Broadcast personality Song Eun I recounted director Jang Hang-jun's box office backstory and shared his wife, writer Kim Eun-hee's, cheerful reaction.
On the 3rd, Song Eun I appeared as a guest on KBS CoolFM Park Myung Soo's radio show and talked about director Jang Hang-jun.
That day, Song Eun I expressed surprise, saying, "Even he himself, his parents, and his wife, writer Kim Eun-hee, probably didn't know that Jang Hang-jun would become a director who makes films watched by so many people."
Recalling a time when he was discouraged by a previous work's poor performance, she analyzed, "We were just hoping to pass the break-even point, but his warm nature seems to have seeped into the film and made it a big hit."
In particular, after Jang Hang-jun's box-office success, writer Kim Eun-hee's reaction was revealed, drawing laughter. Song Eun I said, "I met her recently and writer Kim Eun-hee jokingly said, 'Oppa, give me a card,'" and added, "I witnessed Jang Hang-jun replying, 'Eun-hee, the settlement hasn't been done yet.'"
Song Eun I also mentioned the heightened interest after the box-office success, saying, "All of Korea is looking for Jang Hang-jun." She evaluated, "There were hard times, but he kept working on projects to build his foundation, and his warm nature seems to have blended well into his works."
Meanwhile, the film directed by Jang Hang-jun, "The King's Warden," is approaching 16 million viewers.
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