Kim Young-chul, who made his debut as a Comedian in KBS in 1999, has a lot of ability besides funny talks. He has written a painting textbook with fluent English skills and has also shown addictive trots such as 'Tarung' and 'Anno Na Yong'. Recently, he has been attracted attention with his sensual 'cloth fashion'. Kim Young-chul's frequent "I will not miss" words like a mouthful may contain his desire. I met while taking a picture of the December issue of the lifestyle magazine "Beauty Ten", which is published by Kim Young-chul, who is looking for a United States of America Hollywood.
10. What are the impressions of taking pictures after a long time?
Kim Young-chul: Photography is different from broadcasting, so it is different from the costumes you wear when you broadcast, so you can expect and worry about what clothes you will wear. I was Running a Running machine all day long eating sweet potatoes because I did not have a costume today.
10. It seems that there is much passion and interest in fashion.
Kim Young-chul: It was in 2016 that I started to pay attention. Crucially, I opened my eyes to fashion when I met stylist Han Hye-yeon in a program called 'Givutique'. Hye-yeon told me how to wear clothes one by one when my sister was a fashion star.
10. Is there any stylist at this time?
Kim Young-chul: Yes, I'm paying for stylists instead of buying clothes myself - I'd like to keep doing it alone for the time being. It will be hard to do for a lifetime, but now I am happy to buy clothes and decide how to wear them. I’ve been thinking about it for over twenty minutes. I feel like I’m sending clothes and honeymoons.
10. How much do you think your fashion is at the level of styling, which has developed enough to stylize directly in the beginning of the year?
Kim Young-chul: I think it's mid-level. It's a stage where you're making mistakes and experiencing trial and error. Recently, it's fun to transform fashion. They wear sneakers in suits or Binnie, and they color them with pink shorts and pink hats. A representative of a fashion brand also praised me for saying that the 'Too Much' fashion suits me well.
10. What is your favorite fashion style or item?
Kim Young-chul: I've been to Paris recently and the guys wear a lot of scarves, so I always carry them in my bag these days. I am surprisingly fit to 'fit' (coordinating the colors of clothes and accessories in a similar line) so that the two items fit the color. There are no accessories like rings, necklaces, earrings, but Binnie, mufflers and socks are all color-specific. Especially in winter, you wear all of it from Binnie to gloves, earplugs, shawls and masks. Lee Hye-young, a talent who saw it, said, "Please leave one out." However, he gave up saying, "But somehow, it is not like you. I'd say one of them was a man who wiped off his makeup. Haha. It's empty somewhere.
10. Any other entertainers think of fashion role models or competitors?
Kim Young-chul: Actors Lee Dong-hwi and Ryu Joon-yeol seem to be cool. Among Comedians, Dong-yup (God) seems to be wearing well.
10. What brings you to Paris?
Kim Young-chul: I would like to say, 'I was invited to Fashion Week' but I went on vacation during the Chuseok holiday. Before leaving, acquaintances advised to take pictures at the entrance of the fashion show and post them on SNS with the article I Didn't Invitate. It was fun and I thought that if I got into a topic, I would not be invited next year. Unfortunately, the day I returned home was the opening of Fashion Week. He stepped on 'Poin Zero' in front of Notre Dame Cathedral, which said he would return to Paris as he was sorry, and prayed that he should go to Fashion Week next year.
10. Do you often watch fashion shows?
Kim Young-chul: I've been attending the designer Jang Kwang-hyo's show for years, and I don't know about fashion yet, but I think I have a good eye when I look at the fashion trends ahead of the season. Ko also advised her to visit department stores when she went abroad, which means that even if she doesn’t buy clothes, she has clothes in the New York editorial shop and see how they wear them. Usually, I read magazines and follow fashion-related SNS accounts, and I watch them every now and then. One day, it is a dream to be invited to Fashion Week and to conduct a fashion program.
10. Any interest or hobby other than fashion?
Kim Young-chul: I surprisingly like exercise, especially when I jog. About six years ago, I started Running after reading Murakami Haruki's essay "The Story I Want to Talk About Running". Since then, he has been Running for more than 30 minutes on the Han River, Dosan Park, and the gym four to five times a week, and he has felt the Runners High that runs for more than 30 minutes. Running is a stress relief and sleepless condition. It seems to be my “small but certain happiness.” I plan to start tennis. I’m already looking forward to wearing some sportswear and sneakers when I play tennis. I want to take a picture quickly and post it on social media.
10. He has many hobbies and versatility, and it seems that he has a modifier of "everything except funny."
Kim Young-chul: At first, that was stress. I was confused about what it meant to be a Comedian. “It’s a character,” he said. “I thought it was better than no character. And I know I’m a laugher. Park Sang-hyuk, who directed Kang Shin-jang, said, "You are the most fun of our country's Nojam." Now, the situation in which such characters are created is fun.
10. So, on screen, it looks much more comfortable than before.
Kim Young-chul: If I had been asked this question in 2016, I would probably have been upset and complaining, but now I have room. The production team of Knowing Brother said, If I'm not funny, I'm a character, and if I'm funny, it's over, and I'm in the most comfortable situation. And once I told the main writer about getting off the program, they said that they should never be seen as real because they were making fun of me. When I heard that, I broke bread with the members in the waiting room, and it is true. When I suddenly quit because I was hard, the rest of the members became really strange. So nowadays I go home with the idea that I go to postpone the funny thing every Thursday.
10. What is the goal of being a human Kim Young-chul, a Comedian Kim Young-chul?
Kim Young-chul: I hope Kim Young-chul is a happy person after decades. I was in the fall for the first time this year. I want to be a bright, pleasant, and energetic person in my fifties and sixties. I want to enter United States of America Hollywood as a Comedian. I have already met with a local agency and have a profile. Ultimately, the goal is to be nominated for an Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actor in the United States of America Drama category. I want to be reborn as a Comedian Kim Young-chul who crosses Korea and United States of America.
10. That is a big goal. Is it feasible?
Kim Young-chul: I recently gained the courage and hope that I could do it as I watched BTS go on the Alan Show. And I told him that I had seen my song “The Ring” in Africa while watching TV, and now I really didn’t know when, where, or how it would go. All I can do is work hard and prepare steadily without leaving my English study. I think the opportunity is coming.