Oh Eui Sik Reflects on Working with Younger Co-Star Lee Chae-min

By Jiyoun, Moon

Oct 01, 2025

Oh Eui Sik Reflects on Working with Younger Co-Star Lee Chae-min
Photo provided by Hihium Studio



Actor Oh Si-sik (42) mentioned his relationship with Lee Chae-min, who is 17 years younger.

Oh conscious met at Sports Chosun at a cafe in Gangnam-gu, Seoul on the morning of the 1st and had an interview with the end of tvN's Saturday-Sunday drama "The Tyrant's Chef" (directed by Jang Tae-yu). As the casting of Lee Hun as "Chef of the Tyrant" was changed from Park Sung-hoon to Lee Chae-min, Oh had the burden of setting up a back-up with Lee Chae-min, who was 17 years younger. Oh consciousness was "It wasn't the same age setting, and they said they were like brothers and sisters with a slight age difference," but many people think they are the same age because of the setting of Bae Dong. The reason why I didn't actively explain about it was that there was such a big age difference with actor Lee Chae-min that I thought it would be important to put my efforts and heart into the work, act well, and build a relationship like a friend and a best friend rather than an age difference."

Then "I was worried that actor Lee Chae-min was suddenly put in, but I thought that it would be burdensome, but actor Lee Chae-min only showed sincerity and active performance from the first meeting, and I think he made me think that I would do well from the first meeting." Actually, every time I do a production, every actor is like that, but will I do a production??I tend to spend a lot of time every time. During the 'Ilta Scandal', I spent time together at a company where people with developmental disabilities work for the role, and I spend a lot of time like that every time I work, but since I can't go to Joseon, I thought it was my responsibility as an actor to be a best friend with Lee Chae-min, who is 17 years apart. I thought it was one of the efforts I could make for this role, and I'm also shy, but I can't do it on the spot first, but I think I really made a lot of effort this time."




Oh Eui Sik Reflects on Working with Younger Co-Star Lee Chae-min
Photo provided by Hihium Studio
Oh consciousness then "Eating and drinking tea together whenever we have time. We usually spent the rest of our time together in the countryside. We purposely went to the same accommodation, ate together, drank tea, and took a break at the site, talked about the field, talked about life, and I think that those things can be seen on the screen. And what kind of disagreement do you have on the spot?? I think how honest I can be and how much I can not get hurt helps me to make good results, and I think I've made a lot of effort. Lee Chae-min, who is young, must have worked harder to achieve the result. Looking back, it was. Lee Chae-min, who would have been a little uncomfortable than me, met and treated us with a mature and great heart, which helped our relationship get better and closer. When we meet, we say hello to each other like this.

However, Lee Chae-min has yet to receive the Chuseok gift that he sent to director Lim Yoon-ah and Jang Tae-yu. Oh consciously raised his voice urgently and "We decided to meet the day after tomorrow. It's not that you're disappointed to hear that you gave a present when you were supposed to meet personally, but you really think of me as your best friend. You don't do it to your friends. I'm not looking forward to (the gift) at all," he said, drawing laughter.

"The Tyrant's Chef" is a fantasy survival romance of more than 500 years as a time-slip French chef meets the king, the worst tyrant and best gourmet. It recorded 17.1% of viewers in the final episode, broke the highest ratings among all channel miniseries aired this year, and ranked first in Netflix's global TOP10 TV (non-English) category for two consecutive weeks (based on Netflix's official ranking aggregation site To Doom), captivating viewers around the world.








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