With the addition of Kim Min-joon (Friend, Our Legend), upcoming thriller film Blue Salt has its villain — or at least another one, given that lead actress Shin Se-kyung is playing an assassin. Though I suspect she will not quite be a villainess; her character does approach the retired mob boss played by Song Kang-ho on orders to kill him, but I expect a tentative bond will develop to complicate things.
Kim Min-joon’s character is mysterious cold-blooded killer, and goes only by the name “K.” (Hmm, where have I heard that before?) As a veteran assassin, he carries out his missions swiftly and efficiently, which will give Kim a chance to show off some action chops.
I’ve been sorta iffy on Kim Min-joon in the past; he’s definitely had some notable moments in his career (Damo), but also some frustrating ones as well (Tazza). After taking on a darker role in last year’s Friend, Our Legend, though, I can definitely see him pulling off the part of a killer here.
In addition to the above-mentioned cast, the film boasts a string of high-profile names, which include Chun Jung-myung (Cinderella’s Sister), Lee Jong-hyuk (Chuno), Yoon Yeo-jung (Housemaid), Kim Roi-ha (Comrades), and Oh Dal-soo (Thirst). Quite a solid lineup.
Blue Salt has already begun filming, and released the two stills below, which garnered some notice for Shin Se-kyung’s dramatic image shift in going from the girl-next-door to shady badass. The film plans to wrap filming this winter for a release sometime next year.
Via Asiae
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We don’t do that here (:
heh, i deleted the “first” comment and now you look crazy. LOL.
LOL
LOL. yer funny.
Darn it, you were too fast!
Hahahaha this is hilarious! Good job, lily and javabeans!
good job!the delete and the replies LOL
Was it at least clever like this: “is anyone else hot because I’m so firsty” or was it just “first” which I never am bcoz I live on another continues?
this badass image looks better on SSK than her high kick image. hahahaha at JB for deleting the post
“K”
Kay…. Lee Junki
…”Time Between Dog and Wolf”…..
Kim Min Joon was also in the 2004 kdrama “Ireland” with Lee Na Young and Hyun Bin. Check it out … the characters they played are quite interesting
Many thanks for this news, javabeans! I have great confidence in the quality of his act and I am sure he will give us, once again, an interpretation to remember over time.
I haven’t seen Kwak Kyung Taek’s Love, but I remembe KMJ looking pretty scary in the preview. O_O
I can’t wait to see this movie with such a great cast!
mysterious killer named K? I thought of Time between Dog and Wolf.
Maybe we need an “L” or “T”… or maybe even “Z”. As long as it doesn’t sound stupid, we may need a secret assasin/spy for each letter of the alphabet.
Once that’s done, we can go from 001 to 999 (skip 007 unless you want Bond coming with his gun for using his name).
*sigh* Why does everyone need weird names? Don’t they stick out from the crowd MORE?
song kang-ho [thumbs up]
forget all these pretty boys and lets talk about some REAL ACTING TALENT!!!
…hmm… why did they have to put such a pretty boy hairstyle on an old mob boss though?
I understand your stance on Kim Min-joon. I rewatched “Lovers in Prague” and noticed that KMJ wasn’t very… good (better than Andy who made me cringe whenever he was on). Kim has, though, improved, and I hope this movie falls under the “better” category.
About the movie, WOW, what a cast. Hope it doesn’t turn out like “A Million”: lots of names but a disappointment considering the amount talent the actors/actresses have.
now i know why she looks old before. it’s the hairstyle! i had the same problem. my hairstyle was sooo boring i aged a few years. but after chopping it off and put some layerings, i look much better, if i have to say so myself. hehe.
Wow, I totally did a double take. I thought it was Kim Seungwoo!
Why do a bunch of modern movie/drama assassins all have superlayered hair with bangs in their eyeliner-laden eyes? I’d be able to spot the assassin in a room in an instant.
Not a fan of SSK, but I will watch this, because I’m a fan of CJM and SKH
She looks like Seo Woo in that picture..
omg! Shin Se-kyung – Horikita Maki’s doppelganger???