Kim Jae-cheol Reflects on 20 Years of Acting and Shares His Thoughts on the End of 'An Affair Is Not the Problem Right Now'

Actor Kim Jaecheol looked back on the past 20 years of his acting journey, along with his thoughts on the work, as the Coupang Play series ‘An Affair Is Not the Issue Right Now’ came to an end. In an interview held in Jongnogu, Seoul, he said he found the unique progression of the black comedy and the characters’ collapsing appearances intriguing. Kim Jaecheol played Joo Boseong, a dermatologist caught up in a divorce lawsuit, portraying a character who seems fine on the outside but becomes increasingly shaken as the situation worsens. The series unfolded by starting with an affair and then escalating into a hitandrun and concealment of a body, revealing the characters’ choices and humanity. He also said it was meaningful to work with Kim Hyesoo again for the first time in six years in this project. He expressed gratitude, saying that the 2020 drama ‘Hyena’ became the turning point that opened his acting career, and that he was later able to broaden the scope of his activities through various works. He also recalled the time during his unknown days when he endured by imagining winning an award by the Han River, and said that now he accepts that period as the strength that sustained him.