'Scarecrow' Park Hae-soo announced a powerful return.
ENA's new Monday-Tuesday drama Scarecrow, scheduled to premiere at 10 p.m. on Apr. 20 (Mon), directed by Park Jun-woo, written by Lee Ji-hyun, planned by KT Studio Genie, and produced by Studio Anzailen, released a character still on the 24th of Park Hae-soo returning as the detective Kang Tae-Ju, who pursues truth and justice.
Scarecrow tells the story that unfolds when a detective who was investigating the real perpetrator of a series of murders unexpectedly forms a cooperative relationship with someone he hated. Spanning 30 years from 1988 to 2019, the pursuit of truth by two men entangled by bad fate and hatred delivers a different level of suspense. Director Park Jun-woo, who maximized genre pleasure in Taxi Driver and Crash, directs, and writer Lee Ji-hyun, who once worked with him on Taxi Driver, joined the writing to guarantee completeness.
Just Park Hae-soo's choice, recognized by all as a master of genre works, raises viewers' expectations and trust. Park Hae-soo plays the ace detective Kang Tae-Ju, who possesses relentless observational skills and sharp intuition. After being demoted to his hometown Gangseong, he takes charge of a serial murder case and encounters Cha Si-young (portrayed by Lee Heejun), a prosecutor who was a bad acquaintance from his school days. In the dilemma of having to catch the man he desperately wants to catch together with the man he has hated to death, his obsession and fighting spirit boil even hotter.
Meanwhile, among officers in uniform, Kang Tae-Ju immediately draws attention with a free-spirited style that leaves the front of his jacket open. Incongruous with the serious atmosphere, he sucks on a lollipop and casually props both legs up on the front seat, giving off an unquestionably formidable presence. But after that day, for some reason he is demoted from Seoul to Gangseong. As if he had returned as someone who had commuted here every day, Kang Tae-Ju naturally sifts through the case files at the Gangseong police station. Then, as if waiting for him, a series of mysterious murders occur. At the new crime scenes, the ace detective's instinct shows in Kang Tae-Ju's gaze, which is sharper and keener than ever.
Through Scarecrow, Park Hae-soo returns to TV drama and to living rooms after about five years. He said, I, as an actor, am excited about which channel I can meet viewers on. I feel nervous because it feels like I'm greeting them anew, but I'm also glad to be able to greet them after a long time, and added that he was drawn to the work because he was very curious about the narrative power of the work titled Scarecrow and the weight of the character Kang Tae-Ju meeting and enduring the incidents.
He added that Kang Tae-Ju may not be supremely righteous, but he is certainly a person who is confident in himself, and that after encountering a horrific serial murder case and living through that era, he is a character who truly seeks to understand and embrace the pain of victims and those around them. He explained that the character fails, clashes, and gets broken, yet tries to live confronting injustice. He said he was attracted to the fact that Kang Tae-Ju wavers and tries to accept and face his weakness and shortcomings, and that he wanted to learn, expressing special affection for the character and raising expectations.
Meanwhile, ENA's new Monday-Tuesday drama Scarecrow will premiere on ENA at 10 p.m. on Apr. 20, and will also be available on KT Genie TV and TVING.
[Photo] KT Studio Genie
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