Han Hyo-joo talked about the underwater kiss scene with Kang Ha-neul in “Pirates 2”, “It was not as romantic as I thought”

Han Hyo-joo revealed the behind story of her underwater kiss scene with actor Kang Ha-neul.

On the afternoon of January 12th, the press conference for movie “The Pirates: Goblin Flag” (directed by Kim Jeong-hoon) was held at Lotte Cinema World Tower in Songpa-gu, Seoul. Actors Han Hyo-joo, Kang Ha-neul, Lee Kwang-soo, Kwon Sang-woo, Chase Soo-bin, Kim Sung-oh, Park Ji-hwan, EXO Sehun, and director Kim Jeong-hoon attended the event.

Unlike the 2014 film “The Pirates”, “The Pirates: Goblin Flag”  tells about adventures of pirates who gather in the sea and search for the royal treasures that have disappeared without leaving any trace. Han Hyo-joo plays the role of Hae-rang, owner of pirate ship that conquers the sea, and shows off a girl crush vibe.

In particular, after taking action training for 3 months to play Hae-rang, who has great leadership and admirable martial arts skills, Han Hyo-joo did all the action scenes herself, showing her great passion. The actress honestly shared, “I couldn’t get the water out of my eyes, nose and ears until the next day. However, it was still a great experience”.

Regarding the underwater kiss scene with Kang Ha-neul, who plays Moo-chi, Han Hyo-joo smiled and said, “I couldn’t see anything during underwater filmings. I only saw the light right in front of my eyes. It was not as romantic as I thought. Kang Ha-neul also drank a lot of water”.

Kang Ha-neul added, “I only saw underwater kiss scenes in other movies and dramas but it was not easy to actually act that scene myself”

“The Pirates: Goblin Flag” will be premiered on January 26th.