'Manager Kim' Ground Cricket Won Hyun-jun "Craving to Act Out the Daily Routine of Going to and Leaving Work" [Interview ④]

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• Interview with actor Won Hyun-jun, who plays Kang Guk-cheol, the ground cricket, in SBS's Saturday-Sunday drama 'Manager Kim'

Actor Won Hyun-jun, who reached a turning point with 'Manager Kim', revealed his enduring ambition to act.

Recently, Won Hyun-jun held an interview at the FreinTPC office in Samsung-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, to commemorate the conclusion of SBS's Saturday-Sunday drama 'Manager Kim' (script by Nam Dae-jung, directed by Lee Seung-young and Lee So-eun).

The final episode of 'Manager Kim', which aired on the 25th, achieved a peak viewership rating of 27.1%. The drama is an action revenge story about a father who becomes "the world's most dangerous man" to reclaim his only daughter, described as "the world's most ordinary dad." Won Hyun-jun delivered a powerful performance as Kang Guk-cheol, head of the Special Missions Bureau in South Korea, also known as Ground Cricket.

Won Hyun-jun has previously appeared in numerous works with distinct genre characteristics, including dramas such as 'Eunsoo's Good Day', 'Pine: The Country Bumpkins', 'Hyperknife', 'Queen Woo', 'Vigilante', and 'Payback', as well as films like 'Return of the Cursed', 'Top Secret', 'Blood on the Detective', 'Horror Mansion', and 'Murder by Two'. Regarding his encounters with the public through these distinctive works, Won Hyun-jun stated, "I have participated in many genre pieces and character-driven projects, and I believe the characters I portrayed were often roles with significant impact."

He added modestly, "My image itself seems quite strong, and people often comment on my (deep) voice. Perhaps that is why those aspects leave a lasting impression."

Nevertheless, Won Hyun-jun expressed his enduring acting ambitions: "I want to try acting out the daily routine of going to work and leaving work. I also have a desire to encounter characters who are like neighborhood uncles or part of everyday life. On the other hand, I would also like to play a complete villain."

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