Ha Jungwoo Discusses New Film 'Lobby' and Directorial Journey
Apr 02, 2025
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Jungwoo Ha met with Sports Chosun at the Showbox headquarters in Gangnam-gu, Seoul on the 2nd and returned after recovering well."I was discharged two days earlier than the original scheduled date."
Released on the same day, "Lobby" tells the story of Changwook (Jungwoo Ha), the CEO of a start-up company who only knew about research, who starts his first lobbying golf to win a national project worth 4 trillion won (approx. Jungwoo Ha once again took the megaphone as a director, following 'Rollercoaster' (2013) and 'Heo Sam-gwan' (2015).
Previously, Jungwoo Ha underwent emergency surgery for acute appendicitis and missed the press and distribution premiere. He"is currently discharged from the hospital and recovering well. It's better because my appendix burst (laughs). The GV (Conversation with Audience) that ambitiously recruited Um Ji-yoon and Lee Sun-min on Friday last week was also scheduled, so I couldn't miss the meeting. The GV, which was held on the day of the press premiere, also recruited Lee Soo-ji with difficulty, but unfortunately, she was absent. Originally, the hospital told me to leave the hospital on Sunday, but I did it two days earlier."
Then, regarding the feelings ahead of the release of the work, "Are you nervous around you these days?"', 'Are you nervous?', He asks, 'What should I do if it's released at this time when the country is also in a mess?' I think it's all the flow of nature and the will of heaven. I didn't decide when to release it alone, but this is what happened. I promoted every piece very hard, but all I can do is do my best on a given date. Rather than dwelling on the results, I want to live my life as hard and sincere as I'm given," he said.
He also talked about why it took a long time to present his third directing work. The Jungwoo Ha prepared a work called 'Seoul Times' around 2018 and wrote up to the third high school scenario, and I wondered if I could really do this well. I couldn't answer this question 100 percent. I had a little more time to think and came across 'Robbie'. I started to draw 'Robbie' in my mind in 2021, and I thought it would be nice to learn golf during COVID-19 and make a work based on my experience in the field", he explained.
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