Actor Jang Dong-yoon is making his directorial debut with “The Yeast,” a warmhearted coming-of-age story centered on a traditional Korean ingredient to offer audiences courage and comfort. “It did not start from some grand ambition,” Jang said after a premiere of the movie, Monday. “As I continued working as an actor, my desire to create grew naturally, and that led me here.” “The Yeast” follows Da-seul (Kim Seung-yun), an 18-year-old girl who loves makgeolli, a traditional Korean alcoholic beverage, and is the daughter of a local brewery family. When she notices the taste of the makgeolli has changed one day, she sets out on a journey to find the missing yeast behind it. Jang wrote the screenplay and directed the film, which previously screened at the 29th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival. Jang, who starred as an actor in many series and movies such as Netflix’s 2023 series “Daily Dose of Sunshine” previously tried his hand at directing with the 2023 short film “Please Be My Ear,” but “The Yeast” marks his first feature. The director said the idea of the movie came to him du
