Director Kang Hyung-chul of the film ‘High Five’ expressed his regret over the delay in the release of the film due to lead actor Yoo Ah-in being caught on drug charges.

“High Five,” which opens on May 30, is a comic action film that tells the story of five people who accidentally gain different superpowers through organ transplants and meet those who covet their powers.Directed by Kang Hyung-chul, who made “Speed Scandal,” “Sunny,” “Tazza: The Hidden Card,” and “Swing Kids,” the film stars Lee Jae-in, Ahn Jae-hong, Ra Mi-ran, Oh Jung-se, Park Jin-young, and Yoo Ah-in.

At the production report meeting for ‘High Five’ held at the Lotte Cinema Konkuk University entrance in Gwangjin-gu, Seoul on the 12th, Director Kang Hyung-chul cautiously opened his mouth about the delay in the film’s release due to Yoo Ah-in being caught on drug charges, saying, “It’s unfortunate.It’s something I wish hadn’t happened.”

He continued, “(When Yoo Ah-in was caught on drug charges)the movie wasn’t finished yet and was in the middle of post-production, “and added,” In fact, one of the memorable sentences I saw when I was young was, ‘A competent leader must solve problems.’As a director and the person in charge of this film, I worked hard with the thought that I had to complete this film that so many brilliant actors had worked on.”

Regarding Yoo Ah-in’s portion, he said, “There was no part that was touched separately” after the drug incident.
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