The movie "The King's Warden" is set in 1457 in Cheongnyeongpo - a remote location in Yeongwol district, Gangwon province (Korea), revolving around village chief Eom Heung Do (Yoo Hae Jin) - who decides to live with exiled king Danjong (played by Park Ji Hoon).
The film will be released in theaters on February 4 in Korea and officially surpass the 6 million ticket mark on February 23. 2. This achievement is highly expected by the media, even compared to the movie "The King and the Clown" (2005) - the first historical film to surpass 10 million viewers at the Korean box office and record a total number of tickets sold of 12.3 million.
In fact, with the current ticket sales speed, the movie "The King's Warden" is a potential candidate to join the "10 million ticket club". The film received many compliments for realistically depicting the tragic story in history, and touching the hearts of viewers thanks to the emotional acting of the cast, especially Yoo Hae Jin and Park Ji Hoon.
Korea Times (Korea) assessed that Park Ji Hoon had a "lifetime role". The delicate acting style, focusing on the eyes and expressions, showing the inner turmoil of the young king who was stripped of the throne, scored points.
Previously, the male star born in 1999 revealed that he lost 15 kg in 2.5 months to suit the image of a king who lost everything and had to endure exile. The actor explained that appearing with a thin image is the way he wants to express the pain and suffering of the character - who cannot eat or drink anything because he is suffering too much pain.
Before the compliments about mature acting and multi-dimensional expressions, Park Ji Hoon considered it his advantage. “Instead of feeling pressured by compliments, I want to see them as a weapon that I can use in my acting. Before, I used to feel influenced by such compliments, but now I try to embrace them as a strength” - he said.
After the movie "The King's Warden", the former Wanna One member is busy with many new projects. In addition to actively negotiating to play the main role - a genius, hardworking and independent boxer in Lee Jong Suk's "Promoter", at the end of this year, Park Ji Hoon will reappear on the small screen with Tving's "Kitchen Soldier".
Currently, the male star is grateful that his career is on a growth trajectory and has the opportunity to participate in good projects. He also wants to try his hand at many genres, especially villain roles, in the near future.
