Kim Nam Gil has officially turned down the leading role in a new drama adaptation of “Get Schooled” (“True Education”).
On November 7, Kim Nam Gil’s agency confirmed that the actor had received an offer to star in the upcoming drama “Get Schooled,” which is based on the webtoon of the same name. Although he had not yet come to a decision on the offer, many fans expressed concerns about the webtoon on which the drama was based: the original webtoon had previously come under fire for misogyny, racism, and its depiction of physical violence.
The following morning, Kim Nam Gil personally released a statement announcing that he would not be starring in the upcoming drama.
The actor’s full statement is as follows:
Hello. This is Kim Nam Gil.
Today is a happy day on which I will be greeting you all again as priest Kim Hae Il of “The Fiery Priest.”
I heard that yesterday, many of my fans were worried due to an article about my being cast in another drama.
Although it is true that my agency received a casting offer for “Get Schooled,” out of courtesy to those who made me the casting offer, there’s a certain amount of time I need to personally review the project myself and convey whether I intend to turn it down or accept it. But right now, I don’t have the time or the capacity to think about anything else aside from “The Fiery Priest.”
As you have waited a long time and shown lots of love for “The Fiery Priest,” the entire cast and crew is doing their utmost and working hard on our final shoots so that we can repay your anticipation.
I’m always trying my best not to disappoint the fans who have given so much love to all of my projects up until now. I hope that you will have faith in me and join me each weekend this winter in laughing a lot while watching “The Fiery Priest,” and I also hope that you will be happy and healthy.
The second season of Kim Nam Gil’s “The Fiery Priest” will premiere on November 8 at 10 p.m. KST.
Watch Kim Nam Gil in the first season of “The Fiery Priest” with subtitles on Viki below:
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