Song Kang never fails to wow his millions of fans with his swoon-worthy workout snaps posted on his Instagram.
Best known for his role as Hwang Sun Oh in Love Alarm, the 27-year-old star showed off a different side of him after landing the lead role in Sweet Home.
Interestingly, fans had a love and hate relationship with his character in Nevertheless, where he played the campus crush Park Jae Eon who harbors a complicated relationship with Yu Na Bi, played by Han So Hee.
Apart from his blockbuster Kdramas, the South Korean heartthrob is also known for putting much effort into his character to the extent that he is willing to undergo training or even lose weight for a particular character.
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Song Kang Diet: Here’s Why He Chose to Lose Weight for Nevertheless
With the undeniable chemistry of Song Kang and Han So Hee and not to mention the love triangle with Chae Jong Hyeop, there’s no doubt why the 2021 Kdrama gained much love from viewers.
However, the actor dishes out his preparations and reveals why he shed some pounds.
According to The Sun, the Kdrama star explained why he chose to have a thinner body.
He shared that he wanted to look like Park Hae Eon from the webtoon character and by doing this, he went on a strict diet by cutting out carbs, causing him to shed off about 5kg.
Seemingly, Nevertheless director and producer Kim Ga Ram lauded the lead stars and talked about how they are in sync with their characters.
“I told them they don’t have to think too much and look that similar, but they really did go the extra mile into portraying these characters,” the director mentioned, adding, “One of which is Song Kang losing weight.”
Song Kang Workout Routine
Interestingly, this is not the first time that Song Kang totally immersed himself in the role.
In the same year, he starred in another webtoon-based Kdrama Navillera with veteran actor Park In Hwan as Shim Deok Chul.
Apart from their unusual friendship, the 27-year-old actor took on the role of Lee Chae Rok, a budding ballet dancer.
To perfectly play the character, Song Kang’s workout routine includes ballet training as his preparation for the series.
In a press conference, the actor revealed that he went on a six-month training to focus on his posture, movements, and even facial expressions.
It appears that being physically fit runs in the family as the actor’s grandfather was a former wrestler while his father used to be a gymnast.
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