Honest Candidate 2
South Korean comedy sequel film
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Honest Candidate 2 (Korean: 정직한 후보 2; RR: Jeongjikhan hubo 2) is a 2022 South Korean comedy film directed by Jang Yu-jeong, starring Ra Mi-ran, Kim Mu-yeol, Yoon Kyung-ho and Park Jin-joo. A sequel of the 2020 film Honest Candidate,[2] it was wrapped up on October 31, 2021, after 3 months filming.[3] Honest Candidate 2 was released on September 28, 2022.[4]
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| Hangul | 정직한 후보2 |
| Hanja | 正直한 候補2 |
| RR | Jeongjikhan hubo2 |
| MR | Chŏngjikhan hubo2 |
| Directed by | Jang Yu-jeong |
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| Cinematography | Yoo Il-seung |
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| Distributed by | Next Entertainment World |
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| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Box office | est. US$6.4 million[1] |
Synopsis
A sequel of 2020 film Honest Candidate, it is a comedy about Joo Sang-sook (Ra Mi-ran), called the 'mouth of truth', who is dreaming of her return to politics after falling out of the Seoul mayor election.[5]
Cast
- Ra Mi-ran as Joo Sang-sook[6]
- Kim Mu-yeol as Park Hee-cheol
- Yoon Kyung-ho as Bong Man-sik[7]
- Seo Hyun-woo as Cho Tae-joo[8]
- Park Jin-joo as Bong Man-soon[9]
- Yoon Doo-joon as Kang Yeon-joon[10]
- Supporting
- Lee Jin-hee as Lee Yeon-mi, Joo Sang-sook's administrative secretary.[11]
- Yoon Sa-bong as Ms. Han[12]
- Special appearance
- Yoo Jun-sang as President of the Republic of Korea[13]
- Kim Jae-hwa as Rim Seon-hee, Representative of North Korea[14]
- On Joo-wan as Kim Jun-young, TV news anchor[14]
- Kim Ah-ra as Announcer from the North[15]
Production
On February 9, 2021, when Ra Mi-ran won the Best Actress Award for her role in Honest Candidate at the 41st Blue Dragon Film Awards, a sequel was confirmed. At award ceremony she said, "Actually, I'm trying to film Honest Candidate 2. I will try to be your belly button thief next year."[16] On August 6, the casting of Ra Mi-ran, Kim Mu-yeol and Yoon Kyung-ho reprising their roles from Honest Candidate was confirmed. In addition Seo Hyun-woo, Park Jin-joo, and Yoon Doo-joon joined the cast.[9]
The principal photography began on July 31, 2021[17] and was wrapped up on October 31.[18]
