"You'll get a sweet shot." "Project Y" with "Best Friend" Han Sohee. [★FULL INTERVIEW]

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Actor Jeon Jong-seo joined hands with "Best Friend" Han So-hee in "Project Y."

"Project Y" (director Lee Hwan) is a story about Mi-sun and Do-kyung, who live in the middle of a colorful city dreaming of another tomorrow, stealing black money and gold bars from the cliff edge of their lives. The Do-kyung character that Jeon Jong-seo will present is a person who makes a living with his crazy driving skills and lives with his best friend Mi-sun (Han So-hee) and collects money like a stick. However, while being stabbed in the back by the world and losing all his property, he plans to steal Tosa's black money and begins to be chased with Miseon by touching a gold bullion he accidentally discovered in the process.

On this day, Jeon Jong-seo revealed the starting point of "Project Y." "I received a scenario proposal at a time when people didn't come to the movie theater and felt paralyzed, and I thought, 'Wouldn't I be able to make hot potatoes if I did this with actor So-hee?'" he said.

"I think I challenged the movie even though it was a difficult time because the log line was very tempting. The judgment is made by the public and will be judged coldly. I'm thinking of getting a sweet whip," he said.

As Jeon Jong-seo said, "Project Y" was a meeting between Han So-hee and Jeon Jong-seo, drawing great attention even before its release. Jeon Jong-seo said, "We were offered a scenario together, and we had a meeting at the production company on the same day. When I heard that there was a scenario like this, I said, "Do you want to meet together?" and decided to appear in a meeting with the director. No one suggested, 'Do you want to try?' but the two of us said, 'Let's do it together!'

Jeon Jong-seo said that it was very meaningful to appear in one work with Han So-hee, a "same age" and "best friend." He said, "I know it's difficult to do the same work as an actor of my age, and I did this work thinking, 'Is there a chance I can do it in the future?' After finishing the movie, I think about it even more," he said.

"It wasn't a complete scenario when I decided to appear, but it was fun. In my opinion, I felt, "If I play this role, I can find something more than what's written in the scenario and enrich it." "I know it's my first movie, but I had a thirst to appeal with acting." There was a part where I thought it was a character that I had never done on my own. All the intentions, including our two actors and the director, matched in a timely manner," he said.

In particular, Jeon Jong-seo answered honestly, "I don't know," when asked, "Do you think Han So-hee would have chosen this work if she hadn't been offered?" On how he became close to Han So-hee, he said, "Instagram DM came, and we talked like that. I received a lot of DMs from female actors and female celebrities, and I think it was the first time I replied to Sohee, and the conversation naturally continued. I think we met at my house after that," he said.

He said, "I'm an actor's friend who came suddenly, and I didn't know I'd be with him for the work. If you have to explain a lot to a friend who doesn't do this, there are many things you can know without explanation from the same actor. I think there was a consensus that we knew even if we didn't talk to each other," he said.

He continued, "Unexpectedly easy-going and professional. What I felt while acting together was physically difficult while filming this movie, I didn't have much time, and I had to film it in a changed state of day and night, but acting while thinking that I was next to my partner who was struggling with me naturally gave me strength. It was the first time I thought I wasn't alone," he said, expressing his gratitude.

As the two actors of "Iconic" met, costumes that clearly showed the characteristics of each character in the movie were noticeable. A natural style was realized by actors adding ideas to costumes and props themselves.

Jeon Jong-seo said, "Of course, I received help from the costume team, and actor So-hee and I have a strong stylistic identity, so there were many things we appealed to, but they accepted it well. I wanted to take the signature color, and I wanted to take the color to a minimum. When I came out after watching the movie, I thought it would be nice to have a few clothes that I remember. As a result, rather than taking care of warmth, I wore it a lot because it overlapped. There were some parts I gave up on, but I took care of the style. I think there were pros and cons," he explained.

He added, "In the play, I'm a character who enjoys online gambling and such things whenever I have time, so I dressed up a little bit, and I think I took a different style of makeup than actress So-hee."

Jeon Jong-seo is currently continuing his busy schedule between Korea and the United Kingdom. He joined the remake of the Hollywood mega blockbuster Highlander. It is a huge blockbuster with a production cost of 100 billion won, and it is a global project with all the ultra-luxury cast members such as Henry Cavill, Mark Ruffalo, Russell Crowe, Dave Battista, Karen Gillan, and Jeremy Irons. Jeon Jong-seo stars as a member of The Watchers, a secret organization that monitors fire lions in the play.

He said, "I met the actors during the overall reading, and I am working hard because I am the youngest on the spot and the director loves me so much. The action rehearsal system is well established and hard training continues. The atmosphere on the ground is good," he said.

"There are some works that I spent a few nights and days setting up an audition table in Hollywood. I had a meeting and met the director, but there was a moment when I wondered why this didn't work, but I suddenly met the "Highlander" project. This project was mine. I think I felt that nothing else was done to do this. Strangely, I think I have a connection with overseas, and I'm working hard," he said.

Jeon Jong-seo also explains the misunderstanding surrounding him. Regarding the criteria for selecting works, he said, "I think I'm doing something fun. I just want it to be fun when I'm offered or looking for a scenario. It is not limited to any genre or platform," he said.

"I think his debut in 'Burning' (2018, director Lee Chang-dong) was a strong impact. Since then, there seems to be a prejudice that 'Jeon Jong-seo will prefer something very cinematic', but not at all. I have a taste for popular movies and dramas, and I still go to film festivals with a lot of excitement. Looking back, I don't think I knew anything when I was doing "Burning". It was a miracle to be cast in the piece. I'm a normal person," he stressed.

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