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In the end, the concerns were revealed. Actor Ma Dong-seok received less-than-expected responses from viewers with his return to the small screen for the first time in nine years.
'Twelve', which premiered on the 23rd, is an eight-part action hero film in which 12 angels confront evil forces to protect the human world. In a unique world view with oriental culture as a motif, he drew the stories of 12 god characters, but contrary to many expectations, he left a regret from the first broadcast. The huge setting of the revival of 12 angels and evil forces, which have been around humans for thousands of years, rather made it difficult to immerse themselves due to the confusion and excessive development of the narrative.
In particular, the concept of 'Angels living in human form greatly reduced the sense of reality and probability of the play as a whole due to excessive setting. Taesan (Ma Dong-seok), a tiger angel who drew attention from his first appearance, interfered with the story's concentration with excessive leopard-patterned costumes and unnatural lines. The setting of 'Angel Capital Representative' also gave a sense of heterogeneity because it did not match the flow of the play, and his lines were generally not smooth.
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As a result, not only the character Taesan but also the worldview of 'Angel Capital' itself left only a clumsy impression rather than interest. The action of Taesan and angels, who entered the extraordinary collection plan, took place in earnest, but the tension was reduced due to the monotonous development and unnecessary movements. Despite Ma Dong-seok being an action actor representing South Korea, he only repeated similar movements without freshness, leaving a regret.
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| A production presentation of 'twlv' was held at Ambassador Seoul Pullman Hotel in Jangchung-dong, Seoul on the 20th. Actor Ma Dong-seok is posing. Jangchung-dong = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.08.20/ |
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Earlier in April, Ma met with audiences in the occult action dark hero film 'Holy Night: Demon Hunters'. However, 'Holy Night: Demon Hunters' had a cumulative audience of only 770,000, leaving him with a shabby performance that was difficult to even compare with his masterpiece 'The Outlaws' series. As a result, the criticism of the limitations of Ma Dong-seok's action and the repeated use of characters has gradually become a reality.
Ma Dong-seok also expressed his determination and mindset to work on the work at the recent production presentation of 'Twelve'. He "I'm reflecting on the point where the movie didn't go well, and I want to make more interesting works in the future. In fact, whenever I make a worldview one by one, I lose a handful of my head. Easy stories are not easy, and hard stories are more difficult. 'Twelve' was made to the best of its ability by staying up all night for many months with director Han Yoon-sun. 'Holy Night: Demon Hunters' is a horror genre, and 'Twelve' is a fantasy you can watch with your family. It's the same fantasy, but the result is different, he said. As he constantly agonized over the success of his work, attention is being paid to whether he will be able to capture the hearts of viewers for the rest of the episodes.
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