This is not Kang Ha-neul, the entertainment industry‘s representative ‘upright young man’, who spreads good stories wherever he goes with his innocent and modest image. His appearance in the movie ‘Streaming’ is quite unfamiliar, from his arrogant expression and speech, to his flashy clothes and watch, and even his tattoos that somehow make him look like a gangster.

In the movie, which opens on the 21st, he plays Woo-sang (Kang Ha-neul), a streamer on a crime channel that broadcasts the process of tracking down a serial killer in real time. He is a braggart who is obsessed with ‘showing off’ and he showed an image that is the ‘complete opposite’ of the characters he has played so far. He said, “My friends who saw the movie at the preview said, ‘You seem really crazy’ ... When acting, I tried to become that ‘unt person’.”

For the live broadcast hosting style in the play, I referenced a lot from the popular streamers ‘Kim Won’ and ‘Diva Jessica’, who cover real-life mystery cases and crimes.

“(To promote the movie), I recently appeared on the channels of Daedosogwan (game channel) and Gwakchi (science channel), and since I’m a fan of both of them, I felt like I‘d become a real fan. I watch a lot of YouTube videos related to science, space, and nature. If I were to become a YouTuber, I’d want to be a travel YouTuber. But a channel where my face doesn‘t appear. Haha!”

O“There’s no reason to hate the image of a good story maker!”

He is famous for his kindness to the point that he was nicknamed the ‘Good Story Maker’ due to his polite attitude and behavior. When asked if his good image that followed him around for a long time was too much of a burden, he laughed and said, “Good stories are better than bad stories.”

“Everyone worries about the burden caused by that image, but I actually don‘t feel burdened at all. If my usual attitude were something I forced myself to do, then that would be a burden, but I live really comfortably even normally. I’m just grateful that everyone thinks well of me living comfortably.”

He then waved his hand, saying, “But that doesn‘t mean I’m a good person.” He especially caught attention by saying that he used to scold his juniors when he was in school.”“The thing I hate the most is lack of manners. When I see that kind of behavior, I can never just let it go. For example, when I see people being rude to delivery people, I get angry and say, “Hey, go back and apologize.” I’m actually an old fart.”


Reporter Seungmi Lee smlee@donga.com

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