Seo Kang-joon has returned as a ‘high school student’.

He will convey the youthful and fresh look of his teens through MBC‘s new drama ‘Undercover High School’, which he chose as his first comeback project after his military service.

The drama, which will first air on the 21st, tells the story of a National Intelligence Service agent who goes undercover at a high school to find Emperor Gojong’s missing gold bars.

Seo Kang-joon plays the role of Jung Hae-sung, the NIS‘s ace agent, and lives a double life disguised as a high school student. Thanks to this, Seo Kang-joon, who is a 30-year-old who completed his military service, has experienced the good fortune of wearing the school uniform he wore during his school days again.

At the drama production conference held at MBC’s Golden Mouse Hall in Sangam-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul on the 20th ahead of the first broadcast, he said, “I had a lot of concerns about whether I could wear a school uniform. Actually, I was a little embarrassed. I told myself not to be embarrassed because it was acting, but when I tried it on, it felt really good,” she said with a laugh.

She continued, “Strangely enough, there were actual high school students and actors in their 20s among the students, and they looked really young,” and “When I looked at them, I thought the age gap was too big.”

She said that she actually learned a lot of new words that teenagers often use. She said, “While filming, there were so many new words that came up, but I couldn’t understand a single one. I learned a lot of new things while filming.”

However, it is actually impossible for a 30-year-old to look like a teenager. She also said, “Even if you do anti-aging, you can’t look like a high school student. I put on a lot of lotion to look a little younger,” and “Since it’s a 31-year-old NIS agent infiltrating a high school, I thought I should just do it the way I looked.”

Seo Kang-joon had a three-year hiatus from acting, but he learned and felt a lot. He said, “I thought a lot in the military. Looking back on the past, I thought about what kind of actor I am, why I want to be an actor, and what kind of actor I want to become.” He added, “I may not be satisfied with all the works or actions I’ve done, but I don’t regret a single one. That’s how much I felt like I did my best. I plan to do this without regrets either.”

He worked hard to show off acting that he wouldn’t regret. He learned high-difficulty action scenes at an action school before filming and showed off his excellent martial arts skills, such as riding on top of a speeding vehicle.



Reporter Lee Jeong-yeon annjoy@donga.com

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