Lee Je-hoon's honest feelings about the uncertainty of the release of the "Second Signal" including the actor in question, "I hope that many people will not fade their hard work" [Interview ②]

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Actor Lee Je-hoon personally expressed his feelings about the end of "Model Taxi 3."

Lee Je-hoon met with Star News on the 19th at a cafe in Bongeunsa-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, after an interview on SBS's Friday-Saturday drama "Model Taxi 3" (played by Oh Sang-ho, directed by Kang Bo-seung).

"Model Taxi 3" is a private revenge agency in which the mysterious taxi company Rainbow Transportation and taxi driver Kim Do-ki (Lee Je-hoon) complete revenge on behalf of the victim. Season 1, which aired in 2021, had the highest viewership of 16% (hereinafter referred to as Nielsen Korea's national standard), and season 2, which aired in 2023, had the highest viewership of 21%, followed by a third season thanks to its popularity. Season 3 ended on the 10th with a peak viewership of 14.2%.

Lee Je-hoon won the Best Male Performance in Genre and Fantasy at the '2021 SBS Acting Awards' through 'Model Taxi 1', and won the Grand Prize at the '2023 SBS Acting Awards' through 'Model Taxi 2'. He won another grand prize at the "2025 SBS Acting Awards" through "Model Taxi 3," making "Model Taxi" his signature work.

-Is there a villain role you wanted to play in "Model Taxi 3"?

▶ Everyone, including actor Yoon Si-yoon and senior Jang Na-ra, looks so pure outside the camera, but I also got goosebumps as to whether my eyes can change and people can change when the camera turns. I wanted to play a role like this in every episode someday.

-While playing a righteous role as Kim Do-ki, I wonder if he is obsessed with the consciousness that he should live morally in his real life. There have been a lot of accidents in the entertainment industry recently.

▶I also think about what kind of future I will live in a situation where many incidents and accidents are pouring out these days. Rather than saying, "I should be careful because this happens," I think I have led to actions that I have instinctively thought about good and evil since I was young. I never thought I should change. As an entertainment worker, I also have to be careful about a series of these things happening.

-The release of the drama "Second Signal" is being delayed as the controversy over the past of other leading actors was revealed late last year.

▶It seems that I am worried about the part where the interpretation of the work or the value of the efforts is lost. There must be authenticity in the work about the hard work of many people, but I hope that doesn't fade.

-There are not many melodramatic works.

▶It's not that the work doesn't come in, but I ended up with one thing I could do at that time, so attractive works beyond Melo dominated me. It's got to be different now

-There was also speculation that a love line with Go Eun might be created in "Model Taxi 3."

▶Go-eun and Do-gi are expressed as the most reliable support group that can develop within the family's fence, so I thought that was also good.

-What do you think is the reason why "Model Taxi" continues to be loved until season 3.

▶People's stress toward the world seems to be accumulating. I think watching content is also because I want the pleasure and laughter to blow away the tired daily life of the day, but I think "model taxi" has solved it. On the one hand, it seems that it continues to be talked about because it is unfortunate but exhilarating and intensely shown that such episodes continue to occur.

-"Model Taxi" went well, but didn't you talk about the reward vacation.

▶During seasons 1 and 2, there was talk of a reward vacation, so the start of season 3 began abroad. There was also a sound of embarrassment, but if Season 4 comes out and takes a picture as a reward vacation, that time would be good. Our "rainbow transportation" people are still gathering in the group chat room and next week. There is an event we didn't do last year, and we are planning to do it this year.

-Wasn't it hard to pull off the action scene in "Model Taxi".

▶I have been practicing well when it comes to physical management, exercise, and eating. I don't think I'll smoke or drink heavily. I hope many people take a walk at least a little bit. Sleep seems to be important, too.

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