[HanCinema's News] Press Conference Held for "Revenant"

On June 23rd SBS held a press conference for its new drama "Revenant" in Seoul. "Revenant" stars Kim Tae-ri as a woman possessed by a demon and Oh Jung-se as a man who can see demons as they try to unravel an occult mystery. "Revenant" has attracted interest for its apparent similarity to such dramas as "Sign" and "Ghost - Drama" or more broadly "Signal" and "Kingdom" which have both been big recent hits.

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Hong Kyung also has an important role as a police officer. He claims to have gotten much help from his senior co-stars in every scene, and that they always helped him find something new despite his relative inexperience. The role is Hong Kyung's first as a headliner, as he appears on the marketing material as a person of similar importance to his better known co-stars. Hong Kyung seemed to think of himself as lucky for being able to work with such experienced people.

Hong Kyung said that even outside of direct filming, his co-stars were a lot of help, claiming that Kim Tae-ri patiently answered all of his questions right to the end. Hong Kyung also claimed to be a big fan of Oh Jung-se, having seen all of his work, and that he had a strangely good feeling interacting with Oh Jung-se in person, contrasted with the sort of charisma he has on-screen. Hong Kyung claimed he could feel Oh Jung-se's unusual energy any time he was performing.

Oh Jung-se himself also claimed to have received much help from Kim Tae-ri and Hong Kyung. Oh Jung-se aid that he worried a lot over how to properly get across the fact that his character could see demons, but that in practice this was quite easy to do because he could work off of Kim Tae-ri's own performance. Oh Jung-se said that Hong Kyung's enthusiasm and freshness were also quite helpful. "Revenant" had ratings of (add this when we have it) in its first episode which aired on June 23rd.

Written by William Schwartz

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"Revenant" is directed by Kim Jae-hong-IV, Lee Jung-rim, written by Kim Eun-hee-I, and features Kim Tae-ri, Oh Jung-se, Hong Kyung, Kim Hae-sook, Park Ji-young, Kim Won-hae. Broadcasting information in Korea: 2023/06/23~Now airing, Fri, Sat 22:00 on SBS.