'Real Education' Ok Jin-wook, the 'Number One' of the Automotive Department's Actual School Days: "I've Never Fought" [Interview ①]

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• 'Real Education' Actor Ok Jin-wook, who played Jo In-beom, interviewed

'Real Education' actor Ok Jin-wook shared his thoughts on playing a troublemaker.

'On the 24th, StarNews conducted an interview with 'Real Education' actor Ok Jin-wook at its Seoul Jongno-gu office. The Netflix original series 'Real Education' was scripted by Lee Nam-gyu and directed by Hong Jong-chan.

'Real Education,' released on the 5th, is a series depicting the refreshing and satisfying 'real education' carried out by the newly established Education Rights Protection Bureau to defend the educational rights and reality of Korean schools, which have collapsed due to students who overstep boundaries, teachers, and parents. In the series, Ok Jin-wook played the role of Jo In-beom, the 'Number One' of the Automotive Department at Gooon High Tech High School, appearing in episode 2.

'Ok Jin-wook revealed that he joined 'Real Education' through an audition. Recalling the audition, Ok Jin-wook said, "I was boxing in front of the camera, and the director said he liked it. I had a gap of about one year and four months before 'Real Education.' I had been boxing before, but I had learned more deeply during that gap. I even had a professional license."

'Ok Jin-wook's long-haired styling at the time also won over the director. Ok Jin-wook said, "In the original work, the character was not long-haired. But the makeup team said I could go with my long hair. I secretly wanted long hair too. I grew it during breaks, but it wasn't difficult to grow it out. The reason I grew my hair was to be able to handle various characters. Still, I thought I wanted to keep my long hair, and I was able to keep it on Netflix."

'Ok Jin-wook also shared his thoughts on the tattoos and wound makeup for the Jo In-beom character at Navy Headquarters. He said, "It was so fun and interesting that my tension changed depending on the outfit. When I was dressed as Jo In-beom, I became unnecessarily arrogant and rough. I felt like I was really good at fighting. When we gathered without makeup, everyone looked cute, but after the makeup, it felt like we were about to do something bad. Makeup gives power."

'The Jo In-beom character in 'Real Education' often uses rough profanity. Regarding this, Ok Jin-wook said, "Since I am from Busan, there are exclamations like profanity. So, acting with profanity was not difficult. However, I only found out how much I used profanity after post-recording. Almost all of it was 's***'."

'However, Ok Jin-wook also revealed that his appearance in 'Real Education' is completely different from his actual school days. He said, "My school days went smoothly. I attended a school where students studied well. So, I either went home or went to karaoke with friends. I have no memory of fighting."

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