Actor Lee Jae-in challenges his first action scene in the movie ‘High Five’.

‘High Five’ is a comic action film that depicts the story of five people who accidentally gain different superpowers through organ transplants and meet those who covet their powers.

Lee Jae-in, who has been building her acting career since she was a child actor, went on to star in “I Can Speak” and “Adult Guide” before shaving her head in the film “Svaha: The Sixth Finger”.She won the Best New Actress Award in the Film category at the 55th Baeksang Arts Awards for her passionate performance in two roles, and has emerged as a next-generation actor that the film industry is paying attention to.Since then, Lee Jae-in has shown various acting transformations regardless of genre or character in films such as “Racket Boys”, “Restricted Calls”, and “Night Has Come”, and is now taking on the action scene role of “Wanseo” in “High Five”, drawing attention.

‘Wanseo’, a pure and bold girl who loves Taekwondo, receives a miraculous heart transplant after a long illness and discovers that she has gained superpowers such as explosive strength and lightning-fast speed.She spent her lonely school days without friends, but she meets ‘Jisung’, ‘Seonnyeo’, ‘Yakseon’, and ‘Kidong’ who also received organ transplants from the same donor and gained superpowers, and they form the team ‘High Five’ and show off their fun teamwork.

Lee Jae-in, who said, “Of all the characters I’ve played so far, I have the highest synchronization with ‘Wanseo,’” underwent action training for a full 10 months from pre-production to filming for the role of ‘Wanseo,’ the central action figure among the ‘High Five’ members, and showed off powerful action scenes by perfectly mastering everything from high-difficulty wire action to taekwondo moves.

Director Kang Hyung-chul said, “She was not just an acting genius.She did the action scenes so well that she received a lot of applause on set.You will be able to see a different side of actress Lee Jae-in,” praising her, and action director Lee Gun-moon also praised Lee Jae-in’s passion for acting, saying, “She was an actress who did not show any signs of difficulty or pain even in the difficult wire action scenes, and did it over and over again until she was satisfied,” raising expectations for her refreshing ‘foot’ acting that has transformed her from an acting genius to an action genius.

Lee Jae-in’s thrilling action scenes, equipped with great strength and speed, can be seen in the movie ‘High Five’, which is coming to theaters on Tuesday, June 3rd.

Reporter Jeon Hyo-jin, Donga.com jhj@donga.com

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