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Why ‘Vigilante’ director thinks Nam Joo-hyuk perfectly fits his role in the series

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E. Kristhoff Cagape

<p>Nam Joo-hyuk stars in an action series <em>Vigilante</em> on Disney+.</p><p>Based on a webtoon of the same title, the series follows the story of a model student at the police academy named Kim Jiyong who seeks revenge sparked by the traumatic memory of his mother&#x27;s murder during his childhood. When the assailant of Jiyong&#x27;s mother received a light sentence, it propelled him to take matters into his own hands to punish wrongdoers at night under the the nickname of Vigilante.</p><p>&quot;[Ji-yong] has this duality inside him and I think Joo-hyuk was perfectly cut out for this role, to be able to portray this duality,&quot; director Choi Jeong-yeol remarked as reported by ABS-CBN News during an online press conference.</p><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-2" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/CzLTOHUMxrO/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=506&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A2%2C%22os%22%3A177010.5%2C%22ls%22%3A10214.90000000596%2C%22le%22%3A10230.300000011921%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="746" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-2" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>The director further expounded: &quot;Because [Joo-hyuk] looks like a very young, fresh person. He has that ambience to him so he could be an exemplary police academy student, but he can also show that rage inside of him with those glaring eyes. So I thought it would be fun to see that duality of Joo-hyuk.&quot;</p><p>Jeong-yeol remarked that fans can expect a &quot;very tense, thrilling, and speedy&quot; eight-episode series.  </p><div><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2023/3/23/nam-joo-hyuk-starts-mandatory-military-service-1339"><strong>READ: Nam Joo-hyuk starts mandatory military service<br/></strong></a></div><p>Joo-hyuk is currently doing his mandatory military service so he sent a video to the press conference instead. In the said clip, the Korean actor extended his gratitude to his co-actors and the production team behind the show.</p><p>&quot;I put in a lot of time and thought when preparing for<em> Vigilante. </em>I&#x27;m grateful to the actors and staff who worked on it. I hope you have high expectations for the upcoming series and I kindly ask for your warm support and interest,&quot; he said as reported by <em>The Korea Times.</em></p><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-3" src="https://www.instagram.com/reel/CzEJODjJ7aQ/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=506&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A3%2C%22os%22%3A177903.30000001192%2C%22ls%22%3A10214.90000000596%2C%22le%22%3A10230.300000011921%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="880" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-3" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>Other cast members of the series include Yoo Ji-tae, Lee Joon-hyuk, and Kim So-jin.</p><p>&quot;I think these characters are not typical at all. They have a very strong presence and I thought that was very interesting… We wanted to make it really grounded and that’s what I wanted to do and why I wanted to be on this project,&quot; So-jin said on being part of the series.</p><p><em>Vigilante</em> streams on Disney+.</p>

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