The director Jang Hang-jun, who directed the film The King's Warden, was praised for being a "real adult".
Actor Kim Yong-seok posted a long message on his social media on Feb. 28 that began, "'The King's Warden' life is like Jang Hang-jun."
He, who appears as Pan Hanseong-bu's deputy Yu Gwi-san, confessed, "I am grateful just to have been part of the project, but there is something I am personally very thankful to the director for."
According to Kim Yong-seok, while moving a monitor during filming, he said that he had received news a few days earlier that his baby had been born. Director Jang Hang-jun reportedly said, "Yong-seok! Give me your phone. I'll give you my number, so tell me your home address. I'll send diapers. You need a lot of diapers at first."
At the time they could not exchange contact information because the phone was deep inside the costume, but the story did not end there. The next day Kim Yong-seok received a message that read, "Yong-seok. I'm Jang Hang-jun~ Send me your home address and a photo of the type of diapers the baby uses~". After that, two boxes of baby diapers were actually delivered to his home.
Kim Yong-seok confessed, "Even though you are busy with filming, you found my personal number and contacted me," adding, "The loneliness I felt as an actor and the burden and anxiety of becoming a father felt understood and comforted." He added, "Since that day I have supported the director more in my heart. I want to be someone who offers this kind of comfort to others," and added, "Life is like Jang Hang-jun."
The behind-the-scenes story is as heartwarming as the film's success. The King's Warden, set in 1457 at Cheongnyeongpo, depicts the story of the exiled young former king Danjong Yi Hong-wi (Park Jihoon) and village headman Eom Heung-do (Yoo Hai Jin). As of the 1st, it surpassed 8 million viewers and continues a long run at the box office.
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