Yoon Kye-sang "I became more cautious after marrying Cha Hye-young"

Yoon Kye-sang's transformation, ahead of his 20th anniversary as an actor, worked. Actor Yoon Kye-sang, who has a strong image as Jang Chen in the movie 'Crime City', showed a very different side through ENA's Wednesday-Thursday drama 'Kidnapping Day'. The viewership rating for the first episode was only around 1%, but it succeeded in captivating viewers by surpassing the 4% level in 7 episodes.

On the morning of the 10th, I met with Yoon Kye-sang, the lead actor in 'Kidnapping Day', at a cafe located in Jongno-gu, Seoul and talked about various things. 'Kidnapping Day' is a work that depicts the special collaboration between clumsy kidnapper Kim Myeong-jun and 11-year-old genius girl Choi Ro-hee.

Yoon Kye-sang played the role of Kim Myeong-jun, a kidnapper but full of foolishness and naivety, and gave a passionate performance. He has been loved for his strong characters and melodramatic acting, but he also performed comical acting in 'Kidnapping Day'.

'Kidnapping Day' is surpassing 'Nam Nam', which recorded the second highest viewer ratings on ENA Channel, but its performance in the first week was poor. Kye-sang Yoon confessed, "The first week, I was truly overcome with despair. I felt like people were going crazy when the numbers came out," and "I was anxious because the results came out in real time."

He then mentioned the rising viewer ratings of 'Kidnapping Day' and said, "I'm glad," and hoped, "I'm thankful and happy that there are people watching. I hope it doesn't drop in the future."

Kim Myeong-jun, played by Yoon Kye-sang, is somewhat sloppy to be called a kidnapper. He also said he was worried about how to express this character. Yoon Kye-sang said, "The key was how to express the 2% lack. I am not a person with low knowledge, but rather a naive and pure person, and I think I have that side too. I maximized that part. Now that I am older, I am more serious and careful. He said, “He acts like a child, but in reality, he’s all the same no matter how old he gets. I tried to show him as an adult but not an adult.”

Previously, it became a hot topic when Yoon Kye-sang revealed that he had increased his weight for the work. He said, "I'm one of those people who prepares hard before entering a project, and this time, I thought Myung-jun should look simple in appearance. He's also a judo athlete," and "In fact, he only gained 4kg. When it's time for actors to take a break, “I eat whatever I want, but since I was overweight when I started working on the project, I gained weight quickly after eating,” he said.

In 'Kidnapping Day', the chemistry between Yoon Kye-sang and Yuna is the main highlight of the drama. Regarding his co-star, 12-year-old Yuna, Yoon Kye-sang said, "Most child actors act on behalf of their parents' dreams. But Yuna is not the type her parents told her to be. She said she wanted to be an actress first. She absorbs things very quickly." “I told my manager, ‘It’s fun because he’s the most pure of all the actors and listens to my story the best,’” he said, making everyone laugh.

Yoon Kye-sang is an actor and a member of god. On the 28th, 'ㅇㅁㄷGOD' commemorating god's 25th anniversary was broadcast on KBS 2TV. This concert was sold out in just 3 minutes after tickets went on sale, showing that god is still alive and well. Yoon Kye-sang said, "I was so happy. I wondered what kind of singer would be able to stand on a stage like that, but the five of us were thrilled and touched as we went up. Many fans also came."

Actor for 20 years, idol for 25 years. This is Yoon Kye-sang, who has worked hard without any major controversy. He said, "I think I should age well. I don't think about it as much as I used to. I'm married, and I don't have the tendency to cause big problems myself. I want to live my life doing what I like."

Yoon Kye-sang said he became more cautious after getting married. He married beauty brand entrepreneur Cha Hye-young in June last year. Yoon Kye-sang said, "Because I have a wife, I seem to take care of her life as well. I think I'm more careful. I feel stronger because I have a reliable partner. I think I'm worried that I'll be harmed because I'm a celebrity and a public figure. My wife also runs a business." “That makes me even more worried. I’m not going out for the sake of everyone,” he joked.

Lastly, Yoon Kye-sang encouraged viewers to watch the live broadcast of ‘Kidnapping Day’. ‘Kidnapping Day’ has a total of 12 episodes, with 4 episodes remaining. Yoon Kye-sang said, “There are a lot of things left to be done,” adding, “Yuna and Kim Shin-rok’s potential explodes in the second half. They give very bloody performances.”

Ten Asia Reporter Kim Seo-yoon seogugu@tenasia.co.kr