“My Name Is Loh Kiwan” Choi Sung-eun “Song Joong-ki is like a very solid gem”

Choi Sung-eun played Marie, a woman who lost her will to live, in Netflix’s movie “My Name Is Loh Kiwan” (directed by Kim Hee-jin, produced by Yong Film). On the morning of March 7th, Choi Sung-eun met Sports Chosun in Samcheong-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul and revealed her passion and love for the work.

The movie revolves around Loh Kiwan (Song Joong-ki), a North Korean defector who is desperately trying to get approved as a refugee in Belgium, and Marie (Choi Sung-eun), a Korean-Belgian who is a former shooting athlete who has lost her will to live.

“My Name Is Loh Kiwan” drew attention as Choi Sung-eun, who has been diligently building her filmography through works such as Netflix’s series “The Sound of Magic” and the films “Start-Up” and “Gentleman”, participated. In “My Name Is Loh Kiwan”, Choi Sung-eun completed various emotions, from the intense gaze of a Belgian national shooting athlete to unbearable sadness and anger, and the changes after meeting Loh Kiwan, with stable acting.

Choi Sung-eun, who worked with Song Joong-ki for the first time through “My Name Is Loh Kiwan”, said, “I felt that Song Joong-ki is like a very solid gem. Working with Song Joong-ki, I learned that in the past, I used to think that when I didn’t understand or agree with something in the role or script, I should follow the script or the director’s instructions as much as possible. But there were points where that didn’t work out well. When working with Song Joong-ki, he had the power to convince himself until the end when he didn’t understand. He could make his opinions convincing to others. Song Joong-ki has confidence in himself. His insistence is something worth emulating.”

She also discussed the provocative bed scene with Song Joong-ki in the movie. Choi Sung-eun shared, “The level of the bed scene in the scenario was even higher. The feeling in the edited work looked beautiful. During the shoot, there was a more intense feeling. I heard that it was Song Joong-ki’s first bed scene, and it was also my first time. If I said I wasn’t burdened, it would be a lie. But it wasn’t a big concern or discomfort.”

Meanwhile, “My Name Is Loh Kiwan” was released worldwide through Netflix on March 1st.