Actor Kang Yoo-seok’s pictorial for the July issue of ‘Cosmopolitan’ has been released, attracting attention.

Actor Kang Yoo-seok, who has been active in Netflix’s ‘Foolish’ and the drama ‘Someday, the Life of a Wise Resident’ this year, met with ‘Cosmopolitan’.This pictorial was conducted with the concept of a leisurely summer vacation given to him in the midst of his busy days.Kang Yoo-seok received praise from the on-site staff for his lovely and relaxed poses and expressions in a space full of a peaceful atmosphere.

After the photoshoot, an interview was conducted.With two consecutive works, ‘Deceived in a Dream’ and the drama ‘Someday, the Life of a Wise Resident’, Kang Yoo-seok made his presence felt in the world.He smiled and said, “I’m feeling really good these days, but I’m taking it humbly!” When asked if he had a pleasant farewell with ‘Eun-myeong’ from ‘Deceived in a Dream’ and ‘Jae-il’ from ‘Someday, the Life of a Wise Resident’, Kang Yoo-seok said, “It’s not easy for me to say goodbye to the characters I’ve played.It’s like they’re in a drawer where I can take them out whenever I want.In fact, it’s been a month since ‘Deceived in a Dream’ ended, but I haven’t uploaded my thoughts on the ending and photos from the last shoot yet.I haven’t even watched the last episode of ‘Deceived in a Dream’ yet.It’s not easy to relive them because I don’t want to let them go.I’m not ready to let them both go yet(laughs).” He expressed his affection for the two works.When asked how the two characters remain in his heart now, he said, “Jae-il is such a bright and cheerful character, so I thought he would be smiling, but I get a little sad when I see him.It was the first time I cried after filming ended.Actually, I was so sad and regretful when filming the last episode of every project, but I tried not to show it.But strangely, I got emotional without realizing it when I was filming ‘Sleeping Past Life.’ I think I put a lot of my heart into it because I loved the set and my friend Jae-il so much.And Eun-myung… I wish she could be happier.While acting as Eun-myung, I often thought that it would have been nice if there had been moments in the project where Eun-myung was happier.”

Meanwhile, actor Kang Yoo-seok will show another new side of himself through the new tvN weekend drama ‘Seocho-dong’ coming up on July 5th.In the drama, he is the most extroverted person in the Seocho-dong law town Hyungmin Building, a chatterbox who always adds to the conversation.He plays Jo Chang-won, the energizer of the ‘Avengers’ (Avengers + lawyers)group of five, who is easygoing and friendly and enjoys hanging out at work like going to a gathering.He said, “If Jae-il from ‘Sleeping Past Life’ was a friend who learned and grew little by little without knowing anything, I thought Chang-won had some work experience and knew how to lead the conversation among his five lawyer colleagues.I call him a ‘middle-aged person in society’, and I want to express the concerns of those who are shedding their freshman image and moving into middle age.” Also, “There are lines that I still remember.It’s a scene where I’m standing in court and making a defense, and my lines alone almost filled up an entire page of A4 paper.I had to memorize them 200% perfectly so that I could act more naturally in front of the camera, so I couldn’t sleep the night before filming and just kept memorizing them.Since it was the final defense line, I had to do it all by myself.After the cut, the staff told me that I did a great job, so I felt a bit proud of myself,” raising expectations for his next work.

What are the concerns of actor Kang Yoo-seok, who has been in his 7th year since his debut and is now a middle-aged man? He said, “I am approaching middle age, but in fact, I feel like I am still a rookie as an actor.Even though it has been a while since I debuted, like Jae-il, I still have the mindset of a first-year actor.(Laughs)I want to become an actor who can be trusted and watched in the works that Kang Yoo-seok appears in, and a person who can give good energy anytime, anywhere,” showing his mature side.

More pictorial photos and interviews with actor Kang Yoo-seok can be found in the July issue of Cosmopolitan, available at bookstores nationwide, and on the Cosmopolitan Korea website and Instagram.

Reporter Yoonna Choi com Donga.com yyynnn@donga

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