Actress Jun Ji-hyun openly expressed her fandom for Kang Dong-won. On the morning of the 2nd, Disney+ held a production presentation for its new original series ‘Polar Star’ (written by Jeong Seo-kyeong, directed by Kim Hee-won and Heo Myeong-haeng) at a hotel in Jongno-gu, Seoul. The event was attended by actors Jun Ji-hyun, Kang Dong-won, Lee Mi-sook, Park Hae-joon, Kim Hae-sook, Yoo Jae-myung, Oh Jung-se, Lee Sang-hee, Joo Jong-hyuk, director Kim Hee-won, and director Heo Myeong-haeng.
The meeting of Jun Ji-hyun and Kang Dong-won was a hot topic since the casting stage. Director Kim Hee-won said, “I’m very happy. I like beautiful visuals, and since the actors are naturally beautiful, it was great to see such strength and beauty captured naturally. Both of them are very tall, so the ceiling seemed low, which was a concern for the art director. When they stood, it looked like a small house, so we tried to raise the ceiling height.”
Jun Ji-hyun said, “I’ve been a long-time fan of Kang Dong-won. Really, wanting to work with Kang Dong-won was one of the reasons I chose this project. I liked his appearance, and during filming, I got to know his inner qualities, which was nice. Kang Dong-won, who played ‘Sanho’, created synergy as ‘Moon Joo’.” Kang Dong-won added, “While filming this time, I was deeply attracted to the charm of (Jun) Ji-hyun. Ji-hyun showed an enjoyable side, which made me happy to film. Throughout filming, I kept thinking, ‘This person is really amazing.'”
‘Polar Star’ tells the story of ‘Moon Joo’ (Jun Ji-hyun), who has gained international fame as a UN ambassador, as she pursues the truth behind a presidential candidate assassination attempt. She faces a great truth threatening the Korean Peninsula with a nationality-unspecified special agent ‘Sanho’ (Kang Dong-won) who must protect her. The project gained attention as it’s directed by Kim Hee-won of ‘Queen of Tears’ and ‘Vincenzo’ fame, Heo Myeong-haeng of ‘The Outlaws 4’ and ‘Wasteland’, and written by Jeong Seo-kyeong, who penned ‘Decision to Leave’ and ‘Little Women’. The meeting of Jun Ji-hyun as the internationally renowned UN ambassador Moon Joo and Kang Dong-won as the nationality-unspecified special agent Sanho, along with the appearances of John Cho, Lee Mi-sook, Park Hae-sook, Kim Hae-sook, Yoo Jae-myung, Oh Jung-se, Lee Sang-hee, Joo Jong-hyuk, and Won Ji-an, also raises anticipation.
‘Polar Star’ will be first released on Disney+ on the 10th.