'Hope' surpasses 3 million viewers and ranks first at the box office... Jung Ho-yeon emphasizes "the struggles of a fictional world"

Jung Ho-yeon actively participated in promotional activities for the movie ″Hope.″ On the YouTube channel ″Channel Fifteen,″ a video titled ″If Hwang Jung-min says there are aliens, then there are″ was released on the 24th. In the video, Jung Ho-yeon, Jo In-sung, and Hwang Jung-min discussed the historical background and direction of the movie ″Hope.″ Jung Ho-yeon said about the movie’s historical background, ″Since it’s a fictional world, I think we spent a lot of time thinking about what would be cinematically effective.″ When Na Young-seok mentioned, ″The historical background is the 1980s,″ Jung Ho-yeon explained, ″That wasn’t precisely set either.″ Jo In-sung said, ″What made the historical background feel old was the fact that ’there were no cell phones.’ That makes everything make sense. If someone films, the story becomes complicated. So we just made people aware of the analog era’s feeling and then focused on the space.″ Jung Ho-yeon added, ″Because of that, I think it became a bit freer to express things cinematically. That’s what I thought.″ Also, Jung Ho-yeon, Jo In-sung, and Hwang Jung-min mentioned some scenes in the movie, saying there is a unique wit from director Na Hong-jin. Jung Ho-yeon said, ″I think this is the director’s charm, but I hope people watch the movie with a very pure heart without thinking about the director’s thoughts, guesses, or meanings.″ Meanwhile, director Na Hong-jin’s first work in 10 years, the movie ″Hope,″ was released on the 15th and is currently approaching 3 million viewers. It has maintained its success by ranking number one at the box office on its ninth day of release. ″Hope″ is a rare science fiction (SF) genre film in Korea and features somewhat unfriendly storytelling, leading to clearly divided opinions among audiences.