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Film Review: Confidential Assignment 2: International (2022) by Lee Seok-hoon

A sequel to the 2017 blockbuster “Confidential Assignment”, in which the main leads returns to a different director for a relatively much the same ordeal they went through before. Now, however, they have to put up with an unwelcomed FBI agent from the States. The movie went on to become the third highest-grossing Korean film of 2022 besides receiving the Blue Dragon Film Awards' “Popular Star Award” for its stars Im Yoon-ah and Daniel Henney .

The film kicks off in New York City where FBI agent Jack (Daniel Henney) intercepts a drug deal and arrests the ruthless North Korean crime leader Jang Myong-jun ( Jin Seon-kyu ). While Jang is being transported back to Pyongyang, his thugs ambush the FBI agents and he escapes after a fierce street shootout. Somehow, he manages to sneak his way into Seoul with one billion dollars' worth of North Korean fund thus prompting the North Korean government to send their top agent Im Cheol-ryung ( Hyun Bin ) after him.

While in Seoul, Im again teams up with local detective Kang Jin-tae ( Yoo Hae-jin ) to track down drug dealer Jang. Meanwhile, being constrained to a desk job in the Cyber Crime complain department due to a mishap during an investigation, Kang is more than excited to have the opportunity to work with the North Korean again. In addition, FBI agent Jack suddenly shows up in town, hoping to arrest Jang for killing his fellow officers, and the trio soon find themselves reluctantly working together. All of this eventually leads to a confrontation on top of a high rise in the middle of Seoul which also involves a ticking chemical bomb.

Besides being blessed with rugged good looks, South Korean TV drama heart-throb Hyun Bin is equally convincing as an action star even though the script doesn't give him much to do except look cool. In contrast, comic Yoo Hae-jin, with his less than leading man looks provides most of the bulk of the comedy throughout but the two leads manage to make a pleasing team and share decent screen chemistry reprising their roles. However Hyun is still rather wooden acting wise and luckily Yoo is a bit more restrained and less goofy here. Adding to the mix is the tall and handsome American-Korean model actor Daniel Henny; his FBI character Jack communicates in English most of the time and acts mainly as a sex object for the women to drool on.

Popular singer turned actress Im Yoon-ah, better known as Yoona was already a well-established celebrity and a top brand ambassador because of her involvement with “Girls' Generation”, a very popular local girl group. Therefore, it is only natural that the filmmakers gave her character, Park Min-young, sister-in-law to detective Kang, a much meatier role this time around. Nonetheless, she still has a crash for the suave super-agent Im from the North and clowns around but she now gets a chance to help the detectives out.

The brutal and snarling North Korean drug gang leader Jang Myong-jun, played by Jin Seon-kyu with a very strange looking hairstyle, somehow lacks impact and looks tame compared to other villains from most recent Korean crime films. The rest of the female members of the Kang's household are still the same as they were in the previous film. Action-wise there are plenty of gun shootouts usually accompanied by a soaring guitar soundtrack, and the one in New York City in particular is epic and impressive but viewers have to wait till the end for more action, as the middle section is mostly comedy driven. Furthermore, rendered like some kind of super-humans, bullets seem to bounce off the main protagonists while the bad guys are just terrible at their aiming.

Although this well produced and slick buddy-cop sequel offers viewers nothing new story wise, it should still please the many royal fans of Yoona, heart-throbs Hyun Bin and Henney respectively. Credit goes to the filmmakers for knowing what their audience wants and at the same time balancing action with comedy immaculately.

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Cash Landing On You: A review of 'Confidential Assignment 2'

In cinemas this week is the Korean film, Confidential Assignment 2, that’s raking it in at their box office, and just surpassed the 6 million moviegoers mark after 26 days of general release in the country. This is a faster record than the previous highest 30 day mark of this year, credited to Top Gun: Maverick. This places this sequel of the 2017 Confidential Assignment as the No. 4 in box office this year, and it’s obviously still picking up audiences.

The film once again stars Hyun Bin as a North Korean detective who’s made to partner with one from South Korea, as portrayed by Yoo Hae Jin. Also in the cast is Im Yoon-Ah as the South Korean detective’s sister-in-law, and Korean-American Daniel Henney as Jack, a New York detective who eventually forms the trio that exists as the new twist on the tale. Jin Sun Kyu plays the leader of a North Korean criminal organization, that acts as the chief villain of the narrative.

I must confess here that I’ve never finished an episode of Crash Landing On You, and only watched bits of the series as Issa (Litton) would follow it. But I am fully aware of Hyun Bin’s popularity, and can see why he’d enjoy such a mass following here. If anything, this film should further that appeal; as he plays the stoic policeman, with rugged determination and loyalty to his profession, while constantly self-deprecating about his looks.

It’s an action comedy film that knows exactly which buttons to press. Yoo Hae Jin, with his less than classic leading man looks, provides much of the comedy, and it falls to Im Yoon-Ah to inject humor with her every scene as the girl who’s desperately in love with Hyun Bin’s character but wants to play it cool and not lose her self-respect…too much.

It’s low-hanging fruit, and knows the formula to perfection. The action scenes are timed to periodically keep the male audience at attention, while scenes with Hyun Bin, and the laughs elicited by his interaction with Yoon-Ah should have the female watchers screaming in delight.

