Actor Ahn Jae-hong from 'High Five' revealed the behind-the-scenes story of the artificial respiration kissing scene with Yoo Ah-in in the film.

Ahn Jae-hong conducted the interview on the morning of the 29th at a cafe in Samcheong-dong, Jongno District, Seoul. During this session, he shared insights with domestic reporters regarding the movie 'High Five,' which will be released on the 30th (directed by Kang Hyung-cheol, provided/distributed by NEW, produced by Annapurna Films).

'High Five' is a comic action film that portrays the story of five people who accidentally gain different superpowers through organ transplantation. Among them, Ahn Jae-hong plays Ji-seong, a writer hopeful who gains extraordinary lung capacity after undergoing a lung transplant.

In particular, Ahn Jae-hong presents an intense kissing scene with Yoo Ah-in, who plays Kyun. Regarding this, Ahn Jae-hong corrected it to 'artificial respiration' and noted, "I thought a lot as a character. Ji-seong is a character who is openly selfish, who knows only himself. He lived a life like that, but when he suddenly has a team during the formation of 'High Five,' he is not a character who confidently tries to do something; it’s a bit difficult and hard to approach. I think it was the first moment when he genuinely developed altruism for someone."

He added, "When that selfish character faced an altruistic moment, it wasn’t that I desperately wanted to save him; rather, I acted while doing artificial respiration with a look asking, 'What is this?' So it seemed a bit more interesting. It became a symbolic scene of the team formation."

He particularly joked, "I was faithful to the script," and added, "We filmed it all in one take. We shot it quickly with focus. I didn’t practice separately. I aimed to be faithful to the script while being true to the emotions of the character," he said, laughing.

What was the reaction of those around after seeing that scene? Ahn Jae-hong said, "The reaction during the preview was interesting. When that scene came up, the audience screamed. Some even applauded loudly. The director’s tempo in that scene was unexpectedly quick and off-beat; he made the rhythm faster for me to do artificial respiration, which I think caused even more of a roar. I didn’t expect there to be such a reaction."

He added, "After filming, I didn't feel awkward. I didn’t receive separate messages from acquaintances, but colleagues and the director said they didn’t expect it at the preview. Of course, they wouldn’t expect it, so I think that contributed to the bigger reaction."

'High Five' will be released nationwide in theaters on the 30th.

(Continued in Interview ②.)

[Photo] provided by NEW, Annapurna Films.

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