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Song Joong-ki in the trailer for 'My Name is Loh Kiwan.' Screenshot from video on Netflix K-content's YouTube channel

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Song Joong-ki's 'My Name is Loh Kiwan' premieres March 1 on Netflix

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/Song-Joong-ki-02012024.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Song Joong-ki in the trailer for &#x27;My Name is Loh Kiwan.&#x27; Screenshot from video on Netflix K-content&#x27;s YouTube channel"/><span class="fr-inner">Song Joong-ki in the trailer for &#x27;My Name is Loh Kiwan.&#x27; <em>Screenshot from video on Netflix K-content&#x27;s YouTube channel</em></span></span></span></div><p>Song Joong-ki plays a struggling North Korean defector in the Netflix film &quot;My Name is Loh Kiwan,&quot; which arrives on the platform on March 1.</p><p>The streamer released Thursday a teaser for the upcoming film, which revolves around the titular character who seeks refuge in Belgium after escaping North Korea.</p><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hZyCc96ACvE?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><p>The teaser begins with Kiwan narrating that he was born in a camp in the dictator-run country&#x27;s Chagang province while clips of his escape with his mother are shown.</p><p>As he struggles living in a foreign land, his identity as a North Korean is met with doubt. &quot;As of now, we cannot confirm that you are from North Korea,&quot; a woman&#x27;s voice tells Kiwan.</p><p>Kiwan then says in a voiceover: &quot;I have managed to come this far by promising myself that I would endure and overcome whatever hell I experienced in this land.&quot;</p><p>Song is known for his roles in dramas such as &quot;Descendants of the Sun,&quot; &quot;Vincenzo&quot; and &quot;Reborn Rich.&quot;</p><p>Last year, the 38-year-old actor made headlines after announcing his marriage to British actress Katy Louise Saunders. The couple welcomed their first child in June.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/06/15/23/song-joong-ki-and-wife-welcome-baby-reports" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Korean actor Song Joong Ki and wife welcome baby boy: reports</a></div><div><em>For more news and features on K-pop, K-drama, and K-stars, visit the <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/kcontents" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Hallyu Corner</a> microsite.</em></div><div><strong> RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/9AGEM1dTRM4?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div>

<p>Song Joong-ki plays a struggling North Korean defector in the Netflix film 'My Name is Loh Kiwan,' which arrives on the platform on March 1.</p>

Song Joong-ki plays a struggling North Korean defector in the Netflix film 'My Name is Loh Kiwan,' which arrives on the platform on March 1.

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Published Feb 01, 2024 01:04 PM PHT

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