'Secret Gratitude' Gong Myung: "Wore the most fitted suit in the series, gained weight then reduced body fat" [Interview ①]

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• tvN Saturday-Sunday Drama 'Secret Gratitude' Actor Gong Myung, who played the role of No Ki-jun, interviewed

Actor Gong Myung shared his reflections after completing 'Secret Gratitude' and discussed the extraordinary efforts he made to build his character.

Recently, Gong Myung met with StarNews at the Saram Entertainment headquarters in Mapo-gu, Seoul, for an interview commemorating the finale of the tvN Saturday-Sunday drama 'Secret Gratitude'.

'Secret Gratitude' is a tense, close-contact audit romance between Joo-won-a (played by Shin Hye-sun), a charismatic audit team chief who keeps a secret, and No Ki-jun (played by Gong Myung), an audit team ace demoted overnight to the role of catching internal misconduct (PM).

In the drama, Gong Myung played No Ki-jun, a deputy in the audit team of Haemu Group. No Ki-jun was recruited to the core audit department but was later transferred to 'Audit Team 3', where he also developed a pink romance with Joo-won-a.

Gong Myung said, "Now that filming is complete and the broadcast has started, I've been enjoying it as a viewer, and it's hard to believe it's already over." He added, "The director and the actors we worked with had a lot of fun on set, so it's a work filled with affection. I'm glad many people liked it, so I can leave with a good feeling."

Through this work, Gong Myung said he experienced a new world. "It was truly an indirect experience. The theme of an audit team was also fresh. I learned through the script that I was doing these things for the first time. I learned through the script that there really are cases of office affairs and audits of such affairs. I feel like I experienced, even a little, a world I had never experienced before."

Gong Myung also said, "Wearing a suit without any reservations was the biggest experience." He emphasized that he paid close attention to external styling and visuals. "The most important point I felt at the very beginning was the suit fit," he explained. "So I had about four suits made. When I looked at the suit fit, I wanted it to look solid and stylish. I thought that would be one of the key points that would best showcase Ki-jun."

He recalled, "The production team kindly postponed the costume change for the audit team, giving me plenty of time. I started gaining weight three months before filming began to build my body. During filming, I needed to lose a lot of body fat, so I did. I gained 5 kg and then lost 3 kg of body fat. I also built muscle. When losing body fat, I ate only chicken breast salad for a day."

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