In other words, Lee Byung-hun and the box office cheat key that attracted 2.1 million viewers

By Jeeyoung, Jo

Apr 29, 2025

In other words, Lee Byung-hun and the box office cheat key that attracted 2.1 million viewers



Actor Lee Byung-hun once again showed the peak of acting through the human drama film 『Buddhist』 (directed by Kim Hyung-joo, produced by Moon Kwang).

Playing Go legend Cho Hoon-hyun Noodles, he impressed both the audience and critics with his thorough character analysis and excellent expression, and was nominated for the 61st Baeksang Arts Awards for Best Male Performance in Film. Currently, 'Victory' is on a box office cruise, attracting 2.1 million viewers.

The story of Korea's best Go legend Cho Hoon-hyun (Lee Byung-hun) challenging to win the title once again with his natural temperament as an adventurer after losing a match against his student Lee Chang-ho (Yoo Ah-in). Lee Byung-hun firmly established the center of the play by delicately unraveling Cho Hoon-hyun's unique understated charisma and inner anguish.




In other words, Lee Byung-hun and the box office cheat key that attracted 2.1 million viewers
In particular, each detail, such as the way to pick up the Go stone by utilizing the details of the fingertips, the minute movement of the stone, and the tension of the fingertips, represents the inside of the character and instills a vivid drama into the static world of Go. He studied Cho Kook-soo's unique facial expressions, sitting positions, and mouth shapes fiercely. I tried to catch up on feelings and habits when talking. So I followed Cho one by one and tried to become him," he said, expressing his deep respect for the character.

Lee Byung-hun's unique inner acting, which conveys emotions with deeper eyes than colorful lines, was also valuable in this work. It proves what 'acting stronger than words' is, and intensely completes the narrative of 'Victory'.

Lee Byung-hun once again proved his presence as a 'Trusting Actor' through 'Victory'. In particular, he showed another evolution as an actor by creating intense tension and heavy drama within the static subject of Go.




Lee Byung-hun, who expanded the acting world through the movie, will present season 3 of the Netflix series `Squid Game' and Park Chan-wook's film `I can't help it.'



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