'50 Percent' Heo Sung-tae: "I was in awe watching Shin Ha-kyun and Oh Jung-se's acting"

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Actor Heo Sung-tae revealed that he was constantly in awe while watching the acting of Shin Ha-kyun and Oh Jung-se.

On the afternoon of the 21st, the production presentation for MBC's Saturday-Sunday drama '50 Percent' (directed by Han Dong-hwa, written by Jang Won-seop) was held at the Golden Mouse Hall on Seongam-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul. Actors Shin Ha-kyun, Oh Jung-se, Heo Sung-tae, Kim Sin-rok, Lee Hak-ju, and director Han Dong-hwa attended.

Heo Sung-tae, regarding his role in '50 Percent', said, "I play Kang Beom-ryong, who has been posing as a convenience store owner for 10 years and is constantly watching Jeong Ho-myung." He added with a smile, "It feels like I'm returning to a role that is truly mine for the first time in a while."

Heo Sung-tae shared, "This time, there is love and a clumsy charm. I enjoyed acting. It was a character similar to myself."

Regarding his acting with Shin Ha-kyun and Oh Jung-se, Heo Sung-tae stated, "I didn't want to be a hindrance to the two of them. As I watched their acting from behind, I would think, 'Wow,' and wonder, 'How can they act so well?' Even while discussing acting, seeing them enjoy themselves in the moment felt like watching a movie."

In response, Oh Jung-se laughed, saying, "I wondered why Heo Sung-tae was staring at us like that."

'50 Percent' tells the story of three men, Jeong Ho-myung (played by Shin Ha-kyun), Bong Je-soon (played by Oh Jung-se), and Kang Beom-ryong (played by Heo Sung-tae), who appear ordinary but once had some flair, and who are set in motion again by fate. It is a gritty action comedy about professionals who have run 50% of their lives, whose bodies may be rusted from being pushed around by the world, but whose loyalty and instincts remain alive.

Shin Ha-kyun plays Jeong Ho-myung, a kitchen manager at O-ran Banjeom who has been on standby for 10 years while hiding his life as a National Intelligence Service agent. Oh Jung-se plays Bong Je-soon, a North Korean special agent who has lost her memory. Heo Sung-tae plays Kang Beom-ryong, a former legendary gangster who is now a convenience store owner who doesn't even earn an hourly wage. Kim Sin-rok plays Kang Young-ae, the 'Prosecutor's Office's Nongae' who chases justice like a bulldozer, and Lee Hak-ju plays Ma Gong-bok, an organization member who followed Kang Beom-ryong and now works with him at the convenience store.

'50 Percent' will premiere at 9:50 p.m. on the 22nd.

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