Connect follows Dong Soo (Jung Hae In), one of the new immortal humans named ŌĆ£Connect,ŌĆØ after he loses an eye to organ traffickers. When he realizes that his eye was transplanted into the body of a serial killer whoŌĆÖs turned the country upside down, he starts a thrilling pursuit after him. ŌĆ£This was my first time for many things,ŌĆØ Miike said. ŌĆ£My first OTT project and my first Korean project. I had to come to Korea to get ready for the production, but I couldnŌĆÖt because of COVID-19. It was surprising how I could work through Zoom and video calls.ŌĆØ He then went on, ŌĆ£At the time, I thought, ŌĆśIs it even possible to work in this condition?ŌĆÖ and I was really worried. But at the time, Jung Hae In told me, ŌĆśIŌĆÖm on your side no matter what. Just do whatever you want to do,ŌĆÖ and that gave me a lot of strength.ŌĆØ The director then talked about what it was like working with the actors. About Jung Hae In, Miike used the word ŌĆ£devoted.ŌĆØ ŌĆ£There are actors who care more about how they look in the work rather than the work itself, but Jung Hae In was so kind to all the staff. I was relieved whenever he came to the set, and I could feel that he really wanted to work together to make a good drama.ŌĆØ About Ko Kyung Pyo, Miike commented, ŌĆ£HeŌĆÖs sometimes late,ŌĆØ giving a big laugh. Then he continued, ŌĆ£But even that was so adorable that I could not dislike him. And he changes completely when the cameras are turned on. He has a perfect balance between when heŌĆÖs shooting and not shooting. His concentration in front of the cameras really surprised me.ŌĆØ Jung Hae In recalled, ŌĆ£I had to act with an eye patch, so my eyesight got a little worse. And when I was doing action scenes with the eyepatch, I couldnŌĆÖt feel the distance properly, and because of that, there were some dangerous moments.ŌĆØ Ko Kyung Pyo will be making a shocking transformation into a villain. ŌĆ£My biggest purpose in acting is to show a different side of me in every project, and the effort and the process in accomplishing it is my pleasure,ŌĆØ he shared. Meanwhile, Connect will be released in December. Source (1)
