After 13 years..Gwangjang, So Ji-seop's action factory restarted (Roundup)
Jun 05, 2025
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On the morning of the 5th, Netflix held a production presentation for the new series 'Gwangjang' (played by organic Kim Joon-hyun, directed by Choi Sung-eun) at Ambassador Seoul Pullman Hotel in Jung-gu, Seoul. Director Choi Sung-eun, actors So Ji-seop, Gong Myung, Chu Young-woo, An Gil-gang, Cho Han-chul and Lee Jun-hyuk attended the event.
Square' is a noir action play in which `Kijun', who cut off his Achilles tendon and left the world of Square himself, returns after 11 years from the death of his younger brother 'Giseok', who was the organization's second-in-command, and digs into the background for revenge. Based on the webtoon of the same name, 'Plaza' will provide fun with an expanded narrative in addition to heavy action. Expectations are also high for the combination of actors from So Ji-seop, who returned to Noir Action for the first time in 13 years, to Heo Jun-ho, Gong Myung, Chu Young-woo, An Gil-gang, Cho Han-chul, Cha Seung-won, and Lee Jun-hyuk.
In particular, 'square' is drawing attention as So Ji-seop's action. So Ji-seop is challenging authentic action for the first time in 13 years since the movie 'office worker'. In response, So Ji-seop "I guess it's been a long time since I've done action. I wanted to do it."
So Ji-seop "Before we started filming, we practiced action. The proportion of action in the square is important. The big frame was made by the director, but there are many things we talked about with each other. I wrote it down just in case I forgot. I hope you don't do uncomfortable action. In the process of passing by, I have to do the action, so I don't want to do the action that I have to do, and in the process of revenge, there is a difference between whether to overpower or punish these people, so I tried to distinguish it in that area. And I think for each character, when these people do the action, it's a line that they say with their body. That's why I hope this character's energy and emotional lines can be felt when he fights. As the play progresses, I hope there will be a battle in the action. He said that it would be good to shoot the climax by gradually increasing the intensity of the action because if it was too strong from the beginning, the power would be lost in the back. In addition to this, I talked a lot, but fortunately, I think those things are well contained. "
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So Ji-seop is the one-pick casting that fans of the square have been constantly wanting. Whenever a virtual casting continued, So Ji-seop's name was mentioned first, raising expectations. Director Choi said, `I know it was the casting that fans of the original work wanted the most, but it was good that So Ji-seop did it. When that actor first met what kind of picture and what kind of face he would express when playing Nam Ki-jun, I was able to immediately catch what kind of emotion Nam Ki-jun would express. It was a very rich environment for me, who directed the series for the first time because all the other actors were also the best cast. I think the actors gave me really good materials, so I got the opportunity to make things that I wanted to make freely.
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'Plazas' will be released on Netflix on the 6th.
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