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Kim Sung Cheol shared his thoughts on taking on the role of Jung Jin Su, replacing Yoo Ah In from Season 1, in Hellbound Season 2.
On the afternoon of October 3, an open talk for the Netflix series Hellbound Season 2, which was invited to the On Screen section of the 29th Busan International Film Festival (BIFF), was held at the outdoor stage of the Busan Cinema Center in Udong, Haeundae-gu.
Present at the event were director Yeon Sang Ho, comic artist Choi Gyu Seok, Kim Hyun Joo, Kim Sung Cheol, Kim Shin Rok, Im Sung Jae, and Moon So Ri.
Hellbound Season 2 picks up from where the story left off in Season 1. Netflix's synopsis reads, "In a chaotic world exacerbated by the continuous hellbound decrees, lawyer Min Hye Jin of Sodo, The New Truth Society, and the Arrowheads get entangled anew amidst the sudden resurrections of The New Truth's Chairman Jung Jin Su and Park Jung Ja."
Actor Kim Sung Cheol shared, "Since Jung Jin Su's narrative was built up in Season 1, it was necessary for Season 2 to follow through with his resurrection. The words Jung Jin Su speaks in Season 1 do not reflect the image of him held by many who know him, but instead reveal something deeply emotional. I hoped that this would come across naturally to the viewers, like water being absorbed by a sponge."
He continued, evaluating his own performance, saying, "I talked a lot with the director, and in the end, I believe it all went smoothly."
Director Yeon Sang Ho added, "I had a conversation with actor Kim Sung Cheol, and at that time, he was performing in the musical Death Note, so I went to watch it. It was really amazing how he captivated the audience. In musicals, multiple actors often play the same role, but he brought his own unique charm to it."
He continued, "That's why I believed Kim Sung Cheol would have his own [version of] Jung Jin Su. Then my task, as the director, was to focus on how to naturally convey Jung Jin Su's [version of] Jung Jin Su to the audience."
The 29th Busan International Film Festival, which opened on October 2, will run until October 11, screening 279 films from 63 countries, including 224 officially invited films and 55 Community BIFF films, across 28 screens at 7 theaters, including Busan Cinema Center, Lotte Cinema Centum City, and CGV Centum City.
