In 'Villains,' actors Yoo Ji-tae and Lee Min-jung begin a dangerous collaboration.
Tving original series 'Villains' (directed by Jin Hyuk·Park Jin-Young, written by Kim Hyung-joon) released today (18), ahead of its first premiere, images of Jae (played by Yoo Ji-tae) and Han Soo-hyun (played by Lee Min-jung) who join hands and leap into the game board of desire. It heightens curiosity about what happened at the starting point of the plan that completely overturned their lives.
Villains, which will be released through global streaming service across Korea and the Asia-Pacific region including Japan, is a super crime action that depicts violent clashes and confrontations among villains surrounding ultra-precision counterfeit banknotes called supernotes. It energetically unfolds an unpredictable mind game between those who try to swap counterfeit bills for real money and the ruthless people who try to take back the money they swapped.
Director Jin Hyuk, who has written success stories with every work he directed such as Sisyphus: The Myth, The Legend of the Blue Sea and Master's Sun, and director Park Jin-Young, who showed stylish directing skills, took the helm, and writer Kim Hyung-joon, who directed the crime thriller film No Mercy, penned the script, raising expectations for the birth of a crime action on another level. In addition, the powerful performances by reliable actors such as Yoo Ji-tae and Lee Min-jung are expected to be the show's top attractions.
Photos released ahead of the first premiere that day capture the unusual meeting between Jae and Han Soo-hyun, provoking curiosity. Jae's confident smile draws attention as he visits Yang Do-sa (played by Jung In-gi), the country's top banknote design artist, and Han Soo-hyun, his only technology disciple. From their first meeting, he appears holding a money bag and making an offer; his gaze reveals a calm confidence that seems unaware of even the slightest chance of failure.
The appearance of Jae and Han Soo-hyun starting their first collaboration is also intriguing. The genius planner and the top technician begin building a solid teamwork and embark on producing ultra-precision counterfeit banknotes. Also captured was Han Soo-hyun dressed as a casino dealer who enters undercover and a mysterious man quietly approaching her. Their eyes sharply intersect as if exchanging signs while sharing secret information. One wonders what Jae's first operation is that he designed.
The Villains production team said, "In the episodes released today (episodes 1-2), Jae and Han Soo-hyun's first meeting and their first major operation to swap counterfeit bills for real money unfold. But variables arise in the two people's plans as they begin to diverge, and a storm breaks out," adding, "The full story of the 'casino dealer counterfeit banknote incident,' the starting point of the board of desire, will be revealed, plunging viewers into an unpredictable development and twists."
Villains' episodes 1-2 will be first released on Tving today at 6 p.m. and will be available in 17 countries and territories in the Asia-Pacific region via HBO Max, and in Japan via Disney+ Japan.
[Photo] Provided by Tving.
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