Na In Woo starred in a back-to-back K-drama this 2022. From the crime comedy series "Cleaning Up" to the webtoon-based rom-com K-drama " Jinxed At First"' with Girls' Generation's Seohyun.
However, despite solidifying his name as a lead star, the 27-year-old actor is supposed to debut as a Kpop star.
Na In Woo Trained Under JYP Entertainment to Become an Idol
Na In Woo is among a few K-drama celebrities who are slated to enter the music industry.
As obtained by a media outlet, he revealed on SBS' Cool FM radio show "Kang Han Na's Volume Up" that he used to be a trainee under JYP Entertainment to become an idol.
Na In Woo shared that he trained together with GOT7's Jinyoung and Jaebum, TWICE's Jeongyeon, and B.A.P's Youngjae.
However, he chose to pursue his dream and that is becoming an actor.
"It's because I didn't lose sight of what I imagined when I was young, and because I put my life on the line to achieve it, that I ended up where I am today," he explained.
The K-drama That Skyrocketed Na In Woo's Popularity
After leaving the company, he made his debut as an actor in 2014 and played a bit part in "Glorious Day." It was followed by MBC's historical K-drama "Shine or Go Crazy" in 2015.
In the same year, he also had his big screen debut playing a supporting role in Kim Woo Bin and Lee Jun Ho's movie "Twenty."
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From then on, he slowly built a name for himself as an actor and joined the cast of "Spark," "It's Okay to Be Sensitive" and "Mr. Queen" where he gained the public's attention for his portrayal of the second lead character, Kim Byung In.
Besides this, one of his remarkable series is another historical K-drama "River Where the Moon Rises" where he got his first lead role.
It came after Ji Soo, who was supposed to be the lead star, was involved in various controversies that prompted KBS to remove him from the series despite airing its fifth episode.
Due to this, he was replaced by Na In Woo and took the role of On Dal.
Despite having a short period to prepare and learn his character, Na In Woo did not disappoint viewers and delivered his role flawlessly.
During his interview with W Korea, he shared that there are a lot of challenges on his part, especially after filming 20 episodes in five weeks. He had a lack of sleep since he had to do 20 to 40 scenes a day.
"I filmed for the drama starting in the morning, and as soon as it ended, I would film 'Her Bucket List' all night. In the morning, I would go to the drama set again," he recalled, adding that he now understands the saying "people get superhuman strength when they're pushed to extreme situations."
On top of it, he revealed that he did a lot of ad-libs in the series because he was only given a short time to memorize the script.
Despite being the second option for the MBC series, it opened a lot of opportunities for Na In Woo, and starred in 3 series after that.
In addition, he is also in talks to headline a new movie "Agreement" with Yeo Jin Goo, Kim Hye Yoon, and "All of Us Are Dead' star Jo Yi Hyun.
