Kim Da-mi Takes Center Stage in 'Nine Puzzles'

Nov 21, 2024

Kim Da-mi Takes Center Stage in 'Nine Puzzles'



Actor Kim Dami leads the mystery play as the main character despite bad conditions.

Actors Kim Dami, Son Seok-gu, and Yoon Jong-bin introduced the new original series 'Nine Puzzle' (played by Lee Eun-mi, directed by Yoon Jong-bin) at the 「Disney Content Showcase 2024」 held at the Sands Expo & Convention Center in Singapore on the 21st. 'Nine Puzzle' is a mystery thriller in which a decade ago, the only witness and incumbent profiler 'Ina' and a powerful team detective 'Hansam', who suspects him to the end, unravel the secrets of a series of murders that began again with a mysterious puzzle piece.

Kim Da-mi, who plays the main character, tried to create profiling in the investigation process like ". "I think I took it while thinking about how and how to express those points because I'm a child with a lot of inner things on what point or in what scene I can show my soft side of myself."



Director Yoon Jong-bin commented on the difficulty of making a drama after 'Suri-nam' and "I won't do it again." declared. This time he was trying not to do it because he was really physically and mentally struggling. When I was about to make a movie with my next work, I was offered a script called 'Nine Puzzle'. I didn't think I would do this work before I read the script at first. At the monitor level, a close friend asked me to read it, so I watched it, but the script was very immersive, and the story was unpredictable throughout the entire time I read the script. It's about chasing a serial killer, but even I got it wrong again and again, saying, `I think this person is the culprit.' When I saw why this happened, I thought 'This makes sense' It seems that the characters of Yoon Na-na and Kim Han-sam, the two main characters in the play, were unique. There were also very unique characters that were not seen in existing thrillers and criminal films, and I started to think about them. If I refuse this piece because I'm wondering if I should do it or not, I'll probably do it again. This is the only work I did that I didn't write a script, and I don't think I'll write investigations, and if I did, the heroine would be the main, but I didn't think I would use the heroine as the main. But at first, I wanted to direct only one episode, but I ended up doing it all."

Kim Da-mi Takes Center Stage in 'Nine Puzzles'
Kim Dami, the main character, thought it was a story and character with cartoon parts. It seems that he was sincere in preparing the case and tried to take a lot of things with cartoon slowness in profiling. He mentioned that he tried to make the character by being serious when solving the case and showing different aspects when meeting a detective or meeting other characters.



On the other hand, Son Seok-gu seems to have failed to manage himself. Son Seok-gu proudly mentioned that he couldn't manage his weight, saying, `What comes to my mind is that I gain weight right away when I eat because I'm 40 years old, I have to maintain the same weight during the filming period, but I gained a lot of weight. Due to special measures taken by the on-site production department, it has been turned into a healthy snack for refreshments. Please pay attention to the fact that if you see it in the middle, you will gain weight and come back."

The Walt Disney Company (hereinafter referred to as Disney) Asia-Pacific (APAC) held a Disney Content Showcase 2024' with top global stars in the U.S. and Asia-Pacific from November 20 to 21 in Marina Bay Sands, Singapore, where you can preview theatrical releases and streaming scheduled from 2025 to 2026. More than 400 reporters from 12 countries, including South Korea and Japan, attended the event.



On the 20th, the first day of the event, it introduced the theatrical release and streaming lineup of Disney-affiliated studios that boast a number of awards, including Disney, 20th Century Studios, Searchlight Pictures, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Pixar, Lucasfilm, and Marvel Studios, showcasing unrivaled creativity and strong storytelling. On the 21st, the second day, it attracted attention by introducing the lineup of Korea, Japan, and the Asia-Pacific region.

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