Recently, many television production companies in Korea have expressed concern about the salaries of famous actors continuously increasing, leading to increased film production costs.
Faced with that situation, many manufacturers have tried to find new directions. One of them is to look for rookie actors who have both acting skills and appearance. This has been applied by Korean filmmakers in school film projects.
The reason is because top actors tend to prefer roles in dramas where they can stand out the most. Therefore, it is difficult to cast them in school films where the story focuses on a group of characters. However, This is also considered an opportunity for new talents to get closer to the public.
For example, the TV series "Zombie School", "Semester of Life and Death", "Magic Cookies", "Horror Night"... all had the participation of all new actors and achieved great success. Significant achievements at home and abroad.
After the above projects, many young faces such as Park Ji Hoo, Park Solomon, Yoo In Soo, Kim Woo Seok, Ahn Ji Ho, Lee Jae In, Cha Woo Min... all received attention for their excellent performances. .
Closest to the movie "Pyramid Game", in addition to the female lead role Sung Su Ji played by singer Bona/Kim Ji Yeon, the remaining more than 20 characters in the movie are all played by newly debuted actors. .
The fact that rookie actors like Jang Da Ah, Shin Seul Ki, Kang Na Eon, Ryu Da In... showed synchronization with their characters and good role-playing skills left a strong impression on viewers, at the same time. help the work spread more widely.
Hankook Ilbo assessed that the success of the above works is considered a typical example of the production team's success in reducing actors' salaries. Instead, focus on filmmaking, letting the director complete his work well.
“In the long run, casting (auditioning) for the reputation of top stars can have a negative impact on the project. This is also the reason why production companies will consider a more stable plan to produce dramas without top actors" - wrote the Korean newspaper.
