Lee Sun-jung, director and actor of the movie ‘Guitar Man’, looked back on filming with the late Kim Sae-ron.

‘Guitar Man’, which opens on the 30th, is a musical film depicting the loss, love, and journey of genius guitarist Ki-cheol(Lee Sun-jung)who tries to find hope through music and relationships even in the midst of a difficult reality.Lee Sun-jung, the CEO of Sungwon Pharmaceutical and member of Lee Sun-jung Band, planned, produced, wrote the screenplay, and starred in the film.The late Kim Sae-ron plays Ki-cheol’s colleague and keyboardist Eugene.

At the press screening held at Lotte Cinema World Tower in Songpa-gu, Seoul on the 21st, director Lee Sun-jung recalled that the late Kim Sae-ron “had a very hard time during filming.Even while eating together, she often said that it was hard.”

He continued, “When Saeron Yang wasn’t filming, she was mostly in the car.It was a very small compact car, but she didn’t want to get out of the car.It seemed like she was trying to avoid people.” He continued, “However, she completely changed when she was in front of the camera and barely made any mistakes.She was really professional and affectionate when she was acting.”


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