The bizarre clown in "Honey Side Job" revealed: A real mime artist who has been performing on the streets for over 20 years [Star Issue]

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The identity of the eerie clown who appeared in "Honey Side Job" was actually mime artist Marine Boy (real name Lee Seong-hyung).

The recently released Netflix series "Honey Side Job" is a survival horror series set in a strange staffing agency that only offers "honey side jobs" starting at 50 times the minimum wage, following young man Hyuk-jun (played by Lee Jae-wook) as he is thrown into a nightmare-like work environment.

According to Netflix's Top 10 website, "Honey Side Job" recorded 25.4 million hours of viewing and 5 million views (calculated by dividing total viewing time by the total runtime of the work) in the three days following its release, ranking fourth in the global Top 10 non-English shows category.

In Episode 2 of "Honey Side Job," a character appearing as a clown for an event company left a strong impression. His business card read "Mime Expert, Cheerful Clown!" and he engaged in bizarre behavior, such as eating kimbap without removing the aluminum foil wrapper and recklessly manipulating a car to cause dangerous driving, terrifying Hyuk-jun and Manager Jo (played by Yoon Kyung-ho).

The clown's performance, which built tension solely through eerie movements and creepy expressions without a single line of dialogue, also became a topic of discussion.

The person who played the character was Lee Seong-hyung, who is active as mime artist Marine Boy.

Lee Seong-hyung is a performer who has been active in street art, circus, and mime for over 20 years. He is a regular member of the Korea Mime Council and also serves as a director of the Korea Street Art Association, a registered non-profit corporation. He continues to perform various street mime and circus shows today.

In particular, the experience he has accumulated through long-term mime and circus performances shone in his portrayal of the clown in "Honey Side Job." With body language and movements different from those of a typical actor, he enhanced the character's unfamiliar and eerie atmosphere, increasing the immersion in Episode 2.

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