Wednesday, April 8, 2026

Lee Jongwon: "I had sleep paralysis and nightmares after reading the script for the horror film 'Salmokji: Whispering Water' ... Shocked to see a female ghost"

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Actor Lee Jongwon said he saw a ghost after reading the script for 'Salmokji: Whispering Water.'

On the 8th, Kim Hyeyoon and Lee Jongwon, who returned with the film 'Salmokji: Whispering Water,' appeared on SBS Power FM's 'Park Hasun's Cinetown.'

On this day, Park Hasun said, "I heard Salmokji is a reservoir that is very famous among fishermen. So many people have seen ghosts there that they say you should never go fishing there alone," expressing her excitement for the movie.

She then asked, "Jongwon, I heard you experienced sleep paralysis the first day you read the script for Salmokji?"

Lee Jongwon replied, "The first time I read the script, I was sitting on my sofa at home. I could imagine everything so well as I read it. I thought, 'If I can imagine it this clearly just by reading the script, it's going to be so scary and give people chills when we act it out and it becomes a film.' That same day, I had sleep paralysis," surprising everyone.

He added, "I had a nightmare. In the dream, I went down the parking lot like I usually do to go exercise. I usually drive my car there, so I got in the car, started the engine, and tried to reverse, but the car wouldn't move. I thought, 'Why isn't the car moving?' and got out the car to check. That's when I saw a female ghost. I was so startled that I started swinging whatever I was holding in my hand," drawing attention.