The New Year's theater district, Kwon Sang Woo..It's not "Hit Man" but "Heart Man" to make me laugh. [★FOCUS]

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Actor Kwon Sang-woo is back as "Heartman," not "Hitman." This year, he will be at the starting line of Korean movies for two consecutive years with a pleasant smile.

"Heartman" (director Choi Won-seop), which will be released on the 14th, is a comedy that takes place when the returning man Seung-min (Kwon Sang-woo) struggles not to miss his first love he met again, but a secret that he can never tell her is created.

It is a new movie directed by Choi Won-seop, who became a reliable comedy director with the "Hitman" series. "Hitman 1" (2020) was ranked as the top 4 in the box office that year with 2.4 million viewers when it was released, and the sequel "Hitman 2" (2025), which returned after four years, also broke even with 2.54 million viewers.

Director Choi Won-seop and Kwon Sang-woo, who led the box office in the "Hitman" series, once again joined forces through "Heartman."

In "Heartman," legend's first love Bona (Moon Chae-won) reappears in front of Seung-min (Kwon Sang-woo), who abandoned his dream of becoming a musician and ran a musical instrument store, and his daily life begins to shake uncontrollably as his cooled emotions and excitement revive in an instant. Seung-min's struggle to meet the conditions of his relationship is expected to arouse laughter and empathy at the same time.

Kwon Sang-woo will perform a more expansive performance in the comic tempo, life-friendly laughter, and unique human character play that was loved through the "Hitman" series. Director Choi Won-seop said, "I worked with Sang-woo (Kwon) for the third episode and became a persona, and Sang-woo's sense of comedy is unique. The acting was so good that I suggested doing it together, and I did it for the third time, so we had good chemistry," he said.

On top of that, Moon Chae-won, Park Ji-hwan, and Pyo Ji-hoon also help. Moon Chae-won plays Bona, the first love who stole Seung-min's heart. Kwon Sang-woo, who played Seung-min, said, "Moon Chae-won is an actor in the genealogy of his first love. I am proud that it is the prettiest movie among Moon Chae-won's films. If you are an audience watching with the excitement of your first love, you will naturally fall in love," he said.

Park Ji-hwan and Pyo Ji-hoon are expected to explode comic synergy by playing Won-dae, an old friend who spent his youth in a band with Seung-min in college, and Seung-ho, Seung-min's younger brother, who has zero wits but is warmest in heart.

In particular, following the "Hitman" series, "Heartman" was also released in January, opening the door to Korean films in 2026. Coach Choi Won-seop expressed confidence, saying, "It's more fun than the 'Hitman' series." Attention is focusing on whether "Heartman," which heralded a pleasant start in the Year of the Red Horse in 2026, will be able to receive another audience choice in the New Year's theater district.

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