PUBLISHED ONJuly 29, 2025 11:46 AMBYSyarifah NadhirahSouth Korean actor Ahn Hyo-seop is making his debut on the big screens with the new movie Omniscient Reader: The Prophecy, and during a press conference at Sands Expo & Convention Centre today (July 29), he said he's a fan of co-star Lee Min-ho.
"It was really easy to act throughout the filming process because like how (my character) Kim Dok-ja admires and idolises (Min-ho's character) Yu Jung-hyeok, I feel the same about Min-ho. I grew up watching him act and watching his projects, so I was already his fan," said 30-year-old Hyo-seop.
Dok-ja is an ordinary office worker and the only devoted reader of a little-known web novel.
When the story's fictional apocalyptic world comes to life and its omnipotent hero Jung-hyeok appears before him, Dok-ja must use his knowledge of the story to write a new ending.
Besides the two actors, director Kim Byung-woo is also here.
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Singapore marks their first and only international promotional stop outside of South Korea.
In the movie, Dok-ja is described as a "plain-looking person", and the host quipped that Hyo-seop isn't, asking if it was difficult to portray such a character.
Laughing and shaking his head, he humbly said: "I don't think I'm that outstanding. Since the story talks about being ordinary, it made me question, 'What is being ordinary like in the world?' There are people who are tall, but there are also those who are short.
"Some have prominent faces while others have plain ones. So, I was questioning myself, 'Who am I? Where do I belong?'"
He concluded that he's ordinary: "If I consider myself outstanding or special, I thought that I wouldn't be able to start filming this movie."
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Meanwhile, Jung-hyeok is described as someone with an "outstanding and beautiful face", and Min-ho, 38, said that's the hardest part about playing his character.
"I believe that people should be defined by their internal self... I'm a very ordinary person internally, so knowing that, it was difficult to portray such an extraordinary character."
Which character would Hyo-seop and Min-ho ally with if fiction became reality?
Both of them chose machine gun-wielding Lee Ji-hye, because she's played by Blackpink's Jisoo.
"Instead of using her weapon, I'll listen to her song. Her music will become the strongest power," Min-ho joked.
Omniscient Reader: The Prophecy, which also stars Chae Soo-bin, Shin Seung-ho, Nana, and child actor Kwon Eun-seong, opens in Singapore cinemas on July 31.
Hyo-seop, Min-ho and Byung-woo will make appearances at special screenings held at Golden Village Suntec City and Golden Village VivoCity today. Tickets are sold out.
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