At the show&rsquo;s press conference, Lee Dong-wook also shared heartwarming behind-the-scenes moments with Kim Hye-jun.

<a href="https://www.lofficielsingapore.com/fashion/all-the-stars-spotted-at-the-launch-of-burberry-pop-up-seongsu-rose" title="All The Stars Spotted at The Launch of Burberry&rsquo;s Pop-up Seongsu Rose" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lee Dong-wook</a>, one of South Korea&rsquo;s resident heartthrobs, best known for his roles in The Tale of the Nine-Tailed and <a href="https://www.lofficielsingapore.com/culture/lee-jong-suk-in-talks-to-join-go-min-si-in-new-romance-k-drama-celebrity-news" title="Lee Jong-suk &amp; Go Min-si have Turned Down Roles in an Upcoming Romance K-Drama" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Guardian: The Lonely and Great God</a>, is starring in <a href="https://www.lofficielsingapore.com/culture/television-tv-series-films-movies-january-singapore-entertainment-succession-echo" title="8 Exciting New TV Series and Films to Catch this January" target="_blank" rel="noopener">another drama</a>. This time, it&rsquo;s a <a href="https://www.lofficielsingapore.com/culture/moving-season-2-of-disney-plus-hit-kdrama-kangfull-details-webtoon" title="Everything We Know About Season 2 of Disney+&rsquo;s Hit K-Drama 'Moving'" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Disney+ original series</a> called A Shop for Killers, an action-fuelled show that features Lee Dong-wook as the mercenary-turned-arms-dealer Jung Jin-man. In this series based on a novel of a similar title, Lee Dong-wook acts opposite Kim Hye-jun playing his niece Jung Ji-an, whose life is suddenly upheaved when Jin-man abruptly passes away.&nbsp;

On 15 January, the cast of A Shop for Killers held a press conference to discuss the upcoming series, and there were multiple moments where we caught ourselves falling hard for Lee Dong-wook. Here, find out more about the action series starring the 42-year-old actor.

The press conference for A Shop for Killers was attended by the main cast including Lee Dong-wook, Kim Hye-jun, Seo Hyun-woo, Jo Han-sun, Geum Hae-na and Park Ji-bin, as well as the show&rsquo;s director.&nbsp;
Lee Kwon, who directed the series, shed light on the decision to choose Lee Dong-wook as the main lead in the drama, explaining, &ldquo;The character, Jung Jin-man, is actually a very heavy-built, bald man in the original novel and there wasn&rsquo;t an actor who could portray that in terms of looks. Unlike in the novel, in our show, we wanted to showcase the backstory of the character, and a lot of the series is dedicated to the past of Jung Jin-man. So I wanted a good-looking, fierce guy who had that combative spirit. For me, I also wanted the character to have an ice-cold demeanour so I thought Dong-wook was the perfect fit.&rdquo;&nbsp;

In the action series, Jung Jin-man and Jung Ji-an are an uncle-and-niece duo, whose lives get further entwined after Lee Dong-wook&rsquo;s character reconnects with his family. When asked about the chemistry between Lee Dong-wook and Kim Hye-jun, the actor fondly recalled, &ldquo;In the show, we&rsquo;re uncle and niece but on set, we&rsquo;re very close friends and we always felt at ease with each other. Sometimes on set, I could be very clumsy and Hye-jun would be very energetically caring for me so she helped me a lot while we were filming.&rdquo;

In response to Lee Dong-wook, Kim Hye-jun also took some time to appreciate the pair&rsquo;s bond, &ldquo;I relied on him a lot. When I attended the stunt academy [in preparation for my role], I had a really hard time and I felt that no one there was really on my side. But Dong-wook told me that I just shouldn&rsquo;t get hurt and encouraged me to do my best. That was a personal moment that felt heartwarming for me, and I was very touched by his comments.&rdquo;
The sweet heartwarming moments shared by the two leads of A Shop for Killers will surely lead to more onscreen chemistry from the duo, and safe to say, we&rsquo;re already excited. The first two episodes of Disney+&rsquo;s original series A Shop for Killers are available to stream now.

Director of Disney+’s ‘A Shop for Killers’ Shares Why He Chose to Cast Lee Dong-wook

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