[Exclusive]"From a beggar to a king"..Hyunwoo, same but different face [★FULL Interview]

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• KBS 1TV's daily drama "Marie and the Stellar Dads" actor Hyun-woo's exclusive interview as Lee Kang-se

Actor Hyun-woo expressed his thirst for acting despite his 18th year since debut.

Star News recently met with actor Hyun-woo of KBS 1TV's daily drama "Marie and the Stellar Dads" (played by Kim Hong-joo and directed by Seo Yong-soo), which ended on the 27th in Mapo-gu, Seoul, and conducted an exclusive interview.

"Marie and the Odd Dads" is a drama about the birth of a strange family that is thicker than blood and more persistent than sperm, and Hyun-woo plays Lee Kang-se, a first-year resident of obstetrics and gynecology.

Lee Kang-se is Marie (Ha Seung-ri)'s medical school senior, warm lover, and out-of-wedlock child born outside by her father, who is hurt in the process of growing up. Hyun-woo received favorable reviews for portraying Lee Kang-se, who is caught up in an unexpected fate as well as a pink romance with Ha Seung-ri.

Hyun-woo said of his feelings about the end of the show, "I had fun filming without any incidents or accidents. This time, I knew exactly what "one-day drama luxury casting" was, and I felt warm because it's been a long time since I did a warm drama. I think it was a "pretty set" because everyone in the field had a good personality. Most of all, I feel cool, disappointed, and regretful," he said.

The character Lee Kang-se was made later. Hyun-woo, who revealed this, said, "The writer told me, but Kang Se-jin was originally not a character in the script. It's a person who was added later. I think you have added a person who will be in charge of an axis of the youth story with Marie. "Because it was a character that didn't exist, it was actually made the most similar to me," he explained.

Lee Kang-se undergoes a major internal change when he encounters a reef called his biological father Jo Gi-chang (Ju Yeon-tae) in the play. Regarding the secret of Lee Kang-se's birth, Hyun-woo said, "Since many stories and interests are intertwined in the drama, the amount (related to Lee Kang-se's biological father) appeared later in the drama. Originally, I was close to my brother (Ju Yong-tae), but this time, I met him as a father and son, so I felt new. I did my best as written in the script and filmed well while talking to the director," he said.

"Most of the male actors in this drama have calm and low voices, so I set the tone a little differently and high. I usually have a low tone, but isn't it important for (viewers) to hear it with their ears?" he confessed.

The voice change was Hyun-woo's effort to enrich the character's character and play, but it is true that some viewers responded that it was "unfamiliar." In response, Hyun-woo said, "I deliberately raised my voice for eight months and filmed it, and my vocal cords are still elevated. My voice kept breaking, too. Some people responded, "What's wrong with your voice?" and said, "It was my own effort to make a difference."

Lee Kang-se is a first-year resident of the obstetrics and gynecology department, and although there are not many medical contents in the play, he had to go through medical studies as an actor. Hyun-woo said, "I studied medicine while looking for a lot of data. You don't know how it's going to be in the drama. In fact, all he did was inject Kang Min-bo (played by Hwang Dong-ju) into his arm, but he still did not neglect to practice or study. Rather, it was fun," he said, expressing satisfaction.

On working with Ha Seung-ri for the first time, Hyun-woo said, "(Ha Seung-ri) is a very good actor. I think I played a lot of jokes, matched well, and filmed comfortably. It was nice to be able to act together. (Ha Seung-ri) expressed satisfaction, saying, "I think he expressed Marie well, who sometimes feels like a lover, sometimes like a younger brother, and sometimes like a senior."

What was the scene like with Ryujin, Hwang Dong-ju, Gong Jeong-hwan, Joo Chan-tae, Geum Bo-ra, and Park Eun-hye. Recalling the scene of the waiting room, Hyun-woo said, "I don't know what the women's waiting room is like, but the men's waiting room was really quiet. Everyone is an introvert, so they were like people doing their own things at the cafe," he confessed, drawing laughter.

"It was a scene where there was nothing uncomfortable. I also got along well with (Hwang) Dong-ju and (Kim) Young-jae, whom I met for the first time. There was no one coming forward or anything like that, but I think I was quiet and calm and well," he said, expressing his affection for his colleagues.

One of the big features of a daily drama is that you have to watch it five days a week over several months with your viewers. As such, it is important to form a consensus and breathing with viewers. When asked if there were any difficulties with this, Hyun-woo said, "I was worried that viewers would find it difficult because the drama was about Jeong-ja, but thank you for your love. If there was nothing to be desired, it would be a lie, but I think it means a lot to present such a drama. I hope that the attempts of "Marie and the Stellar Dads" will allow more diverse works to come out," he said.

He said, "I'm really grateful to the viewers who have been with me for more than 120 copies. I will try to greet you in a new way when I greet you in another work, so please look forward to it," he added.

Hyun-woo, who has been in his 18th year since debut, made his debut in the 2008 film Ssanghwageom. Since then, he has made his name by playing in a number of dramas such as "Flower Sunbi's Love History," "Rocool," "Can We Love Again," "Witch's Love," "Bravo My Life," "Witch Shop Gentlemen," "The Owl," "Deep Rooted Tree," and "The Webtoon: Forewarning Murder."

Not only his main job, acting, but also his performance in entertainment is impressive. In particular, he made a new impression by appearing on tvN's STORY trot entertainment show "Handsome Trot" last year.

Hyun-woo said that he has been active for nearly 20 years, "I have a lot of greed and curiosity," adding, "I want to do anything more as long as I have physical strength."

As for the challenge of becoming a trot singer, he said, "I always had greed," adding, "Immortal Songs on KBS 2TV and MBC's The Masked Singer." I'm not as good as the singers, but I'm quite interested. My parents also liked trot, so I wanted to try more. Above all, I wanted to show you a variety of things, and I didn't think I would be last because I knew my skills."

Among the modifiers that come to mind when you think of Hyunwoo, 'young' cannot be left out. Marie and the Bizarre Dads are also considered actors among the representatives of the entertainment industry, as they actually digested a character more than 10 years younger than their age.

Regarding the young image, Hyun-woo said, "I thought I could play the role of my father by now," and laughed loudly, adding, "In this drama, I asked Dong-ju (Hwang) what should I do with my father, and he said, "I played the role of my father when you were your age, but you're not yet." You should stay a little longer.' (Being young) is a pain," he confessed.

"I doubt it myself," he said. We can't just play young roles forever. There seems to be a handicap. I still have a lot of things to show you, but I'm also worried that I might not be able to show you anymore. I always want to show you various sides of me before I get older," he said.

"I've stepped on it step by step, but I'm disappointed that it came too calm. I've been acting stably, but I think that could be an advantage or a disadvantage. Nevertheless, if you still get the script, it's still the beginning. After one work, I want to do another work. I wonder when I can meet the audience and viewers. I want to show you at least one work every year, so I keep being greedy," he said, expressing his passion for acting.

He said, "I want to act from beggar (acting) to king. Even though the appearance is the same, I want to show you that the acting is always changing, not the same. Whatever it is, I'm always trying hard to show you something new, so please look forward to it a lot."

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