{"id":66574,"date":"2026-07-06T19:03:58","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T11:03:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=66574"},"modified":"2026-07-06T19:03:58","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T11:03:58","slug":"why-oldboy-choi-min-sik-prefers-the-dark-side-on-revenge-craft-notes-from-the-last-row","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=66574","title":{"rendered":"Why Oldboy Choi Min-sik prefers the dark side \u2013 on revenge, craft, Notes from the Last Row"},"content":{"rendered":"


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After more than 35 years in the industry, Choi Min-sik has solidified his status as a living legend of Korean cinema. In his latest project Netflix psychological thriller, Notes from the Last Row<\/em><\/span>, the veteran actor delivers a haunting performance as professor Heo Mun-oh, a failed novelist who becomes dangerously consumed by the voyeuristic genius of Lee Kang (Choi Hyun-wook), an enigmatic student sitting in the back of his classroom.<\/div>\n

\u201cWhen I first got the script and read the original play, I instantly thought, \u2018This is a drama that leaves room for thought,\u2019\u201d Choi says, adding that the series has a classic feel, different from recent trends. \u201cMuch like my past film Failan<\/em> (2001), I was drawn to this short but incredibly intense story.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt felt like one of those small, lightweight paperbacks we used to carry around in our pockets back in school.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Choi, 64, has never been one to shy away from the darker, less glamorous sides of human nature. While mainstream media often favours flawless heroes, Choi finds solace in the broken.<\/p>\n

\u201cI find pathetic, pitiable characters much more compelling than cool, Superman-like figures,\u201d he says. \u201cHero stories where people fly around and smash things serve their purpose. But I prefer stories that uncover the things we want to hide.<\/p>\n

\u201cI like narratives that lay human nature bare, laying them out like a piece of raw meat, saying, \u2018This is what humans are actually like.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

In the series, Mun-oh falls entirely under the spell of his brilliant student Kang, who manipulates the professor by weaponising his deepest vulnerabilities through a mesmerising narrative.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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