I’ll admit that while there are the requisite twists and turns in the storyline, we all know how it’ll end, and the getting there forms part of the pleasure of watching the proceedings unfold. There is an element of things taking too long, and brisker editing might have enhanced the film’s pace. But who am I to critique the film’s length? Over six million Koreans have obviously given their unwavering approval.

The main stars and Director of Confidential Assignment 2 celebrated their surpassing the 6 million moviegoers mark last October 2nd.

If this is the other side of the coin of the Korean film industry output, the more commercial side, as opposed to such films as Parasite or The Handmaiden, I do see why the industry is such a robust one. CA2 is slickly packaged, and knows how to balance the comedy with the action, and throws up memorable heroes and villains. If anything, there’s something a shade too stereotypical about the villains, with their bad hairstyle days-look, and always dressed from head to toe in black.

I can predict audiences will flock to this on the strength of Hyun Bin’s looming presence, but they’ll also be entertained. It’s Lethal Weapon re-mixed as Three Amigos, and has the mainstream audience in the palm of its now cash-heavy hands. It is Cash Landing, with more to come.

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Confidential Assignment 2: International (2022) Review

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Director: Lee Suk-Hoon Cast: Hyun-Bin, Yu Hae-Jin, Lim Yoon-A , Daniel Henney, Jin Sun-Kyu, Jang Young-Nam, Park Hoon, Im Sung-Jae, Yoon Sang-Hwa, Park Min-Ha Running Time: 129 min.

By Paul Bramhall

In 2016 Yoo Hae-jin and Hyun Bin played a South Korean detective and North Korean agent who team up to track down a rogue North Korean general in Confidential Assignment . Somewhat of a precursor to the trend of movies that portrayed amicable relations between the South and North once president Moon Jae-in would take office just a year later, the production itself was a breezy but slight affair. A pleasant mix of comedy, action, and light drama wrapped up as a commercially leaning crowd pleaser, 6 years later it’s the kind of movie that has most likely slipped the mind of most who watched it (unless I’m only speaking for myself). Needless to say, it’s debatable if anyone was clamouring for a sequel, but in 2022 that’s what we got in the form of Confidential Assignment 2: International (possibly the first and only sequel to take inspiration from the ill-fated 4 th entry in the Men in Black franchise?).

Replacing director Kim Seong-hoon is Lee Seok-hoon, for whom the sequel marks a kind of comeback vehicle. The last time Seok-hoon was in the director’s chair was before the original Confidential Assignment was released, with the 2015 mountain climbing drama The Himalayas . Before that he’d helmed 2014’s Pirates and a handful of romantic comedies, proving himself to be a solid if unremarkable commercial director. If anything, much like the original, solid if unremarkable is also the best way to describe the sequel.

Despite the title indicating the possibility of a globe hopping adventure (even though, if you think about it for more than a few seconds, you realise that’s impossible for Hyun Bin’s North Korean agent), the sequel for the most part plays out in Seoul just like the original. The whole ‘international’ angle mainly comes in the form of an American agent who transforms the twosome of Hae-jin and Hyun Bin into a trio – but can their bromance survive a third wheel? The American agent is played by Daniel Henney, who’s had success onscreen both in Korea ( Seducing Mr. Perfect ) and in the U.S. ( X-Men Origins: Wolverine ). The son of an ethnically Korean American adoptee mother and American father with British and Irish roots, Henney was a model who transitioned into acting, only learning Korean once he was in his 20’s.

Its Henney’s agent who we meet in the New York set opening, where we’re also introduced to the villain of the piece played by Jin Sun-kyu ( Space Sweepers , Svaha: The Sixth Finger ), whose wardrobe and hairstyle makes him look like he just walked off the set of a 70’s taekwon action flick. Like the original’s villain, Sun-kyu is also a North Korean who’s seemingly developed a taste for capitalism, and after the authorities bust a drug deal he finds himself due to be extradited back to Pyongyang. Enter Hyun Bin, who the regime has sent to be his escort. Things go awry though when their vehicle is intercepted on the way to the airport, leading to an impressively staged shootout on the streets that clearly tips its hat to Heat , complete with that distinctly satisfying echo from the machine gun fire. In the aftermath Sun-kyu makes his escape, and heads for Seoul with a billion dollars of stolen funds that was intended for North Korean government.

All of this takes place before the title has even appeared onscreen, with the setup giving the perfect excuse for both Hyun Bin and Henney to keep hot on Sun-kyu’s tail, leading to everyone converging in Seoul where the rest of the plot plays out. It’s also where various events transpire that see the pair team up with Yoo Hae-jin, who after one too many stuff ups has been demoted from major crimes to the cyber-crime complaints desk. Sensing an opportunity to redeem himself, after no one else volunteers themselves to work with Hyun Bin due to the events of the original, Hae-jin puts himself forward, hoping that it’ll present an opportunity to get himself reinstated back into major crimes. The rest follows the usual tropes, as the trio find themselves reluctantly working together, and gradually put aside their differences to take down the bad guy.

Even more so than the original, the sequel feels like a throwaway affair, not unlike the direct to streaming movies of the west like Red Notice and Ghosted . Despite the 6-year gap, there’s practically zero development when it comes to Hae-jin and Hyun Bin’s characters from the pair who we met in the first, and several scenarios simply recycle the same setups from the original. Again Hyun Bin ends up staying with Hae-jin’s family, of whom the original cast all return – Jang Young-nam ( Project Wolf Hunting ) as the feisty wife, Yoona as his lovestruck sister-in-law ( Exit ), and Park Min-ha as his now teenage daughter (who notably hasn’t appeared in anything since the original). Only this time Yoona’s obsession with Hyun Bin feels rather tired and stilted, not to mention a little outdated, as her character is given little to do other than record YouTube makeup tutorials, apply makeup to Daniel Henney, and swoon over both of them.

