In an interview with Jonny-Gu, Soul, so Ji candidly faced the concerns raised by faithful webtoon readers. “I have not hired this project to ruin the original work”, he underlined. “If anything, I hoped to do something even better.”
Mercy for anyone He tells the story of Ki-Jun (played by this), a former upper defender who has disappeared from the violent world of “The Plaza” after suffering a devastating injury of the Achille tendon. Eleven years later, he re -emerged to discover the truth about his brother’s death and exact revenge. The Netflix series is based on Plaza WarsA very praised webtoon Naver for his narrative and dark noir tone.
Returning to the noir-action genre after 13 years, so he revealed that initially he did not know that the show was adapted by a webtoon. “At the beginning I received the script only. Later, I discovered that in reality I was the best sample to play Ki-Jun”, he said.
Like the online debate, it intensified following the teaser version, thus faced the recourse. “While the adaptations inevitably differ, I did my best to remain faithful to the heart of the original through the script”, He explained. Director Choi Sung-Eun also assured that the creative team made efforts to preserve the tone and essence of the webtoon.
To the question of comparisons to John WickSo Ji-Sub laughed and replied, _ “is flattering. I never aimed at this, but I’m honored.” _Porte of a character with a tent of Achille cut has arrived with challenges. “Strangely, not using the leg was easier in some way”, He shared. “The action scenes were difficult, but I remembered not to withdraw, even when things became intense.”
So he expressed a strong passion for the kind of action: “I just made a break because I was not getting the right scripts. I always wanted to do more.” From its release on June 6, Mercy for anyone He quickly climbed the ranks, entering the ranking of the 10 series series of Netflix in 44 countries and hitting the number 2 globally in the non -British TV category.
“This was my first Netflix project” So he said. “It seemed to enter a completely new world of opportunity.”
With his dedicated performance and the weighted response to criticism, so Ji-Sub proves to have engaged not only to the role, but in respect of the story that fans keep dear.
