On March 29, director Lee responded to the request of a user on SNS asking for clarifications on the circulating complaints about the casting process. The user wrote, “The content of this public hearing was extremely inappropriate and beyond common sense. Calling him a “practice of the film sector” is just a tired excuse. Nobody does more films like this, not even B-list movies.“
Director Lee replied, “I am not credited as “director” of “Real”, so technically I do not have the right to offer an official explanation. However, in response to the article, let me clarify: during the initial stages of the hearing, the production team did not allow me to be on the spot. I have been excluded to ensure equity. “He added,”I was able to meet the last eight candidates selected by the production team and I personally chose one – the actress Han Ji Eun, then a debutant – who joined the project and filmed me with me. “
The director Lee continued, “Even the actor Jo Woo Jin, then Rookie, crossed a hearing process and was carefully chosen. I met him for the first time at the VIP screening of “Inside Men”, and later we worked together in the film. I chose both actors through an open audition, but once again, since I am not credited as director, I do not have the authority to issue a formal declaration.“
Casting notices from “True“It shows that the candidates for the two main female roles were required to agree on high -level naked scenes. Those who are not willing to perform these scenes were prohibited by applying. The candidates were limited to women aged between 19 and 33 years, including debutants and affirmed actresses.
Online candidates, self -producing of the audition, shared their disturbing experiences. One said, “The hearing was held at the Ottagon Club. We were told to dress in Club Howe. In the middle of the day, the young actresses lined up in revealing clothes in the face of the non -Hyeon intersection. Inside the club, they were dancing on the tables and hanging on the bar to attract attention. “
Another added, “Usually the auditions include a free performance and a script set, but there was nothing of this. The lights went out and several cameras started shooting. It was terrifying. I tried to leave and a member of the security staff near the door said “Why do you already go?” As if I were a guest of the party. It was an extremely strange and uncomfortable experience.“
Previously, director Lee had commented on with a post by defending the original director of “True“(Before the acquisition of Lee Sa Rang), saying:”Thank you. I’ve had a broken heart for a long time.“
He also wrote on March 14, following the declaration of Kim Soo Hyun on the voices on the appointments of Kim Sae Ron when he was a minor, “You should first apologize to the deceased. You are still human. You have not changed, just evolved to be more vicious. “
He republished and supported a message from the alleged ex -boyfriend of Kim Sae Ron, who refuted the statements that the actress’s family caused his death, calling the accusations “The same old tactics” AND “insult“, Adding anger,”F*cking trauma. “
Director Lee also republished the statement that the late Kim Sae Ron was unable to release, saying: “I break my heart. This is painful.“
He also expressed his anguish, “So many of my beloved friends died. Thinking about them makes me feel as if I had barely survived, touched and cowardly. This world is too low to stay healthy. “
On March 28, Suli’s older brother formally delivered a declaration to the Kim Soo Hyun agency, asking for answers. He asked why the bed scene with Sulli was not in the original script, because it was shot even if a double of the body was presumably present, and because they said that the double was sick and not available when apparently was on the set.
In the meantime, Kim Soo Hyun has remained silent in the face of growing evidence that suggests to go out with the deceased Kim Sae Ron when he was a minor. Even if he changed his statement a few days ago to say they attended “for 1 ~ 2 years after it has become an adult“, It has yet to respond to new statements or to the formal request of Sulli’s family.
