'CSAT: The Secret of Question Setting': Actor Yoo Jae-myung, "An Unlucky Character… I Tried to Ruin My Own Image" [Star On-Site]

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• On-site at the press screening for the film 'CSAT: The Secret of Question Setting'

Actor Yoo Jae-myung transformed into a comedic villain.

The press screening for the film 'CSAT: The Secret of Question Setting' (directed by Lee Yong-jae) was held on the afternoon of the 19th at CGV Yongsan Ipark Mall in Yongsan-gu, Seoul. Following the screening, a press conference was attended by Lee Sun-bin, Yoo Jae-myung, Kim Young-min, Jeon Seok-ho, and director Lee Yong-jae.

The film 'CSAT: The Secret of Question Setting' is a mission comedy about Mang Bo-ram, a Korean language teacher from a small provincial town who accidentally joins the question-setting headquarters, which is sealed off for 40 days to create questions for the CSAT—a Level 2 state secret in South Korea—as she struggles to produce "problem-free questions" with no typos and no controversy.

In the film, Yoo Jae-myung played Mun Ju-yeol, the chair of the question-setting committee, a character who is oddly irritating yet impossible to hate, delivering a bold acting transformation.

Yoo Jae-myung said, "I have worked hard like an ox and played villains before, but because of my image in various works, people say I suit characters wearing uniforms. However, I also enjoy comedy and have done a lot of it in theater." He added, "What is good about comedy is that you never know where it will go. It is a complex and difficult genre, but I like it. It was an enjoyable set where we achieved something using the uncalculated weapons each of us had as colleagues."

Yoo Jae-myung continued, "In the film, I just described it as a 'dogfight.' If adults can see them fighting like that and smile, I think that is a success. The power of comedy is that it makes both the performers and the audience happy. I worked hard to ruin my own image. If I appear unlucky and unlikable, I believe I have fulfilled my role sufficiently."

Yoo Jae-myung added, "In fact, when I was first offered this project, I declined. I hesitated because the character is not very righteous. I have played countless villains, but I wondered if I really had to play a role that was this unlucky." He continued, "I dropped off my child at school in the morning, and upon reflection, all parents in South Korea run for the CSAT and support their youth's future. So I thought people would find this film, 'CSAT: The Secret of Question Setting,' entertaining."

Meanwhile, 'CSAT: The Secret of Question Setting' is scheduled to be released in theaters on the 28th.

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