'Courier Driver' Kang Yoo-seok "1500 to 1 audition 'Kim Woo-bin Acting'"

"I think my mindset was a little different. I got a little greedy and wanted to do well. But I thought I shouldn't put too much effort into it."

Kang Yoo-seok, who starred in the Netflix series 'Courier Driver', said this about his mindset at the time of filming. The SBS drama 'Beopjeon' aired first, but this series was the first lead role in actual filming. He said, “I tried to understand and express the character well,” and confessed about the anticipation and burden of being the lead role.

'Courier Driver' is about the future Korean Peninsula, where people cannot live without oxygen due to extreme air pollution, and the legendary courier driver 5-8 (Kim Woo-bin) and refugee April (Kang Yoo-seok) fight against the Chunmyeong Group that dominates the new world. Netflix series depicting. It was released on the 12th, and recorded 31.22 million viewing hours in the first week in the Netflix official tally 'Netflix TOP 10', ranking first in the global TOP 10 non-English TV category (May 8-14).

Kang Yoo-seok takes on the role of Yoon Sa-wol, a refugee who dreams of becoming a courier in a deserted world. He said, "When I was taking the entrance exam again, I lived at an older brother's house I knew, paying rent. Not long ago, he contacted me and said that he had a good look at 'The Courier Driver'. He said, 'I think I've seen you shining for the first time in a long time', and I was grateful and moved." said.

Kang Yoo-seok was cast in 'The Courier Driver' through an audition. He said, “I know that almost all male actors in their 20s watched the first audition. During the first audition, Corona was in full swing, so I auditioned non-face-to-face. It was a designated acting that I chose to do,” he said. Then, "In the second round, it was a face-to-face meeting, but there was an assistant director and an assistant director. I received a side script featuring April and acted it. The third and final audition was to watch part 1 of 'The Courier Driver' and act out the scene where April appears. I acted in front of the director. I think the director took good care of me,” he recalled. When asked what the competition rate was for the fierce audition, Kang Yoo-seok said, "I'm not sure, but I think it's about 1,500 to 1."

Although April is a refugee without a QR code, she was able to live secretly in a general area thanks to the sisters Seol-ah (Esom) and Seul-ah (Noh Yoon-seo). With the determination to become a courier delivering survival supplies and oxygen, he is bold enough to get on the passenger seat of the truck of the 'Legendary Courier' 5-8 and take a snow stamp, and his fighting skills are excellent. He despairs after experiencing a terrible incident, but after hearing the news of the selection of a courier driver, he visits 5-8 and challenges his goal again, realizing the absurd world.

Kang Yoo-seok said, “I decided to do ‘Courier Driver’ and practiced action every day for three months. ' I wanted to, but when I filmed it, I understood. Even if you match the sum, you need to have stamina because you have to shoot several times from different angles." Among the many fights in the play, the third round was said to be particularly difficult. Kang Yoo-seok said, "Isn't the 3rd match a one-on-one action? There was no hiding place because it was filmed on the ring. There were also scenes where I was hit. I took a lot of takes and tried to capture the scene from various angles, so it took time for each round, one day at a time. It took 2 minutes. I memorized all of the martial arts sums of the movie and filmed without stopping," he said about the behind-the-scenes shooting.

Kang Yoo-seok, who had more hit actions than hitting actions in the play. When asked if he would like to try hitting action as well, he said, "I want to. But I think hitting action is more comfortable than hitting action. I am worried that I will hit really hard while doing hitting action. " he laughed.

Kang Yoo-seok said he wanted to resemble Kim Woo-bin, whom he saw while filming this series together. Kang Yoo-seok said, "Hyung is known for his good personality, but after meeting him on set, I could understand why people like him." He continued, "Hyung is a star, and I'm just starting out, but he greeted me warmly. At the first meeting, I was paying attention to say hello, so he came first and said, 'You're April' and 'I've heard a lot about you.' Nya,” he said, saying even one more word first.” He looked up to him, saying, "While filming and promoting, I wanted to become someone like Woobin hyung. He's cool both on set and in everyday life."

Kang Yoo-seok, who has been in his 5th year of debut, is gradually making his face known to the public through dramas such as 'Startup' and 'Beopjeon'. When asked if there was anything he wanted to praise while watching himself grow, he replied, "I don't think I've ever thanked or praised myself in the past five years. I've always blamed myself." "I think I can praise myself for going through difficult moments and stepping on the stairs one by one," he said, adding, "I want to become an actor who can steadily move forward." He also expressed his enthusiasm, saying, "The next project has been decided, but it is at a stage where we cannot reveal it yet. We will start filming soon."

Reporter Kim Ji-won, Ten Asia bella@tenasia.co.kr