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Tiffany’s Husband Takes on a Ruthless Killer After Director Tells Him: “You’re Too Handsome”

From Liberty Times · () Chinese

Translated from Chinese and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Byun Yo-han plays a cold-blooded killer in “Gyeongju Killing Tour,” abandoning his usual handsome image and taking no acting fee.
  • Director Kim Mi-jo asked him to discard his polished look, leading him to adopt messy hair and stained-looking dental prosthetics.
  • The film follows a mother and three daughters who seek revenge after the killer who murdered the youngest daughter leaves prison; it opens in Taiwan on September 11.

Byun Yo-han has gone from newlywed leading man to utterly unsympathetic killer for “Gyeongju Killing Tour,” even agreeing to work without a fee. The South Korean actor is married to Girls’ Generation member Tiffany, whom he met while working on “Uncle Samsik.” They publicly acknowledged their relationship late last year and registered their marriage in February.

I want to live with this person.

· TiffanyShe described how meeting Byun Yo-han changed her view of marriage.

Tiffany recently said on a television program that marriage had never been part of her life plan. Meeting Byun Yo-han changed her mind, she said, adding that she wanted to live with him.

On screen, however, Byun takes a sharply different path. He plays a cold-blooded murderer who destroys a family’s happiness. Director Kim Mi-jo said that when she first met him, he looked so handsome that she asked him not to be “too handsome.” Byun recalled that she told him to throw away all of “Byun Yo-han’s handsomeness.”

You’re too handsome.

· Kim Mi-joThe director said she made the request when she first saw Byun Yo-han and wanted him to shed his polished image.

He joined discussions about the character’s appearance and transformed himself with a messy hairstyle and special dental prosthetics that gave his teeth a yellowed look. He said the script and the strong cast left him with no reason to turn down the role. The cast includes Lee Jung-eun, Gong Hyo-jin, Park Se-wan, Lee Yeon and Byun Yo-han.

The handsome Byun Yo-han must all be thrown away.

· Byun Yo-han, recalling the director’s instructionHe described the transformation required for his role as an unsympathetic killer.

The story follows Kyung-joo, the youngest daughter in a family, who is murdered during a graduation trip. After the mother and her three daughters wait eight years, the killer completes his prison sentence. The four women then set out on a journey of revenge, tying the murderer to their vehicle and turning a family trip into an uncontrolled killing journey. At a recent media screening in Seoul, Lee Jung-eun and Byun Yo-han drew attention with a tense confrontation that moved from assault to retaliation. Gong Hyo-jin said the ending was completely beyond her expectations. The film opens in Taiwan on September 11.

After seeing the excellent script and the powerful cast, there was really no reason not to do it.

· Byun Yo-hanHe explained why he accepted the role despite its demanding transformation.
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Originally published by Liberty Times in Chinese. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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