Kang Seok-woo, unexpected update: "From youth star to Dongguk University chair professor… teaching Western music" [Compassion]

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Actor Kang Seok-woo, who was widely loved as a youth star in the 1980s, shared an update on his transformation into a university chair professor.

On the 6th, a video titled "I suddenly realized one day" | Actor Kang Seok-woo | That Season was released on the YouTube channel 'Compassion'.

On that day, Kang shared an update on his transition from being a youth star in the 1980s to becoming a university professor who teaches classical music.

He stated, "Lately, I have been doing many concerts and music commentary, as well as giving lectures on humanities. I also compose art songs, provide commentary on film music, and hold art song recitals."

He added, "I was appointed as a chair professor at the College of Arts at Dongguk University, where I am teaching Western music to students."

In particular, Kang confessed that he had dreamed of becoming a musician since childhood. He recalled, "When I was in middle school, I saw an upperclassman from high school playing an instrument during a Christmas service, and it was absolutely fantastic. It turned out later that the instrument was an oboe." He continued, "From that moment on, my dream was to play the oboe."

However, he said he failed to realize his dream due to economic realities. Kang revealed, "I had to buy an instrument and take lessons, which cost a lot of money. So, after just dreaming about it, I enrolled in the Department of Theater and Film as a last resort."

He explained, "I expected that I could still do music if I went to the Department of Theater and Film, but the environment was not like that." He added, "I had no preparation whatsoever before enrolling, so I decided on film directing as my major."

He also shared an anecdote from his university entrance exam process. Kang said, "At the time, Director Yoo Hyeon-mok was at Dongguk University. I hurriedly watched a few films and went into the interview, only to find that Director Yoo Hyeon-mok was sitting there."

He recalled, "When I said I wanted to do film directing, he showed interest. When I told him what I had been studying, he asked if I had seen any of Director Yoo Hyeon-mok's films." He continued, "I happened to mention two films I had recently watched, and thanks to that, I think I passed the university entrance exam."

Regarding his debut as an actor, he stated, "A senior in college told me that the Korea Film Council was recruiting actors, so I went there, but there were a huge number of people."

He recalled the time, adding, "I did a talent show and acted, and made it to the final 25 candidates. I had no stage experience, and this was only my second or third time acting."

He said with a laugh, "One of the judges who showed interest in me asked me to sing, so I sang an art song, but he lowered his head." He continued, "Then they told me to do something fun, so I did what is commonly called a 'makchum' (a free-style dance). But out of that group, one man was chosen, and it was me," revealing a surprising fact.

Kang added, "That competition was held once and then disappeared. It was truly an amazing experience." He concluded, "If not for that incident, the path to becoming an actor would have been far from reach for me."

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