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- There Are No Supporting Actors, Only Actors
- by KIM Hyun-jung / Mar 21, 2016
- Supporting Actors Become Leading Actors
THE GREAT ACTOR starring OH Dal-su is opening on March 30th. OH played the leading role for the first time though he has acted in almost sixty movies and attracted more than 100 million viewers for the first time in the Korean film industry. He appeared on the posters alone in fourteen years after his film debut Bet On My Disco in 2002.As domestic film industry is growing and the number of films is increasing, more actors who used to be accepted as supporting actors begin to be main characters. Norigae (2013)’s leading actor Don LEE, mainly known for his supporting roles, took a lead again in Deep Trap in 2015. Also, SORI: Voice from the Heart (2016) star LEE Sung-min had been playing impressive supporting roles. Recently he got a main role of cable TV series Memory.Karaoke Crazies invited to the South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival this year starred LEE Mun-sik as a leading role. He has been popular with his supporting performance for a long time. This time, he took a lead again after a long interval since Fly. Daddy, Fly (2006) with LEE Joon-gi. Furthermore, famous supporting actor PARK Cheol-min put his close-up alone on the posters of Another Family in 2014.Unlike male actors of comparatively diverse characters, it is not easy for actresses to advance from minor to major roles. This is because Azooma (2013) starring JANG Young-nam is appealing. JANG’s face is distinct on the posters.It is said, “There are no small actors, only small roles.” Seeing from these impressive and talented actors, yes, indeed.
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