What's a kiosk… There is no MZ for the elderly in Kim Ki-hyun's delightful senior adaptation
Jan 14, 2025
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On the morning of the 14th, a media launch day event was held at GB Seongam Art Hall in Gangnam-gu, Seoul. Actors Yoon Hyun-min and Jung Hye-sung, as well as Cha Sun-woo (B1A4 'Baro', Ji-woo, Song Byung-geun, Denian (GOD), Kim Ki-hyun, Lee Jung-seop, director Lee Hong-rae, and CEO Ahn Yong-jin attended the meeting.
'PulseClip' is a platform of 'PulseClip', an enterprise that provides digital content production and short-form streaming services established in June 2024. 'Pulse' of 'PulsePick' means the ability to accurately read trends and user tastes that the public wants, provides content that can give viewers a pleasant palpitations and expectations, and 'Pick' means the process of selecting and providing the most suitable content, promising differentiated services that have not been experienced before. It also launched a soft launch on December 12 last year.
The work 'There is no MZ for the elderly' unveiled at the meeting on this day features a pleasant black comedy of the elderly generation learning, adapting, and bumping into each other in a rapidly changing world centered on actor Kim Ki-hyun, who was born in 45.
Actor Kim Ki-hyun, who plays the main character in the film, said, `I was embarrassed when I was invited"I wondered if anyone was looking for me these days." However, he said "I sympathized because the embarrassment I felt while reading the script and the shock of the changing times were in contact with each other."
He then cited the kiosk scene as the episode that he sympathized with the most. Kim Ki-hyun laughed, saying, `It was hard to adjust to using the card because I was a generation who used cash, but when I meet a kiosk, I get really angry.'
Regarding short-form acting, "Quickness is required in a short period of time, but I was grateful for the new challenge and enjoyed it."," he said.
Ahn Yong-jin, who has been active in 'SNL Korea' for more than 10 years and has been interested in social satire, said, `I wanted to solve the gap between the elderly generation and the rapidly changing society with a comical touch," he said in expressing his intention to plan. He added "I've been talking to my parents since last year, seeing the number of retirees skyrocketing and the number of silver generations increasing, so I've been using this story as a subject."
Ahn Yong-jin raised expectations by predicting the appearance of a special cameo, saying, "As you can see from the poster, the chemistry between Kim Ki-hyun and the SNL luxury crew is the key point of this work."
'There is no MZ for the elderly' is a simple daily episode that cheerfully unravels the conflict between the elderly and modern society. Kim Ki-hyun said "A work in which quickness acts as a charm without a calculated double track" and was confident that "I will convey fun and empathy to viewers"
The work can be found in 'Pulsepick'.
mj.cho@sportschosun.com
