Heo Kyung-hwan, furious over his first-ever leading role casting... "I was too busy to even get my beard removed" [What Are You Doing Now?]

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Comedian Heo Kyung-hwan was furious over being cast as the female lead.

In the the 9th broadcast of MBC's variety program 'What Are You Doing Now?', scenes showed Kim Seok-hoon, Kim Sung-kyun, Heo Kyung-hwan, and Jung Jun-ha producing director Yoo Jae-suk's first short-form drama, 'I Decided to Take Back the Woman My Sister Stole.'

On that day, the members who participated in the script reading were greatly agitated upon learning they had to shoot a total of four episodes in just one day. As Heo Kyung-hwan skimmed through the script, he saw his own name cast as the protagonist 'Heo In-ok' and could not hide his bewilderment, exclaiming, "Am I appearing as a woman?"

He protested the shocking casting result, asking, "What are you doing right now?" but Yoo Jae-suk explained, "We tried to cast a female actress, but it didn't work out well. Won-hee had a long deliberation, but the situation didn't fit, so she couldn't do it. After much consideration, we decided that Kyung-hwan would take on the female lead role."

Yoo Jae-suk examined Heo Kyung-hwan's face and said, "Kyung-hwan, look at your beard. It's still dark even after hair removal," making a displeased expression. When Heo Kyung-hwan explained, "I was too busy with a tight schedule to get many laser treatments," Yoo Jae-suk retorted, "Let's just go with it. The situation is unavoidable. We don't have much production budget," which drew laughter.

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