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Actor Kwak Min-gyu left a vivid impression in ‘Can This Love Be Translated?’ as the assistant director of ‘Romantic Trip’.

The Netflix series ‘Can This Love Be Translated?’ featuring Kwak Min-gyu is an unpredictable romantic comedy that unfolds when multilingual interpreter Joo Ho-jin (played by Kim Seon-ho) takes on interpreting for global top star Cha Mu-hee (played by Go Youn-jung).

As ‘Can This Love Be Translated?’ captures the hearts of viewers and, in its first week, ranked second on the Global Top 10 for non-English shows, gaining worldwide popularity, attention is turning to the decisive performance of actor Kwak Min-gyu.

In the story, Kwak Min-gyu makes an impact as assistant director ‘PD Park’ of the travel program ‘Romantic Trip’ that features Cha Mu-hee. He is the person who actively recommends global top star Cha Mu-hee for the program casting, and Kwak adds vitality by realistically portraying an assistant director who cool-headedly checks the set. He also demonstrates quick wits and sharp intuition to see through the situation of his senior Shin Ji-seon (played by Lee Yi-dam), who has broken off her engagement, while revealing a cool charm of not concerning himself with the affairs of other people, drawing attention for his quiet consideration toward those around him.

At the same time, he heightened interest by three-dimensionally depicting the cheerful energy and crisp actions of ‘PD Park’. First, when a team battle unfolded at a team dinner, he amped up the energy with a tipsy voice, excited tone, and high spirits, maximizing the chemistry of the ‘Romantic Trip’ team. In addition, he added well-timed, tasteful reactions in the right places, filling the hearts of viewers and boosting immersion.

By showcasing character immersion, Kwak Min-gyu etched a powerful presence. In the recent Netflix series ‘Eun-jung and Sang-yeon’, he played film director ‘Ju Dong-hyang’, who influenced the sense of distance between Eun-jung (Kim Go-eun) and Sang-yeon (Park Ji-hyun), and he drew notice for an exceptional depiction of complex emotions and human qualities. He has also appeared in the films ‘Math Prodigy Hyung-ju’, ‘The Killers’, ‘Outside the Window, Winter’, ‘Do You Also Like Stephen Chow?’, and in SBS ‘Taxi Driver’, steadily building his filmography. With such transformations each time, attention is gathering for the next steps of actor Kwak Min-gyu, who continues to hold the eyes of viewers.

Featuring Kwak Min-gyu, ‘Can This Love Be Translated?’ is now streaming exclusively on Netflix.