Jung Hye Young’s first film ‘The Gangster Shaman’ ranks #1 at the box office on first day

ActressJung Hye Young‘s, who also happens to beSeanofJinusean‘s wife, first feature film, ‘The Gangster Shaman‘, brought in 106,959 viewers on its first day, beating out the https://www.askkpop.com/singer/profile/Noh_Seung_hwan/1 movie for the past two weeks, ‘Tower‘.

‘The Gangster Shaman’ is a comedy film directed byJo Jin Gyuand also features actorsPark Shin Yang,Kim Jung Tae, andUhm Ji Won.

Jung Hye Young shared,“I’m excited because this is my first film, and after watching it, I’m curious and a little afraid of what kind of response it will receive. When I first read the script, I thought that there were a lot of fun segments appropriate for a comedy film, but I didn’t take the role of someone who meets her daughter in the ICU lightly.”

Jung Hye Young plays the role of ‘Mi Sook’, an outspoken single mother who undergoes the emotional turmoil of watching over her sick daughter as she lies in the ICU. The actress opened up about how she prepared for her role, sharing,“I worried about how I will portray the role of ‘Mi Sook’, and because I am also a mother, I was able to express those [motherly] feelings well. As I acted as ‘Mi Sook’, I showed a lot of sad emotions,”revealing how motherhood helped her to take on her first film.

Check out the trailer below!