Speaking of outdated, there’s an undeniable pre- John Wick feel to the action, which is likely to divide audiences depending on their preference. Much like The Matrix put an end to the era of muscle-bound action heroes throwing haymakers at each other, so John Wick’s popularisation of the ultra-efficient one-shot kill has largely seen the traditional action movie shootout, where the bad guys are incapable of hitting a single target, become a thing of the past. Confidential Assignment 2 brings this action aesthetic back with a vengeance, with a number of scenes containing bad guys spraying bullets in every direction, but apparently completely incapable of landing a single shot on any of our trio of protagonists. With the exception of the opening New York shootout, the result is that there never really feels like anyone’s in danger, even when bullets are flying.

What is clear is that director Seok-hoon is a fan of The Matrix himself, as the finale features a couple of scenes that aren’t so much inspired by the action classic as they are directly lifted from it. In one sequence the bad guys rescue Sun-kyu, who’s tied to a chair on the upper floor of a skyscraper, by bringing a helicopter to directly hover outside the window, unleashing a hail of gunfire that basically replicates Neo’s same rescue of Morpheus. Anyone who’s seen The Matrix will also undoubtably recognise the slow-motion pillar destruction through a hail of bullets, replicating the same aesthetic that was employed in the famous lobby shootout scene, just minus any acrobatics.  

The biggest issue the sequel has though is the handling of Sun-kyu’s villain. Unlike many recent Korean thrillers, his rogue North Korean agent actually has clearly defined motivations and legitimate reasons for being angry, however a lack of screentime means it’s never effectively conveyed in a convincing manner. His reasons are also largely personal, and don’t really have anything to do with our trio of protagonists, so the revenge factor behind catching the bad guy that drove the originals narrative here feel sourly lacking. It’s basically a trio of comedic good guys that banter along about being Korean through their cultural differences, while trying to catch a bad guy who’s stolen some money. A bit more time on giving the trio of Hae-jin, Hyun Bin, and Henney some motivation to catch him beyond it being their job could have helped to add at least a smidgen of gravitas to their mission.

As it is, Confidential Assignment 2: International achieves much the same as the first. There’s a few genuine laughs to be had, a smattering of decent action (and also some not so decent, including the whole rooftop finale), and functional dramatic beats to keep things moving along. If we were still in the 2010’s I’d probably think more highly of this follow-up, but as a product of 2022 when Korea is cranking out similar genre efforts like The Roundup , Seok-hoon’s return to filmmaking feels more than a little lazy, delivering the bare minimum and not an ounce more.

Paul Bramhall’s Rating: 5.5/10

4 Responses to Confidential Assignment 2: International (2022) Review

I didn’t know there was a sequel until now. The first movie certainly wasn’t deep, but it was easy and safe entertainment. (Which isn’t why we watch Korean movies.)

I find it hard to see the words “success” and “X-Men Origins” in the same sentence. Although I guess Mr Henney got a decent paycheck.

It’s interesting to read about how movies that don’t keep up with modern action film making are now considered “outdated.” Based on that notion, are we to not like certain movies from the past anymore?

At the top of my head The Last Boy Scout, Last Man Standing ‘95 and 96 wouldn’t be enjoyed by modern audiences because they don’t have “John Wick” action and feature plenty of bad guys who can’t shoot straight. (Modern audiences might have other grievances too, but that’s another subject.)

I think there will always be a place for that kind of action as long as there’s a fun factor to it and it’s done well. I guess Confidential Assignment 2 doesn’t have that going for it even though the first movie had well done gunfights and martial art scenes that still hold up today.

Now you do! 🙂 Hope you get a chance to check it out Andrew.

To your question, I’d give it a hard ‘no’. For me a movies action aesthetic is always in context of the era it was made in. That’s why the likes of ‘The Last Boy Scout’ will always be a classic, along with plenty of other 80’s and 90’s action flicks. The action is exciting because it was at the time of its release, delivering a healthy dose of testosterone and bullet riddled mayhem. The same can be applied to kung-fu flicks, I enjoy the action in ‘The One Armed Swordsman’ from 1967 as much as I enjoy the action in ‘The Swordsman’ from 2020, as both make a genuine effort to put solid action onscreen for the year that they were made.

My problem here is that (with the exception of the New York shootout), I didn’t feel like that genuine effort was being made. Watching people repeatedly shoot at each other from static positions and never hit anything isn’t exciting, it’s just audio visual noise, and for a movie from 2022 we should expect more. It doesn’t need to be John Wick, it doesn’t even need to be John Woo, but if there’s bullets flying all over the screen and as a viewer there’s no feeling of danger, then there’s something fundamentally amiss in the action design.

All of that makes sense, and I’m glad you can clarify.

I still enjoy many of the movies that I enjoyed 20 and even 30 years ago, but I admit that as action choreography advanced, I became spoiled by it, and it sometimes became harder to watch films where the characters aren’t doing 10-30 moves in one camera shot.

I suppose with some older films, their action scenes are still good because the characters are worth caring about and whatnot.

I enjoyed both movies just like all the lethal weapons movies. Cannot asked for everyone of these movies to be classic. Both movies are fun and well made.

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In this sequel to action comedy Confidential Assignment (2017), Cheol-ryung (Hyun Bin) returns as the disciplined North Korean super-agent, and also back is the laid-back South Korean cop Jin-tae (Yoo Hae-jin).

Both are assigned to track down a renegade North Korean operative who has become one of South Korea’s most brutal drug dealers. Things are further complicated by the appearance of gung-ho American FBI agent Jack (Daniel Henney).

Meanwhile, Min-young (Im Yoon-ah), Jin-tae’s sister-in-law, is besotted with the handsome Cheol-ryung and hopes he remembers her from the previous assignment.

If you took the good bits from classic odd-couple cop movies – throw in a dash of Rush Hour (1998), a splash of Bad Boys (1995) and a pinch of Lethal Weapon (1987) – the result would be this entertaining package, an action-comedy that does not take itself seriously yet never crumbles into complete silliness.

Credit must be given to Yoo Hae-jin, a gifted comic actor whose average Joe humanity keeps everything anchored. His role might not be the most original – he plays the henpecked husband who goes to comical lengths to keep his wife in the dark about his love of danger – but Yoo’s light touch makes his part feel fresh and funny.

Heart-throbs Hyun Bin and Daniel Henney play the suave foreigners whose presence causes a disturbance in the feminine force in Jin-tae’s family. In a scene that recalls Bad Boys, they do a cool slow-motion strut, exuding seismic waves of handsomeness.

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Henney’s American cop utters a few words of Korean and the natives who hear it melt in appreciation – it is a layered poke at pretty privilege, but also a jab at locals who fawn over Korean-speaking expatriates. In Rush Hour, nobody in America praised Jackie Chan’s character for speaking English.

Like the hit South Korean comedy Extreme Job (2019) – about cops who take over a chicken restaurant for a stakeout, only to find that selling fried chicken is their passion – Confidential Assignment 2: International is powered by strong, character-driven jokes.

In a brilliant early sequence, a car chase is made funny by the inclusion of a bit about in-car cup noodle-eating. In one elegant move, it sells action and reveals Jin-tae’s dogged personality, all capped with a great joke.

This stands in contrast to the Hollywood buddy cop movie of today, which tends to let one hyperactive actor, a professional comedian (someone like Kevin Hart), carry the entire movie with non-stop riffing or have both cop buddies do talky stand-up bits disguised as conversations.

HOT TAKE: A buddy cop comedy better than anything Hollywood has made in ages.

VERDICT: 4/5

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Confidential Assignment 2: International

Story: Jang (Jin Sun-kyu) is a drug lord who was actually supposed to produce drugs on behalf of North Korea and sell them abroad in order to supply the country with a steady cash flow. But he defected and now lines his own pockets. North Korea also has a problem with the fact that Jang has a billion dollars that belong to them. They want the money back and so Lim Cheol-ryeong (Hyeon Bin) is sent to America, where the FBI captured Jang. The FBI's lead investigator Jack (Daniel Henney) is not at all happy that he has to give Jang to North Korea. However, when the prisoner is being handed over, there is a big shootout and Jang manages to escape. For reasons unknown to the North, Jang flees to South Korea and goes into hiding, were he also launches a new drug. Lim is sent to South Korea, where he is supposed to collaborate with Detective Kang Jin-tae (Yoo Hae-jin). The two have already solved a case together in the past, but despite their friendship, Kang is aware of the fact that Lim's loyalty lies with his own country. When Jack gets involved in the case too, it seems almost impossible for the parties to cooperate. Still, the three have no other choice but to share their knowledge with each other if they want to put a stop to Jang's activities - as the drug lord has already forged an extremely dangerous plan with which he wants to take revenge for the death of his family.

Review: If you don't have the best memory anyway, it's no surprise you cannot remember "Confidential Assignment" . Luckily, I can use my reviews as a memory aid, and I quickly realized that the first part was simply forgettable. That's why I was all the more surprised to see that there was a second installment in the first place, and even the more astonished that it was basically better in all respects too, so much so that it could actually be called a good movie. This is not only due to the excellent action (which was already pretty decent in the first part), but above all due to the humor, which works on a level that is not embarrassing at all - instead it's really entertaining. Moreover, the flat characters were fleshed out more and - also thanks to a third "buddy" - the direcctor finally managed to get the chemistry between the main characters right, which is something that didn't work in the first flick.

The reason why the movie has the subtitle "International", apart from the fact that the introduction is set in the USA, is the third person in the league. Daniel Henney ( "My Father" ) is the Korean Michael Wong. He almost always speaks English and only sporadically speaks Korean when it suits him. The fact that he always immediately scores points with women, mainly because of his appearance and masculinity, starts a nice competition between his character and that of Hyeon Bin. But that is not the only reason for tension between them, because - needless to say - all three protagonists are loyal to their own country and therefore always have to hide some information from the others. Of course, in a buddy movie like that, there just has to be some betrayal followed by remorse and redemption. Overall, it can be said that adding another character brings more dynamic to the movie and actually increases the level of entertainment.

Towards the end, however, there are still some nice action scenes, and again the level of violence contrasts the family movie atmosphere. A contrast that is actually quite pleasing this time. Action fans will also get their money's worth thanks to some gripping scenes, but it's mainly the humor that works really well in this sequel. The dialogues between the individuals are entertaining and create a pace and dynamics that make the 128 minutes fly by in an instant. Different to what we get to see in so many sequels, there is hardly anything over-the-top here, and thanks to the introduction of a third character into the bromance you can even watch the movie without needing any knowledge of the previous picture. Accordingly, "Confidential Assignment 2: International" has done everything right as a sequel. As a movie on its own, you don't get anything seriously new here, but what you get is some solid entertainment.

YoonA says filming 'Confidential Assignment 2: International' was very meaningful since all the cast members from the first movie were in it

YoonA  shared her honest thoughts about filming ' Confidential Assignment 2: International .' On September 6, YoonA talked with Wikitree and shared her thoughts on filming the sequel to ' Confidential Assignment .' On this day, YoonA was asked what was the most significant influence on her decision to appear in the second film and explained, " I think it was the family members who appeared. I think it was meaningful because we were together in the second film as well."

It is known that YoonA is a close friend of Son Ye Jin and Hyun Bin married Son Ye Jin this March. Therefore, YoonA was asked if it was uncomfortable having a romantic relationship in the film with the character played by Hyun Bin, who is now Son Ye Jin's husband.

In response, YoonA explained, " In this film, Cheol Ryeong (Hyun Bin's character) didn't become my husband yet, so I didn't feel overwhelmed. I didn't think much about that because the relationship between the two characters remained the same as in the first film. I think it's only a romantic relationship for me,"  and laughed.

YoonA also explained that she wants to show a more mature Min Young (YoonA's character in the film) if she were to film 'Confidential Assignment 3.' YoonA elaborated, " I think it's more important to keep Minyoung's personality. I think she would be able to show her ability in the third movie since she joined in on the investigation even a little bit in the second film."

When asked about wanting the relationship between Min Young and Cheol Ryeong to become more developed, YoonA explained, " I think it would be good if there is a bit of growth in that aspect too. There were more signs in this second film than the first so I think it would be good if there would be more signals in the third film."  She added, " In the third film, Cheolryeong should express something too at that point." 

Meanwhile, 'Confidential Assignment 2: International' follows an unlikely duo - North Korean detective Rim Cheol Ryeong (played by Hyun Bin) and South Korean detective Kang Jin Tae (Played by Yoo Hae Jin ) - who partner up with a new teammate, Jack (played by Daniel Henney). These three detectives work together to catch an international criminal while bickering and cooperating without a choice.

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Box-office Queen YOONAAAA and her movie CA2 are coming!!! ~ I'm ready!!

CA2's main cast so ultra-talented and so good friends.

MINYOUNG (YoonA)'s heart will be confused and will get torn between Cheolryung (hyunbin) and JACK (Daniel Henney).

Minyoung doesn't want to get out of the love triangle she wants both. Lmao 😜😂😂hahahaahahaahaha~

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Hyun Bin has talked about his upcoming film “Confidential Assignment 2” in a new interview with Sports Chosun!

The upcoming action film is the sequel to “Confidential Assignment,” which was about a North Korean detective named Rim Chul Ryung (Hyun Bin) and a South Korean detective named Kang Jin Tae ( Yoo Hae Jin ) teaming up to catch a criminal.

The sequel film “Confidential Assignment 2: International” follows Rim Chul Ryung heading back to South Korea in pursuit of a brutal and secret criminal organization. He teams up again with Kang Jin Tae, who volunteers to work with the North Korean in order to get back on the investigation team after a mistake landed him in the cyber crime department.

Reflecting on the beginning stages of the sequel, Hyun Bin revealed, “‘Confidential Assignment’ received a lot of love from the audience. That’s why when I first heard that ‘Confidential Assignment 2’ was being produced, I said that I would also participate if the [original] cast members all returned. Everyone was on the same page.”

Hyun Bin elaborated on the changes in the new movie, sharing, “The difference from the first film is that in the first movie, Rim Chul Ryung getting revenge for his wife was the important story. In ‘Confidential Assignment 2,’ there are relaxed aspects in every sense. I wanted to show him getting used to South Korea.”

The sequel will feature Hyun Bin’s reunion with Yoo Hae Jin and Girls’ Generation ‘s YoonA , and his collaboration with new cast members Daniel Henney and Jin Sun Kyu . Daniel Henney plays Jack, an FBI detective from the United States who is on the trail of a North Korean criminal organization, while Jin Sun Kyu plays Jang Myung Joon, the leader of this organization. YoonA plays Park Min Young, the sister-in-law of Kang Jin Tae who has a lot of affection for Rim Chul Ryung.

Hyun Bin discussed his chemistry with each of his co-stars, starting with Yoo Hae Jin, saying, “I think Yoo Hae Jin’s comment was spot-on. There was a comfortable familiarity [in working together again]. As we filmed with a comfortable atmosphere, we were able to share our ideas much more easily. I think those aspects will be shown a lot on screen.”

Although Daniel Henney is new to the “Confidential Assignment” series, Hyun Bin has previously worked with the actor in the 2004 drama “ My Lovely Sam Soon .” Hyun Bin commented, “Interestingly, even though we hadn’t spoken in a long time, we were able to return to how we were in the past really quickly. We filmed enjoyably while talking about our individual works.”

Regarding Jin Sun Kyu, Hyun Bin shared, “Although he comes out as a villain, he himself is a warm and kind person. The process of Jin Sun Kyu creating a villain who contrasts his personality was interesting and fun. He made a point to diligently create [the character] until the end. I really remember his strong determination.”

On his reunion with YoonA, Hyun Bin remarked, “I heard that the first film ‘Confidential Assignment’ was her screen debut. At that time, there was a level of comfort, and I think she tried to showcase an even more upgraded image in ‘Confidential Assignment 2.’ I think she’s an incredibly clever actress. She learns while endlessly being hard on herself and in that aspect, she’s a junior actress I want to watch over for a long time.”

After the hit 2019 drama “Crash Landing on You,” Hyun Bin has now starred in two consecutive projects where he plays a North Korean, leaving viewers to assume that he has perfected the dialect and vocabulary.

“I learned North Korean for about three months for ‘Confidential Assignment 2,'” Hyun Bin revealed. “The North Korean in ‘Confidential Assignment’ is slightly different from ‘Crash Landing on You.’ During ‘Crash Landing on You,’ I tried to erase the North Korean of ‘Confidential Assignment,’ and now it’s the opposite. While this is work that I obviously have to do as an actor, I tried to work hard on my own.”

As he’s adopted roles as a North Korean numerous times and to lots of success, there are even sayings that a project is bound to do well if Hyun Bin acts in it using North Korean dialect. “These kinds of expectations are incredibly burdensome,” Hyun Bin responded. He shared his hopes that “Confidential Assignment 2” does as well as the saying suggests and added, “I also don’t know how I ended up in consecutive roles using North Korean dialect. It’s interesting. Right now, I just want ‘Confidential Assignment 2’ to receive lots of love.”

While Hyun Bin has portrayed a wide variety of roles throughout his career, it’s still rare to find him in the comedy genre. He teased that “Confidential Assignment 2” has an upgraded level of comedy and shared, “I don’t know what the standard is to letting yourself go [for comedic purposes]. If I’m able to showcase a new image, I want to try comedy in the future.”

Hyun Bin continued, “A lot of comedic aspects come out from Rim Chul Ryung when he’s with Kang Jin Tae’s family. It’s an image that can come out because there’s built-in comfort between the two of them. Although the circumstances weren’t right for ‘Confidential Assignment,’ I’m satisfied that I was able to show a lot of comedic aspects in ‘Confidential Assignment 2.'”

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Confidential assignment 2: international, 공조 2: 인터내셔날.

Directed by Lee Suk-hoon

One team new mission.

Follows Rim Chul Ryung heading back to South Korea in pursuit of a brutal and secret criminal organization. He teams up again with Kang Jin Tae, who volunteers to work with the North Korean in order to get back on the investigation team after a mistake landed him in the cyber crime department.

Hyun Bin Yoo Hai-jin Yoona Daniel Henney Jin Sun-kyu Jang Young-nam Lee Hae-yeong Park Hoon Im Sung-jae Yoon Sang-hwa Park Min-ha Jeon Kuk-hwan Jeon Bae-soo Seo Dong-won Park Hyeong-su Lee Min-ji Kim Won-hae Jo Dal-hwan Lee Seung-hun Lee Je-yeon Park Jong-hwan Kim Joong-hee Han Hyeon-jik Kim Kyung-sik Jung Yun-ha

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Lee Suk-hoon

Producers Producers

Ju Seung-hwan Choi Jun-ho Hong A-reum

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Im Seong-soon Lee Suk-hoon JK Youn

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Nam Na-young

Cinematography Cinematography

Hong Jae-sik

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Park Min-woo

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Kang Ho-sung JK Youn Kil Young-min

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Kim Jae-keun

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Lee Tae-hoon Lee Jin-hyung

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Choi Hong-seob

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Park Ui-dong Bae Sang-min Son Seung-hyeon Kim Han-joon

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Choi Dong-hun Kim Tae-kang No Hyeong-gi Suh Jeong-woo Lim Hyo-woo Lim Seung-mook

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Hwang Sang-jun

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Park Hyun-soo Han Myung-hwan

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Lee Jin-young Yoon Hwang-jik

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Review by SupremeLemon (지존레몬) ★ 2

Kinda cute but deplorable in the end. What the fuck was up with Yoo Hae-jin saying dumb shit like "wow, we're like the Avengers!!" ? I like the idea of having a north Korean, a south Korean, and a Korean American working together, but I don't like the Korean American being an FBI agent, though I guess you can't really work around that in a Korean copaganda film lol

Can't wait for Yoona to start making YouTube videos with Hyun Bin

"Samyang FIRE NOODLE MUKBANG with my NORTH KOREAN Boyfriend (NOT CLICKBAIT) #JUCHEGANG"

Review by Batman ★★★

Missed the background score from the first part 〽️

Review by Adrian Oli ★★½

Pretty average follow up although pt1 itself was average too. Started with a bang but totally messed up in the middle part. There's like atleast 20 minutes could have easily cut down to make it a decent flick. Yoo Hae-jin's family comedic bullshit made this film more like k-drama. Especially Yoonas role was uncalled for. The villain was steriotype and unlikeable here. Nothing else worth mentioning except some good hand to hand combat from Hyun Bin and the new entry of Daniel Hennery was good a pick too. And lastly Hyun Bin is pretty bad actor imao. Is he trying be korean Ryan Gosling?

Review by InisiAL ★★★

Kinda better than first one because there's more people that involved at the action sequence, and it's giving more fighting with an unexpected twist. But it's still nothing memorable at the story.

Review by cyan ★★★

damn is hyun bin the only north korean actor they got??????

Review by TheGoldenRock ★★½

Seen at: Cinema City Chai Wan, Hong Kong

The action is lackluster and the story is forgettable, but whoever came up with casting both Hyun Bin and Daniel Henney together deserve all the money.

Review by airelav ★★★

I love Iron Man, Captain America, and AntMan

Review by richa

It's called CA2 because it offers not one dilf but two. Thank you for adding Daniel and Hyun Bin 🙏🏻

Review by Rae ★★★ 2

I only agreed to catch this for Daniel Henney and I got exactly what I went for. These Koreans just know how to sell looks like no other. Pretty sure I moaned every time he appeared on screen. No ragrets.

Review by Idée ★★★

Sometimes I need a typical korean movie

Review by Tasha Cabrera ★★★★

To truly test my korean comprehension, I watched this in Korean with no subtitles. It was such a laugh trip, I feel like if I was completely fluent I would have found it even funnier. 

The action sequences were so unique and well choreographed. And the comedic timing was spot on. Although the plot towards the end was a bit predictable but the build up to the climax was good.

Review by Jasmine ★★★½

I could just sit and listen to Daniel Henney's voice forever.

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Comedy action film “Confidential Assignment 2: International” remained at the top of the South Korean box office for the fourth consecutive weekend. Its enduring success came despite a slew of new releases intended to catch the National Foundation Day holiday weekend traffic.

Between Friday and Sunday “Confidential Assignment 2” garnered $2.19 million from 304,000 ticket sales, and a market share of 29%. The weekend earnings lift it to a $43.3 million cumulative since release on Sept. 7, 2022.

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Korean musical, “Life is Beautiful” placed third. It earned $1.07 million over the weekend and $1.75 million over its opening seven days.

Two other new titles, both animations, reached the top five. Japan’s “Crayon Shin-chan: School Mystery! The Splendid Tenkasu Mystery” earned 899,000 over the weekend and $1.04 million over five days. Korean-made “Hello Carbot the Movie: The Secret of the Suspicious Magic Troupe” took $538,000 over the weekend and $612,000 over five days.

Monday is a public holiday in South Korea , meaning that there could be some continued uplift for the box office. (There are two further holidays on Oct 9 and Oct. 10.) But the latest one did little to revive cinemas’ fortunes.

The latest weekend delivered a nationwide $7.71 million, compared to the last week’s non-holiday session, worth $7.21 million.

With the exception of the Chuseok holiday in mid-September, Korean box office has settled back into a $7-10 million per weekend range since the beginning of August. That followed a much stronger three months following the ending of most COVID restrictions at the beginning of May.

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Filming for Confidential Assignment 2: International began on February 18, 2021 under the distributor CJ Entertainment. This is the sequel to the action thriller box office hit movie Confidential Assignment that was released back in 2017 and praised by critics. It also performed well in the box office.

Confidential Assignment 2 stars Hyun Bin, Yoo Hae-jin, Im Yoon-ah, Daniel Henney, and Jin Seon-kyu. The South Korean movie will be directed by Lee Seok-hoon, who is known for directing the movies like The Pirates, Dancing Queen and The Himalayas, to name a few.

Confidential Assignment 2 is all about a secret cooperative investigation between North and South Korea. Im Cheol-ryung is heading back to South Korea to team up again with Kang Jin-tae (played by Yoo Hae-jin) to chase the criminal. Hyun Bin will reprise his role Im Cheol-ryung, an officer of a special investigation team in North Korea. He teamed up with a South Korean detective named Kang Jin-tae (Yoo Hae-jin) to catch the notorious criminals. Read the synopsis below.

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"North Korean detective Im Chul-Ryung (Hyun-Bin) is sent to South Korea on a new mission. His target is North Korean crime organization leader Jang Myung-Joon (Jin Sun-kyu). In South Korea, Im Chul-ryung teams up again with Detective Kang Jin-Tae (Yu Hae-jin). Because of a mistake he made, Detective Kang Jin-Tae now works in a cyber crime investigation team rather than the regional investigation unit. He wants to rejoin the regional investigation unit. Meanwhile, F.B.I. Agent Jack (Daniel Henney) joins Im Chul-ryung and Kang Jin-tae in their pursuit of Jang Myung-Joon."

The release date for Confidential Assignment 2: International is not announced yet. Stay tuned to Devdiscourse for more updates on the South Korean celebrities and K-drama.

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Confidential Assignment 2: International will fill the screen with characters full of personality.

Set to be released on September 7th, Confidential Assignment 2: International follows North Korean detective Lim Chul Ryung (played by Hyun Bin ) and South Korean detective Kang Jin Tae ( Yoo Hae Jin ), who reunite to pursue a global crime ring. Daniel Henney will be a new addition to the cast as he will play an FBI agent from the States.

Chul Ryung revisits South Korea to catch Myeong Jun, the crime boss of a global criminal organization. And Jin Tae volunteers to team up with him for his return to the violent crimes unit. From the two men’s “upgraded” cooperation and bromance to thrilling action scenes, the movie will provide a variety of fun. This upcoming sequel will spice up the detectives’ chemistry by adding Jack, who is quite the opposite of Chul Ryung in many ways.

On top of everything, Min Young ( YoonA ) will show “one-sided love” chemistry with Chul Ryung. In Confidential Assignment , Min Young gave a big laugh with her wholehearted, straightforward crush on the North Korean detective. But this time, she’ll form a love triangle with Jack, heightening expectations.

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“Confidential Assignment 2” Hyun Bin: “Yoon-ah is a very clever actress, Yoo Hae-jin notices every change about me”

Actor hyun bin will meet the audience again with “confidential assignment 2: international” following “confidential assignment”..

On the afternoon of Sep 1st, Hyun Bin met reporters and talked about the movie “ Confidential Assignment 2: International ” through a video interview.

When asked about his character’s charms, Hyun Bin replied, “First of all, what this movie can show is Cheol-ryung’s dedication to the investigation and the things that he solves. Of course, his revengeful spirit for his wife also played a role in the first part, but I think Cheol-ryung’s biggest charm is that he keeps going until the end if he has a goal.” Regarding the difference from “Confidential Assignment”, he explained, “ The difference is that if it was revenge on his wife in the first part, I think all the parts such as experience would have made Cheol-ryung more relaxed this time. It seems that I tried to express those points.”

Regarding the reason why he decided to appear in the second part, he said, “‘Confidential Assignment’ received a lot of love. The first thing I said when I heard that the second part would be produced was that I would participate if the actors who appeared in the first part came out. Other actors seem to have felt the same way. From then on, it seems to have progressed without any problems.”

About his satisfaction after “Confidential Assignment 2: International” was released, Hyun Bin confessed, “I think there are more regrets than satisfaction. After seeing the results, I feel even more so. This time, there are also regrets over action scenes. However, I said I’d do my best at that time, so I think the only way is to reduce my current regrets in the next project.”

He worked with Daniel Henney for the first time in 17 years since “My Lovely Sam Soon”. Regarding his reunion with Daniel Henney, Hyun Bin said, “I met Daniel Henney again after 17 years. Strangely, despite the absence of exchanges for a long time, it felt like we were going back to 2005 in a short time. So it was comfortable and fun on set.” Regarding the collaboration with the villain Jin Seon-kyu, who first appeared in the second part, he shared , “Jin Seon-kyu appears as a villain in our movie. But he’s a warm and kind person. It was interesting and fun to see from the side his process of creating a villain that contrasts with his personality. He seems to have worked hard until the end.”

When asked how he felt about reuniting with Yoo Hae-jin and Im Yoon-ah, who worked together again with him in the second part following the first part, he gave a glimpse of his affection, “There was a comfortable welcome. It was very comfortable. So it was much easier to shoot with what came from that comfort, and we were able to share our thoughts comfortably. I think such things would have melted into the screen. In Yoon-ah’s case, she seems to have tried to upgrade herself in the second part. I think she’s a very clever actress. She constantly blames herself and ponders. For that point, I think she’s an actress I want to look forward to for a long time.”

In an earlier interview, Yoo Hae-jin said that he felt the calmness from Hyun Bin over the years. In response, Hyun Bin said modestly, “Personally, in my head, I feel like I’m just running forward, but I’m trying to look around a little compared to the past. I think Yoo Hae-jin caught those things. There’s a point where I want to approach everything with ease rather than being impatient on my own, and I think he might have seen that point.”

When asked about the merits of working with the same actors in the second part following the first part, Hyun Bin answered, “ When you first act, it takes time to adjust because you don’t know how your co-stars act. That’s what I did in ‘Confidential Assignment’. I think every part is an advantage in that regard because now I know how to act with other actors.”

Following the first part, the curiosity about the second and third parts is increasing. In this regard, Hyun Bin expressed his will, “I think it’s more about what kind of result the second part brings than the third one. Just as there’s the second part because of the first part’s success, the story of the third part seems to be a matter of the future depending on the second part. I’m willing to participate in part 3. Of course, I’m willing to participate if all the actors I worked with can be together.”

“Confidential Assignment 2: International” will be released on the Chuseok occasion. It is also noteworthy that there is no remarkable competitor. Regarding this, Hyun Bin replied cautiously, “When I heard that the movie was being released on Chuseok, I asked if it was a good thing. I thought it’d be better to have multiple options. Director Yoon Je-kyun and those who have worked in the film industry for a long time aren’t willing to talk about it because it’s the first time their work is screened (at theaters) without a competitor on holidays. Whether it will act as a burden or an opportunity will only be known when the result comes out.”

In addition, regarding the big change in the film industry due to COVID-19, Hyun Bin said, “Whenever I thought COVID-19 was calming down, it broke out again, so I can’t help but worry about the number of viewers. Still, I think we’re more flexible in accepting COVID-19 than before, so I hope it acts as a positive factor. I’m most looking forward to the end of COVID-19. After that, there’ll be more audiences, and if that happens, it’ll become a virtuous circle in which investments are made to make various films.”

Meanwhile, “Confidential Assignment 2: International”, which will be released on Sep 7th, is a movie about the unpredictable triangular cooperation investigation between North Korean detective Im Cheol-ryung (Hyun Bin), South Korean detective Kang Jin-tae (Yoo Hae-jin) and FBI agent Jack (Daniel Henney), who unite for each other’s purposes.

Im Cheol-ryung, the elite North Korean detective played by Hyun Bin, comes down to South Korea on a new mission and leads the unpredictable triangular cooperation investigation with Jin-tae and Jack.

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“Confidential Assignment 2” Surpasses 2 Million Admissions In 5 Days, Twice Faster Than Its Prequel

Less than two days after hitting the 1 million mark at the box office, “Confidential Assignment 2: International” has already doubled its total number of admissions.