Song Joong-ki Transforms for 'Bogota,' Capturing Life's Struggles and Hopes

Dec 18, 2024

Song Joong-ki enters the stage at the Megabox COEX on the 6th. Reporter Heo Sang-wook wook@sportschosun.com /2024.12.6/

The crime film 'Bogota: Land of the Last Chance' (hereinafter 'Bogota', directed by Kim Sung-je, produced by the film company Watermelon and Ethiopia Plan) foretold the performance of actor Song Joong-ki, who will show various changes in characters from 19-year-old boys to young people in their 30s.

Song Joong-ki, who does not mind new challenges in each work, peaks the infinite acting spectrum as Kook-hee in 'Bogota'. After leaving for Bogota, Colombia, as if running away with his family after the IMF, Kook-hee, who is in charge of Korean society, is a person who dreams of new hope by working under Park Byung-jang, the most powerful person in the Korean community.

From the boy who first arrived in a strange land at the hands of his father to the young man in his 30s doing anything for success, Song Joong-ki perfectly digested the character's broad life drama. On top of that, another rough face and natural Spanish acting from the cold charismatic character shown before add to the fun of watching.

He was the first to play such a long narrative of a character", raising expectations that he will perform a deeper performance that captures the passage of time. In addition, he cut his hair short and wore earrings to show that Kook-hee had adapted well to Colombia. The appearance on the screen was new," he said, explaining the process of trying to visually express the character's change.

The complex emotions of Kook-hee, who grows through deep anguish and choice in the difficult journey to success, were sincerely expressed through Song Joong-ki's detailed performance. 'Bogota' is expected to be another life filmography of Song Joong-ki.

'Bogota: The Land of the Last Chance' is a film about a man heading to Bogota, Colombia, on the other side of the world with new hopes, right after the IMF, becoming entangled with influential figures in Bogota's Korean community. Song Joong-ki, Lee Hee-joon, Kwon Hae-hyo, Park Ji-hwan, Cho Hyun-chul, and Kim Jong-soo appeared, and director Kim Sung-je of 『Minor Opinion" took the megaphone. It will be released on the 31st.

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Song Joong-ki Transforms for 'Bogota,' Capturing Life's Struggles and Hopes

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