15 Things About The Handsome "Doom At Your Service" Lead Actor Seo In-Guk
This actor/singer has an inspiring rags-to-riches story
Seo In-guk is back on the small screen with the fantasy romance drama Doom at Your Service, where he stars alongside Park Bo-young.
The series that's scheduled to premiere this coming May 10 features Seo In-guk as Myul Mang ("doom") / Kim Sa-ram, who's a messenger between gods and humans; everything he touches vanishes. He meets a woman, an editor for a web novel company, whose fate leads her to signing a 100-day contract with him, risking her all to change the course of her life.
In a recent Elle Korea interview, Seo In-guk talks about his character, "I focused on revealing the original charm of an unfamiliar character called Myul Mang by shedding the acting method and style I showed viewers before. Myul Mang is the one who is responsible for everything that 'vanishes.' That will either be fun or sad depending on the viewers' point of view."
This is a much-awaited comeback for Seo In-guk, who K-drama fans last saw in The Smile Has Left Your Eyes in 2018. In the past two years, he only satiated viewers' thirst for seeing him on-screen with a cameo in series Abyss. So, finally, he's back and ready to make everyone fall for his handsome looks, lovable charm, and sexy aura all over again.
Check out the gallery below to know more about Doom at Your Service star Seo In-guk:
About Korean Actor Seo In-Guk
About Korean Actor Seo In-Guk
His zodiac sign is Scorpio.
Seo In-guk was born on October 23, 1987 in Ulsan, South Korea. That makes him 33 years old now. Those under this sign are said to be curious, dignified, determined, and faithful.
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He’s passionate about music.
Prior to being a well-loved K-drama actor, Seo In-guk first ventured into singing. He’s said to have loved music since he was 10, and was that type of kid who loved performing in front of an audience. He named Korean rock musician and actor Kim Jung-min as his major influence growing up. Because of his passion for music, Seo In-guk even spent his college years at Daebul University, taking up applied music.
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His entertainment career began in 2009.
Remember how Scorpions are known to be determined? This trait specifically shone in Seo In-guk when he decided he wanted to enter the entertainment industry. He wanted to pursue music professionally, so he went through many auditions to become a singer and got rejected many times, too. But he persisted, and eventually something amazing came out of his efforts. He was named the first-ever winner of Mnet talent show “Superstar K” in 2009, and reportedly beat 720,000 contenders.
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His first full studio album was released in 2014.
But before that, in 2013, he made his Japanese debut with a song titled “Fly Away.” The following year, he released “Everlasting,” his first full studio album that features 12 tracks.
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The K-drama “Love Rain” marked his acting debut.
He had his first taste of acting in 2012 via the musical “Gwanghwamun Love Song.” But in the K-drama scene, he first appeared in a supporting role in “Love Rain,” which starred Jang Keun-suk and Yoona. For this, he received an acting nomination and an award as Best New Actor. He also sang one of the songs in the OST of “Love Rain” titled “Fate (Like a Fool).”
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His first starring role was via the K-drama “Reply 1997.”
Within the same year he debuted as an actor, Seo In-guk immediately got his big break when he was tapped for the lead role of an intelligent and handsome student in the romance, teen drama “Reply 1997,” the first one in the “Reply” series that would become incredibly popular. It solidified his leading man status, especially after being recognized by different award-giving bodies as a rising star. For this K-drama, he was nominated at the 49th Baeksang Arts Awards for Best New Actor (TV) in 2013, and won several awards for his pairing with Jeong Eun-ji with whom he sang two tracks (“All for You” and “Just the Way We Love”) for the K-drama's OST. He also had cameos in “Reply 1994,” the second installment in the “Reply” series.
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His K-dramas that followed are…
Seo In-guk is known for his lead roles in K-dramas like “High School King of Savvy,” “The King’s Face,” Hello, Monster,” “Squad 38,” and “The Smile Has Left Your Eyes.” He was also part of the main cast of “Master’s Sun,” and had cameos in “Oh My Ghost,” She Was Pretty,” and “Abyss.”
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He was also a cast member in variety shows.
Seo In-guk joined variety shows like “I Live Alone” (2013), “Law of the Jungle in Indochina” (2015), “Mari and Me” (2015), and “Law of the Jungle in Mongolia” (2016).
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He has so far starred in only one movie.
And that movie was 2013’s “No Breathing,” which also starred Lee Jong-suk and Kwon Yu-ri. But he did have a cameo in the Chinese rom-com “I Love That Crazy Little Thing” in 2016.
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Singing vs. acting—Seo In-guk prefers…
Well, it’s like asking him who his favorite child is. He doesn’t prefer one over the other. In an SBS PopAsia interview, he says, “That’s the hardest question for me. Quite honestly, acting and singing, both are big parts of myself and my life. So it’s hard to say which one I prefer. I focus on my acting when I act, but I live within my music at any other time. I feel like acting and singing coexist inside myself.”
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He used to suffer from bulimia.
Seo In-guk is considered one of the sexiest Korean actors today—and by sexy, we don’t only mean the physical attributes but his confidence as well. That wasn’t always the case, however. Back when he was just trying to get into the industry, he was told to lose weight in an audition; he took this comment to heart and it resulted in him being bulimic. But Seo In-guk later learned the importance of having a well-balanced diet, coupled with regular exercise. “Diet is important, but I think exercise is crucial,” he once told SBS PopAsia.
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He has an inspiring rags-to-riches story.
In an interview, Seo In-guk once revealed that back when he was in college, he didn’t even have KRW10,000 in his wallet (approx. P400). Him coming from a poor family is a known fact about Seo In-guk. His mother worked as a recyclables collector and his father was a welder. He has a younger sister. Despite the unfortunate circumstances, Seo In-guk is thankful to have been raised by good parents who persisted no matter how difficult life may have been. When he successfully penetrated the industry and earned from singing and acting, he made sure to give back to his loving parents and opened a restaurant for them; he once gifted his mother a coffee shop under her name for her birthday as well.
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He was exempted from military service.
Actually, he did enlist in the military on March 28, 2017. He even composed a song for his fans titled “Better Together,” and released a music video for it a couple of days before he entered the military. However, just four days into his military training, he suffered from a fractured ankle. He was reexamined to see if he was still fit to enlist, but the result of his medical re-examination showed that he had a joint disorder. He was excused from the military after. Some criticized him for it, considering how big of a deal enlisting in the military is for all able-bodied men ages 18 to 28 in South Korea. Because of this, on October 2017, he wrote a letter to his fans, apologizing and addressing the speculation that he was trying to evade military service.
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He’s athletic.
The sexy Seo In-guk is skilled in combat sports like ssireum (Korean wrestling), boxing, and mixed martial arts. He is also known to have been a 2nd Dan Hapkido Fighter, and even won in a national competition for it.
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His ideal type of girl is...
...somewhat similar to a character in one of his K-dramas whom he found really attractive: Lee Han-na (played by Jung Soo-young), a contract employee at a company's retail team. In his SBS PopAsia interview, he mentions, “The most attractive character was Lee Ha-na from ‘High School King of Savvy.’ Her acting was perfectly matched with character Soo-young. When my character fell in love with her character in the drama, I felt like it was real because she was so great in her role. She and her character were very attractive.”
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Lead photos from @seo_cccc, @tvndrama.official, Vostro, and Mark & Roth
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