'True Education' Episode 1 Villain Lee Seung-gyu, Ready for Anything from Mel to Blood-Splattered Scenes [Interview ④]

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• 'True Education' Netflix Original Series: Interview with Actor Lee Seung-gyu, who plays Ryu Jun-hyeong, a school violence perpetrator from a powerful family

'True Education' Actor Lee Seung-gyu aspired to be a 'good person'.

'True Education' Actor Lee Seung-gyu was interviewed at the Seoul Jongno-gu office of StarNews on the 5th, following the recent release of the Netflix original series 'True Education' (directed by Hong Jong-chan, written by Lee Nam-gyu, Kim Da-hee, and Moon Jong-ho).

'True Education' is a series depicting the refreshing and satisfying 'True Education' carried out by the National Education Rights Protection Agency, established to defend the educational rights and reality of Korean schools that have collapsed due to students, teachers, and parents who overstep boundaries. The series has reached number one in Netflix's global non-English series rankings and continues its box office success.

'True Education' Episode 1 opens with Lee Seung-gyu playing Ryu Jun-hyeong, the son of future presidential candidate Ryu Gwang-pil (Rep.) (played by Song Young-gyu) and a school violence perpetrator.

'True Education' Actor Lee Seung-gyu, who debuted in the 2021 web drama '@AccountDeleted', has been steadily expanding his filmography through appearances in dramas such as 'Our Love Simulation', 'Walking to the Wilderness 2023', and 'So I Live Today'.

'True Education' Actor Lee Seung-gyu said, "When asked which performance I am most confident in, I used to say 'I don't know,' but upon reflection, that meant 'I can do anything.' I don't know how many people will accept me, but I am confident in my ability to handle various colors."

'True Education' Actor Lee Seung-gyu added, "I want to play Mel, I have a desire for action, and I want to be covered in blood. I think I can show various faces in different genres such as crime and thriller. As time passes, I feel I am internalizing things as a person and through experience. There were things I wouldn't have known even if I died back then, but as time slowly passes, I feel I am maturing and ripening. It's like becoming a good wine."

'True Education' Actor Lee Seung-gyu, who aims to be a 'good person' before being a 'good actor', said, "I was someone with more passion, ambition, and determination than anyone else, but at some point, I was broken. There was a time when my self-esteem dropped, and when I asked myself 'What kind of person do you want to be?', I concluded that I do this work to become a 'good person'."

'True Education' Actor Lee Seung-gyu continued, "The reason a good person must come first is that no life involves meeting as many characters as an actor's life does. If I am not a good person, and I meet a character without conviction, the character cannot be fully realized. To act, one must live correctly."

'True Education' Actor Lee Seung-gyu added, "In the end, I think I will be satisfied if people say 'Actor Lee Seung-gyu was a good person.' I think that is cool, and that is what is cool."

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