Recently, Jinyoung has been a notable name when he starred in the movie "A Seoul unknown" with Park Bo Young and Ryu Kyung Soo.
On screen, the actor plays Lee Ho Su - a lawyer at a famous law firm, and is a high school classmate of Yoo Mi Ji and Yoo Mi Rae (Park Bo Young plays 2 roles).
Jinyoung's gentle, profound and sincere acting in Ho Su received a lot of sympathy from viewers.
For GOT7 member, Ho Su is "a character who feels like going through a new form of adulthood before becoming a full adult.
He hid his pain instead of showing it and tried his best not to hurt others. That sincerity is what makes Ho Su an attractive character.
In addition to the above film, on June 13, Jinyoung will return to Vietnamese audiences with the work "Hi-5" (S super-class Ministry 5).
Belonging to the action comedy genre, the film tells the story of Wan Seo (Lee Jae In), Ki Dong (Yoo Ah In), Ji Seong (Ahn Jae Hong), Yak Sun (Kim Hee Won), Sun Nyeo (Ra Mi Ran) - 5 people who unexpectedly have different superpowers through organ transplants and having to defend themselves against those who want to take advantage of their abilities.
In the film, Jinyoung plays Young Chun - a parenting teacher who has the power to absorb youth after a pancreatic transplant. He left behind his weak past and was reborn.
Focusing on living forever, Young Chun knows that others who have organ transplants are also strong. This is the reason Young Chun set out to search for them and took all their abilities for himself.
Jinyoung said that he took the role because "the script was so interesting, there was no reason not to do it". Regarding his first time playing a villain role, he said: "From an actor's perspective, it was a great role because it allowed me to express different aspects of my acting."
Jinyoung shared that he worked hard for the role of Young Chun from carefully planning his words and gestures to exercising his body through exercises to express his youthful strength and bold actions.
Meanwhile, director Kang Hyung Cheol praised and said that Jinyoung is an extremely hard-working actor. Jinyoung has carefully prepared to create his own style to play Young Chun.
In Korea, the film has sold 749,755 tickets, earning more than 6.9 billion won.