• Park Hae-soo reveals the true meaning of the Mask; Jun Jong-seo says Tokyo is not like the original

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    Park Hae-soo reveals the true meaning of the Mask; Jun Jong-seo says Tokyo is not like the original
    The characters' backgrounds are all changed, and the Dali mask is being replaced, according to the trailers. Actor Park Hae-soo has just disclosed that these masks are actually called Hahoe and have a unique relationship to South Korean culture.

    Digital Desk
    : Today, June 24, Money
    Heist Korea: Joint Economic Area will be available on Netflix for watching.
    Some of the top stars from South Korea appear in Money Heist, the official
    Korean version of the Spanish television series La Casa de Papel. The Professor
    is portrayed by Yoo Ji-tae; Berlin is portrayed by Park Hae-soo; Tokyo is
    portrayed by Jun Jong-seo; and Inspector Raquel Murillo is portrayed by Kim
    Yunjin. The Korean version has kept the core of the original series while
    incorporating the heist concept that would work best in Korea.

    Money Heist Korea is set in a Korean
    peninsula that is just about to become one country, as has already been made
    known. The characters' backgrounds are all changed, and the Dali mask is being
    replaced, according to the trailers. Actor Park Hae-soo has just disclosed that
    these masks are actually called Hahoe and have a unique relationship to South
    Korean culture.

    Speaking at the press conference, the Squid Game
    actor revealed, "The Dali mask was used in Spain to convey the concept of
    independence, and in Korea we chose the Hahoe mask from the Andong region,
    which has some significance." It embodies humour while also encapsulating
    criticism of the wealthy and powerful. And when the mask was originally presented
    to me, I genuinely experienced this sense of humbling power as every actor in
    the cast was donning it. From both the sides and the middle, there are many
    angles. I mean, the mask's appearance may appear fairly different from various
    perspectives, so I was interested in that.

    Even
    before the shooting began, we were quite interested in the type of mask that we
    would be wearing. When we learned that the Hahoe mask had been selected, and
    when we actually saw the mask, I was really surprised because it is not a
    plain-looking mask; it has a big smile on it and sends a sense of humour while
    also sending a sense of mystery. I was extremely attracted by the mask since it
    has multiple meanings, "said Jun Jong-seo, who plays Tokyo in the series.

    The
    actors talked about their characters in addition to the masks. Most of the
    characters were kept true to their original forms, although Jong-seo noted that
    Tokyo in Money Heist Korea is not exactly like the character as portrayed by
    Ursula Corberó.

    "I
    applied for the role of Misun, but for some reason, I was given Tokyo
    instead." The Korean version's new Tokyo will change the most from the
    original character. She is a Gen Zer, in her 20s, and the show reflects the
    actual aspects of individuals in their 20s. She is, in my opinion, the purest
    since she believes so strongly in the professor's theories. She gets distracted
    easily, she’s very stable, and she is just focusing on one goal. And she is
    trying to lead everybody to go to that goal, so she is not a troublemaker, "she
    said.

    While
    there are bound to be comparisons with the original one, we are excited to see
    how Money Heist Korea manages to stand out.