From The Invincible press conference with Joo Jin Mo, Kim Kang Woo, and Cho Han Sun

Seoul, Korea – Actor Song Seung Hun has confessed to having a very strong desire to change his image.

Song appeared at a press conference for the movie The Invincible (directed by Song Hae Sung, produced by Finger Print Corporation), at the Wangshimni CGV on the 8th.

He had come to be known as one of Asia’s foremost romantic leads, having played gentle characters in such drama series as Autumn Fairy Tale and Summer Scent. He confessed that he chose his role on The Invincible because he wanted to play a manly character.

He explained, “After being discharged from the army in my 30s, I wanted to challenge myself by playing tough characters in Fate and East of Eden.” He added, “While it may disappoint some fans, I did this because I wanted to make a change in my acting ability.”

The character he portrays in The Invincible is that of a North Korean defector named Lee Young Chun, who works in a weapon-smuggling gang with another defector, Kim Hyuk (Joo Jin Mo), whom Lee is quite loyal to.

The movie is a remake of A Better Tomorrow, by director John Woo, who was the catalyst for the rise of Hong Kong noir in the 1980s. It would seem that the similarity of Song Seung Hon’s image and style in the movie to that of Chow Yun Fat in the original would spark the interest of Hallyu fans once again.

An actor who usually displays machismo in his movies, Joo Jin Mo exudes brotherly love for his younger brother Kim Chul (Kim Kang Woo), for whom he would do anything in the world.

To mirror the aura of the original, Joo Jin Mo goes through rigorous weapons training for the numerous shootout scenes in the movie. He remarked, “I heard every blank fired costs 10,000 won, so I used toy guns for practice. However, during filming I really enjoyed firing the guns.”

While the character Kim Kang Woo portrays is one who hates and loves his brother at the same time and seems to be weaker than others, he gives a splendid performance. Kim Kang woo remarked, “I wasn’t trying to look cool or anything. The hard part was that my character had a lot of scenes where he shed tears.”

Cho Han Sun, the only one to portray an antagonist, was given the role the other actors really wanted. Song Seung Hun said, “Cho Han Sun played the bad guy so well that I really wanted to beat him up.” Kim Kang Woo also expressed envy about the character, saying, “Tae Min is a very strong character that can take on three guys at once.”

To recap, The Invincible tells the story of North Korean defectors Kim Hyuk (Joo Jin Mo) and Lee Young Chun (Song Seung Hun), who run a weapon-smuggling gang; the younger brother, Kim Chul (Kim Kang Woo), who hates the brother he was separated from at an early age; and Jeong Tae Min, who through scheming and betrayal puts all three in danger. The movie opens on the 16th.


By Hyun Hwa Young young@jtn.co.kr

Source: JTN (Original article in Korean)
Translated by Timothy Nam / Korea.com

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