Sung Kang made his “Fast & Furious” debut in the 2006 movie “The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift.”
And this month, the actor, known for playing Han Lue in the big-screen action franchise, is asking New Jersey locals to join him as he films his latest movie, “Drifter.”
Kang will be filming Saturday, Aug. 23 and Sunday, Aug. 24 at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park in Englishtown as part of Legends of Drift.
The event is billed as a drifting competition, car show and movie set all rolled into one celebration of car culture.
Drifting, unlike car racing, is centered on choreographed swerving and sliding. The sport got its start in Japan.
The drifting series Formula Drift has called Raceway Park and other local tracks home.
Kang is both starring in and directing “Drifter,” which he calls his “dream project.”
“To keep the culture authentic, I tapped a few of my friends to help,” he said in an Instagram video, listing people from the drifting world who will be part of the production.
One is pro driver Adam LZ, who is playing a role in the movie.
Legends of Drift is a ticketed event. (Tickets are $47.25 for a single day and $83.25 for both days.)
“If you’ve ever loved drifting, car culture, or just that feeling of being part of something bigger, I hope you’ll come out and join us,” Kang said in his post. “Who knows… maybe you’ll even make it into the movie.”
Kang, 53, played the perennially snacking character Han Lue in the third “Fast & Furious” movie “The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift.”
He originated the character in the 2002 movie “Better Luck Tomorrow.”
Both films were helmed by Justin Lin, who went on to direct Kang in the “Fast & Furious” movies “Fast & Furious” (2009), “Fast Five” (2011), “Fast & Furious 6″ (2013) and “F9″ (2021).
Kang made his own directorial debut in 2022 with the horror comedy “Shaky Shivers.”
His TV roles include John Mak, the assistant U.S. attorney in the Starz series “Power” and “Power Book II: Ghost,” and The Fifth Brother in the Disney+ “Star Wars” series “Obi-Wan Kenobi” (2022).
In 2020, Kang started a YouTube channel and podcast called “Sung’s Garage.”
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