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Kim Dong-wook, star of time-travel drama My Perfect Stranger, on where he'd go if he could return to 1987

Kim Dong-wook, star of time-travel drama My Perfect Stranger, on where he'd go if he could return to 1987
Korean actor Kim Dong-wook.
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If you had the power to time travel where would you go?

In an interview shared with AsiaOne, Korean actor Kim Dong-wook was asked the same question and his answer was simple.

"I would like to be in a baseball stadium where top players like Kim Yong-soo, Sun Dong-yeol, and Choi Dong-won are playing in a match," said the 39-year-old.

Dong-yeol and Dong-won were the top pitchers in the Korea Baseball Organisation (KBO) League, the highest-level league of baseball in South Korea, during the 1980s and their last game against each other took place in May 1987.

Yong-soo was in the 1984 Olympic team.

Dong-wook is best known for his performances in the classic K-drama Coffee Prince (2007) and the movies Along With The Gods 1 and 2 (2017 and 2018). In his latest K-drama My Perfect Stranger, he plays news reporter Yoon Hae-joon who unwittingly time-travels to the year 1987 with aspiring writer Baek Yoon-young (Jin Ki-joo).

While he investigates a case of serial killings and becomes a teacher to hide his agenda, Yoon-young tries to stop her parents from getting married.

When asked about his similarities and differences with Hae-joon, Dong-wook stated that his character's courageous attempt at changing fate "resonated" with him because it's a choice he would make himself.

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"Though I'm not sure if I have as much courage as he does," he laughed.

Dong-wook added that he used to be very shy and is trying to "learn the importance of getting along" with the people around him, compared to Hae-joon who is good at mingling with others even in an era of solitude.

Despite his seemingly reserved personality, he shared that he's always wanted to be a teacher like Hae-joon: "I think it's meaningful and fascinating to be able to play a role in choosing and shaping someone's future."

My Perfect Stranger is now streaming on Viu.

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