'True Education' Kim Mu-yeol: "Even cold-hearted ♥Yoon Seung-ah praised it; first time she said it will do well" [Interview 2]

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'True Education' actor Kim Mu-yeol shared his wife Yoon Seung-ah's reaction.

On the 12th, we met with Kim Mu-yeol, an actor in Netflix's 'True Education,' at a café on Samcheong-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul, and had a wide-ranging conversation.

'True Education' is a Netflix series depicting the bold activities of the School Authority Protection Bureau, which stands on the side of victims to correct schools. Kim Mu-yeol plays Na Hwa-jin, a sharp-witted inspector from the School Authority Protection Bureau.

Kim Mu-yeol also spoke out about the controversy over corporal punishment of students that had been raised even before the work's release. He said, "I was fully aware of the concerns regarding that part," and added, "As Director Hong Jong-chan also mentioned, we made every effort to handle the subject carefully with a refined perspective."

He continued, "I hope viewers see the corporal punishment in the work as one device," and explained, "The story was created with the hope that it does not end with the act of corporal punishment itself, but rather encourages reflection on what remains afterward."

He then said, "I feel especially grateful to the lead actors in each episode," and added, "They had to convincingly portray emotions commonly associated with remorse or regret at the final moments, and I believe the actors expressed that process well."

He also remarked, "It seems there was room to consider why such children came to be," and added, "I hope viewers will pay a bit more attention and watch closely the appearance and changes of the children after corporal punishment."

Kim Mu-yeol said he deeply immersed himself in the narrative of 'Na Hwa-jin,' stating, "Now that I have raised a child, I realized that discipline is ultimately a process of teaching what is unknown, not something that involves emotions." He explained, "'Na Hwa-jin' joins the School Authority Protection Bureau after losing his fiancée, but throughout the episodes, he is suspected of seeking personal revenge."

He continued, "I believe the narrative of 'Na Hwa-jin' is ultimately completed by forgiving Jo Gyu-cheol (played by Lee Bong-jun), who killed his fiancée," and said, "I wanted to solve the problem through the method of 'teaching,' and the story I really wanted to tell was 'It's okay, let's try again.' That is also the story of 'Na Hwa-jin' afterward, as I see it."

He also revealed that his perspective on education had changed through the work. Kim Mu-yeol said, "I am still a novice parent who has just begun to worry about educating children," and added, "I feel there is much to learn and much to think about. I am growing together with my child through many trials and errors."

He then stated, "While working on 'True Education,' I came to view the problem from various perspectives. It was a good experience that allowed me to examine educational issues from diverse viewpoints."

He also shared his wife, actress Yoon Seung-ah's, reaction. He said, "My wife told me, 'It's fun and I think it will do well,'" and added with a smile, "She usually evaluates me very coldly, and I always hope she speaks without any filter. But this time, she praised me a lot, and it was the first time she said, 'I think it will do well.'"

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