Kim Ji-hoon, "I've put in 20 years of acting..."It's sad that the story of Jungjeon and Melo has been edited."
Jun 11, 2025
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Kim Ji-hoon played Lee Jung, a king who dreams of a strong country, in SBS's Friday-Saturday drama 'Gwigung' (written by Yoon Soo-jung/directed by Yoon Seong-sik), and performed across genres, from an all-around monarch and friendly head of household to the eight-chuckgui sage. Kim Ji-hoon's performance, which depicted the solid appearance of King Lee Jung, who did not lose his balance until the end, also led to a sharp rise in the ratings of 'Going Palace'.
At a meeting with Sports Chosun in Gangnam-gu, Seoul on the afternoon of the 11th, Kim Ji-hoon said, "(I played) Lee Jung-eun does not recognize the existence of ghosts as a king and a principleist, but her vision expands as she directly experiences unexplained phenomena and ghosts' actions," adding, "(If I had been rigid until the end, I would have been frustrated, but I felt that the way he responded to the situation and showed flexibility was similar to mine."
He also confessed honestly about the scenes in the play that he felt sorry for not being broadcasted. "Among the gods of Jungjeon, the scene about flower viewing was particularly fond, but it was regrettable that it did not come out on the show," Kim Ji-hoon said. "Jongjeon wanted to go to the flower viewing, but the situation was not good, so he could not say it easily." Both the king and the king lived in check by their political opponents at a young age, and the king was always supportive and supportive of such a king, and if there was a calm telling him to go to the flower viewing, he would have felt more deeply about how precious the king was."
He then confessed that "The situation in which the Eight Cheok-gui threatens the king and touches the most precious beings, Jungjeon, and the child, loses the will of life as a king, and if that part was expressed a little more, the viewers would have been able to sympathize more with the king's inner side.""
Through this work, Kim Ji-hoon, who expressed the multi-layered narrative and psychology of a character named Wang Jeong with a single deep gaze and drew viewers' empathy, poured all of his acting skills into the work for 20 years. There wasn't an easy god for a moment"He expressed his determination and sincerity. "I hope that Lee Jung's human anguish and the weight of choice were conveyed to the viewers through my acting to the end as well," he said.
mj.cho@sportschosun.com
