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| The press preview of the movie "It's a secret" held at Yongsan CGV on the 1st, and from left, director Kim Dae-hwan, Ryu Kyung-soo, Stephanie Lee, Jang Young-nam, Park Ji-il, and Ok Ji-young have photo time. Reporter Huh Sang-wook's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.09.01/ |
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The movie 'It's bound to be a secret' captures a new form of family with the actors' good performance and delicate directing skills.
The press and distribution premiere of the movie 'It must be a secret' was held at CGV Yongsan I'Park Mall in Ichon-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul on the 1st. Actors Jang Young-nam, Ryu Kyung-soo, Stephanie Lee, Ok Ji-young, Park Ji-il and Kim Dae-hwan attended the scene.
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| Director Kim Dae-hwan is answering the question at the press preview of the movie 'It must be a secret' held at Yongsan CGV on the 1st. Reporter Huh Sang-wook's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.09.01/ |
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Released on the 10th, 'It's a Secret' begins with a Canadian student's son, Jin-woo, coming unannounced with his girlfriend Jenny to the house of a teacher who has an unspeakable secret. Then, Jenny's parents visited Korea, depicting the story of family and 'secret' through unfamiliar and uncomfortable cohabitation between two different families under one roof, and director Kim Dae-hwan, who participated in the movie 'Parasite' scenario, took the megaphone.
Director Kim described the conflict between generations, cultures, and values in the work with humor and emotion. Regarding the film, he asked for attention, saying, `It seems to be an essential story to tell at this point, and a work that can show the form of a new family.'
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| Jang Young-nam enters the stage, the press preview of the movie 'It must be a secret" held at Yongsan CGV on the 1st. Reporter Huh Sang-wook's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.09.01/ |
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Jang Young-nam played the role of Jeong-ha, a teacher who kept secrets. As for how he joined the film, he said, `CEO Cha Ji-hyun recommended me because it was produced by him,' and `This work is the first time I met director Kim Dae-hwan.'
He also expressed his feelings about trying to act as an LGBTQ mother character in the play. When Jang Young-nam first received the scenario, he felt that the person he loved was special. I wondered what would happen if my mother did so. "The mother character I've played so far is a mother who sacrifices for her children and is worried, but I thought she was a person who lives as another person."
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| Ryu Kyung-soo is answering the question, a press preview of the movie 'It must be a secret' held at Yongsan CGV on the 1st. Reporter Huh Sang-wook's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.09.01/ |
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Ryu Kyung-soo played his son Jin-woo, who came to visit his mother without notice while studying in Canada. Regarding the acting-focused part, he said, `In the meantime, I had to look characteristically intense in a number of works, such as 'opposition' or 'noise'"In this work, I had to relax and act, so I thought that if I fell behind the backlash mark and showed him acting, I could give him a feeling of being a mediator and supporter. While filming the work, the seniors cheered and encouraged me a lot, so it wasn't too difficult."
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| Stephani Lee is answering the question, the press preview of the movie 'It must be a secret" held at Yongsan CGV on the 1st. Reporter Huh Sang-wook's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.09.01/ |
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Stephanie Lee, who plays Jinwoo's girlfriend Jenny, was staying in the U.S. when she first received the script"My second hometown is Chuncheon, and I really wanted to participate because it was a work about my family. So I had a video meeting with the director" he said.
About the smoking scene with Ok Ji-young, he said, "I'm a god who talks to Jisun (Ok Ji-young) while smoking, and it was comforting. I was able to fall in love with the character's charm without having to act."," he said.
In addition, Ok Ji-young played Ji-sun as Jeong-ha's assistant to keep the secret, and Park Ji-il played Jenny's father Moon-chul.
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| The press preview of the movie 'It's a Secret" held at Yongsan CGV on the 1st, from left, Ryu Kyung-soo, Stephanie Lee, Jang Young-nam, Park Ji-il, and Ok Ji-young have photo time. Reporter Huh Sang-wook's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.09.01/ |
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On the other hand, director Bong Joon-ho commented on 'It has to be a secret'"A cheerful family drama newly created by director Kim Dae-hwan, the master of Korean character portrayals"Intense energy emitted by actors is mixed with the director's hands to create an ensemble of characters with exquisite nuances" In response, director Kim expressed his gratitude, saying, `Director Bong saw Jang Young-nam catching a rock and said, `I'm so excited.'
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