Actors Woo Do-hwan (left) and Lee Sang-yi attend the production presentation for season 2 of the Netflix series ‘Bloodhounds’ at the Ambassador Seoul Pullman Hotel in Jung-gu, Seoul, on the 31st, posing for photos. Yonhap News

Actor Woo Do-hwan discussed his chemistry with Lee Sang-yi and Jung Ji-hoon.

In an interview for Netflix ‘Bloodhounds 2’ held at a cafe in Jongno-gu, Seoul, on the 9th, Woo Do-hwan said, “Compared with season 1, there were expectations about success. If season 1 began with the mindset of hoping we would not get criticized, this time we started knowing there is a fan base, so I think there was a sense of anticipation. Parody content is coming out, and it feels like we are communicating, so it is fun and I am grateful.”

Released on the 3rd, ‘Bloodhounds 2’ follows Geon-woo (Woo Do-hwan) and Woo-jin (Lee Sang-yi) as they take on a global illegal boxing league ruled by money and violence, and with larger-scale action it climbed to No. 2 on Netflix Global Top 10 Series, showcasing its popularity.

A major factor was the deepened ‘bromance’ between Geon-woo and Woo-jin compared with the previous season. Woo Do-hwan also spoke proudly of the deeper affection he and Lee Sang-yi share off screen.

When told that Lee Sang-yi said in an interview the previous day, “I gave our bromance a score of 90,” he snapped, “Ninety? Where did you throw away the other ten?” drawing laughter.

He went on, “I will give it 90 as well. Isn’t this like between a man and a woman, ‘I love you more’?” and, laughing, added, “We will make up the remaining ten in season 3,” raising expectations for the duo’s bromance to continue.

Actor Woo Do-hwan. Blitzway Entertainment

He also said, “Watching Woo-jin, I think, ‘So someone can be this funny,’ ‘How nice would it be to have a friend like this.’ I also find myself wondering what it would have been like if Baek-jeong (Jung Ji-hoon) had had such a friend,” and added, “By giving up the path of becoming a boxer and becoming Geon-woo’s coach, dreaming together is even more admirable. I think the two of them are the kind who would die in each other’s place.”

On Jung Ji-hoon, who stepped in as a new villain this season, he said, “Because there were many fight scenes, we really had to trust each other to sync up well,” and praised him: “When I think of the word ‘effort,’ he is someone you simply cannot leave out. I learned so much working together.”

Regarding the performance as Baek-jeong, he said, “I thought he was truly heinous, and at the same time I could understand him to some extent. That does not mean the character did well, but I think he conveyed exceptionally well the feeling of, ‘He had no choice, and yet it was so wrong.’”

As for Jung Ji-hoon having said that, throughout filming, he wrestled with director Kim Joo-hwan’s detailed direction in shaping Baek-jeong, Woo Do-hwan said, “The director is someone with a very clear picture in his head. When I was doing season 1 and wondered, ‘Is this right?’ he gave me the feeling of, ‘Just trust me,’ so I think I followed him with trust. If I had played Geon-woo the way I wanted, it would have been completely different from what it is now. Ji-hoon must have had a very hard time as well. I relate.”