Former child actor Yoo Seung Ho was interviewed recently on MBC's show "Section TV," and he shared about changing his "nation's little brother" image as he promoted his new film "Kim Sun Dal."
Yoo has been acting since he was young as he has been in the business at the age of seven years old. Yoo shared about shedding his "little brother" image, "I worked hard to escape my image as a child actor. I didn't know that attempting to act more adult roles would be this hard or tiring. I don't think I've completely perfected it yet."
The actor told host Park Seul Gi that it is difficult to take on more mature roles especially because he has returned from his military service. He shared that he did not know it would be this hard to find his place as an adult actor, Soompi reported.
Park then asked Yoo if he would ever want to do "Real Men" given the chance. The actor said that he would but he can't adding, "I'd have to be bad for the show to be fun, but I was an assistant instructor. If they told me to shoot, I'd hit all the targets, and that'd be no fun."
More on his military service, he has decided to start with his mandatory military service in his young 20s and he said that he originally wanted to become a soldier. He pointed out that sacrificing his life for the country seemed to be admirable.
Also, the 22-year-old actor graced the cover of Magazine M, a weekly film magazine. Traces of him being a "little brother" were nowhere to be seen as he had thick eyebrows, well-defined facial features, and sported a suit making him look more mature, KPop Herald reported.
"Kim Sun Dal" will be premiering in South Korean theaters this July 6. The movie is about legendary swindler Kim Seondal trying to trick the king and selling the Daedonggang River to merchants during the Joseon era.