Park Gyu-young, dressed in luxury goods, certified as 'Netflix's daughter' with 'Squid Game 2'

"How do you feel about appearing in 'Squid Game 2'? To be honest, I'm a little more nervous. (laughs)"

Actor Park Gyu-young, who we met at a cafe in Samcheong-dong, Seoul on the 4th, said this about his feelings about appearing in the Netflix original series 'Squid Game 2'.

Park Gyu-young, who earned the modifier 'Netflix's daughter' by appearing in Netflix works from 'Sweet Home' to 'Celebrity' and 'Squid Game 2', where casting was recently announced, Park Gyu-young said, "The only thing I can show you a good figure through a good OTT is I think I'm lucky. I can't believe that it will be released in 190 countries."

When asked about his attitude to participate in 'Squid Game 2', a highly anticipated work around the world, Park Gyu-young said, "It's burdensome, but I don't think I'm thinking only about the scale of the work. I will do my best thinking that I will be able to play the character well."

Still, he recalled, "It was really great to see the seniors who appeared in 'Squid Game 2'. To be honest, I was a little more nervous. I had a pupil earthquake." Regarding the reason for sparing words about 'Squid Game 2', he asked for understanding, saying, "I think it's the staff's hard work to live up to expectations."

Park Kyu-young is currently meeting with viewers from over 190 countries through Netflix's 'Celebrity'. 'Celebrity' is a story depicting the glamorous yet intense bare faces of celebrities faced by Ari (played by Park Gyu-young), who jumped into the world where becoming famous makes money. In the play, Park Kyu-young played the role of Seo Ah-ri, the main character who became an influencer with 1.3 million followers overnight from an ordinary office worker.

Park Gyu-young said, "Thankfully, I received the script. I read it and it was about social media and influencers. I thought that there would be no reason not to do it if it was a character who could speak independently of this kind of story. I enjoyed the director's previous works, so I must say I wanted to participate," he said about the process of participating.

Director Kim Chul-gyu, who directed 'Celebrity', did not use social media, but operated his own social media account to enhance the realism of 'Celebrity'. In response, Park Kyu-young said, "The director doesn't know SNS well, but I know that the writer did a lot of research beforehand. The director also did a lot of research and research while preparing." .Some said that it would be more realistic if expressed through DM rather than messages, and I also said that I upload stories more often than posts.”

Wasn’t there any pressure in that he was the one-stop lead? Park Kyu-young laughed, saying, "I wanted to say that I'm not nervous, but to be honest, I was very nervous. It was a lot of pressure, but it seemed like a lot of people liked it, so I let go. When I turned on Netflix, my face stood up. Personally, I feel good."

Park Gyu-young cited the change of Ari's character as three stages, "The first stage is Ari, an ordinary office worker, the second stage is Ari who became an influencer, and the third stage is Ara who broadcasts live." I thought that there must be a change in styling to be able to immerse. The director also gave a lot of opinions on styling, and a team in charge of style was also attached. Netflix provided a lot of support for expensive luxury goods. Thankfully, I wore a lot of good clothes and filmed. "he said.

Park Kyu-young drew attention with expensive luxury styling in 'Celebrity'. He thanked, "When wearing expensive jewelry, guards were attached. There is a scene where wine is smeared on luxury clothes, but rather, they prepared several pieces to focus on making it better."

The straight short hairstyle was Park Gyu-young's idea. He said proudly, "I thought that if I wore Lego hair, it would be imprinted as a character. Looking at the screen, I could see Lego all the time. Personally, I thought it was a good choice."

In the play, Ari sometimes receives severe malicious comments. In fact, when asked how to overcome bad comments, Park Gyu-young said, "I think listening to various feedback is part of the job's naturalness, but honestly, I don't think it's an easy part. I accept what I have to accept, and there are things I pass with positive energy. When I see many of my colleagues in pain, there are things that I want to improve socially. I don't actually receive that kind of bad comments, but when I act as Ari, my heart hurts enough to naturally empathize."

Park Gyu-young says that when a work is released, he looks for a reaction. The most impressive response from 'Celebrity' is that 'my vocalization has improved'. He explained, “It was a part that I was concerned about while acting in this work, so I was grateful that he told me exactly that part.”

'Be famous. 'Celebrity' with the phrase 'that is power'. What do you think about Park Kyu-young? "I can't deny it, but I don't fully advocate it. It can be a lot, but it's not everything. I think it's a word of caution."

Reporter Tae Yuna, Ten Asia youyou@tenasia.co.kr