Lee Jae-wook Makes Surprise Video Message Appearance from Military, Promotes Netflix Series 'Dead-End Job'

Actor Lee Jae-wook, currently serving in the military, made a surprise appearance via a video message at the press conference for the Netflix series "Dead-End Job".

On the morning of October 28, a press conference for the new Netflix original series "Dead-End Job" was held at Fairmont Ambassador Seoul in Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul. Director Kim Da-min, general producer Han Jun-hee, and actors Kim Min-ha and Lee Hee Jun attended the event, while Lee Jae-wook, who could not attend due to his military service, sent in a video message.

In the video, Lee Jae-wook shared his greetings, saying, "I played the role of Hyeok-jun, who gets an opportunity for a super high-paying part-time job at the bottom of his life. All the stories begin when Hyeok-jun goes to a labor agency that introduces a part-time job paying 50 times the hourly wage. While fulfilling my military duty where I am, I will also be cheering for 'Dead-End Job'."

"Dead-End Job" is a livelihood survival horror series that unfolds as a young man named Hyeok-jun (played by Lee Jae-wook) is thrown into a nightmare-like labor scene, set against the backdrop of a strange labor agency called "Geomi Labor Agency" that starts with 50 times the regular hourly wage.

Director Kim Da-min explained, "Hyeok-jun is a character with a lot of pathetic yet relatable, down-to-earth traits. Even while struggling and going through hardships, his tenacity for survival suddenly pops out, making him a figure you cannot help but root for." General producer Han Jun-hee revealed the reason for casting him, stating, "Actor Lee Jae-wook is an actor with ambiguous charms who can simultaneously express firmness and flexibility, servility and stubbornness. You will be able to see hundreds of different faces of Lee Jae-wook within the work."

Praise from fellow actors continued as well. Kim Min-ha, who worked together as siblings in the series, recalled, "Even though actor Jae-wook is three years younger than me, he took really good care of me on set. We filmed comfortably and enjoyably without any discomfort. The bickering real-sibling chemistry, where we would bicker the moment our eyes met, was captured very well."

Lee Hee Jun also testified to Lee Jae-wook's warm character, saying, "He must have suffered a lot physically himself, but I was amazed to see him bringing a portable fan when it felt hot and personally taking care of even the minor actors."

"Dead-End Job" marks the first feature series-directing debut of director Kim Da-min, who wrote the script for the Netflix series "A Killer Paradox" and drew attention with the film "It's All Right". In addition, director Han Jun-hee, who has showcased a solid world of work through Netflix series such as "D.P." and "Weak Hero Class 1", took charge as general producer.

Lee Jae-wook portrays the young man "Hyeok-jun," who dives into an exorbitant daily-wage part-time job for a living and faces bizarre incidents. Go Min-si takes on the role of "Yeon-ju," who lingers around the Geomi Labor Agency and approaches Hyeok-jun, while Kim Min-ha plays Hyeok-jun's younger sister "Ji-yoon," a realistic character who is more afraid of going broke than ghosts. Lee Hee Jun transforms into the president who runs the suspicious labor agency "Geomi Labor Agency".

"Dead-End Job" consists of a total of 8 episodes and will be released on Netflix at 5 PM on October 30.

[Photo: Baek Seung-cheol, Provided by Netflix]

Reporter Kang Seon-ae

(SBS Entertainment News Reporter Kang Seon-ae)
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