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SEOUL, Jan. 30 (Yonhap) — Actor Jin Sung-gyu announced Monday that he will be working closely with the upcoming boxing comedy film ‘Count’ because the main character has so much in common with his personal life. He said it could lead to <\/p>\n
In the first film to feature him as a main character, 46-year-old Sihon is a former Olympic boxing medalist who now works as a physical education teacher at a high school in the southeastern city of Jinhae. <\/p>\n
After witnessing his student Yoon-woo (Song Yu-bin) lose a boxing match to a fixed match, the obstinate and eccentric teacher creates a boxing team of underdogs and trains them in his own way. <\/p>\n
Jin, who stars in the hit action-comedy films The Outlaws (2017) and Extreme Job (2019), remembered the story as a reflection of his life when he first read the script four years ago. He said he felt<\/p>\n
Directed by Kwon Hyuk-jae, the film finished shooting in June 2020, but its release has been delayed due to the pandemic.<\/p>\n
At a press conference, Jin said, “The script was very interesting and many things related to my personal story.<\/p>\n
He added, “My hometown is Jinhae, and I dreamed of becoming a physical education teacher before I started acting, but I also liked the message of hope. I really wanted to do it.” <\/p>\n
Jin loves boxing, but he said that being a coach requires practicing different skills in the ring. <\/p>\n
\u201cI started practicing two months before shooting. \u201cI was supposed to coach, so I focused on my sparring skills, but it was difficult.\u201d<\/p>\n
“Count” hits local theaters in February, though a specific date has yet to be confirmed.<\/p>\n
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