Choi Min-sik: "I was surprised by Choi Hyun-wook's acting... I looked back on my 20s" [Interview ①]

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• Netflix 'The Boy at the Back of the Classroom' — Interview with Choi Min-sik

Actor Choi Min-sik praised his co-star Choi Hyun-wook with whom he shared scenes in the same work.

On the morning of the 2nd, Choi Min-sik held an interview for the Netflix series 'The Boy at the Back of the Classroom' at a café in Samcheong-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul, sharing various insights about the project.

'The Boy at the Back of the Classroom' is a suspense drama depicting the story of Heo Moon-oh (played by Choi Min-sik), a failed writer and Korean literature professor who discovers the genius of Lee Kang (played by Choi Hyun-wook), a student sitting in the back row of his classroom, and becomes obsessed with his writing. Choi Min-sik leads the drama as Heo Moon-oh, a Korean literature professor consumed by feelings of inferiority.

Choi Min-sik shared scenes with Choi Hyun-wook, who plays Lee Kang. In fact, Choi Min-sik was immediately impressed by Choi Hyun-wook even during the initial audition for the series.

Choi Min-sik said, "There are many junior actors who challenge and stimulate me while acting. It seems there are truly many talented juniors. For instance, I was genuinely surprised when I saw Choi Hyun-wook. Although he had appeared in a popular drama, the director told me during the audition to pay close attention to this young man named Choi Hyun-wook. Since we would be working together as co-stars, I thought it would be good to see him once, so I joined the audition."

Choi Min-sik continued, "So I watched him closely. An audition usually involves just a few lines of dialogue in a short time—what could one possibly learn from that? Choi Hyun-wook speaks slowly like an old master, mumbling and acting with subtle expressions. I thought, 'If he sits in the back row and acts with such eyes, it might work.' But when we actually began filming, I was truly surprised. As I mentioned during the production report meeting, I thought, 'I just need to keep up with this young man's acting.'"

Choi Min-sik also remarked, "In this project, I told myself to focus on receiving and responding well. The eye of the storm in this work is Choi Hyun-wook. I decided to actively react to his performance while acting, and I was very satisfied. He's a young man in his 20s. I found myself wondering whether I had done such things at that age."

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