Kim Yoo-jung wears animal costume to play the role of “chicken nugget” in new drama

On March 13th, the press conference for the new drama “Chicken Nugget” was held at the Lotte Cinema Konkuk Univ. in Seoul.

Actress Kim Yoo-jung will make a special appearance in the drama “Chicken Nugget” as Min-ah, who enters a mysterious machine thinking it is a fatigue recovery machine and turns into a chicken nugget.

Kim Yoo-jung said, “The script was more surprising than the character. I thought it would be fun to participate in shooting together. I thought, ‘I should portray Min-ah in a fun way, as if I’m going out to have fun.’“

She continued, “I had fun experiencing something different by wearing a chicken nugget costume.”

Director Lee Byeong-heon was asked how he came up with the idea of casting Kim Yoo-jung for the role, to which he replied, “How could I think of turning Kim Yoo-jung into a chicken nugget? When I was having a meal with a representative from Kim Yoo-jung’s agency, I gave them the script and asked them, ‘What about a special appearance?’ They read the script with fun.”

He added, “It’s a blessing for me. I can’t imagine what it would have been like without Kim Yoo-jung. She suited the role so well, and even though it’s a special appearance, she appears a lot.”

The drama “Chicken Nugget” is based on the webtoon of the same name. It is a comic mystery chase drama about the struggles of a father to recover his daughter who entered a mysterious machine and turned into a chicken nugget, assisted by a man who has a crush on her.

It will be released through Netflix tomorrow (March 15th).

Directed and written by Lee Byeong-heon, known for the movie “Extreme Job” and the drama “Be Melodramatic”, the drama stars actors Ryu Seung-ryong and Ahn Jae-hong, with Kim Yoo-jung making a special appearance.