I am a fan of the monster and horror genre but that’s not my style as a director. I don’t get attached to a genre or use one as a starting point for a project. It’s always about a certain impulse I feel towards a person or a story that starts a project for me and whatever that is decides the genre. For me, the genre is not the goal but a result. The unexpected success of THE HOST can be mentally burdening sometimes but in its aftermath, my work has become more free and risk-taking. This is what I am striving for.