(Following Interview②) Singer and actor Park Ji-hoon, who performed passionately in the 'Weak Hero' series, expressed admiration for Lee Jun-young, his co-star.

Park Ji-hoon conducted an interview on the morning of the 28th in Samcheong-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul. He discussed the recently released Netflix original series 'Weak Hero Class 2' (abbreviated as Weak Hero 2) with domestic reporters at this event.

'Weak Hero 2' is a drama that depicts the desperate survival story and brilliant growth of model student Yeon Si-eun (Park Ji-hoon), who transferred to Eunjanggo after confronting violence for a friend but ultimately could not protect them, bearing a trauma that drives them to face greater violence to avoid losing another friend. It is a sequel to 'Weak Hero Class 1,' which was released in 2022, and Park Ji-hoon reprises his role as Yeon Si-eun once again.

In the previous season, Park Ji-hoon received praise for his bromance with Choi Hyun-wook and Hong Gyeong, while in 'Weak Hero 2', he left an even stronger impression through friendships with Ryeo-un, Choi Min-young, and Lee Min-jae, as well as confrontations with villains like Lee Jun-young and Bae Na-ra. In particular, the action scenes with Lee Jun-young, who plays the role of Geumseongje, became a hot topic in the series, having also been referred to as 'the Battle of the Zodiac' in the original work.

In this regard, Park Ji-hoon confessed in a promotional video that he felt "a sense of threat" from Lee Jun-young. Park Ji-hoon said, "I really felt threatened. Whether in the bathroom, whenever I was filming with Geumseongje Jun-young hyung, I always had to be on my toes," and acknowledged the tension he felt. He added, "Everyone else adjusts well and adapts to changes on set, but Jun-young hyung's punches are really fast. I could hear the sound of the wind. It’s real," he emphasized, causing laughter.

He stated, "We need to be tense and focused while filming, but if I don't concentrate, it could be a big problem, and I might get hit. I was really nervous while filming. Jun-young hyung's punches are too fast. That day was the first shoot, and he was walking with his hands in his pockets, just like Geumseongje. I told him on set, 'Hyung, you truly are Geumseongje.' The way the windbreaker made a sound while he was walking was genuinely scary. It was sharp like a knife," he emphasized.

When the reporters present burst into laughter, Park Ji-hoon joked, "Jun-young hyung's real personality is also like Geumseongje. He’s not violent but likes 'romance' and freedom, which can be quite threatening."

Park Ji-hoon also revealed about Lee Jun-young, "He’s an older brother I really love, and he takes care of me and supports me tremendously. Even on days without filming, we would meet at a practice room and just dance freely without a set schedule, blasting music to express our freedom."

He said, "My hobby is street dance, but he does hip-hop, and since I like popping, we would meet to chat and practice privately, not knowing when it would end, playing music and expressing, 'This song is good.' We would record videos, monitor them, and give comments. I enjoy those times. I think those parts align well, which makes us care for each other even more. We quickly became close, which I think adds to it."

'Weak Hero 2' was released on Netflix as an 8-part series on the 25th.

(To be continued in Interview④.)

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