"I'm going to be fascinated by the audience." Kim Hye-yoon is a horror this time..Let's go to "Salmokji" with the water ghost on your back [synthesis]

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The horror movie "Salmokji" will be on the screen this spring. Actress Kim Hye-yoon, who is trying the horror genre for the first time, is trying to become a "horror queen." Will distributor Showbox succeed in three consecutive hits this year, following "If We" and "The Man Who Lives with the King".

On the 4th, a presentation and production briefing session for the movie "Salmokji" (director Lee Sang-min) was held at CGV Yongsan I'Park Mall in Yongsan-gu, Seoul. Director Lee Sang-min, Kim Hye-yoon, Lee Jong-won, Kim Joon-han, Kim Young-sung, Oh Dong-min, Yoon Jae-chan, and Jang Da-ah attended the meeting to talk about various things.

"Salmokji" is a horror movie that takes place when an unidentified figure is taken in the road view of "Salmokji" and the filming team headed to the reservoir for re-filming faces something in the dark and deep water.

The short films "Hamjin-abi," "Spinning Gun," and "Ghost Calling App: Young," released in February, are expected to be the first solo feature director Lee Sang-min, who has built his own colors and senses in the horror genre.

Director Lee Sang-min, who was born in 1995 and presents his first feature film at the age of 30, is a horror aficionado who has consistently presented horror short stories written and directed by himself since his school days. In the background of the place that heated up broadcasting and horror channels, including the "Night Ghost Story," director Lee Sang-min's imagination was added to complete "Salmokji."

Director Lee Sang-min said, "I tried to show fear using the characteristics of water. The characteristics of water, such as the appearance reflected on the water surface and the sound heard by the water, were utilized. I tried to maximize the spatial fear that I could never escape.

Not only the ensemble casting of actors who are trying to challenge the horror genre for the first time, but also the dense acting they present are the main points of the movie. Director Lee said, "While filming with fellow actors, a popping and lively atmosphere was created at the scene. They communicated freely with each other, and they listened to my opinion well, so I was able to film comfortably," he said.

"I also have a lot of character charm in this movie, and the actors saved it well. "The charm is greater in the scene that comes out as a group," he said. "When I was having a hard time (as a rookie director), the actors actively gave me ideas and made the movement well. I was so grateful and happy at that time," he said.

In this film, Kim Hye-yoon, who is transforming into a "horror queen," plays PD Su-in, who leads the filming team to a murderous place with bizarre rumors. Kim Hye-yoon, who returned to the screen four years after "I agree" (2022), said, "The subject of water ghost came fresh, and the character Su-in had to express her emotions with just one eye, so it was attractive to see her restrained appearance. "I'm nervous and nervous to meet the audience with a horror movie called Salmokji," he said.

"The most important part of acting was that I had to show it with my eyes or facial expressions rather than expressing it with actions compared to other characters, but I played well with the director," he said.

Lee Jong-won took his first major role on screen as Yoon Ki-tae, an on-road media producer who joins the Salmokji belatedly and ex-boyfriend of "Su-in." He plans to demonstrate an expanded acting spectrum by himself, even taking underwater shots.

He said, "I thought that underwater shooting was the most important thing in 'Salmokji', so my real face should come out and be able to express it. I learned about underwater shooting for about three months before shooting, and I went down to about 5-6m so that I could shoot. I was more greedy, so I seriously went to class. I was very scared to go into the water, but now I'm confident," he said.

Lee Jong-won, who said he had a nightmare after reading the script of "Salmokji," said of his chemistry with Kim Hye-yoon, "I have an amazing power to get close because I just met him. The energy and physical strength of a small body are not normal. Looking at his eyes, he said, "I felt that I could work together," adding, "Su-in and Ki-tae show a variety of chemistry in the play. I think it would be nice if you could pay attention to the way they want to protect each other as well as their eyes and actions.

Kim Joon-han plays the role of Woo Kyo-sik, a senior whom Su-in believed and followed, and the on-road media team leader, as the most mysterious person in filmography. He said of his breathing with Kim Hye-yoon, "As Hye-yoon said, the character Su-in is an image of suppressing and restraining emotions for various reasons, but I could feel the inner work of dragging the work to the end with heavy weight. I worked with him for the first time this time, but I was able to rely on him and lean on him to act," he said.

On top of that, Kim Young-sung and Oh Dong-min will play veteran filming teams Song Kyung-tae and Song Kyung-joon, getting caught up in embarrassing things and attracting the audience to the middle of fear.

Yoon Jae-chan and Jang Da-ah, who will make their first screen debut with "Salmokji," play as an MZ couple. Yoon Jae-chan, who plays the youngest PD of a social filming team, struggles to get out of the place with his girlfriend, demonstrating his extreme survival instinct in the flesh. Jang Da-ah plays Se-jeong, a character who knows well about the bizarre rumors surrounding Salmokji.

Jang Da-ah said, "Se-jung is the most interested in fear among the team members and has a lot of information. It starts confidently, but it shows the change of emotion as the story progresses. I tried to show how I felt without filtering, he said. "I thought one line of emotion and one line in the script was justifiable, so I was able to enjoy it and act."

"In the movie, every character captures a scary moment as a characteristic of each character. The atmosphere is also an atmosphere, but I could feel fear just by looking at the seniors' expressions in the conflicts or situations of the characters," he said.

Finally, director Lee said, "The differentiating point of this movie is water ghosts. I thought a lot about what only water ghosts can do, and I think the characteristics live well story-wise and scene-wise because being possessed is the most important thing. He said, "I will be able to attract the audience well."

The actors said, "It's no exaggeration to say that it's the scariest horror movie I've ever seen. I really want the audience to feel that fear, he said, adding, "I hope we can break even." The break-even point of Salmokji is known to be 800,000 people.

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