Lee Do Hyun's Story Willing To Be Tattooed And Gondrong For Exhuma's Film

Lee Do Hyun (Showbox)

JAKARTA - Lee Do Hyun made his acting debut on the big screen through the film Exhuma. This film airs when he is still serving his military duties since 2023.

Lee Do Hyun plays Bong Gil, a new shaman who works with Hwa Rim (played by Kim Go Eun) in releasing possessed people.

In his interview, Lee Do Hyun revealed that the film Exhuma was a big challenge for him. The actor was afraid because he had never shot a film before.

A big challenge and I also feel a little bit scared because I don't have the experience (film shooting). However, my fear is covered with good guidance from senior directors and actors," Lee Do Hyun's story quoted Sportschosun as saying.

Lee Do Hyun made a different appearance than usual. In the film Exhuma, he is seen having long hair tied with a cepol. His body is also filled with tattoos that are not stickers but are crossed out for the sake of film purposes.

From the start, the director gave me an idea and said, 'I want Bong Gil to have a strong first impression. If you agree, I want his hair to be tied or left loose with a dress and his body covered with a tattoo' he said imitating director Jang Jae Hyun.

"I agree and think When will I get an opportunity like this? said Do Hyun.

It doesn't stop there, Lee Do Hyun also learns Japanese little by little for the needs of scenes in the film Exhuma.

I want to get a hint from the director project. In the film The Priests, Park So Dam has a scene when he is possessed. I studied it repeatedly. And I also don't want my Japanese to sound awkward," explained Do Hyun.

"So I made a lot of preparations such as remembering the Japanese dialogue itself at home," he said.

Lee Do Hyun also feels proud to be side by side with senior actors such as Choi Min Sik, Yoo Hae Jin, and Kim Go Eun. Lim Ji Yeon's lover was greatly helped by the three during the production period.

"I'm very happy. They are senior actors who I want to work with, so meeting and talking to them is an honor. I'm grateful I had the opportunity to work with them," said Lee Do Hyun.

Exhuma is a film that tells the story of shamans and feng shui experts working together to solve cases of possession experienced by a baby. In South Korea, this film gets 6 million viewers within 11 days and breaks records from other films.

In Indonesia, the film Exhuma has also received 400,000 viewers of less than a week of screening in theaters.