Ji Chang-wook reveals his approach to portraying Te-jun in Disney+ series "City of Lies," emphasizing emotional depth and character immersion.
November/3/2025 17:57
Actor Ji Chang-wook revealed the points he focused on while playing the role of Te-jun in Disney+ "City of Lies." Today (3rd) morning, a production presentation for Disney+ "City of Lies" was held at the Conrad Seoul Hotel in Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, attended by Ji Chang-wook, EXO's D.O., Kim Jong-soo, Cho Yoon-soo, Lee Kwang-soo, and director Park Shin-woo. On this day, Ji Chang-wook shared the reasons for choosing the work and his efforts to express the emotional range of Te-jun. He said, "When I first read the script, I thought I could showcase various highlights. The diverse and charming characters and their relationships were also interesting. So I had the desire to do well and the confidence that I could do it, which made me personally greedy." Regarding the role of Te-jun, he introduced, "I think I am expressing an ordinary person. He is serious and pursuing his dreams. Such a person gets caught up in an incident and falls to the depths of life in an instant. After that, he learns that the incident is shrouded in mystery and that someone is behind it, and he is a character who chases that end." He also conveyed, "Rather than focusing on the character, my goal was to express the emotions immersed in the situation. It was a big challenge to place Te-jun in the situation he is in and express the emotions as they are, so that the viewers can follow along." Disney+ "City of Lies" is an action drama where Te-jun, who lived an ordinary life, ends up in prison due to wrongful accusations of a heinous crime, and learns that everything was planned by Johan (D.O.), leading him to seek revenge. After four episodes are released on the 5th, two episodes will be released weekly.
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