Choi Moo Sung: From the gentle "father bear" of the Go genius in Reply 1988 to the scariest villain

Choi Moo Sung once impressed with his role as the gentle father of a Go genius in Reply 1988. This year, the actor caused a stir with his role as the scariest villain in The Good Bad Mother.

Choi Moo Sung once impressed the audience through his role of the same name and also the father of Go genius Choi Taek (played by Park Bo Gum) in Reply 1988. It is known that in the film, the actor takes on the role A gentle, rough father who devoted all his love to his children after his wife passed away. The audience was also moved by the scenes of him staying up all night waiting for his son to return, cutting out newspapers to praise his son, not putting pressure on him but quietly being by his side when his son failed.

Compared to the two fathers Sung Dong IL and Kim Sung Kyun, Choi Moo Sung's father role has less acting space but is an indispensable piece in the warm picture of family and neighborly love in Reply. 1988.

Choi Moo Sung was born in 1968. He has transformed into many roles, from gentle to c.ruel. He is an actor who specializes in supporting roles but has been sought after by many audiences since his debut movie in 2002.

It is known that the actor started his acting career quite late at the age of 34, his first role was in Birth of a Man. Three years later, he appeared in Tale of Cinema, and since then he has regularly appeared in an average of three movies a year.

Since 2011, Choi Moo Sung has actively appeared on the small screen and his name has also begun to become more popular. The works that made him a familiar face include The Princess' Man, Mr. Sunshine, Weightlifting G.irl,... and most especially Reply 1988 and Prison Life. Both of these films belong to the genre of healing films.

Talking about the movie Reply 1988, the movie is part of the famous Reply movie series directed by Shin Won Ho, set in Korea in 1988. In the middle of bustling Seoul is the peaceful Ssangmun neighborhood, where there are children with different personalities. But close since childhood. This place holds beautiful memories of family affection, friends, neighbors and simple youthful love.

Family affection and pure friendship, mixed with the first vibrations of their lives, bring sympathy and closeness to the audience. The movie Reply 1988 conveyed a very meaningful message: "Everyone must grow up, everyone will find their own answer. Don't live and remember your childhood and regret it when They pass too quickly."

This year, Choi Moo Sung continued to impress the audience through the movie The Good Bad Mother (roughly translated: My Bad Mother) as the villain Song Woo Byeok. It is known that the audience was quite surprised to witness the reunion of Choi Moo Sung with Ra Mi Ran, two lovely parents from Reply 1988. However, this time the two stood on opposite front lines.

The Good Bad Mother (roughly translated: My Bad Mother) belongs to the healing movie genre, but has quite a few villain characters. The first character who causes a series of tragedies and hatred in the film is Song Woo Byeok (played by Choi Moo Sung). That year, he was just a gangster, because Kang Ho's (Lee Do Hyun) parents did not accept the site clearance and took action to harm Kang Ho's father's life. When he grew up, Kang Ho worked under Song Woo Byeok. Even in order to conveniently marry the congressman's daughter, Kang Ho also wrote papers from his mother to be Mr. Song's adopted son, helping him carry out many dirty deals that involved human lives.

Besides movies, one of the topics that has attracted the most attention for Choi Moo Sung in his more than 20 years of working is his weight. The actor once surprised the public when he revealed that he had lost up to 21 kg in just 2 months but continued to maintain the weight loss because of his health problems.

Choi Moo Sung said: "At the age of over 50, my belly fat made it very difficult for me to bend down to put on socks. Now, I have lost a lot of fat in my belly area. I used to wear 38's but now I can. Fits size 34. I also have a defined jawline that I didn't have before."

Besides the obvious change in appearance, Choi Moo Sung's health has also had many positive improvements, especially high b.lood pressure. Specifically, the actor said: "I took b.lood pressure medicine as usual without thinking about it and then was surprised because my b.lood pressure suddenly dropped. When I got to the hospital, I was informed by the doctor. My b.lood pressure has become much more stable, so I have half the amount of medication I took compared to before."

However, it seems that Choi Moo Sung is no longer maintaining his weight loss, but the fact that he appears healthy in film projects also reassures the audience somewhat. Choi Moo Sung also announced that he weighs 97 kg and is determined to diet to improve his health, physique as well as get rid of his heavy image for many years.

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