'True Education' Ok Jin-wook: "Kim Mu-yeol drove the car himself in the car scene, I was surprised... His body is really in great shape" [Interview 2]

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• Interview with actor Ok Jin-wook, who plays Jo In-beom in Netflix's 'True Education'

'True Education' actor Ok Jin-wook expressed his deep respect for Kim Mu-yeol.

On the 24th, StarNews conducted an interview with actor Ok Jin-wook of the Netflix original series 'True Education' (script by Lee Nam-gyu, directed by Hong Jong-chan) at its Seoul Jongno-gu office.

Released on the 5th, 'True Education' is a series depicting the refreshing and satisfying true education of the Education Rights Protection Bureau, established to protect the educational rights of teachers and the educational landscape of the Republic of Korea, which had collapsed due to students, teachers, and parents overstepping their bounds. In the drama, Ok Jin-wook played Jo In-beom, the top student of the Automotive Department at Gooon High Tech High School, appearing in episode 2.

Ok Jin-wook recalled the filming of a car action scene with Kim Mu-yeol, who plays Na Hwa-jin, the supervisor of the Education Rights Protection Bureau. Ok Jin-wook said, "When filming the overall wide shots, stunt actors were used, but there was a scene where Senior Kim Mu-yeol drove the car himself. I wasn't aware beforehand that he would drive it himself. Usually, when the face is shown, the scene is filmed, but suddenly Senior Kim Mu-yeol touched the gear shift and drove off as is."

He continued, "I was truly surprised at that moment. That's why the surprised expression in the car scene came out more realistically. When I later asked why he drove himself, he calmly replied, 'I did a lot of action scenes.'" Ok Jin-wook also added with a smile, "At that time, there was no car door. However, I was safe because Yoo Tae-ju, who has a large build, was sitting next to me."

Ok Jin-wook also shared a behind-the-scenes detail: "The students' reaction after the car scene was not originally like that. They were just murmuring, but after Senior Kim Mu-yeol drove, exclamations of admiration and applause erupted. So the reaction on set changed to that."

Furthermore, Ok Jin-wook expressed his deep respect for Kim Mu-yeol, whom he observed on set. He said, "Senior Kim is truly wonderful. Of course, I haven't met a bad person, but he was exceptionally kind. '(In the work) You must change schools every time and meet many actors, yet you tried to call and remember the names of our 20 to 30 members. You also wanted to talk with us during breaks and blend in with us.' He was someone who made me think, 'I want to become such a senior.'"

He also did not hold back his admiration for Kim Mu-yeol's unique action know-how and solid physique. Ok Jin-wook said, "He is really good at action. He touches lightly without causing actual pain, yet he has a know-how that makes it look like he's hitting hard. It was amazing." He continued, "His body is really in great shape. How long has he been exercising?" expressing surprise at Kim Mu-yeol's thorough self-management.

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