At this point, it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that they are Netflix’s ‘hit co-ed doubles team’.Kang Ha-neul and Yeom Hye-ran are them.

Kang Ha-neul from ‘Squid Game’ Season 2 and 3 and Yeom Hye-ran from ‘Cheated on My Face’ have teamed up for a Netflix original film.The film is ‘84 Square Meters’, which will be released on the 18th.The two people, who each led Netflix’s box office success in the first half of the year with their works, also announced a ‘perfect transformation’ in ‘84 Square Meters’.

‘84 Square Meters’ is a suspense thriller that depicts the events surrounding ‘inter-floor noise’ between apartments with an exclusive area of 84 square meters(approximately 32 pyeong), also known as the national standard.A new resident who suffers from noise between floors of unknown origin ends up being blamed by the apartment residents for the noise, and the story unfolds in an urgent manner.
Director Kim Tae-jun, who created a chilling depiction of ‘realistic horror’ in his previous work ‘I Just Dropped My Smartphone ‘, filled the screen with images of various human figures in this film, using an’ apartment ‘as the background.

Director Kim put forward actors Kang Ha-neul and Yeom Hye-ran as symbols of boiling desire.In line with this, he was confident that he had brought out a’ completely new face ‘of Kang Ha-neul and Yeom Hye-ran, who had captivated global viewers in the’ Squid Game ‘series and’ Fooled by a Woman ‘as fake Marine Dae-ho and devoted mother Gwang-rye, respectively.

In the drama, Kang Ha-neul plays the role of Woo-sung, a young man who has saved up all his savings to successfully buy his own home, and Yeom Hye-ran plays the role of Eun-ha, the representative of the residents who live in the penthouse, the highest floor of an apartment building.

At the production press conference held at the Ambassador Seoul Pullman Hotel on the 14th, Director Kim explained that he “wanted to draw a self-portrait” of the youth of this era through Kang Ha-neul.

He also said that Kang Ha-neul did a good job of diluting the desperate situation surrounding the character, and that “because of his positive image, I was able to portray him as a sad character rather than just a dark one.”

Director Kim also emphasized the transformation of Yeom Hye-ran through’ 84 Square Meters ‘.He said, “She is an actress who has reached the highest level of warmth,” and added, “You will be able to witness a cold and inhumane character, the complete opposite, in this film.”

Regarding this, Yeom Hye-ran said, “I decided to take on the challenge because this character is completely different from the characters I’ve played before,” and added, “This is an incredibly powerful character.He’s a former prosecutor with a lot of money, and he knows how to evade the law,” drawing attention.


Reporter Seungmi smlee@donga.com

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