Song Joong Ki of the movie ”Hwarang” said, ”I never thought that appearing without a salary would become such a hot topic...”

Actor Song Joong Ki revealed the process by which he decided to star in the movie ``Hwarang'' without any pay, and his honest feelings when the fact became known.
At the preview screening and press conference of the movie "Hwarang" held at the Megabox COEX store in Gangnam-gu, Seoul on the afternoon of the 22nd.
Director Kim Chang-hoon and actors Song Joong Ki, Hong XaBin, and Kim Hyun-seo attended and talked about the work.
The movie ``Hwarang'' is about a boy who wants to escape from his hellish reality.
A noir drama that depicts the story of Ngyu (played by Hong XaBin) who meets Jigon (played by Song Joong Ki), the middle boss of an organization, and begins to share a dangerous world with him.
Song Joong Ki played the role of Chi-geon, a mid-level boss in an organization who lives in a cruel reality, and showed off a strong acting transformation. Hong XaBin is in the process of escaping from a difficult daily life.
He played Yong-gyu, a boy who meets Chi-gon and steps into a dangerous world. Kim Hyun-seo plays Hayan, who worries about Yong-gyu and wants to somehow rescue him from the darkness. Kim Cha
This is director Ng-hoon's first feature film, and it was invited to the 76th Cannes International Film Festival last May and was selected as a Hot Topic. At the time the news of the production of 'Hwarang' was announced, Song Joong Ki appeared without any payment.
It is known that he has decided on a hot topic. Instead, he listed his name as a co-producer. Song Joong Ki said, ``I was surprised to see so many articles about this.When I went to Cannes,
, I received that question the most. "I don't know who spoke and what caused the situation to escalate," he said, expressing his feelings at the time. He said, ``'Hwarang' is a work that was offered to me by the director and the production company.
``I wanted to do this after seeing the script first,'' he said, ``When I first saw it, the script was a little rougher than what came out now.I really liked that feeling.''
'', emphasizing the charm of the script. He continued, ``If I appear in the movie and the overall production costs increase, the strengths of this very attractive script will be diminished due to the box office official trying to make the movie a hit.
I made this choice because I was worried that I would end up with something like this. But it was widely known and I felt embarrassed. "I don't know who said it," he added, eliciting laughter.
In response, Hong XaBin said, ``It was a great honor to perform with Song Joong Ki senior.He treated me a lot on set.
I received a ``Yes'' (not a ``No'' but a ``Yes''),'' he said, eliciting bursts of laughter. Hong XaBin said, ``I didn't know anything (about the no-pay news). My seniors wanted to take it easy.
He always said that to me and hugged me after the action scenes were over. I couldn't be happier, and I'm so grateful to have taken this photo.''
The movie ``Hwarang'' will be released on October 11th.