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'Courier Driver' Kang Yoo-seok "Breaked through 1,500:1 competition"
On the 19th, at a cafe in Sogyeok-dong, Seoul, I met actor Kang Yoo-seok, who appeared in the Netflix series 'Courier Driver'. Kang Yoo-seok takes on the role of Yoon Sa-wol, a refugee who dreams of becoming a courier in a deserted world.
Regarding the process of being invited, Kang Yoo-seok said, "I auditioned. 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. In the movie 'Master' ( It was a designated acting that Kim) Woobin hyung chose to do one of the acts he had done.” He continued, "In the second round, we met face-to-face, but the director was not there, 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 the first episode of 'The Courier Driver' and act out the scene where April appears. Director I acted in front of me. I think the director liked it.”
When asked what the competition rate was for the fierce audition, Kang Yoo-seok said, "I don't know, but I think it's about 1,500 to 1." He smiled shyly, saying, "I'm ashamed to say it with my own mouth. It would have been nice if someone had told me behind my back."
'Courier Driver' is a future Korean peninsula where people cannot live without oxygen due to extreme air pollution, and the story of legendary courier drivers 5-8 (played by Kim Woo-bin) and refugee April (played by Kang Yoo-seok) as they confront the Chunmyeong Group that dominates the new world. Netflix series depicting. It was released on the 12th, and in Netflix's official tally 'Netflix TOP 10', 'The Courier' recorded 31.22 million viewing hours, ranking first in the global TOP 10 non-English TV category (May 8-14).
Reporter Kim Ji-won, Ten Asia bella@tenasia.co.kr
