On the afternoon of the 14th, Jang appeared on JTBC's Newsroom to discuss his film The Man Who Lives with the King.
About Park Ji-hoon, who plays Danjong, Jang said, \"To me, Park Ji-hoon represents the future of great Korean cinema. He brings an emotional restraint actors in their 20s rarely show.\"
On Yoo Hae-jin's commanding performance as Eom Heung-do, he added, \"Whether he's in the Joseon era or the present day, whether he's a prosecutor or a gangster, Yoo Hae-jin builds characters that are unmistakably his own. I consider him one of the finest actors working today.\"
Released on Feb. 4, The Man Who Lives with the King is set in 1457 at Cheongnyeongpo and follows the young, deposed king Danjong and the villagers of Gwangcheon-gol who take him in. Jang Hang-joon directed, and the cast includes Yoo Hae-jin, Park Ji-hoon, Yoo Ji-tae and Jeon Mi-do.
The film crossed 10 million admissions on March 6, its 31st day, and surpassed 12 million on March 11, its 36th day, delivering remarkable box-office results. It exceeded the 12.32 million admissions of Masquerade (Gwanghae, The Man Who Became King) and climbed to 15th on South Korea's all-time box-office list.
