Gan Yucheng did not believe in fate

Gan Yucheng interprets the mood of single people to the fullest. (Available on ONE Channel)

The eyebrows are deeply locked, the corners of the mouth are bent, and the eyes reveal loneliness. South Korean actor Gan Yucheng in the TV series "Can You Kiss First", interpreting a middle-aged man's fear of marriage and the state of mind of living alone at an older age, delicate and moving. In the face of Jin Xuan'er's temptation in the play, the panicked but calm look makes people laugh.

"Can You Kiss First" is Gan Yucheng's return to the screen for four years. Sun Wuhan, played by him, is a 50-year-old divorced man who no longer believes in love and no longer surrenders his true heart, until under the arrangement of his friends, he and An Shunzhen, the flight attendant played by Jin Xuan'er, are friends.

<h3>Collaborative performances are destined</h3>

In fact, Sun Wuhan and An Shunzhen did not meet for the first time. Sun Wuhan saw An Shunzhen 10 years ago, in the cemetery, when Sun Wuhan went to worship his father, AnshunZhen just lost his beloved daughter and cried so much that his liver and intestines were broken. Later, Sun Wuhan saw An Shunzhen arguing with her ex-husband outside the courthouse, and soon after saw her on the plane, and now he is friends with her, Sun Wuhan believes that his encounter with An Shunzhen is fate.

Sun Wuhan believed in fate, but Gan Yucheng said bluntly in an email interview with Lianhe Zaobao: "I don't believe in fate at all. But he added: "Even so, sometimes something like fate happens. Life is so exciting, so exciting. ”

Ask him which actress he wants to work with, and he says, "No matter which actor or actress I work with, I see it as a kind of destiny." ”

"Can You Kiss First" is the first time Gan Yucheng and Jin Xuan'er have cooperated, and when it comes to the impression of Jin Xuan'er, Gan Yucheng revealed: "Because it was the first time I met Jin Xuan'er, I didn't recognize her at first, which made me feel very sorry." After the cooperation, I feel very lucky to meet such a partner. Why didn't I get a chance to shoot with her before? We had fun shooting every day and looked forward to starting work every day. She is a lovely and charismatic actress. ”

<h3>Tell stories for lonely people</h3>

At the beginning of "Can We Kiss First", the male and female protagonists look at the sea, two lonely figures, with a poignant poem, "Even if our love withers and withers, there are still people who remain in the depths of love." Gan Yucheng revealed that he got the script of the first episode, and after reading the first act, he tried to understand Sun Wuhan's mood and told himself that he might be able to tell stories for lonely people through this drama.

Gan Yucheng, who married in Australia in 2006, is very protective of his wife and does not expose her information and photos. Married, he interpreted the mood of single people in every detail, asked him if he missed single life, he said: "When I want to travel alone, I miss single life." But he also said: "Whether you are married or single, the most important thing is to accept yourself and cherish yourself." ”

<h3>Excellent melodrama actor</h3>

Gan Yucheng played a man who lost his wife in the Korean drama "The Spring of My Life" four years ago, and later met a woman who received a heart transplant from his wife and fell in love with her. In the earlier work "The Age of Love", he and Sun Yizhen played a couple who still worried about each other after separation. Gan Yucheng's delicate performance in melodrama has been praised as "one of the best melodrama actors". He once admitted in an interview: "Melodrama is the most difficult to perform. ”

Gan Yucheng also told the Lianhe Zaobao reporter: "I don't just like to act in melodrama, but it just so happens that the recent works are all melodrama." I've acted in different types of plays and I'm very satisfied. ”

In addition to the excellent performance of the melodrama, Gan Yucheng's most impressive work is the costume film "The King's Man". He and Lee Joon Ki played street jugglers, and later were called into the palace to perform, and the two began to go to different fates. He sacrificed his eyes to save Lee Joon Ki and completed the last high rope walking performance with him, which was heart-wrenching to watch.

Can You Kiss First, every Tuesday and Wednesday at 8.10 p.m., airs on one channel (Star and Ch124/820/823, Singtel Ch513/604) within 24 hours of its broadcast in South Korea.