Come back as a director after 10 years...Will Jungwoo Ha, Chungmuro ★ Lobby for Clooney succeed (Roundup)

Mar 04, 2025

 Come back as a director after 10 years...Will Jungwoo Ha, Chungmuro ★ Lobby for Clooney succeed (Roundup)
A press conference on the 4th was held at Lotte Cinema Konkuk University Entrance in Jayang-dong, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul. Jungwoo Ha answering reporters' questions. Jayangdong =Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.03.04/



Actor-director Jungwoo Ha has announced his acceptance of the screen with his third film 'Robbie'.

A press conference on the production of the movie `Robbie' was held at Lotte Cinema Konkuk University Entrance in Gwangjin-gu, Seoul on the morning of the 4th. Jungwoo Ha, who directed and starred at the same time, and actors Kim Eui-sung, Kang Hae-rim, Lee Dong-hwi, Park Byung-eun, Kang Mal-geum, Choi Si-won, Cha Cha Cha-young and Kwak Sun-young attended the scene.

Released on April 2nd, 'Lobby' is a story about Changwook (Jungwoo Ha), the CEO of a startup that only knew about research, starting his first lobbying golf to win a 4 trillion won national project, and Jungwoo Ha took the megaphone.




'Robbie' is the third directorial Jungwoo Ha following 'Rollercoaster' (2013) and 'Hu Sam-gwan' (2015). He "It took a long time to do the third one. In the meantime, I chose several works, and in the end, I couldn't make them, but I had a lot of worries." When the subject of lobby first came to mind, I decided to do it right away. I'm more nervous and nervous when I'm about to be released as a director than an actor," he said.

Jungwoo Ha played Chang-wook, who has never been interested in golf, but only work and research in his life. He was able to perform not only as a director but also as an actor, saying, `It still seems strange and awkward to act and cut. The actors and staff around me were more awkward than me, so I pretended."

 Come back as a director after 10 years...Will Jungwoo Ha, Chungmuro ★ Lobby for Clooney succeed (Roundup)
A press conference on the 4th was held at Lotte Cinema Konkuk University Entrance in Jayang-dong, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul. Kim Eui-sung answering reporters' questions. Jayangdong =Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.03.04/
The cast is also spectacular. Along with the Jungwoo Ha, Kim Eui-sung, Kang Hae-rim, Lee Dong-hwi, Park Byung-eun, Kang Mal-geum, Choi Si-won, Cha Joo-young, Park Hae-soo, and Kwak Sun-young joined the work and worked together.




Kim Eui-sung, who played as a veteran civil servant Choi, said, `There is more affection and hatred than any other role I have played so far.' In response, the Jungwoo Ha is that the movie will likely be Kang's discovery and Kim Eui-sung's rediscovery."It raised expectations.

Jungwoo Ha also cited Kim Eui-sung as the latest actor to announce his intention to appear. He said "If you decide quickly, we can move on quickly to the next step, but you kept giving me ambiguous answers. But I still believed and waited until the end," he told the casting story.

When MC Park Kyung-rim asked why the decision to appear was delayed, Kim Eui-sung joked that "The guarantee problem"I was worried if I could pull off the character well"




 Come back as a director after 10 years...Will Jungwoo Ha, Chungmuro ★ Lobby for Clooney succeed (Roundup)
A press conference on the 4th was held at Lotte Cinema Konkuk University Entrance in Jayang-dong, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul. Actor Park Byung-eun is answering questions from reporters. Jayangdong =Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.03.04/
Park Byung-eun, who plays Kwang-woo, the head of Chang-wook's rival company, said, `It's the most unique, strange, and decadent character I've ever played.' `I've known each other for more than 30 years since I was in college with Jungwoo Ha, and the last film as an actor-to-actor is 'Assassination'. I'm happy to meet you again as a director and actor after 10 years. I love the human Jungwoo Ha and the appearance of actor and director Jungwoo Ha."

 Come back as a director after 10 years...Will Jungwoo Ha, Chungmuro ★ Lobby for Clooney succeed (Roundup)
A press conference on the 4th was held at Lotte Cinema Konkuk University Entrance in Jayang-dong, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul. Actor Kang Hae-rim is answering reporters' questions. Jayangdong =Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.03.04/
Kang and Cha made their screen debuts through 'Robbie'. Kang Se-rim, who plays the role of Choi Jang-jang's favorite golfer Jin Pro, who is deployed as Chang-wook's supporter, said, `The script was so good. When I first had a meeting with the director, the seniors I worked with were people I really wanted to work on at least once"I'm so nervous. I hope the work goes well."," he said of the wind.

"At first, I was more grateful for my first work with seniors such as Kirasung." There were more things that moved me as I filmed the work together." "I was particularly moved by Kim Eui-sung," he said with a smile.

 Come back as a director after 10 years...Will Jungwoo Ha, Chungmuro ★ Lobby for Clooney succeed (Roundup)
A press conference on the 4th was held at Lotte Cinema Konkuk University Entrance in Jayang-dong, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul. Actor Cha Joo-young is answering questions from reporters. Jayangdong =Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.03.04/
Cha Joo-young, who played Dami, Choi's junior at school and the wife of the golf course CEO, said, `I'm nervous to be with wonderful seniors and directors. I really enjoyed the scenario and I am also a fan of the Jungwoo Ha Pyo genre. In addition, I did not hesitate to decide because I was able to act with the seniors here at the scene. About his role "I think I'll show you the most loose and disorganized character I've ever played."I'm going to show you a new image of being torn between my ex-boyfriend and my controlling husband."

In addition, Lee Dong-hwi has transformed into a reporter Park who introduces Choi to Chang-wook. Park Byung-eun played the role of Kwang-woo, the head of Chang-wook's rival company, and Kang Mal-geum played the role of Cho, who is not interested in practical affairs but has great ambition. Choi Si-won played the role of Ma Tae-soo, a former top star who is Choi's favorite, and Kwak Sun-young played the role of Kim Sa, Chang-wook's right-hand man.

 Come back as a director after 10 years...Will Jungwoo Ha, Chungmuro ★ Lobby for Clooney succeed (Roundup)
A press conference on the 4th was held at Lotte Cinema Konkuk University Entrance in Jayang-dong, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul. Jungwoo Ha answering reporters' questions. Jayangdong =Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.03.04/
Finally, Jungwoo Ha was a work made possible by joining forces with the veterans."I read 10 times in total, 20 times in small groups, and 30 times in just reading." I was greatly helped when the actors took time in advance to proceed with the filming, and it was a great blessing as a director because I was able to achieve an ensemble well on the spot"I expressed my gratitude to the actors.



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