Joo Ji-hoon: "Thanks to the 'Harem' ad and 'Remarried Empress,' it feels less unfamiliar... I don't understand women's hearts" [31st BIFF]

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Actor Joo Ji-hoon reflected on his somewhat unfamiliar relationship with the romance genre and expressed anticipation for his upcoming work, "Remarried Empress."

The 31st Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) "Actors House" was held on the 9th at the Shinsegae Department Store Culture Hall in Haeundae-gu, Busan. Actor Joo Ji-hoon attended the event and shared various stories about his life and works.

Regarding his recent activities, Joo Ji-hoon stated, "I finished filming 'Viking' about ten days ago, and I am preparing to start filming Season 2 of 'Trauma Center Center' soon."

In another upcoming project, "Remarried Empress," he plays the role of Emperor Sobiesh of the Dongdae Empire. "Remarried Empress" is a romance fantasy epic drama in which the perfect Empress Navie (played by Shin Min-a) is notified of a divorce by Emperor Sobiesh, who has fallen for the runaway slave Rasta (played by Lee Se-young), and instead of accepting it, demands approval to remarry Prince Heinrey (played by Lee Jong-suk) of the Seowang Kingdom.

On why he has not been frequently seen in the romance genre until now, Joo Ji-hoon said, "I believe that an actor is a profession where one must be utilized rather than just experiencing personal emotional changes. Someone needs to find me for a role. It wasn't that I deliberately avoided romance, but through my work, it seems there was some distance between me and the genre."

He continued, "It seems audiences and production teams also wanted to see me in a romance," adding, "There are trends in genres as well, and with romance making a big comeback lately, it seems offers came my way. It wasn't that I personally decided 'now is the time to do a romance' and chose it."

Previously, Joo Ji-hoon gained attention for appearing in an advertisement video for the web novel "Men of the Harem." He revealed that this experience was somewhat helpful in preparing for "Remarried Empress."

Joo Ji-hoon said, "Although it was a short ad film, acting within it allowed me to do what is called 'tasting' [a trial run] Navy Headquarters," adding, "So I think the unfamiliarity with the romance fantasy genre was slightly less this time."

Regarding the heated reaction after the advertisement's release, he laughed and said, "Watching it made me realize that 'I really don't understand women's hearts well.'"

He added, "During filming, I delivered the line, 'Let me try acting coquettish since I have become a concubine.' I thought of myself as very arrogant, haughty, and impertinent, but surprisingly, people liked that side of me. I wonder what kind of heart likes such things. There is still a question mark."

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