Bae In-hyuk "It is natural to be tired physically and mentally if I do what I like"

▲This photo, provided by YouYou Company, shows Bae In-hyuk. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

▲This photo, provided by YouYou Company, shows Bae In-hyuk. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

▲This photo, provided by SBS, shows Bae In-hyuk. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

▲This photo, provided by SBS, shows Bae In-hyuk in "Cheer Up". (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

SEOUL, Dec. 14 (Yonhap) -- "I think It is natural for our bodies and minds to be tired if we want to do what we want. If we are comfortable working, then isn't just a hobby?"

24 years-old actor Bae In-hyuk, who met up with Yonhap News Agency at a cafe in Seoul on Monday with the final episode of drama "Cheer up" to be aired ahead, looked back on this year, saying, "It was a year I tried everything even to the point of ruining my health."

Bae, who said had been extremely busy shooting "Cheer up, "Under the Queen's Umbrella," and movie "Ditto" simultaneously, said with a laughter, "Although I feel like I should say I didn't feel tired because they were good experiences that I am really thankful for, but It was really hard."

Bae acted out three characters all from different time periods: the captain of a cheer leading squad, Park Jung-woo in "Cheer Up," Crown Prince who helped out Queen Hwaryeong in "Under the Queen's Umbrella," and class of 95 majoring in mechanical engineering, Kim Eun-seong in movie "Ditto."

He said, "Acting itself was hard, but I overdid myself physically, going to the set with no sleep or sleeping only in between traveling times."

"Since I was a Crown Prince who dies after suffering, director liked me going to the filming set tired. (laugh) I often flinched dozing off when I was supposed to act like lying down because I was sick. I woke up in a cold sweat."

If the act of lying down still was a real grind in "Under the Queen's Umbrella," memorizing cheering choreography and getting it in sync. was the most difficult task in "Cheer Up."

Bae said, "The choreography practice became this February, but because I am captain of the cheering squad who stands in the very front, I had no one to follow, which was a heavy load of burden." He revealed that he practiced choreography with a private teacher while filming the drama "Why Her."

In the drama, Bae depicted a story of young love in campus with rookie member of the cheering squad, Do Haei (Han Ji-hyun).

Park Jeong-woo regarded Do Haei who acts as she pleases as an eyesore at first, but after knowing her past behind her smile, he slowly falls in love with her.

Bae said, "Director prepares lively acting, so even if the scene is done, he doesn't say 'cut,'" adding, "Scenes of Jung-woo and Do Haei playing with each other after they began dating were mostly ad libs.

In the drama, when medical student Jin Seon-ho signed up for the cheering squad following Do Haei, they were caught up in a love triangle, splitting the viewers into "Jung-woo" team and "Seon-ho" team.

Bae In-hyuk said, "If there is one thing Jung-woo is better than Seon-ho is, he is considerate," explaining, "Seon-ho is reckless and faithful to his feelings, while Jung-woo thinks of others first before his feelings."

"There were many times I had difficult time understanding Jung-woo, who conceals his feelings to be considerate of other people. I think Jung-woo is much more mature than me," he said with a smile.

Bae In-hyuk made his debut with the playlist web drama "Love Birds" in 2019 and has been making his filmography step by step through supporting roles and minor roles.

With a sharp but gentle impression, he played a series of college senior characters in the dramas "My Roommate Is a Gumiho," "Why Her," "At a Distance, Spring is Green," and "Cheer Up."

Bae said, "When I have meetings with directors, they say that I am calm unlike my age. Because of my personality, I have been acting as senior student older than my actual age."

He continued, If I have been trying everything due to this greed that I want to have a wide variety of experiences, I want to do acting that I can do well by selecting works more wisely in the next year."

"I want to take a role of real adult, not a student. I have always wanted to do action genres because I like to move. For example, I want to be the youngest detective who gets stabbed once while playing too much."

(This article is translated from Korean to English by Jiwon Woo.)

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