Actor Kim Hyung-mook is drawing attention by personally revealing behind-the-scenes details of his Chinese acting in Bon Appetit, Your Majesty.
On the 4th, Kim Hyung-mook shared practice records on his social media, saying, "I play Wugon, the Chinese imperial envoy. These are part of my Chinese practice notes and recordings."
He added, "This is a record of a total of 40 days, excluding performances, films and shoots within the time limit given to me," and "I started seriously memorizing Chinese lines two weeks before the first shoot, I was very lacking, but please view it kindly."
The released photos show densely written Chinese notes and recording logs, conveying how intensely he prepared. Records filling the notebook with pinyin, intonation, emphasis and phrasing draw admiration.
Kim Hyung-mook played the Ming envoy Wugon in the recently concluded tvN weekend drama Bon Appetit, Your Majesty. He pressured Lee Heon (played by Lee Chae-min) by demanding absurd tributes and provoked viewers' anger with remarks that belittled Joseon. Yet in front of food he delivered fantastic taste descriptions and varied facial expressions, drawing both tension and laughter and amplifying the drama's entertainment.
Especially in episodes 7 and 8, he increased immersion by delicately portraying the complex psychology of admiring Ji-young (played by Lim Yu-a) while delivering biased evaluations. His reactions to the food's taste, combined with CG effects, drew responses that "even the eating scenes alone are spectacular."
Behind the short but powerful performance was an intensive 40-day Chinese immersion practice. The realistic acting built through effort completed the villainous character Wugon as a three-dimensional figure rather than a simple envoy.
Netizens showed enthusiastic reactions such as "You can feel the effort," "No wonder the immersion was different," and "I admire that he even prepared for Chinese acting."
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