Teo Yoo "♥Nikki Lee told me to stay next to Zico"

Actor Teo Yoo attracted attention by mentioning his wife, Nikki Lee, during his appearance on the 'Zico's Artist' music talk show.

Actor Teo Yoo appeared on KBS 2TV's 'The Seasons - Zico's Artist' (hereinafter referred to as 'Artist'), which aired on the 17th, and attracted attention.

Singer Zico, the host of the day, asked Teo Yoo, "I heard this is your first appearance on a music talk show like this. How do you feel standing in front of a large audience?" Teo Yoo replied, “I’m a little excited. Honestly, I’m a little more nervous about seeing Mr. Zico.”

Teo Yoo revealed the reason for his appearance on this day. He made people laugh by saying, "They asked me in the pre-meeting why I wanted to appear on our show. I just listened to what my spouse said. He said, 'Zico is popular, so go and stick next to him.'"

He added, "And later, when I looked it up, I watched 'Any Song' a lot when the pandemic broke out. I listened to and watched it so much, and I remember thinking, 'Who is this cute and charming simple-minded friend?'" In response to those words, Zico said, “I am very satisfied with the expression that it is simple.”

Soon after, Zico congratulated him and asked for his thoughts, saying, “You are one of the 100 most influential Asian people of 2024, and the first Korean actor to be nominated for Best Actor at the British Academy Awards.” In response, Teo Yoo said, "I am so honored. Acting is not a result-oriented profession, but rather captures the process of feeling emotions and puts it into the routine. I think the attitude of life is also to enjoy the process. Work hard and work hard at this moment. “I have to do it, and that’s how I came to this point.”

Teo Yoo also praised Zico, saying, "I personally respect rappers. When I was young, I listened to a lot of hip-hop with my refugee friends in Germany. My first love is hip-hop."

In particular, Teo Yoo attracted attention by revealing his versatility. “He has a lot of talent. The song you heard at the opening was also written by Teo Yoo,” Teo Yoo explained about ‘Overwhelming’, which he composed himself.

Teo Yoo said, "I was stuck working overseas during the pandemic in 2020. Life and life itself were so crashing like waves that I couldn't handle it. I wrote this song because I had no other way to express it. I wrote it because I felt frustrated." He revealed the story behind writing the song.

Additionally, Teo Yoo said that he started his career as a children's story writer while thinking about 'what kind of storytelling to do with what kind of structure.' Furthermore, he surprised people by revealing that he even produced a movie.

Tae-oh Yoo, who has learned hip-hop, b-boying, and tango, said, "I learned tango after I got married. These days, they say it takes up to 5 years for a beginner to learn tango. I only learned it for 3 years," and immediately danced the tango with Zico face to face. made into a sea of laughter.

Lee Min-kyung, Ten Asia Reporter 2min_ror@tenasia.co.kr