Actor Song Seung-hwan revealed the debut behind-the-scenes of stars who dominated an era and the decisive moments when he missed out on certain stars.
Recently on a broadcast, Song Seung-hwan disclosed the story of how he personally discovered 1990s original youth star Kang Susie. He met Kang Susie during his study-abroad period in New York, which he undertook to broaden his horizons while he was actively working, and later recalled that Kang Susie visited him after he returned to Korea penniless and asked him to help her debut as a singer. Because of this connection, Song Seung-hwan produced a record for the first time in his life, and Kang Susie's "Borabit Hyanggi" that he produced achieved great success. Song Seung-hwan recalled at the time, "Thanks to that album, I was able to move from paying monthly rent to a key money lease."
But there were regrets behind the success. Song Seung-hwan candidly revealed that while he continued to have relationships with numerous stars afterward, he met Hyunbin and Park Jin-Young, who became representative stars of Korea, but those meetings did not lead to debuts.
About Park Jin-Young, who came to him dreaming of becoming a singer, he said, "I thought he danced really well," but added, "I judged that with that face it would be difficult to be a singer, so since he was attending Yonsei University I sent him back to study more." Regarding Hyunbin, who aspired to be an actor, he said, "He didn't have much acting experience and looked too delicate," and laughed, "I told him to do more theater and come back, but I didn't know it would turn out like this."
The panelists who heard the story joked, "Didn't your luck end with 'Borabit Hyanggi'?" and the studio filled with laughter. Song Seung-hwan also accepted it calmly, saying, "Looking back now, it's a strange connection."
Meanwhile, Song Seung-hwan debuted as a child voice actor in 1965 and works as an actor and performance producer. He planned and produced the nonverbal performance "Nanta," which achieved global success, and served as the artistic director for the opening ceremony of the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics, showcasing the strength of Korean performing arts.<
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