Kim Yoon-seok has heaped praise on his “Heavy Snow” co-star Noh Yoon-seo, calling her face endlessly fascinating at a press screening in Seoul on November 12, six days before the mystery film opens in theaters. The veteran actor said he hopes the two will get the chance to work together again, at much greater length, after reuniting on the film.
The screening was held on November 12 at CGV Yongsan I’Park Mall in Seoul, where Kim, co-star Koo Kyo-hwan and director Hong Eui-jeong attended a press conference after the film was shown to media. Speaking about Noh, Kim said, “The more you look at her, the more fascinating her face is. If you look closely, you’ll notice she really has so many different faces.” He added, “She is an actor whose varied expressions you never know where they’ll come from. She appears only briefly in this film, but next time I would like to work with Noh Yoon-seo again, over a longer stretch and in greater depth.”
Kim made the same point in a second account of the event, telling TV Daily, “Her face is fascinating. She really has so many different faces, and so many different expressions. This time she appeared almost like a special appearance, but next time I want to work together for longer.” The affection was easy to understand: Noh plays a newly assigned officer whose sharp instincts earn the trust of a veteran detective in the film.
Kim also lightened the mood with a joke about his co-stars. He said he is currently filming a series in which he shares a bromance with Kim Seon-ho, then added, “Right now, No. 1 is Koo Kyo-hwan. When I met Kim Seon-ho, I had no choice but to say Kim Seon-ho was No. 1,” drawing laughter from the room.
“Heavy Snow” is a mystery drama set at a rural train station cut off by heavy snow, where an unidentified body is discovered in front of Gap-su (Kim), a stationmaster about to retire, and Hyeon-taek (Koo), his newly arrived successor. The film is directed by Hong Eui-jeong, the director of “Voice of Silence,” and emerging filmmaker Park Sun-woo, and is distributed by Showbox. It opens in theaters on November 18.
Noh plays Officer Yang Soon-kyung, newly assigned to the Seol-o police station, while Park Soo-young plays Detective Choi Kyung-wi. Distributor Showbox released character stills of the two on November 3, with director Hong noting that the pair were set up as a symmetrical senior-and-junior relationship, mirroring the dynamic between Kim’s and Koo’s characters.
The film marks a reunion for Kim and Noh, who previously played father and daughter in the Netflix series “The Frog” (아무도 없는 숲속에서). Their shared history gave the press conference an extra layer of warmth, with Kim’s praise framed as the admiration of a senior actor who has watched his former on-screen daughter grow.
The November 12 screening follows a production briefing on October 30, also at CGV Yongsan, where Kim praised Koo Kyo-hwan’s boyish energy, comparing him to Peter Pan. Kim has been in the spotlight all week: on November 11 he appeared on tvN’s “You Quiz on the Block” for the first time in his 39-year career, sharing behind-the-scenes stories from “Heavy Snow” and addressing long-running rumors of a feud with “The Chaser” director Na Hong-jin. He also told the show the film mixes plenty of comedy into its thriller framework, promising “there won’t be a dull moment.”
With its November 18 release approaching, “Heavy Snow” now moves from press screenings to its meeting with general audiences, with Kim’s endorsement of his young co-star adding one more reason for viewers to watch for her brief but scene-stealing turn.
