Yoo Ah-In was embroiled in a drug controversy, which affected his movie The Match as nicely. The film was pushed again many occasions, and eventually it has hit the theatres, and to everybody’s shock, it has been getting an incredible response from the viewers. After all of the chaos, Ah-In made his return to the showbiz together with his movie, and what a comeback!
For individuals who don’t know, the actor performs the second lead within the film The Match. It’s a sports activities drama with a storyline that revolves round a Go legend, Cho Hoon-Hyun (portrayed by Lee Byung-Hun), and a Go prodigy, Lee Chang-Ho (who’s performed by Ah-In). It dramatizes the rivalry and mentorship between them.
The preliminary launch date of The Match was postponed in 2023 after Yoo Ah-In obtained concerned in a drug controversy, during which he was accused of abusing unlawful substances with seven completely different medicine, together with propofol. Regardless of the huge buzz and anticipation in regards to the film, it needed to hit a pause earlier than it might make its approach to the theatres. The entire controversy ruined Yoo Ah-In’s public picture. Many had thought the movie wouldn’t stand an opportunity on the theatres, given the actor’s background and profession fallout. However surprisingly, it’s doing fairly nicely because it appears with time, the preliminary skeptical mentality has light out.
Yoo Ah-In obtained a suspended sentence in his second trial, and The Match marks his return to the movie enterprise. Now, as per the Korean Movie Council, the film noticed 427,000 viewers within the span of April 4-6 (weekend), making the full quantity greater than 1.35 million viewers. Not solely within the first weekend, however The Match has maintained its high spot within the second consecutive weekend. It would even surpass the mark of 1.8 million viewers fairly quickly.
The success of The Match would possibly hit the play button in Yoo Ah-In’s profession. Nevertheless, what now we have to offer credit score to Lee Byung-Hun for single-handedly sustaining the promotions of the film. In a earlier interview, when Lee Byung-Hun was requested about his co-star Yoo Ah-In in The Match, the actor gave a constructive response about him and mentioned, “He was quiet and reserved on set. Trying again, I feel it was all a part of his course of in creating his character. I noticed that he was attempting to not lose the essence of his character even on set. I imagine he did a superb job portraying his position.”
The Squid Sport actor additional added, “I actually loved appearing with him. Whereas my character, Cho Hun-Hyun, is an outspoken and aggressive participant, his character of Lee Chang-Ho is a steadfast, defensive determine, like an immovable rock. Appearing alongside Yoo Ah-In made me assume that this stark distinction between our characters could be participating for the viewers.”
Whereas we will’t say that the Korean business has forgiven Yoo for his deeds, it’s he who must show his price as an actor in his subsequent tasks.
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