Lee Jae-in(21)and Ahn Jae-hong(39)have stepped forward to become the ‘Chungmuro heroes’ who will save the Korean film industry from its slump.The highly anticipated film ‘High Five’, which has been receiving favorable reviews since its preview as a ‘well-made entertainment action film’, will be released in theaters on the 30th.

In ‘High Five’, which is advertised as a ‘Korean-style hero film’, the two played the roles of Wanseo and Jisung, who gained superpowers after receiving a heart and lung transplant and gained the ability to use great strength and strong winds, respectively.Just as Wanseo and Jisung became true friends based on their common superpowers in the film, the two became ‘real friends’ through this film, overcoming their 18-year age difference.They laughed and said, “Every time we spent together was fun.”

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Ahn Jae-hong cited director Kang Hyung-chul as the biggest reason for choosing this film, and emphasized, “It is so meaningful that my long relationship with the director has finally come to fruition.”

“15 years ago, when I was a college student, a short film I starred in won the Best Comedy Award at the Mise-en-scène Short Film Festival, and director Kang Hyung-chul was a judge at the time.At the time, the movie ‘Sunny’ was breaking box office records every day, so I was so happy that the director who directed it chose me.After that, he always mentioned the independent films I had starred in, and when I was alone and hesitant at film events, he took great care of me.It’s such an honor to finally be able to work with the director who did that.”

He recalled that from the moment he was offered the role of a character with the ability to blow strong winds, he immediately started growing out his hair.The short hair he achieved in this way has been a hot topic since the stills and trailers were released.

“I thought that the best way to visually show the power of the wind was through flowing hair.But surprisingly, there were many people who said that my short hair was pretty? Haha!”

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Ahn Jae-hong, who played the role of a ‘chemistry master’ by showing off different chemistry with various characters in the drama, mentioned Lee Jae-in, who described him as “like an uncle,” and laughed out loud as he said, “Actually, before I approached him like a friend, he treated me like a friend first.”

He also reunited with Ra Mi-ran, who he had previously worked with as a mother and son in the 2015 tvN ‘Reply 1988’, for the first time in 10 years and acted as a ‘colleague with supernatural powers’.In response to Ra Mi-ran’s playful comment, “Next time, I want to meet you in a romance drama,” Ahn Jae-hong said, “I want to meet you again in any genre,” but also joked, “It’s hard to say specifically that it’s a romance drama.”

In fact, the most talked about ‘chemistry in the play’ with Ahn Jae-hong after the preview was Yoo Ah-in.Yoo Ah-in, who plays the role of Ki-dong, who has the ability to control electromagnetic waves, and even showed off an ‘intense kiss’, wittily said, “It’s not a kissing scene, it’s an artificial respiration scene” and “It’s a meaningful scene where a selfish character becomes altruistic, but the viewers screamed.”

He was cautious about making comments about Yoo Ah-in, who was suspended from acting after being caught on drug charges, but said, “On set, he seemed like the character itself.I hope the audience will accept him as a character as well.”



Reporter Seungmi smlee@donga.com

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