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[Interview] Director Byun Young-joo of 'Queen Mantis' Says, “This Drama is a Story of Two Conflicting Worldviews”

[Interview] Director Byun Young-joo of 'Queen Mantis' Says, “This Drama is a Story of Two Conflicting Worldviews”

“It’s not a scary drama… The fun of mystery and the performances of the actors are what make this drama great”
A new type of female psychopath has emerged. The upcoming SBS 8-episode Friday-Saturday drama 〈Queen Mantis〉 is a mystery drama centered around a unique psychological game between a ‘killer and a detective’ and a ‘mother and son’.
| Kim Ji-yeon Reporter
[Interview] 'Bechdel Day 2025' This Year's Bechdelian! Writer Park Ji-sook of 'The Tale of Lady Ok' Captures Popularity, Artistic Value, and Equality

[Interview] 'Bechdel Day 2025' This Year's Bechdelian! Writer Park Ji-sook of 'The Tale of Lady Ok' Captures Popularity, Artistic Value, and Equality

"My life goal is to write a drama that is both kind and entertaining, and I feel like I have achieved that with 〈The Tale of Lady Ok〉"
It’s so entertaining yet subversive. 〈The Tale of Lady Ok〉 is subversive yet warm, hopeful yet filled with tension, and despite being a 16-episode series, it has a fast and solid pace. Above all, the achievement of 〈The Tale of Lady Ok〉 lies in breaking the prejudice that 'kind dramas are not...
| Kim Ji-yeon Reporter
[Interview] Rising to the Role of a Lifetime! Im Soo-jung from 'Low Life' Says,

[Interview] Rising to the Role of a Lifetime! Im Soo-jung from 'Low Life' Says, "Jung-sook Even Appears Cute to Me"

"Acting is Really 'So Much' Fun"
I dare say that Yang Jung-sook is Im Soo-jung's 'role of a lifetime'. The Disney+ series 〈Low Life〉 is a picaresque tale that highlights a 'dark ensemble' formed by villains committing their own misdeeds. However, the evil acts committed by each character make them even more intriguing and...
| Kim Ji-yeon Reporter
[Interview] 'The Nature Man' Director Noh Young-seok

[Interview] 'The Nature Man' Director Noh Young-seok "In the Era of One-Person Media, Let's Face It with Film"

"I have to find my way while doing it my style"
Cineplay Lee Hwa-jeong Guest ReporterIndependent film fans must have been curious. 〈The Nature Man〉 is the first new work in 11 years from Director Noh Young-seok, following 〈Day Drinking〉 (2009) and 〈Intruders〉 (2014).
| Cineplay
[Interview] Im Yoon-a from 'Pretty Crazy' Says,

[Interview] Im Yoon-a from 'Pretty Crazy' Says, "There’s Still So Much I Haven’t Shown... I Want to Challenge Myself with Various Works in Different Tones"

"I Feel Proud to Be Part of the 'Sung Dong-il's Daughter' Lineage"
The combination of Lee Sang-geun and Im Yoon-a, which drew 9.42 million viewers and created an unexpected box office sensation with the movie 〈Exit〉, has returned with the film 〈Pretty Crazy〉. In this work, Im Yoon-a challenges herself with a dual role, portraying the neat and innocent ‘Day...
| Chua-young Reporter
Lim Yoona

Lim Yoona "I immersed myself in this work as if I had truly turned into a devil"

Director Lee Sang-geun and Lim Yoona have teamed up again in the movie 〈Pretty Crazy〉, where actress Lim Yoona shared her thoughts on playing the character Seon-ji, who is a completely different person during the day and night.
| Chua-young Reporter
[Interview] Lee Jung-eun, who brought the character to life in 'My Daughter is a Zombie':

[Interview] Lee Jung-eun, who brought the character to life in 'My Daughter is a Zombie': "'My Daughter is a Zombie' is a story about finding a way to coexist with living beings... I infused my experience of raising a stray dog for 20 years into it"

"I wanted to express the grounded hipness of Bamsun"
There are countless iconic faces to list. It may seem like a natural talent, but Lee Jung-eun did not hide the fact that she "works very hard" throughout the interview. The actress Lee Jung-eun, who meticulously creates characters with the conviction gained from finding evidence and building trust,...
| Kim Ji-yeon Reporter
[Interview] An Actor Who Makes Sense No Matter What, Cho Jungseok from 'My Daughter is a Zombie' Says,

[Interview] An Actor Who Makes Sense No Matter What, Cho Jungseok from 'My Daughter is a Zombie' Says, "After Filming, I Realized My Fatherly Love"

Cho Jungseok is an actor who makes sense. Whether it’s the setting of a beast tamer who makes a tiger dance, pretending to be a zombie to escape when a zombie virus spreads in Seoul, or wanting to train his daughter who has become a zombie, it all makes sense because it’s Cho Jungseok.
| Kim Ji-yeon Reporter
[Interview] Director Kim Byung-woo of 'Omniscient Reader: The Prophet' Says,

[Interview] Director Kim Byung-woo of 'Omniscient Reader: The Prophet' Says, "Lee Min-ho's Face is a Genre and Fantasy Even When He Stays Still"

Director Kim Byung-woo of 〈PMC: The Bunker〉 and 〈The Terror Live〉 solves the most difficult problems in the simplest way. While adapting the vast world of the web novel 'Omniscient Reader' by author Sing Shong into a film, he unfolds the story centered around the most important essence of the...
| Chua-young Reporter
[Interview] Yoo Min-ho from 'Omniscient Reader: The Prophet' says,

[Interview] Yoo Min-ho from 'Omniscient Reader: The Prophet' says, "Yoo Junghyuk is a character who endures rather than lives"

Actor Yoo Min-ho meets the audience in theaters for the first time in 10 years with the movie 〈Omniscient Reader: The Prophet〉. In this work, he plays the role of Yoo Junghyuk, the protagonist in the novel who clears all scenarios with overwhelming skill, calm judgment, and strength.
| Chua-young Reporter