"When I heard the compliment from my colleagues and senior actors that 'I think I've found your own Juran' after the work, I was so proud and grateful." I felt like I had discovered a new face myself. Above all, I have the courage and spirit to play more diverse characters. That alone is a big learning for me."
Looks introspective and timid, but on the other hand, he is stronger and more determined than anyone else. His acting skills and presence are so deep that he is never pushed back between Yoon Jeong-nyeon (played by Kim Tae-ri) and Heo Young-seo (played by Shin Ye-eun), the two major pillars of his work. Actor Wu Dabi has properly impressed viewers through tvN drama 'Jungnyeoni'.
Actor Udavi succeeded in adding vitality to the play by playing Hong Joo-ran, a member of the Maeran Guk Theater Company who shines the national drama stage by building a friendship with the main character, Young-soo, in "Jungnyeon," which ended on the 17th.
YTN had an interview with Uddhavi at the end of "Jungnyeoni" and talked about various things, from the process of preparing for the beginning and end of the work to his thoughts on acting.
'Normal Year' ended with a new highest ratings of 16.5% in the last episode. In response, Udavi opened the interview with a greeting to the viewers, saying, "I felt affectionate because I felt like my life in the Korean theater company was over when the broadcast came to an end, but I'm really happy and grateful that it ended after a lot of love."
Actor Udabi ⓒ nCH Entertainment
As such, he said that he did not expect the hot love of viewers, and that the rather unfamiliar genre of women's Gukgeuk seemed to resonate with the hearts of Korean viewers as a factor of popularity of the work.
In addition to four auditions, he spent six months practicing before the shooting. He had to sing and dance as well as performance, so this must have been a big challenge for him. Udavi told the preparation process that he had to prepare harder as it was a drama with a high level of difficulty.
In particular, he said that he was worried about whether he could pull off the character Hong Joo-ran at the beginning of the shoot, and "It was very helpful that the director said, 'I saw Ju-ran from you.' Since then, I have a mindset that I can do well," he recalled.
He then said, "The director's support gave me a more special feeling for the character. Also, since it's a drama that's hard to experience again, 'When will you try such a precious work?I was able to prepare even harder with the thought of ''. In the process, Udavi worked the most on making his own Hongjuran and Hongjuran that had never been before by reading all the original comic books as well as webtoons and scripts.Just as Hong Joo-ran found her own bead baby and young Princess Pyeonggang in
, eventually, Udavi succeeded in creating his own Hong Joo-ran in a fierce process.
Udabi ⓒ tvN in the drama "Jungnyeon".
He thanked his colleagues, saying, "I think I was able to find my own Juran well thanks to the help of Taeri, Ye-eun, director, and staff." He then smiled, saying, "I'm not a gemstone like Juran, a hidden gemstone, but I think I look alike in terms of constantly grinding and polishing."
What did he learn more precious than anything else that it was a great learning just to work with senior actors such as Ki Ra-sung in this work?
Udavi replied without hesitation, 'Courage'. He said, "Jungnyeon was an opportunity to 'transform' to play something new and something else that I hadn't done before. It wasn't easy, but the transformation gave me the courage to play more diverse characters. Above all, I dare to think that the spirit of not being afraid of challenges has blossomed in my mind," he explained.
Udavi, who has just opened his wings, said with strength that his goals are "doing his best every day and challenging without regret" and "performing like 'real' to the point where he can be satisfied with himself," raising expectations for his future performance.
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