Director Han Ji-won Kim Tae-ri and Hong-kyung needed for this star? Not only his character's voice but also his energy
May 27, 2025
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Director Han Ji-won said at the press preview of the Netflix animated film 『This Star Need』 at the entrance of Lotte Cinema Konkuk University in Gwangjin-gu, Seoul on the 27th that `Kim Tae-ri and Hong-kyung have similar energy as well as their voices.'
『Necessary for this star』, which will be released on the 30th, is Netflix's first Korean animated film, and it is a romance between Nanyoung, an astronaut who dreams of exploring Seoul and Mars in 2050, and Jay, who has put his dream of becoming a musician, and heading toward dreams and love. It is the work of director Han Ji-won, who won the Seoul IndieAnifest Grand Prize for the short animation 'Kopyruwak' and was invited to leading domestic and international film festivals such as the Sundance Film Festival and the Palm Springs International Film Festival with the short story 'Sea of the Day of Magic'.
As we can surmise from the title, this work tells the love story of Nanyeong and Jay, who are as far away as Earth and Mars. As soon as they begin their love, those who face separation go beyond simple separation and heal and grow the wounds and trauma left inside. "He delicately unraveled the meaning of the word "'Division".
Then, the reason for casting the two actors was that Nanyoung and Jay wanted to express through the story of the work"The two actors' voices as well as their energy itself resembled the character. For Nan-young, I wanted to reflect Taeri's bouncy charm and strong tendencies. For Jay, I wanted to melt not only the subtlety and bright energy of Hong Kyung, but also the shadow that exists behind her", he explained.
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