[인터뷰①] Lim Joo-hwan “Satisfied with the ending of `Nassas`… thanks to Moon Jung-hyuk and Yoo In-na”

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Actor Lim Joo-hwan shook the hearts of viewers with the acting of a lover in the MBC drama “The Spy Who Loved Me” (play Ji-min Lee, director Jae-jin Lee, hereinafter “Nasas”) ended on the 17th.

‘Nassas’ is a thrilling secret romantic comedy between two husbands with many secrets and a woman caught in an espionage war. Interpol’s ex-husband Jeon Ji-hoon (Moon Jung-hyuk) and industrial spy current husband Derek-hyun (Lim Joo-Hwan), a wedding dress designer Kang A-reum (played by Yoo In-na), are caught up in an incident and have a unique collaboration.

In the play, Lim Joo-hwan played the role of Kang Ah-reum (played by Yoo In-na), the current husband Derek Hyun. Derek-hyun, an industrial spy disguised as a diplomatic official, hides from his wife the identity of the head of the Asian branch of Helmes, an industrial spy agency, and pretends to be an ordinary person. At times, he was cruel and determined, but he showed his wife as a brave lover who sacrificed everything, and he also inspired him to feel salty.

Lim Joo-hwan talked about the work through a written interview with Maeil Business Daily Star Today after the closing.

Lim Joo-hwan said, “Fellow staff, writers, directors, senior actors, junior actors, Moon Jung-hyuk senior, and Yoo In-na all had a lot of trouble,” he said to his co-workers who suffered first. “Personally, I think it’s a good thing to finish well at the same time now. Thank you to all the’Spy Who Loved Me’ who welcomed the first shoot and made the last shoot warm. Watch, give feedback, and pay attention. Thank you sincerely to the viewers who showed me.”

Why did you choose the spy romance drama? Lim Joo-hwan said, “I had a lot of trust in director Lee Jae-jin. Also, I was more greedy because it was made by writer Ji-min Lee, who wrote the screenplay for a movie that I liked. Besides, since it was a work with actors Moon Jung-hyuk and Yoo In-na, there was no reason not to participate. “He explained.

In the play, Derek Hyun is an industrial spy who even hides his identity from his wife. When asked what point he was focusing on, Lim Joo-hwan said, “I focused on grasping the director’s painting and the artist’s intentions well,” and “I don’t think there’s anything as certain as that. The moment (the character named Derek Hyun) is accepted, it’s just that. You can leave me alone,” he explained.

Derek Hyun is worried that no one can choose between his beloved wife and mother, and eventually disappears, disguised as having died. Disappearing to protect his wife, bearing the mother’s sins instead. Wife Kang Ah-reum meets again with former husband Jeon Ji-hoon (played by Moon Jung-hyuk) and has a happy ending. The mother puts off all crimes to her son Derek-hyun and is released by the police. While everyone was looking for their own happiness, only Derek Hyun had a sad ending.

From the standpoint of playing Derek Hyun, I wonder if there is any regret at the ending, but Lim Joo-hwan said, “I like the ending very much.”

“It’s also a way to leave to protect your love. I think it’s love to know and inform people who can protect you. I think Derek Hyun made such a choice on purpose. Among Derek Hyun’s lines, “Kang Ah-reum is always confident. Derek Hyun is sick, but he had to leave to protect him. I think this may be because he gave up Derek Hyun and hoped he would not be shaken in living with his heart closed. If I was in that situation, I was like Derek Hyun. I think I acted.”

At the same time, Lim Joo-hwan said, “I wonder if Derek Hyun was sad. If he were not only a spy, he would have been able to have fun with the people around him.”

What did’Nassas’ leave for actor Lim Joo-hwan? Lim Joo-hwan thanked him, saying, “I learned a lot of things I lacked.” He continued, “It seems that I have gotten a lot of good people with something bigger than that. I was happy to be with the director, the writer, the staff, the senior actors, the Moon Jung-hyuk senior, the Yoo In-na, and the younger actors, and I want to convey that I love everyone.” After thankful to everyone again, he showed affection, saying, “Everyone was a lot of people to learn. Thanks to the actors of’Nasas’, I feel more intensive.” (Continued from Interview ②)

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