Director of ”Guitar Man” reveals why he was so adamant about casting the late Kim Sae Ron

The media preview of the movie "Guitar Man" was held on the morning of the 21st at Lotte Cinema World Tower in Songpa-gu, Seoul, with Kim Jung Min and director Lee Seong Jong in attendance.
This film will be Kim Sae Ron's last work. The late Kim Sae Ron was drunk driving in Cheongdam-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul at around 8 am on May 18, 2022.
As a result, the late Kim Sae Ron voluntarily dropped out of her next project, the new SBS TV series "Trolley," and was in the middle of filming.
He decided not to take part in the scheduled filming schedule for the Netflix series "Bloodhound." After that, he took a break from activities, but decided to return with the movie "Guitar Man."
Regarding this, director Lee Seong-jung said, "There was another actor in mind. It hasn't been completely decided yet, but I was suggested to meet Kim Sae Ron.
It's not that there weren't people who tried to stop him. It's true that many people tried to stop him, saying it was a dangerous adventure because they might not be able to release the footage."
He continued, "We decided to meet and Kim Sae Ron's passion for film was amazing. She carefully wrote the script.
"He had read it and was proactive about his ideas. I was glad to see him like that. I was a bit worried, but I followed my own will and pushed forward," he said.
Above all, the late Kim Sae Ron's husky voice is recorded in this work as is. The director said, "I wanted to
"I was told to just take it easy, but in the end I wasn't able to do the dubbing," he explained.
The late Kim Sae Ron's posthumous work "Guitar Man" will be released in Korea on the 30th.