K-Pop boy band BTS member V, whose real name is Kim Tae-Hyung, plays Hong Han-Sung in KBS 2TV's 'Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth.' (Photo : YouTube/mintae)
K-Pop boy band BTS member V, whose real name is Kim Tae-Hyung, is set to make his acting debut through KBS 2TV's "Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth." The 21-year-old idol recently admitted that he could not control his nerves and excitement during the initial days of the filming the historical drama.
On Dec. 16, Friday, "Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth" held a press conference at the Imperial Palace Hotel, Seoul, South Korea. There, the BTS member delightedly shared his thoughts about his first acting role and how he was able to balance the show with the group's activities.
"I was really nervous before filming," Soompi quoted V as saying before a predominantly Korean crowd. "Since everyone took great care of me during the script read-through and filming, so my worries decreased."
V goes ahead to say that the filming overlapped with a BTS tour, so he did not have a lot of time to practice. He then said that his groupmates' unending support seemingly gave him a lot of strength, revealing all members even instructed him to do well in acting.
In the new Monday-Tuesday drama, V plays a bright and innocent man, Hong Han-Sung, who is the youngest among all Hwarang warriors. He has been chosen for the role due to his undeniable pure and bright image, producing-director (PD) Yoon Seong Sik revealed.
"I fell for [Kim Taehyung] at first glance during our first meeting," PD Yoon said. "He looks so cute and he's playfully adorable. I was worried because he doesn't have acting experience; furthermore, it's a historical drama. However, I thought that he could easily be trained after the script read-through."
Starring Park Seo-Joon, Go Ara and Park Hyung-Sik, "Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth" will simultaneously broadcast in China despite the rising political strain between the two countries over the deployment of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile, according to TV Report. It will take over KBS' Monday-Tuesday 10:00 PM (KST) timeslot starting Dec. 19.
Check out the official "Hwarang: The Beginning" trailer here:
