NCT's Jisung Joins ENA's 'Crash 2' in First Adult Acting Role

K-POP group NCT member Jisung has joined the cast of the crime drama "Crash 2". Director Park Joon-woo explained why he picked the singer at the show's press conference in Seoul on Nov.10.

The event took place at the Stanford Hotel in Seoul's Mapo district. Actors Lee Min-ki, Kwak Sun-young, Heo Sung-tae, Lee Ho-cheol, Moon Hee and Jisung attended alongside Park. The new series airs on the South Korean cable channel ENA.

"Crash 2" follows "Crash," which aired in 2024. In the new season, the Traffic Crime Investigation team, known as T.C.I, grows into a regional investigation unit under the National Office of Investigation. The squad now takes on traffic crimes across the country.

Jisung is the new member of the cast this season. When director Park got asked why he chose him, he answered with a joke, "First of all, he was popular."

Then he praised the singer's work ethic.

"Even while he was busy with his idol schedule, he made time to go to action school and put in a lot of effort," Park said. "I also liked his attitude. He kept asking the senior actors questions and trying to learn from them. He handled all the action scenes well, including the car action scene one."

Jisung acted as a child but this is his first acting role as an adult. He said the people around him helped him settle in.

"Thanks to the director and the senior actors, I was able to turn the nerves and pressure I felt at first into excitement," he said.

The first script reading caught him off guard. "The mood was good from the very first reading, and that surprised me," he said. "I thought it would be stiff and quiet. But everyone treated each other like old friends who hadn't seen each other in a while. Because of that, I could go into filming feeling comfortable."

He also talked about his approach to keep up with the returning cast.

"First of all, I practiced a lot," he said. "I went into every shoot thinking I should keep my blown takes to a minimum, so I wouldn't cause trouble for the senior actors and the crew on set."

"Crash 2" premieres on Nov. 16 at 10 p.m. KST on ENA. It will also stream on KT Genie TV and Disney+.