[HanCinema's News] Chun Woo-hee and Shin Ha-kyun Talk About "The Anchor"

By William Schwartz on 2022/04/17 at 16:09 PST

On April 15th actors Chun Woo-hee and Shin Ha-kyun of "The Anchor" appeared on the SBS Radio program Choi Hwa-jung's Powertime to discuss the movie. The mystery thriller from writer/director Jung Ji-yeon deals with an anchorwoman who receives an ominous phone call threatening to boost her career at the expense of others. Chun Woo-hee plays the anchor, while Shin Ha-kyun plays a mysterious psychiatrist connected to a murder.

Chun Woo-hee claimed to have been a big fan of Shin Ha-kyun for quite some time, and said she was shaking at the chance to work with him, her impression only improving upon seeing his working manner. Shin Ha-kyun made similarly positive comments about Chun Woo-hee, saying that she was great to work with. Apparently Shin Ha-kyun was cast first, and was curious about who would be cast as the leading lady. He had heard great things about her reputation.

Shin Ha-kyun also wondered how approachable Chun Woo-hee would be, and found out that she was quite bright and friendly, despite her at-times serious reputation. Elsewhere, Chun Woo-hee also confirmed suspicions that she had her hair cut for the role. Chun Woo-hee normally has long hair, but felt that anchorwomen typically have short hair. Since filming "The Anchor" Chun Woo-hee has since grown her hair out again.

Chun Woo-hee said she was a fan of the mystery thriller genre. She also describes the process of acting as fun, noting that others have observed this about her ever since she appeared in "Sunny - 2010" in a supporting role. Chun Woo-hee described the challenge of being an actress as fun to her. On that note, "The Anchor" had relatively little prep time. For a filming period of six months, Chun Woo-hee only had about twenty days of pre-production.

Chun Woo-hee said that she worked hard with a real announcer during that time to get her pronunciation and manner correct for the role. To close, Chun Woo-hee descibred "The Anchor" as a good popcorn movie while Shin Ha-kyun hoped that people would come out to see it. "The Anchor" will be released in South Korean theaters on April 20th.

Written by William Schwartz

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"The Anchor" is directed by Jung Ji-yeon, and features Chun Woo-hee, Shin Ha-kyun, Lee Hye-young-I, Kim Hyung-suk-I, Eun Sol, Park Se-hoon. Release date in Korea: 2022/04/20.