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Highlights From K-Drama Gold Land's Press Conference

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Kim Sung Cheol and Park Bo Young

Lee Hyun Wook and Park Bo Young

Park Bo Young in "Gold Land"

Kim Sung Cheol in "Gold Land"

Lee Hyun Wook in "Gold Land"

Moon Jeong Hee in "Gold Land"

Kim Hiewon in "Gold Land"

Lee Kwangsoo in "Gold Land"

<p>How far can one go for money? In the mystery thriller K-drama <strong><em>Gold Land</em></strong>, characters find themselves choosing between good and bad, as they come face to face with 150 billion won in gold bars. Greed and betrayal are front and center in this new K-drama, which stars <strong>Park Bo Young </strong>and<strong></strong> <strong>Kim Sung Cheol</strong>.</p><p>Set to premiere exclusively on<strong> Disney+</strong> on <strong>April 29</strong>, <em>Gold Land </em>kicks off its narrative with Park Bo Young&#x27;s <strong>Kim Heeju</strong> landing a dream job at an international airport. Eager to succeed and make a name for herself, Heeju suddenly finds herself in a dilemma when she&#x27;s tricked into unwittingly helping a smuggling operation and ends up running away from dangerous men, with a van full of smuggled gold.</p><p>The cast of <em>Gold Land </em>also includes <strong>Lee Hyun Wook</strong>, <strong>Lee Kwangsoo</strong>, <strong>Kim Hee Won</strong>, and <strong>Moon Jeong Hee</strong>. It is directed by <strong>Kim Sunghoon</strong>—<strong></strong>who was also behind films <em>Confidential Assignment </em>and <em>Rampant</em>, as well as the series <em>Chief Detective 1958</em>—and written by <strong>Hwang Jo Yoon</strong>, the same writer behind iconic films <em>Oldboy </em>and <em>Memoir of a Murderer</em>. <em></em><em></em><em></em><em></em><em></em><em></em><em></em></p><div><em></em></div><div><br/></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1777364796419kdrama gold land disney plus.JPG" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner">(From left) Kim Sung Cheol, Moon Jeong Hee, Lee Hyun Wook, director Kim Sunghoon, Park Bo Young, Kim Hiewon, and Lee Kwangsoo</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align:left"><br/></div><div style="text-align:left"><strong>Scroll through the gallery below for photos of the cast members during the show&#x27;s press conference:</strong></div><div style="text-align:center">[[PHOTO ALBUM]]</div><div style="text-align:center"><br/></div><p>Park Bo Young, a versatile actress who&#x27;s taking on her first crime series through <em>Gold Land</em>, said she had to lose weight to make her character look more convincing. Her co-actor, Kim Hiewon, hyped up the excitement for their series by teasing that viewers &quot;will see a completely new side of Park Bo-young.</p><p>&quot;The director asked me to lose weight. Heeju isn&#x27;t someone who grew up happy, so he wanted her to look exhausted. I also wore almost no makeup. It was a challenge to show a raw, bare face,&quot; Park Bo Young shared. Heeju is trying to escape literally and figuratively, as she runs away from her past and the sleepy backwater town she came from.</p><p>When asked to sum up the series and the characterizations in it, the actress pointed out, &quot;I don&#x27;t think there are clearly &#x27;good&#x27; or &#x27;bad&#x27; people in our drama. I think you&#x27;ll find yourself immersed, thinking, &#x27;What would I do in that situation?&#x27;&quot; So, if she indeed happens to get her hands on 150 billion won in gold bars, what would she do? She said, &quot;I think I’d be scared, but honestly, a small part of me would want to keep it.&quot;</p><div><br/></div><div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1777366158823park bo young in gold land.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/></div><div><br/></div><p style="text-align:left">In the series, Kim Sung Cheol is Woogy, a member of the criminal organization chasing Heeju. The actor described his character as &quot;very one-dimensional and honest.&quot; &quot;That honesty creates a sense of mystery and tension,&quot; Kim Sung Cheol added. &quot;I also spent only about five minutes on hair and makeup—mostly just washing my face and applying sunscreen.&quot;</p><p style="text-align:left">Lee Hyun Wook is Lee Do Gyeong, Heeju&#x27;s boyfriend, who works as a co-pilot for an airline and seeks her help. &quot;Do-gyeong is probably the most realistic character,&quot; Lee Hyun Wook described. &quot;I worked hard with the director to find those realistic reactions of someone wavering between love and greed.&quot;</p><div style="text-align:left"><br/></div><div style="text-align:left"><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/17773675387342. Kim Sungcheol (1).jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner">Kim Sung Cheol</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align:left"><br/></div><div style="text-align:center"><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/17773676566153. Lee Hyunwook (1).JPG" style="width:960px;display:block;height:auto" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner">Lee Hyun Wook</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align:left"><br/></div><p>Kim Hiewon stars as <strong>Kim Jin Man</strong>, a detective; Moon Jeong Hee&#x27;s character is <strong>Yeo Seon Ok</strong>, Heeju&#x27;s mother; and Lee Kwangsoo is<strong> Park Ho Cheol</strong>,<strong></strong> an executive and gang member engaged with the hotel casino Gold Land.  </p><p style="text-align:left">&quot;My character Seon-ok is Hee-ju&#x27;s mother (though Hee-ju calls her &#x27;Aunt&#x27;),&quot; shared Moon Jeong Hee. &quot;It’s a relationship of love and hate. I was going through a hard time personally when I received the script, so I naturally looked quite thin and haggard, which fit the character whose &#x27;desire has worn out.&#x27;&quot;</p><p style="text-align:left">Lee Kwangsoo&#x27;s character seems interesting and layered, as he revealed that he poured his energy into portraying this character and was hands-on in developing it. He said, &quot;Since the script didn&#x27;t show my character&#x27;s past, I suggested ideas like facial scars and gold teeth (tooth gems) to show his rough life and obsession.&quot; </p><p>A series Moon Jeong Hee summed up as &quot;fresh, shocking, and fast-paced,&quot; <em>Gold Land </em>is also shaping up to be a career-defining project, especially for Park Bo Young. &quot;This is the project where I’ve put the most of my personal taste. I told Boyoung I wanted to make a project that would be a turning point in her career. I did my best to keep that promise.&quot;<em></em></p><div style="text-align:left"><br/></div><p style="text-align:left">Photos courtesy of <strong>Disney+</strong></p>

<p>How far can one go for money? Find out through the new K-drama, "Gold Land," set to premiere tomorrow on Disney+. </p>

How far can one go for money? Find out through the new K-drama, "Gold Land," set to premiere tomorrow on Disney+.

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