Refusing to cast Jang Ki-ha virus after debuting on the screen? I was very arrogant
Apr 16, 2025
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Jang Ki-ha said at a press conference for the movie 'Virus' held at Megabox COEX in Samseong-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul on the 16th, `I have turned down the offer several times, but I changed my mind after hearing what Kim Yoon-seok said.'
The movie 'Virus', which will be released on May 7, tells the story of Taek-sun, who is infected with a 100% mortality rate virus that falls in love for no reason, with Mossol researcher essay, longtime alumni Yeon-woo, and Lee Kyun, the only expert who can make a cure, and director Kang Yi-kwan took the megaphone.
Jang Ki-ha was an elementary school classmate of Taek-sun, who was infected with the virus, and played as a car dealer, Yeon-woo. He said "Yeonwoo always sends sales texts to his classmates to buy a car. However, when Taec-seon receives my text and appears at the store, he becomes entangled in a situation about 'Toxovirus'. In a way, it is the most ordinary character among the characters, and it is fun to draw the ordinary character panicking when he is in a special situation."
He then talked about the similarities between himself and the character. Jang Ki-ha "Since I don't have much acting experience, I don't think the director could have made me do a character that is far from me. I think it's similar to Yeonwoo. While living a normal life, I got caught up in something ridiculous, but it's unfair to think about it again. It was like that while acting," he said with a smile.
Jang Ki-ha previously played an active role as the music director of the films 'smuggling' and 'Veteran2'. In 'Virus', he met the audience as an actor and watched the script, but my portion was larger than I thought. I've done sitcoms before, but I've never appeared in a movie before, so I turned them down because I felt pressured. But Kim Yoon-seok said, "People in the movie industry don't waste their work. We'll install all the plates, so they told us to think we're going to play. Hearing that, I thought I was too cheeky myself. I'm not the only one who has to do well. It's a difficult opportunity to meet actors who have worked in the movie industry, but I wanted to make it fun with the thought of learning"He confessed.
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