Heo Sung Tae: The evil Squid Game once spent 1.3 billion/year to become an actor, in real life he is extremely cute

Heo Sung Tae is an actor who specializes in supporting roles on Korean screens. Few people would expect that he used to work in a technology company with a "dreamy" salary before turning to art by chance.

Heo Sung Tae was born in 1977, in Busan. He graduated in Russian language from Busan National University. He works at a leading Korean technology corporation with a salary for a senior specialist for many years.

In the program "Happy Together", Heo Sung Tae said he was once known as the "king of TV sales" in the land of birch. The actor also revealed that he had installed all of the company's LCD TVs in hotels in Moscow.

After that, Heo Sung Tae joined Korea's largest shipbuilding corporation, working in the planning and coordination department. However, when he was about to be promoted to manager with a salary of 70 million won (1.35 billion VND), in 2011, Heo Sung Tae decided to quit his job and join SBS's Miraculous Audition program to look for opportunities. be an actor. With 5th place on the show, Heo Sung Tae officially joined the entertainment industry at the age of 34.

Heo Sung Tae is a veteran actor of Korean screen. He has more than 10 years of acting experience and has appeared in over 50 large and small films. Possessing a height of 1m8 with a dusty, weathered appearance, the actor born in 1977 is often assigned by directors to create somewhat cruel and fierce characters, typically criminals and social gang leaders. black society.

He appeared on the Korean small screen with a series of films such as Masquerade, God of War and Quiz from God 3. However, at this time he only played supporting roles so very few people knew about him.

Although his acting career is quite long, it is not too prominent to become an A-list star. Particularly for Vietnamese audiences, he impressed with a series of works: Big Forest (Big Forest) 2018, Beyond Evil 2021, Racket Boys 2021,... Recently, he is also a quite hot name in the famous movie Squid Game. .

Released in 2021, the Korean film Squid Game quickly became a global phenomenon. The film is currently ranked number one in the top most viewed on Netflix in 70 countries, including the US market. Thanks to the strong effects of the survival genre, the film was successful and spread throughout Asia, and not to mention Vietnam.

The film brought fame to the cast, including supporting actors. In the movie, Heo Sung Tae plays player number 101 Jang Deok Su. He is a gangster, a debt collector. After being in debt due to gambling, Deok Su had to join the Squid Game arena to earn money to pay off his debt. With many years of experience in the profession, true to his evil, calculating image, it makes viewers extremely hate him and does every trick to win.

After the movie Squid Game, Heo Sung Tae went from being an unknown actor specializing in supporting roles to the clouds. Although he is just an ordinary actor, after participating in the movie Squid Game with the participation of actors such as Lee Jung Jae, Hoyeon Jung, Lee Yoo Mi, Wi Ha Joon,... From then on his career of also started to advance.

Talking about the change in his popularity after Squid Game was released, Heo Sung Tae said : "My daily life is no different, because I just go back and forth between home and the filming set. The biggest change is that the number of followers on Instagram has increased to an unbelievable number." In just 1 month, the actor's Instagram account increased from 10 thousand followers to more than 2.2 million followers.

To be able to fulfill his assigned role, the actor born in 1977 gained 17 kg in one month. Because he wanted to build an image similar to the assigned character, gaining weight too quickly caused the Korean actor to have many health problems, such as muscle tears in his calves and knee pain. Heo Sung Tae shared that trying to gain weight is 3 times more difficult than losing weight.

"For me, losing weight is not a problem. But I will think again if I am again given a role that requires gaining weight," actor Squid Game shared in an interview.

Unlike his villain image in movies, Heo Sung Tae surprised the show's cast and viewers when he had a gentle personality in real life, often teased his co-stars, and had a very good past. Other co-stars also commented that Heo Sung Tae is a friendly and sociable person.

In photos on social networks, Heo Sung Tae shows a completely different side of himself. He often takes photos with his lips pouted, wearing masks or using cute accessories. In particular, the actor is also a genuine "lotus" when he often posts photos of his two pet cats.

He also appeared in the famous game show Running Man in episode 381. The actor continuously left memorable moments, causing the cast to praise him that he was the cutest villain. that they have ever met.

When he became a guest on Running Man, the actor brought a completely different image from the movie. His shy appearance when entering the studio is completely different from the image of a "gangster" in movies. The actor even brought coffee from home and drank it right in front of the cast.

When asked about the new shoes, Heo Sung Tae revealed that the company director bought them as gifts because... "their family is in the garment business". From an aggressive gangster, he suddenly became an "innocent country guy" at Running Man. Actor Heo Sung Tae's daily life aspect surprised the cast, bringing a lot of laughter to the audience after watching the broadcast.

Such is the success with "Squid Game", but there is a truth that makes many people sad when actor Heo Sung Tae shares that he has had difficulty communicating since "Squid Game" ended filming.

During the introduction of the KBS 2TV drama Bloody Heart , actor Heo Sung Tae apologized to actor Choi Ri - who plays his daughter in the drama.

Specifically, Heo Sung Tae said: "After filming Squid Game, I gradually began to feel fear when communicating with people. That's why I had to cancel a filming session with Choi Ri." when the project started. It was a time of crisis for me. Luckily, I was able to overcome it thanks to the director's advice and encouragement."