Actor Lee Do Hyun reflected on his immature days by referring to his younger brother who has a developmental disability.

KBS2's 'Year-round Live', which aired on January 14th, revealed the contents of an interview with Lee Do Hyun, which was conducted as a special feature of 'Stars to look forward to in 2022'.

Lee Do Hyun appeared in KBS2's 'Youth of May', which ended last year, and made viewers cry with his heart-breaking performance.

As a result of his outstanding performance, Lee Do Hyun won the Top Excellence Award and the Best Couple Award at the '2021 KBS Drama Awards'.

Lee Do Hyun brought up the story of his brother, which he mentioned at the awards ceremony, drawing attention. At that time, he said, "My younger brother is a sick friend, so I think I should take my first thoughts and do my best in acting. Thank you, my brother. I love you."

Lee also said, "When I think of my brother, I get emotional. I am an old man anymore, but when I was young, I was so immature that I could not proudly say that he was my younger brother."

However, Lee has changed. He expressed his overflowing affection for his younger brother, saying that he liked the word "my younger brother".

Lee Do Hyun also confessed his family history in an interview with Esquire in 2019.

He said, "Welfare is good in Korea, so [my brother] is working at a supermarket, but people still implicitly see him and make fun of him as a disabled person."

He continued, "It's been a long time since my mother also worked as a newspaper delivery worker, so I hope that it will be a year in which mom, dad, and younger brother can all take a break from work and can all eat and live with the money I earn. So that I will feel at ease when I go to the military."

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Actor Song Kang Ho shocked fans by revealing the surprising reason he initially turned down the iconic role in Joint Security Area (JSA).

On February 4, the movie JSA was celebrated as a "Visionary" work at a special GV (Guest Visit) event for CJ ENM’s 30th anniversary at CGV Yongsan I'Park Mall in Seoul. The event was attended by director Park Chan-wook and stars like Song Kang Ho, Lee Byung Hun, Lee Young Ae, Kim Tae Woo, and Ko Kyung Beom, who shared stories from the making of the film.

Joint Security Area, a groundbreaking film by director Park Chan-wook, tells the story of North and South Korean soldiers caught in a tragic incident at the border, highlighting the human side of the divided nations. The film has been widely praised for changing the perception of inter-Korean relations and is seen as a key moment in Korean cinema.

During the event, Song Kang Ho admitted that he turned down the JSA script at first, saying, "The script was just too perfect. It was so well-written and tightly woven that I couldn’t believe it. I thought, ‘Is this really Korean cinema at this level?’ I felt it was too good, and I figured the movie wouldn’t live up to the script."

He also mentioned that at the time, Park Chan-wook’s previous films hadn’t done well, which made him even more doubtful. "But after meeting the director, I started to trust him," Song Kang Ho added.

Reflecting on the film 20 years later, Song Kang Ho joked, "I was flipping through channels and watched JSA again. I thought, ‘There was a time when I wasn’t envious of Lee Byung Hun,’ but he looked so handsome and cool back then." He continued, laughing, "One thing about Park Chan-wook's films is that they have a depth and elegance that you just can’t forget. It’s probably why his new movie is called I Can’t Help It."

Song Kang Ho also spoke fondly of reuniting with his JSA co-stars after 25 years. He shared, "We didn’t watch the film together, but we had a cozy two-hour dinner. After all this time, it felt nostalgic. It was heartwarming to sit together again and reminisce about the past. It really made me realize how meaningful these moments are."

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