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“Business Proposal” actor Kim Min-kyu, “I bulked up by 15kg to look sexy… I also worked out 8 hours a day”

Actor Kim Min-kyu said he made an extraordinary effort to play the sexy second male lead in “Business Proposal”.

On April 30th, the magazine @Star1 released an interview with Kim Min-kyu, who recently showed his passionate acting through SBS’s hit drama Business Proposal”.

In “Business Proposal”, Kim Min-kyu takes on the role of Cha Sung-hoon, the secretary-general of CEO Kang Tae-moo (Ahn Hyo-seop)’s GO Food Company. He drew attention by revealing his muscular body to show a sexy image.

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Kim Min-kyu said, “I wanted to change my image properly through this drama”, adding, “I believed it was t me to take off the image of a younger brother and show my mature and manly charm”. He continued, “I prepared a lot to portray Cha Sung-hoon well”.

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In particular, Kim Min-kyu confessed that he paid lots of attention to his appearance. The actor shared, “Considering my character, who is a man in his 30s, I thought it would be great to present the image of a sexy and muscular man”. He added, “I tried to build a big and solid body. I eventually bulked up by 15kg”.

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Kim Min-kyu recalled the time when he worked really hard to build up his body, saying, “I worked out a lot. I did exercises twice a day with 4 hours for each time”. The actor also revealed that he mostly ate beef to bulk up. He smiled and said, “I set the time for meals and ate 6 times a day with only beef. I had been eating beef all day to the point that I felt like throwing up because I was so sick of it”. Kim Min-kyu continued, “As much as I ate, I started to gain weight”.

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Regarding the viewers’ comments saying Kim Min-kyu has lots of similarities with his character Cha Sung-hoon, Kim Min-kyu proudly said, “I have changed my image through this role and I’m really satisfied with the result”.

Meanwhile, Kim Min-kyu rose to fame with the huge success of “Business Proposal” and is currently reviewing his next work. He also appeared on some entertainment programs, such as MBC’s “Omniscient Interfering View” and SBS’s “Master in the House”, and revealed how he enjoys his leisure time.

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