{"id":33348,"date":"2022-12-13T04:18:38","date_gmt":"2022-12-13T04:18:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2022\/12\/13\/jung-hae-in-makes-his-horror-debut\/"},"modified":"2022-12-13T04:18:39","modified_gmt":"2022-12-13T04:18:39","slug":"jung-hae-in-makes-his-horror-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2022\/12\/13\/jung-hae-in-makes-his-horror-debut\/","title":{"rendered":"Jung Hae-in makes his horror debut"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong class=\"dropcap big-read-dropcap\">A<\/strong>t a latest press convention to mark the discharge of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/series\/connect\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Connect<\/em><\/a>, lead actor Jung Hae-in and director Takashi Miike spoke of their shared imaginative and prescient for the present\u2019s manufacturing \u2013 which is darkly apt for this new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/brands\/disney\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Disney+<\/a> present that revolves across the macabre connection between two males, one harmless and the opposite evil, by a transplanted eyeball.<\/p>\n<p>Against the backdrop of by-gone, working-class Seoul neighbourhoods, we meet Dong-soo (Jung Hae-in), who\u2019s been viciously attacked by a gang of thugs. What they don\u2019t know is that Dong-soo is a \u2018Connect\u2019 \u2013 an immortal human of lore whose physique has the flexibility to restore itself even when stabbed, shot, or dissected for its organs \u2013 which these thugs wish to commerce on the black market.<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"y3F0OlqEdrI\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Connect | Official Trailer | Disney+ Singapore\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/y3F0OlqEdrI?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>In the method of harvesting Dong-soo\u2019s organs, his eyes are taken. However, his Connect skills imply that he awakes on the surgeon\u2019s desk simply in time to struggle again. He retrieves considered one of his eyes, however within the chaos leaves one behind. It\u2019s transplanted into one other particular person \u2013 Jinseob, a terrifying serial killer performed by Ko Kyung-po \u2013 and so the story begins. Dong-soo turns into linked to Jinseob, and by proxy, his crimes, by way of agonisingly painful visions that land Dongsoo in scorching water with a bunch of detectives led by veteran Officer Choi (performed by <em>Memories of Murder<\/em>\u2019s Kim Roe-ha).<\/p>\n<p>The storyline, tailored from a webtoon, is certainly fantastical because it sounds: <em>Connect<\/em> is a grungy, grotesque sci-fi journey laden with graphic CGI results so disturbing, they might solely be lifted from the pages of a comic book. At instances, the horrific gore is gratuitous \u2013 the primary few episodes typically really feel like an pointless parade of dismembered physique elements \u2013 however it&#8217;s typically successfully wielded to convey the form of perverse horror the plot requires. And the carnage does finally dissipate because the collection progresses, giving strategy to a extra considerate and thought of storyline.<\/p>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_3365632\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3365632\" style=\"width: 2000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3365632\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Connect-Credit-Disney-1@2000x1270.jpg\" alt=\"Connect\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Connect-Credit-Disney-1@2000x1270.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Connect-Credit-Disney-1@2000x1270-400x254.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Connect-Credit-Disney-1@2000x1270-800x508.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Connect-Credit-Disney-1@2000x1270-696x442.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Connect-Credit-Disney-1@2000x1270-1392x884.jpg 1392w, https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Connect-Credit-Disney-1@2000x1270-1068x678.jpg 1068w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3365632\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Disney+<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p>The peculiar loner of Dong-soo is a far cry from Jung Hae-in\u2019s extra charismatic roles within the likes of affection tales <em>Something within the Rain<\/em>, <em>One Spring Night<\/em>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/series\/snowdrop\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Snowdrop<\/em><\/a>. <em>Connect<\/em> is Jung\u2019s first foray into horror, so his portrayal does really feel just a little unconvincing at instances. But, because the episodes progress, he reveals rising promise because the unlikely anti-hero.<\/p>\n<p>The disgrace Dong-soo feels about his unorthodox powers \u2013 the results of a tough, neglectful upbringing the place he struggled along with his skills as a Connect \u2013 makes him a surprisingly refreshing everyman lead. Dong-soo is neither street-smart nor courageous like different display superheroes; he seeks to keep away from battle, visibly trembles within the face of hazard and lives his life in a grotty residence enjoying the guitar in solitude. It\u2019s finally fairly endearing to see Dong-soo begin to break away from that life for the better good \u2013 to embrace development that\u2019s sprung from horrific circumstances.<\/p>\n<p>As miserable as Dong-soo\u2019s existence feels, it\u2019s encouraging to see his character develop in every episode, notably when he meets Lee Yi-rang (Kim Hye-jun, <em>Inspector Koo<\/em> and <em>Kingdom<\/em>), a wide-eyed novelist who packs a punch and is obsessive about the Connect phenomenon. With Lee in his nook, some heat is added to Dong-soo\u2019s in any other case hellish state of affairs, and a drama that&#8217;s in any other case drenched in darkness.<\/p>\n<p><em>All episodes of Connect are out now on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.disneyplus.com\/series\/connect\/5FklNCRWniwS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Disney+<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n  fbq('consent', 'revoke');\n  fbq('init', '2300206660218433');\n  fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  fbq('init', '370979561341328');\n  fbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] At a latest press convention to mark the discharge of Connect, lead actor Jung Hae-in and director Takashi Miike spoke of their shared imaginative and prescient for the present\u2019s manufacturing \u2013 which is darkly apt for this new Disney+ present that revolves across the macabre connection between two males, one harmless and the opposite [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":33350,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-33348","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-music"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33348","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33348"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33348\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33350"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33348"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33348"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33348"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}