Park Jin-young has changed.

Actor Park Jin-young, formerly of GOT7, who has been loved for his upright and kind image in many works, is challenging his first villain role in the movie ‘High Five’.He is determined to take over the theater with his eerie charisma that will make even five superpowered people unable to move.

‘High Five’, which will be released on the 30th, is an action hero film featuring a unique hero who gains superpowers after undergoing long-term consciousness surgery.Park Jin-young plays the role of Young-chun, the leader of the pseudo-religion ‘Saesin-gyo’, who gains the superpower to absorb youth after receiving a pancreas transplant.

Yeong-chun, who was born anew after completely erasing his past of being powerless in the face of death, is a character who shouts out that he will save people’s souls on the outside, but inside, he only dreams of ‘eternal life’ where he can control the whole world.He gradually comes to desire ‘becoming a god’ rather than ‘God’s will ‘, and he learns that there are other organ transplant recipients who have gained superpowers other than himself, and he sets out to find them in order to monopolize all their abilities.

In the trailer and stills released ahead of the opening, Park Jin-young raised the expectations of potential viewers by showing a cold and misty gaze and expression that is 180 degrees different from the heartbreaking pure-hearted character trying to save the one he loves in his previous Channel A work’ The Witch ‘that received favorable reviews.

At the production report meeting for’ High Five ‘held at the Lotte Cinema Konkuk University entrance in Gwangjin-gu, Seoul on the 12th, Park Jin-young introduced this character as “a person who is full of greed” and said, “This character has’ characteristics that must be maintained ‘that can be seen in the movie.That’s why the process of coordinating those characteristics by talking with the director before filming was important.”

He smiled and said, “There was absolutely no reason not to do this project, which gave me the opportunity to work with director Kang Hyung-chul and many senior actors.I even thought about how I could definitely do this project.I’m honored to be working with you.”

Director Kang Hyung-chul also drew attention by citing Park Jin-young’s strength as a villain as his “good looks.” Director Kang wittily joked, “Actually, he doesn’t need to be that handsome,” and added with a laugh, “But since he’s already that handsome, I tried to make good use of his good looks.”


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