Suho of K-pop group EXO is back in Hur Jin-ho’s new movie, The Present – does he nail it as a comedian?
Leader of K-pop group EXO, Kim Jun-myeon, stars as the lead of a new Korean film directed by Hur Jin-ho about a young start-up founder
Aside from his singing career with the popular boy band, Suho has been building his acting career. Starting with online series EXO Next Door in 2015, he has since taken lead roles in several dramas and films.
A year after his last film Student A (2018), he took on the role of a young entrepreneur Ha-neul who attempts to invent small-sized thermal imaging cameras for firefighters and starts his own business.
“I was drawn to the story because it’s a story of youth and sends a positive message to [young viewers],” Suho said during a media conference held at Lotte Cinema in Gwangjin-gu, Seoul.
The comedy film intends to take a closer look at young people struggling to start their own businesses. Ha-neul and his friend Bo-ra (Kim Seul-gi) enthusiastically try to establish their business but as they continue to fail in making the final product, they struggle to hold onto their lab and their project. They are about to be evicted by the landlord.
Then, one day, Ha-neul encounters mysterious man, Sang-goo (Shin Ha-kyun), who claims he leapt through time from 1969 and is the original owner of Ha-neul's lab. His presence helps the young entrepreneurs turn the tide.
Suho and Shin both said they enjoyed working on the film and with each other, even if it was for a short period of time.
“I’m a big fan of Shin and when I heard that he would be in the film, I got very excited,” Suho said.
Shin said Suho “is full of energy and such a positive, hard-working person” to work with. He added that he would like to work with Suho again on a longer project.