Kim Myung-min Returns to the Big Screen After 7 Years in 'Sad Tropics'… Featuring a Chilling Aura and Master-Level Action

Actor Kim Myung-min is returning to the big screen after a 7-year hiatus with the film 'Sad Tropics'.

'Sad Tropics' tells the story of members of a killer organization called 'Sad Tropics,' who grew up like brothers after the death of their master, as they pledge bloody revenge amidst mutual suspicion. Kim Myung-min has teamed up with director Park Hoon-jung once again to greet audiences after a long absence.

The 'Master' played by Kim Myung-min is a sage of the jungle and an object of fear for everyone. He is also the founder who took in abandoned children to create the killer organization 'Sad Tropics' as the absolute ruler of the tropics. Emotionless and possessing ruthless mercilessness, Kim Myung-min went through an intensive preparation process to flawlessly craft the character. In addition to a striking external transformation with white hair that highlights a chilling aura, he delivered English dialogue infused with New Zealand and Australian accents, heightening the character's mysterious and exotic atmosphere.

Furthermore, in accordance with director Park Hoon-jung's directorial vision requesting "action that is as graceful and restrained as dancing,'' Kim completed through training the movements of a martial arts master who hides lethal lethality beneath a soft exterior.

Kim Myung-min's appearance in a film marks his return in 7 years, following 'The Battle of Jangsari' in 2019. It has been 9 years since he last worked with director Park Hoon-jung, following the 2017 film 'V.I.P.'

Kim Myung-min expressed deep trust in the director, stating, "Working with director Park Hoon-jung is always a pleasure. 'Sad Tropics' is the culmination of everything director Park has poured his accumulated know-how into."

Introducing the character he portrayed, he said, "'Master' is the jungle itself, and the jungle is 'Master.' He is a ruthless yet thoroughly rational figure."

Expectations are high not only for the acting transformation Kim Myung-min will showcase, but also for his action sequences. Cinematographer Kim Young-ho praised him, saying, "Kim Myung-min's action displays powerful destructiveness, speed, and brutality, but his acting conveyed a sense of stillness within motion. This made the 'Master' character even more formidable," heightening curiosity about the veiled absolute ruler.

'Sad Tropics' will hit theaters on November 25.

(SBS Entertainment News, Reporter Kim Ji-hye)
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