Actor Choi Moo-sung, beloved for playing Park Bo-gum's father in Reply 1988, revealed the background of his mid-series departure from the drama 'The Princess' Man,' which was his first media acting.
On the 29th, actor Ha Ji-young uploaded a video titled Choi Moo-sung: "I should quit acting!!!!" The complete untold story of actor Choi Moo-sung!!!!!! Choi Moo-sung no more' on her personal YouTube channel. The released video shows Ha Ji-young and senior actor Choi Moo-sung finishing a hike up Achasan and then enjoying drinks and food together at a nearby regular restaurant.
That day Ha Ji-young asked Choi Moo-sung, "Isn't stage acting where you started, senior? After moving into drama, did you ever find acting difficult?" To that, Choi Moo-sung laughed and said, "Honestly, I'm a little more comfortable with the camera. More than the audience's gaze. So I was relaxed from the start."
Choi Moo-sung's first media acting was the 2011 drama 'The Princess' Man.' He said, "That was my first media work, but historical dramas must maintain their own distinctive tone. Actors perform together and the public enjoys that, so it became established. When in Rome, you should follow Roman law, shouldn't you? But I didn't follow Roman law," he said awkwardly.
He confessed, "Even if I was nervous, my body itself became relaxed, and I delivered lines too comfortably and colloquially, so the director scolded me that my line tone was ordinary. So in the end it was a 24-episode series but I died in episode 18."
Choi Moo-sung continued, "At that time, my character's subordinates in the story also died. If it were now, I would have definitely paid the appearance fees for them or at least bought them a big round of drinks, but then it fizzled out. I was also just starting, and thinking about it now I feel very sorry."
Ha Ji-young added, "I appeared in the drama 'First Lady' in episodes 3, 5 and 7, and it was very precious. Hearing about those people now makes me think, if I feel this precious, how much more precious were they?"
Choi Moo-sung agreed, "Honestly, at that time (after leaving) I felt relieved. I kept feeling pressure. Because I myself couldn't act well. Even if I was a little disappointed, since the problem was me, it couldn't be helped, could it? I fully regretted and was ashamed, but there was nothing I could do." He added, "I certainly feel much less nervous than with stage acting."
Choi Moo-sung, who debuted as a theater actor, began to gain recognition starting with the 2006 film 'The Host' and through the 2010 film I Saw The Devil. After that he began drama with 'The Princess' Man' and in 2015 he earned great affection by appearing as Choi Taek's father, played by actor Park Bo-gum, in Reply 1988.
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