BTOB’s Yook Sung Jae opened up about the moment he almost quit acting — and how that moment actually got him cast in a major drama.
On April 9, Yook Sung Jae appeared on the YouTube channel Narae Sik with actress Kim Ji Yeon. The two are currently starring in SBS's historical drama The Crown Prince Has Disappeared (Gwigung).
During the talk, Yook Sung Jae shared how he started acting and how his unexpected anger got him the role in School 2015.
He explained,
“First of all, I wanted to have fun. That’s why I became a celebrity. I’m the type who likes trying new things, so I told my company, ‘Just let me try anything. I want to do it all.’”
He added, “I did a tvN drama first, then School 2015, and as I kept acting little by little, it started to get fun. That’s how I got into it.”
But the real shock came when he talked about his School 2015 audition.
Yook Sung Jae shared,
“The director wanted to test my personality. He asked me, ‘What do you even do?’ At that time, BTOB was still a rookie group. He said, ‘BTOB? Never heard of them. Nobodies.’”
Hearing that, Sung Jae couldn’t stay quiet.
“My face turned red. I said, ‘Even so, director, we’re all people with dreams and we’re working hard toward them. Isn’t it wrong to say something like that?’ Then I just walked out.”
Comedian Park Na Rae, who hosts the show, asked if his company got mad.
Yook Sung Jae said,
“They did. The company director went with me that day. He asked, ‘How was it?’ and I came out with a red face and said, ‘I don’t think I can do anything in the drama world anymore.’ That’s how shocked I was.”
But in a twist, that moment actually helped him land the part.
He revealed,
“Luckily, the character Gong Tae Kwang has anger issues.”
When Park Na Rae asked, “Did you know that before the audition?”
He laughed and replied, “No, I didn’t. Later the director told me, ‘This guy is funny. He’s a total rookie but talked back to me. That’s why I gave him the role.’”
Talk about turning anger into opportunity.
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