Joo Ji Hyun is one of the top Korean actors, sought after by online platforms for many new film projects.
According to Koreaboo, actor Joo Ji Hoon once participated in an interview with the German magazine Mr. ICON. At the same time, he made history as the first Korean celebrity to appear on the cover of a German publication.
Joo Ji Hoon is a famous actor on the Korean screen, with many hit works in both film and television such as Confession, Along with the Gods (2 parts of The Two Worlds and The Last 49 Days), The Spy Gone North, Dark Figure of Crime, Hunt, Ransomed, Princess Hours, The Devil, The Items, hyena, Kingdom....
In an interview with Mr. ICON, the handsome actor mentioned different topics, such as the success of K-pop (Korean music), K-drama (Korean TV series) and K-Films (Korean cinema).
Notably, the star born in 1983 had an impressive answer to the reporter's "sensitive" question.
When asked, "Do you feel hurt to hear that all A reviewers are the same?". Joo Ji Hoon responded humorously but also very sharply: "In our eyes, all white people look the same (laughs). Only Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise are different."
In addition, when discussing the success of Squid Game, the Kingdom star shared his thoughts on Korean film works, and suggested that Western streaming platforms need to change the issue of film investment funding.
Platforms like Netflix and Disney+ still exist, but their filmmaking structure needs to change. Although Korean films have proven successful globally, their production budget and budget for staff, actors, and directors remain the same as before.
I was curious about how things would develop in the future. For example, Squid Game has achieved resounding success, but will director or lead actor Lee Jung Jae be treated accordingly?. Joo Ji Hoon believes that online platforms need to invest and pay a decent salary for Korean works and actors, in the context of increasingly developing Korean films.
After the success of "Kingdom", the Korean actor has many new works preparing to air.
At the end of 2022, it was confirmed that Joo Ji Hoon will star in the science fiction film Dominant Species, along with actress Han Hyo Joo.
In mid-year, Netflix announced the official cast of the new medical-themed drama The Trauma Code: Heroes on call, including Joo Ji Hoon, Choo Young Woo, Ha Young, Yoon Kyung Ho and Jung Jae Kwang.
On January 19, Disney+ confirmed that Joo Ji Hoon and the cast of Park Bo Young, Bae Sung Woo, Uhm Tae Goo, Seolhyun, Lee Jung Eun, Kim Min Ha, Park Hyuk Kwon, Kim Dae Myung, Shin Eun Soo, Kim Sun Hwa and Kim Ki Hae will appear in the movie Light Shop - depicting the story of the living and the dead in a world intertwined, through a mysterious light shop.
Light Shop is the 5th project in the Mysterious psychology series by webtoon author Kang Full. Similar to Moving, Light Shop is adapted from the webtoon of the same name, will be written by Kang Full, and Moving actor Kim Hee Won will take on the role of director for his first project.
Recently, there was information that Joo Ji Hoon is negotiating to play the main role in tvN's romantic drama, called "Love on a single Log Bridge".
