'Real Education' School Violence Victim Lee Chan-yong, Turns Out to Be 33 Years Old... "I Wanted to Try Wearing a School Uniform" [hanbok Interview ②]

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Actor Lee Chan-yong (33) shared his impressions of portraying Kim Kyung-min, a school violence victim, in 'Real Education'.

Recently, Lee Chan-yong conducted a hanbok interview at the StarNews building in Seorin-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul, to mark the Chuseok holiday.

Lee Chan-yong appeared in the Netflix drama 'Real Education', which was released last June. He made his debut as Kim Kyung-min, a school violence victim who opens the first episode.

Lee Chan-yong recalled the intense audition process. He said, "I watched the auditions for quite a long time, and I think it went through about four or five rounds." He added, "All the props were prepared in the audition room. I remember it was so fun to try out scenes where I would fall down and get back up."

In the first episode of 'Real Education', Kim Kyung-min is shown suffering from school violence. Lee Chan-yong also opened up about his mindset at the start of the production. He stated, "I think everyone shared a sense of burden. The best I could do was to get as close as possible to this character and try to open my heart and understand him as much as possible, even though I couldn't fully comprehend everything he went through." He explained that he shifted his focus to concentrate on what he could do.

He also shared the action training process he underwent to deliver a realistic portrayal of the victim scenes. Lee Chan-yong said, "The director put all of us in an action school." He added, "You have to learn how to take hits properly so you don't get hurt. We practiced taking hits and had basic training for about two weeks. Since we had already coordinated on set, filming went more smoothly."

Although he was born in 1993 and is 33 years old this year, Lee Chan-yong played a student role while wearing a school uniform in 'Real Education'. He said, "At first, I thought, 'Am I really going to wear a school uniform?' and 'Will people believe this?'" However, he added with a smile, "Still, while pursuing my acting career, I always wanted to try wearing a school uniform. After trying it on, I felt good because the thought arose that 'I can do this.'"

He also expressed his admiration for Kim Mu-yeol, who played the role of Na Hwa-jin, an inspector from the School Rights Protection Bureau in the drama. Regarding Kim Mu-yeol, he said, "He was really warm when acting. I found comfort and new strength even from the character played by Senior (Kim) Mu-yeol. Even though he didn't do much, just touching my shoulder once made a huge difference." He continued, "On set, he would say things like, 'Chan-yong, maybe you could try doing this this way.' Those moments felt very reassuring. My senior was so cool," expressing his gratitude.

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