Actor Kim Dae-myeung said he gained weight for "Misaeng."
On the 19th, the YouTube channel Fairy Jae-hyung uploaded a video titled "Both like the taste and the style, at this rate shall we go to Taiwan together..?"
That day, Kim Dae-myeung, when asked if he deliberately gained weight for "Misaeng," said, "At that time, while preparing I put on a little weight, a decision was made and then I gained a lot."
But Kim Dae-myeung said he had been skinny just before filming "Misaeng." Jung Jae-hyung said, "He was originally quite slim, but because he became known for 'Misaeng' people seem to remember him that way," recalling his pre-weight-gain appearance.
Then Kim Dae-myeung said, "I used to be thinner than now," and "I stayed in a gained state for quite a while. At that time I went up to 93kg, and later my maximum weight even reached 96kg," he said.
Jung Jae-hyung asked, "Couldn't you come back?" and Kim Dae-myeung said, "I couldn't come back then. I crossed the River Jordan. Because the habit of eating became a routine, it didn't work," saying that he had suddenly gained 15kg at the time, drawing attention.
Meanwhile, Kim Dae-myeung said he did not expect "Misaeng" to do well, "None of the actors in it were known. At that time there was no drama with that kind of subject. It was a drama with essentially no so-called love line," he said.
He continued, "Now it's widely known, but it was tvN that was rejected by all the public broadcasters. I auditioned at that time. I think I auditioned three times. Even after auditioning I didn't think I would get it. Because they saw me last for the role of Kim Dong-sik, and since they knew that role is quite big in the webtoon original, they probably thought it would be difficult to give that role to a newcomer," he recalled.
Since it was cast with newcomers at the time, Kim Dae-myeung said he did not know Yim Siwan, Byun Yo-Han or Kang Ha-neul well either. He said, "At that time the viewership goal for 'Misaeng' was 3 percent. But the final episode exceeded 10 percent. 'How could something like this be possible?' I was completely stunned."
[photo] "Fairy Jae-hyung"
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