Lee Junyoung, YUGYEOM, IU's ex-boyfriend as a hellch fanatic...New Acting Transformation (24:00 Health Club)
Mar 31, 2025
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KBS2's new Wednesday-Thursday drama 『24:00 Health Club" (scripted by Kim Ji-soo, director Park Joon-soo and Choi Yeon-soo), which is scheduled to premiere on April 30, is a heart-throbbing (筋) growth comedy (comical romance) that unfolds with Hel Chi-kwang full of grit, Do Hyun-joong, and Helin, who has excessive worries, dramatically corrects the lives of members.
In the play, Lee Joon-young visits the small screen as director Do Hyun-joong, who takes on an old fitness club overnight in a world-class bodybuilder. Hyun-joong, who turned his life around with only one sport, suddenly goes into hiding after winning first place in the Mr. David contest, a health people's dream. After that, he plays a fierce survival game between the self-employed and the trainer as the director of a local health club.
An additional still of Lee Joon-young, who was immersed 200% in the character of Do Hyun-joong, the center of the fitness club, was revealed. His facial expressions and gestures, which felt an unparalleled aura and added comicalness at the same time, foreshadowed Lee Joon-young's trustworthy performance in challenging 'comance'.
Lee Joon-young, who has been working hard with various works this year, said about the reason why he chose the '24 o'clock Health Club'I really like the comedy genre, and it was so fun to read the script, and I chose this because I thought that if I worked with him, I would be able to take care of my health and try new acting that I had never tried before" he said.
On the character Do Hyun-joong, Lee Jun-young defined the character, "He is a health club director who believes that life is a '筋' and can never live without exercise'," and added, "I am not good at it because I love sports and I am always worried about the physical condition of my members, but I was fascinated by the fact that I have a heart for someone."," he pointed to the key point. He then cited 'protein', 'body fat', and 'muscle mass' as the three keywords that can express the character well, adding that "because Hyun-joong considers it the most important in life".
On the other hand, while playing the character, Lee Joon-young said, "I think the exercise was the biggest." I really did my best to exercise and control my diet.' His move to transform his image as a gym director stimulated the expectations of drama fans.
Regarding the synchronicity with the characters, Lee Joon-young said, "The T-like part of MBTI is a little similar. I think they have a similar personality who wants to do their favorite things well in detail, which intrigued prospective viewers.
Finally, he did not forget to watch the show on time. Lee Joon-young "It was filmed with a healthy mind and a really pleasant smile. I hope you laugh a lot while watching the drama and you can look forward to it. Please show a lot of interest and love on the show" encouraged.
Meanwhile, KBS2's new Wednesday-Thursday drama '24:00 Health Club' will premiere at 9:50 p.m. on April 30 following 'Villain's Country'.
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