Cockroaches, Conspiracies, and Chemistry: Inside the Wild Press Conference for “The Manipulated”
Tuesday, November 04, 2025
Doh Kyungsoo, who plays his first villain character, described Yohan as someone who "doesn't see people as people."
That "play" apparently caused some friction. When a reporter asked Doh Kyungsoo about being "persistently bullied" by Lee Kwang Soo, the actor quickly shut it down.
"That's not true," Doh Kyungsoo clarified, laughing. "In the drama, he’s the VIP, but I was always in the superior position." He did admit, however, that Lee Kwang Soo’s character "induces so much rage."
"His character is very ‘thin,’" Doh Kyungsoo explained. "I was annoyed. His entire role is to scratch at Yohan, and I really got scratched." He confessed he thought acting opposite his close friend would be "cringey," but Lee Kwang Soo's performance was so good "it wasn't cringey at all. I could immerse myself easily."
Lee Kwang Soo took the "thin" comment as a compliment, contrasting their villainous styles. "Kyungsoo’s villain is ‘thick,’" he said. "Mine is a ‘thin’ style of villain."
Ji Changwook, who was drawn to the fun script and unique characters, insisted he is not repeating his performance. "I didn't match the two characters at all," he said. "The writer gave me one piece of homework... ‘I want Taejoong to be like a tree.’ That was my biggest challenge."
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