'Manager Kim' So Ji-sub: "I Wanted to Do an Action Drama Again" .. Reasons for Joining

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Actor So Ji-sub revealed the reasons for deciding to join 'Manager Kim'.

On the 25th, a production presentation for SBS's new Saturday-Sunday drama 'Manager Kim' (script by Nam Dae-jung, directed by Lee Seung-young) was held at the SBS hall in Mokdong, Yangcheon-gu, Seoul. The event was attended by director Lee Seung-young, along with actors So Ji-sub, Choi Tae-hoon, Yoon Kyung-ho, Joo Sang-wook, and Son Na-eun.

'Manager Kim' is an action drama about a father universe, where the world's most ordinary father becomes the world's most dangerous man to fight for his only daughter.

In the drama, So Ji-sub plays Manager Kim, who works as an ordinary employee at a small and medium-sized savings bank but is actually an agent who has been dispatched to countless special operations. Choi Tae-hoon and Yoon Kyung-ho will play Sung Han-soo and Park Jin-cheol, respectively, who are Manager Kim's longtime friends. Joo Sang-wook plays Ju Kang-chan, a legendary figure from the bottom of society who starts as a loan shark enforcer and goes on to take on Joo Hak-geon-seol (Chairman). Son Na-eun plays Jung Sang-a, Manager Kim's colleague, as a representative at Sangsaeng Savings Bank.

The cast members explained their reasons for joining the project. So Ji-sub said, "I wanted to do an action drama again. I started reading the script because of the action, and I found the narrative of Manager Kim and the mindset of a father who raises his daughter alone and sets out to find her to be a challenge."

Choi Tae-hoon said, "This is my first time doing a formal action role. I've done small action-like things before, but this is my first time doing formal action, so it was a challenge. When I saw the great director and actors, I felt I couldn't say no."

Yoon Kyung-ho said, "There were many reasons. First, being able to work with So Ji-sub and Choi Tae-hoon was a big factor. I also liked the themes of fatherly love and the father universe. I had worked with director Lee Seung-young before, where I played a small role as a homeless person. I was grateful that he allowed me to do the acting I wanted to do, and I was thankful that I could repay him as an actor I can be seen for a long time. It has been 25 years since 'The Age of the Wild' that I could return to SBS. I also wanted to work with Joo Sang-wook and Son Na-eun."

Meanwhile, 'Manager Kim' will premiere on the 26th at 9:50 p.m.

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