Kim Ji-seok: "I'm not a 'brainy sexy man'... I'm from the humanities" [Interview ③]

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• Interview with Kim Ji-seok for the Netflix film 'Husbands'

Actor Kim Ji-seok has returned to the big screen after a long absence.

On the 23rd, Kim Ji-seok held an interview for the Netflix film 'Husbands' (directed by Park Kyu-tae) at a café in Samcheong-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul, sharing various stories.

'Husbands' is a comedy-action film depicting the unpredictable rescue mission of a former husband and a current husband who unexpectedly join forces to save a wife kidnapped by a criminal organization. Kim Ji-seok plays Do-jun, the leader of a new drug organization called 'Black Suga,' acting as a villain while collaborating with the husbands.

Kim Ji-seok filmed a movie for the first time in 14 years since the 2012 film 'Two Moons.' Kim said, "It's been too long since I made a movie. In fact, I was simply happy just to be filming. The drama set and the movie set are definitely different. On the movie set, I felt a sense of camaraderie and the feeling of creating something stitch by stitch. While drama is a race against time, movies allow you to focus more intensely on each line of dialogue or each scene, which made me excited. I was simply happy."

Kim Ji-seok continued, "This is my first Netflix project. I'm making my debut on the platform. I felt that the world has changed so much. I realized that people all over the world are watching Korean content. As a South Korean actor, I felt proud to realize the power and status of our country's content."

Regarding his role, Kim Ji-seok stated, "Although it is a villain role, I had to balance the character who collaborates with the current husband (played by Gong Myung) and the former husband (played by Jin Seon-gyu) to face another villain, so I had many concerns about the balance." He added, "I wanted to portray a character who is a villain but appears approachable and unpredictable." He also noted, "It's a comedy film, and I saw that opinions on the work were divided. I loved the witty banter and wordplay in the script, so I spent a lot of time thinking about how to make it flavorful. I think it turned out well, considering how much I aimed for."

When Kim Ji-seok mentioned that his co-stars Jin Seon-gyu and Gong Myung had a fantasy about him being a 'brainy sexy man' (a man whose brain is sexy) upon first meeting him, he laughed and said, "I hear that term 'brainy sexy man' a lot. It's more of an honorable label than a drawback of 'Problematic Man.' I am completely from the humanities. I benefited from the 'brainy sexy man' image associated with engineering and science faculties of other universities. But my friend Hyun-woo and I are from the humanities. I am grateful that they see me as a 'brainy sexy man' just for being with them, but I am from the humanities." He added, "When I meet people who seem like they could become close friends, I protest that I'm not a 'brainy sexy man.' I may not be a 'brainy sexy man,' but I take pride in being a good listener."

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