Son Suk-ku, Kim Sung-cheol confirmed to star in 'The Comments Army'

• Published date: 07 March 2023
• Publication title: The Korea Times

Actors Son Suk-ku and Kim Sung-cheol have been confirmed to star in "The Comments Army" (working title), a film based on a popular novel of the same name by Chang Kang-myoung.

The crime drama film is loosely based on the National Intelligence Service's reputed involvement in the 2012 presidential election by publishing thousands of pro-Park Geun-hye posts and comments online. The election saw Park defeat Moon Jae-in.

In the film, Son will play the role of a journalist named Sang-jin, an investigative journalist who was suspended after exposing wrongdoings by a conglomerate. With the aim of returning to the newsroom, he investigates the "army of internet trolls" accused of meddling in the election.

Son's career took off when he played the enigmatic Mr. Gu with a troubled past in the JTBC series, "My Liberation Notes," in 2022. He played a vicious killer in crime action film, "The Roundup," which became one of the 2022's top-grossing films in Korea. He is currently starring in Disney+ drama, "Big Bet."

"I'm really happy to be working with the people I'm working with right now," Son said.

"The Comments Army" is directed by Ahn Gooc-jin, who is best known for his black comedy film, "Alice in Earnestland" (2015).

Kim...