On January 13, director Hyun Hae Ri met native reporters at a café in Seoul, throughout which she mentioned, “I’m one of many victims who misplaced cash from the Terra-LUNA crash,” including, “Trying again, I trusted myself an excessive amount of and have become boastful.”
Crypto Man is a criminal offense drama impressed by the 2022 LUNA Coin Crash that shook the world and led to the disappearance of fifty trillion received. Hyun Hae Ri, who wrote the screenplay and directed the movie, is a former PD recognized for steering quite a few present affairs and academic packages and receiving acclaim on the Canneseries Pageant for The Lady Who Labored 9 Contract Jobs (literal title).
Director Hyun revealed that, just like the victims within the film, she too had suffered losses from cryptocurrency investments up to now. She mentioned, “I additionally invested in cryptocurrency a bit severely. It was round 2019 to 2021, and at the moment, most of my friends had been into cryptocurrency. Even when they did not do cryptocurrency, they had been doing shares. It was not possible to search out anybody who wasn’t investing.” She continued, “Once I name myself a sufferer, people who find themselves into cryptocurrencies criticize me by saying, ‘You invested [at your own will] and now you are saying [you’re a victim].’ On the time, the media and monetary authorities had been all overestimated in regards to the LUNA Coin’s asset worth that I by no means anticipated it to be a rip-off. That is why, although I invested my cash in response to my very own will, I can nonetheless name myself a sufferer.”
Having suffered losses, director Hyun additionally shared the feelings she skilled whereas enduring these tough occasions. She mentioned, “It wasn’t simply that I misplaced cash from LUNA Coin. I misplaced cash from cryptocurrencies, however I additionally made some. As I made cash, I began considering, ‘If I simply maintain on with out getting grasping, I am going to become profitable, proper?’ Individuals do not at all times proceed succeeding simply because they did nicely as soon as, and I regretted considering, ‘I trusted myself an excessive amount of.’ After that, I made a decision to not be immodest and be the form of one that, when everybody else agrees, can nonetheless say ‘NO’. Now, I’ve grow to be somebody who thinks the alternative of what individuals say is correct.”
She additionally defined the explanation behind casting the late actor Music Jae Rim because the lead. “I heard that Music Jae Rim had stored a family ledger for 18 years,” and added, “Seeing that, I needed to work with him on this challenge.”
Within the movie, late actor Music Jae Rim performed the position of Yang Do Hyun, a younger businessman who tried to overcome the world. The character was impressed by the previous CEO of Terraform Labs, Do Kwon, who was a key determine within the Terra-LUNA Coin crash. It’s reported that traders from world wide suffered losses of over 50 trillion received in whole. In March 2023, the Southern District of New York indicted Do Kwon on eight expenses, together with securities fraud, wire fraud, client fraud, and conspiracy to govern market costs.
Director Hyun defined the explanation for casting Music Jae Rim, saying, “I needed to solid somebody who seemed just like the real-life determine… Music Jae Rim’s normal picture was that of a shiny and lovable [person], however as he reached his mid-30s, his picture grew to become [like that of a] chilly individual. He was like a special individual altogether.”
Director Hyun additionally shared, “I occurred to observe New Launch – Comfort Retailer Restaurant, the place Music Jae Rim talked about that he was very concerned with cash and shares and that he had been protecting a family ledger for 18 years. Amongst celebrities, he was like a mentor, somebody with a powerful grasp of monetary information. Once I truly met him, his MBTI was precisely what I had anticipated — INTJ (Strategist). As quickly as I noticed him, I instantly thought, ‘It might be nice to work with him on a challenge.'”
Crypto Man is about to premiere on January 15, 2025.