[HanCinema's News] Jung Yoon-jae's Character Confirmed for "Once Upon a Boyhood"

November 24th saw the release of the eighties-era rural youth drama "Once Upon a Boyhood" on Coupang Play in South Korea. Actor Jung Yoon-jae had been confirmed for the show, but its actual release as well a statement from his agency have made it more clear what his role is. Originally described as just a student, Jung Yoon-jae is now known to be playing the role of Park Jong-min, the "Flyer" who challenges the lead played by Yim Si-wan to a duel over another student, played by Kang Hye-won.

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In a statement, Jung Yoon-jae claimed to have worked hard on perfecting his Chungcheong dialect, and using it to get across the simple yet instinctual nature of his character. Jung Yoon-jae stated that the childish love embodied by his character was of particular relevance for the drama's themes. "Once Upon a Boyhood" is only Jung Yoon-jae's third series following "The Great Shaman Ga Doo-shim" in 2021 and "Missing: The Other Side - Season 2" in 2022.

Jung Yoon-jae also said he had great respect for director Lee Myeong-woo, describing his work as dealing with ideas of purity and passion. Jung Yoon-jae stated that he embodied this sort of energy for his audition to the script readings and onto the actual filming. Jung Yoon-jae expressed hope that this energy and passion was a good fit for the sort of genre story "Once Upon a Boyhood" is and that this would be well-communicated to the viewers.

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"Once Upon a Boyhood" is directed by Lee Myeong-woo, written by Kim Jae-hwan-I, and features Yim Si-wan, Lee Sun-bin, Lee Si-woo-II, Kang Hye-won, Seo Hyun-chul, Joo In-young. Broadcasting information in Korea: 2023/11/24~Now airing, Fri 20:00 on Coupang Play.