Yoo Ah In: Icon of an "Unfortunate Youth"

Actor Yu Ah In came back as Kkang Chul Yi in movie "Tough as Iron."

Some might say, "Again?" since the Korean title of the movie, "Tough as Iron," sounds very similar to "Wan Deuk Yi (2011)," a movie he made two years ago. Yoo Ah In acknowledged this fact. "I didn't want to do this movie when I skipped over the title on the script, because I didn't want to do a second version of "Wan Deuk Yi." But they are two distinctive films," Yoo Ah In said in an interview in Seoul last week.

He added, "As a person from Daegu, I picked this movie because it's set in Busan. At lease the Busan dialect will show people that this movie is different from "Wan Deuk Yi."

"Touch as Iron" is a movie about a Busan man, Gang Chul, who faces the tough world with his unique sense of optimism. Gang Chul is an aggressive yet honest person. To borrow Yoo Ah In's expression, Gang Chul is nicer than any ordinary person. He makes money the honest way and takes care of his mother the honest way, but couldn't help but become aggressive in this though world. In addition to Yu Ah In, Kim Hye Suk, Kim Jung Tae, Lee Shi Un and Jung Yu Mi starred in the movie. "Tough As Iron" is to be released on November 2, 2013.