'Hoop' Alien Encounter: Hwang Jung-min on "Acting with Maximized Imagination... Required Calculation"

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Actor Hwang Jung-min revealed that he took on a new acting challenge in the film 'Hoop' that he has never experienced before.

On the 6th, a press screening for the film 'Hoop' (directed by Na Hong-jin) was held at Megabox COEX in Gangnam-gu, Seoul. Director Na Hong-jin, along with actors Hwang Jung-min, Jo In-sung, and Jeong Ho-yeon, attended the event.

'Hoop' is a story that begins when 'Beom-seok', the head of the Pohang outpost located in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), hears from local youths about the appearance of a tiger, triggering an alert across the entire village as he encounters an unbelievable reality.

In 'Hoop', his second collaboration with director Na Hong-jin following 'The Wailing', Hwang Jung-min plays the role of 'Beom-seok', the head of the Pohang outpost.

He revealed that this was his first experience acting based solely on imagination. He stated, "It was not a familiar method even for actors," and added, "I pondered extensively what it means to maximize one's imagination in acting."

Furthermore, he explained, "While there were specific requests regarding the height of the entity before my eyes and where to direct my gaze, in reality, there was nothing in front of me. It was an acting performance that required special calculation."

He added, "Since I could not adjust my acting based on the reactions of co-actors, it seems that even more meticulously calculated acting was required."

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