‘High Five’ Yoo Ah-in Edited Without… Director: “It Wasn’t Okay”

MOVIES May 12, 2025

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‘High Five’ director Kang Hyung-chul spoke about Yoo Ah-in’s role in the drug controversy.

On the morning of the 12th, a production conference for the movie ‘High Five’ was held at Lotte Cinema Konkuk University Entrance in Gwangjin-gu, Seoul.Actors Lee Jae-in, Ahn Jae-hong, Ra Mi-ran, Kim Hee-won, Oh Jung-se, Park Jin-young, and director Kang Hyung-chul attended the conference.

On this day, when asked about the editing of actor Yoo Ah-in, who was embroiled in controversy due to his ‘drug controversy’, Director Kang Hyung-chul said, “It’s unfortunate.It would have been better if it hadn’t happened, but at the time, the film wasn’t finished.I was busy with the post-production.”



He said, “Among the stories I heard when I was young, there was one that said, ‘When something big happens, a competent leader must first solve it.’ At that time, as the person in charge, I had a strong determination to complete the movie and the actors ‘performances.I think you can think of it as something I barely touched in terms of editing.”

Meanwhile,’ 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.It will be released on the 30th.

Reporter Yoonna Choi com Donga.com yyynnn@donga

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