‘Elegant Empire’ Kang Yul “I want to hear a new qualifier other than the next Seo Kang-jun” [TEN Interview]

[Ten Asia = Reporter Ha-neul Lee]

“I am grateful because I think that the second Seo Kang-jun modifier is a good look at the image itself. But since we have the same job and are the same age. Now, I think, ‘I should work harder to be recognized as actor Kang Yul’, ‘and not be perceived as someone who resembles him’. Wouldn’t it be possible to start looking for new modifiers that you want to hear in the future starting this year?”

Actress Kang Yul, who has been famous for his resemblance to actor Seo Kang-jun since his debut, is slowly but steadily finding his own face. In the KBS2 daily drama ‘Elegant Empire’, he played the role of Jung Woo-hyuk, who protects the woman he likes, Shin Joo-kyung, with a sunflower-like innocent side, and showed various sides from boyish beauty to rushing like a bulldozer. We are rooting for Kang Yul’s Daum, who is constantly trying to discover his hidden side along with his unique history of turning from a cook to an actor.

KBS2’s daily drama ‘Elegant Empire’, which first aired on August 7, 2023, continued its long run of 105 episodes and ended on January 19, 2024. Kang Yul, who took on his first leading role on a terrestrial TV show through ‘Elegant Empire,’ expressed his thoughts on the end of the show. Kang Yul said, “It was my first time doing a long-running drama, so many people involved and actors had a hard time. Thank you to the viewers who watched over the long period of 6 months. First of all, it’s so cool and refreshing. He mentioned, “The disappointment hasn’t come yet (laughter).”

In the play, Jung Woo-hyuk, played by Kang Yul, is single-minded about his feelings for the wounded woman Shin Joo-kyung/Seo Hee-jae (Han Ji-wan). He is a sunflower-like man who leads the way. When asked what he paid most attention to while preparing for the character, he said, “I tried to pull a lot from the script.”Although he likes older women, he seems to have tried not to look young. “In some ways, it is a stupid character,” he explained.

When asked how much synchronization he had with Jung Woo-hyuk, who goes straight for Shin Joo-kyung as if jumping into flames, Kang Yul thought for a moment. He said, “60%. Rather than & # 39; Elegant Empire & # 39;, the appearance he has shown in web dramas is similar to his own synchronization rate. There is definitely a wall for people who don’t like it. not favorable When I think about it, it seems like I have a strong tendency to be almost the opposite. He replied, “It seems like he is trying to give freedom rather than being obsessed with the other person like Jung Woo-hyuk.”

Unusually, actor Kim Jin-woo, who played the main character Jang Ki-yoon, left the show midway, and actor Lee Si-gang was brought in from episode 33 onwards. There is a lot of pressure on the actors who are being replaced, but it must not have been easy for those who had previously worked together as well. Kang Yul said, “I came across the problem late. He explained the situation at the time, saying, “I was embarrassed because I was suddenly replaced.” Facing the situation of being substituted for the first time, Kang Yul asks, “What is this?” I was too busy feeling the extent and feeling more. “It was a situation where I had to wait nervously every week,” he said.

Regarding his chemistry with the newly joined actor Lee Sikang, Kang Yul said, “Sikang is a very bright person. Sometimes he is like a younger brother and sometimes like an older brother. Ki-yoon and Woo-hyuk’s roles gradually increased. Due to the nature of a soap opera, people disappear one by one (laughter). We didn’t have much daily communication due to the large amount of scripts, but we ate together and it was a fun filming site.”

On December 28, 2023, Kang Yul posted a photo of himself receiving an IV injection on his SNS along with the message, “Thanks to the IV and injections I received for months without respect or consideration, I am able to endure many and many injustices.”I worked hard while doing it… He was embroiled in controversy by posting the phrase ‘Foolish, foolish’ I couldn’t do it. In particular, a few hours before the article was posted, so many people asked about it on social media. Unfortunately, I will not be attending the awards ceremony as I was not invited. By posting, “Haha, I’ll try a little harder,”some netizens said that he was sniping at the KBS Drama Awards, which he was not invited to. Kang Yul responded to the controversy by saying, “;There is a very big misunderstanding. It was not an attack on KBS or the PD. At that time, I answered questions from fans regarding my participation in the KBS Drama Awards. Also, regarding sap photography, there was talk of opening a store with acquaintances, so I prepared while acting, but there was a person who upset the plan, and this was a post about that person’s selfishness. He explained, “I don’t know where the misunderstanding came from.”When asked if KBS told him the reason for inviting him to the Drama Awards, Kang Yul said, “I don’t know exactly about that. She didn’t get a definite answer. Because it is an internal decision. I’m pretty sure I wasn’t invited. However, she emphasized that she wanted to attend because she was a new actress.

Before becoming an actor, Kang Yul had a unique history of graduating from Korea Culinary Science High School’s Department of Culinary Arts and moving to Italy to complete the ICIF course. When asked if there were any similarities between cooking and acting, he said, “Rather than mentioning cooking itself, I think my strength came from having a social life before becoming an actor. “The opportunity to learn how to overcome and express gratitude was possible because I had the experience of working as a team in the kitchen,” he recalled.

Kang Yul, who always mentions actor Jo Jung-seok as his role model, still That fact remains unchanged. Kang Yul said, “I envy senior Jo Jeong-seok’s acting tone, color, and the way he speaks. She naturally takes things lightly, sometimes playfully, seriously, and in a fun and cheerful way. In particular, he said with a smile, “I like the movie ‘Brother’ (2016) the most.

The long-running daily drama ‘Elegant Empire’ Regarding what he learned while filming ;, Kang Yul said, “‘Elegant Empire’ Filming was a fight between myself and no one else. She learned how to do things with respect for herself. “Having the camera set, laughing and chatting in the same room with so many actors made her feel more like family,” she recalled. When asked if he would participate if he were offered to appear in a daily drama again, he said, “No.”it’s too hard. “It’s enough once (laughs),” he said firmly.

Tenasia Reporter Ha-neul Lee greenworld@tenasia.co.kr