Actors Ra Mi-ran, Kim Hee-won, and Park Jin-young have transformed into people with special superpowers who go back and forth between ‘ordinary’ and ‘extraordinary’.This is through the comic action film ‘High Five’, which opens on the 30th.’High Five’ tells the story of people who gain unexpected superpowers after receiving different organs from a mysterious organ donor.

Even though filming was completed in 2021, due to the aftereffects of COVID-19 and the unfortunate incident involving one of the lead actors, Yoo Ah-in, this movie is finally coming to theaters after 4 years, so those who met the film two days before its release could not hide their excitement.They all said, “We are confident that this ‘fun’ movie will be worth the wait.”

O “The burden of two people playing one role with the new and old teachers”

Unlike Ra Mi-ran and Kim Hee-won, who use the supernatural powers they receive as a gift to help others, Jinyoung Park takes on the role of Young-chun, the leader of a cult who uses them for his own personal glory and desires, marking his first attempt at playing a villain.

“After receiving the script for the first time and checking the character, I checked again, ‘Is this the right character for me?’ As an actor, I always have a desire to show a new side of myself, so I really wanted to grab onto this project.Director Kang Hyung-chul said that he thought I would be a good fit for the role of a cult leader after seeing me captivating people on stage when I was a singer(in the group Got7).”

He chose to appear in the drama without hesitation, but he said he was suddenly scared before filming.Young-chun is originally an 80-year-old man who gains youth through supernatural powers.He shared the role with Shin Goo, a great actor who played the 80-year-old.

“I felt a lot of pressure to play the same role as the legendary Mr.Shin Goo.But thankfully, he recorded all of my lines separately, so I kept practicing while listening to the recordings.I was also very happy that I could keep the recording files of his acting on my phone.”

O “What is the secret to GOT7’s 11-year full group existence?”

In order to more naturally portray a character with incredible strength, he strictly controlled his diet for three months and built a muscular body.

“I only ate chicken breast, cherry tomatoes, sweet potatoes, and salad.I had a lot of fun eating Chinese food that day after filming the most stressful scene where my upper body was exposed, and I felt sick after eating it.I originally had a body type that didn’t gain weight, so I had never tried dieting before.However, after serving in the military, my body type completely changed, so now I have to take care of myself.”

While building a solid acting career, he has also continued to work with GOT7.He said that the secret to maintaining a “complete group” for 11 years is the “true friendship between the members.”

“In the past, we fought a lot with the members.We would grab each other by the collar and fight over trivial reasons like, ‘Why are you looking like that?’ or ‘Why are you eating my instant rice?’ I think those exciting fights actually became the foundation for maintaining the team.Now, when the members fight, we just watch each other with the mindset of, ‘Let’s see how far we can fight.’ (Laughs)”


Reporter Seungmi smlee@donga.com

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