Director Kim Tae-jun explained why he chose ‘noise between floors’ as the main subject matter in the film ‘84 Square Meters’.

Netflix original movie ‘84 Square Meters’, which will be released on the 18th, is an unpredictable thriller about Woo-sung(Kang Ha-neul), a ‘young-geul-jok’ who succeeds in purchasing his own home in a 32-pyeong apartment, suffering from unidentifiable noises between floors.

At the production conference held at the Ambassador Seoul Pullman Hotel in Jung-gu, Seoul on the 14th, director Kim Tae-joon said, “In our country, many people are already experiencing noise between floors.80 percent of houses in our country are multi-family houses, and of those, more than 80 percent are apartments.This means that most people in our country are experiencing or are in an environment where they could experience noise between floors.That’s why I thought that the subject of noise between floors was very timely and relatable,” explaining the subject of noise between floors.

He then explained why he chose Kang Ha-neul for the lead role of Woo-sung.Woo-sung in the drama is a young man who has pooled his soul together, from his mortgage loan to his retirement pay, his studio deposit, and his mother’s garlic field sales, to move into an 84-square-meter apartment, which is “the national average of 32 pyeong.”

Director Kim started off by saying, “I wanted Woo-sung to be a self-portrait of the youth of this era.I wanted to project the realistic appearances and desires of today’s youth.” He continued, “In fact, because Woo-sung was in such a difficult situation, I was worried that he might become an overly dark character.That’s why Kang Ha-neul had to play this character.I thought that if Kang Ha-neul’s usual positive image was applied to him, he could be reborn as a sad character rather than simply a dark one.”


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