For the first time in an illustrious career spanning 32 years, South Korean superstar is set to appear in a tv drama with “Uncle Sam-sik”.
Almost all Korean superstars have begun their careers on the small screen or have made periodic appearances in tv series, be it Choi Min-sik, Lee Byung-hun, Ha Jung-woo, Hwang Jung-min or many more. Song Kang-ho, however, was an exception so far, having made the jump from theatre to feature films rather swiftly and effectively early on in his career. That is to change now though, as he is confirmed to appear in the leading role in director Shin Yeon-shik's “Uncle Sam-shik” (literal title).
“Uncle Sam-sik” will be a 10-episode series and, accordingly to Asia Gyeongje, will follow the bromance between a pair of long-time friends, Sam-shik and Kim-san, who survived South Korea's turbulent 1960s period together. It must be noted that this will be the third collaboration between Song Kang-ho and Shin Yeon-shik, with Song appearing in the director's next feature “One Win” as well as in “Cobweb”, a script that was written by Shin which was supposed to be directed by the indie director but the directing reins of which have been passed on to none other than Kim Jee-woon. Both features are currently in post-production.
Best known internationally for works such as “Memories of Murder”, “Thirst”, “A Taxi Driver” and more, Song recently made history by becoming the first South Korean male to win the Best Actor award at this year's Cannes Film Festival for his work in Hirokazu Koreeda's “Broker”.
