Running mate director → actor, selected famous scene by himself...an emotional performance without lines
Jul 02, 2025
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TVing's original 'Running Mate' (directed by Han Jin-won, scripted by Han Jin-won) was released on the 19th amid a heated response. The painful awakening and growth that came after the competition for 'No Answer' left a touching aftertaste of laughter. Above all, favorable reviews poured out to Yoon Hyun-soo, Lee Jung-sik, Choi Woo-sung, Hong Hwa-yeon, Lee Bong-joon, and Kim Ji-woo, who vividly portrayed the growth, friendship, and fierce competition of youth through the student council presidential election.
Learning Mate is the first film directed by Han Jin-won, who won the Oscar for Best Screenplay as a co-writer of the movie. Director Han Jin-won explained that his favorite scenes were `Ui-jun leaving the ailing election board, Won-dae left behind, and Yoo-kyung in the title scene of Part 7'"Kim Tae-hee's hard acting, Choi Woo-sung's acting as a lonely powerful man, and Kim Ji-woo's acting as an emotional actor without lines"
Yoon Hyun-soo, who raised consensus by delicately unraveling the complicated inner side of Noh Se-hoon, who suffered from severe growing pains, drew attention by selecting "The Last Angry Explosion Scene in Episode 5" as a famous scene, adding "It was a moment when he grew up acting by expressing anger that he had never experienced before." Lee Jung-sik, who convincingly played Youngjin High School wannabe 'Kwak Sang-hyun' with two unexpected faces, mentioned "The scene where Sang-hyun in Part 8 is collapsing" and became greedy to capture the collapse of Sang-hyun, who has never shown before. He explained, "The most affectionate scene as much as I took it carefully while maintaining my breathing."
Choi Woo-sung, who perfectly digested the appearance of Yang Won-dae, the head of the choir and the face of Youngjin High School, recalled, "'You are like my shadow' to Kyung-tae in the separate collection center of episode 5.'" "The emotions and students' hardships that intensified during the election were conveyed through Kyung-tae, and the image of Won-dae comforting such a situation was touching." Hong Hwa-yeon, who balanced the coolness and warmth of the top student 'Yoon Jung-hee', chose the "Episode 1 English skill show scene" and said, "It was even more special because it was an English line prepared by myself as a scene that made a first impression of Jung-hee."
Youngjin High School 'Insider'Lee Bong-jun, who added vitality by redoubling Park Ji-hoon's charm, said "The scene where Sehun and Jihun talk in the auditorium in Part 6 is memorable" and "It was more affectionate because it was the last moment before the friendship cracked" Kim Ji-woo, who made good use of the smart and strategic aspect of the vice-presidential candidate Ha Yoo-kyung, cited "the scene related to the declaration of conscience that Yoo-kyung first gets angry about" as a famous scene, and it was impressive that Yoo-kyung, who does not get angry, expressed her feelings. The director said he didn't want to hurt the actors' emotional lines, and I was able to be more immersed in the scene because it was filmed at once without any comment," he said.
The six members of Youngjin High School, who hit and shook in their own way, realized what was really important. The performance of young actors who have maximized their immersion in the growing pains of young people who have made their own choices in the whirlwind of emotions is drawing favorable reviews from the "Running Mate" that has shone more than ever.
The prequel of the TVing Original 'Running Mate' was released on TVing.
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