award at the Jecheon International Music & Film Festival. Having impressed audiences as a unique new actor through ‘Lobby’, his future path is highly anticipated.

In addition, Lee Ji-hoon, who left a strong impression in director Ha Jung-woo’s debut film ‘Roller Coaster’, appears in this film and leaves a strong impression as well. Lee Ji-hoon plays the role of not only an ophthalmologist in ‘Roller Coaster’ but also his brothers ‘funeral director, golf instructor, and psychiatrist, based on the setting that the ophthalmologist in’ Roller Coaster’ was a quadruplet.



Reporter Seungmi smlee@donga .com

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