Song Kang provides lots of fan service in Netflix virtual fan meet
Korean actor Song Kang held a live virtual fan meet through The Swoon, Netflix's Korean content YouTube channel, on Friday night (4 March), which attracted as many as 12,000 viewers from all over the world.
With Korean entertainer Park Kyung-lim as the host, the almost two-hours long event saw Song sharing his thoughts and personal photos, doing quizzes based on his dramas and fans’ preferences, answering fans’ questions and providing a plethora of fan service.
Fans dubbed Song Kang the “son of Netflix” after he starred in multiple Netflix K-dramas, including Love Alarm, Sweet Home, Navillera, Nevertheless, and the currently airing Forecasting Love and Weather.
You can view the fan meet video here:
Here are some of the photos he shared, which include photos of his hobbies, his clothes and of course, himself.
Before the fan meet, Netflix had received over 3,000 video questions from fans around the world. But only a lucky few from Australia, Mexico, Jamaica, Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, and Singapore were selected.
When asked whether he has a pre-shoot ritual, Song revealed that he listens to “mellow music like ballads”. He would also “gargle and try to cleanse [his] mouth and apply lip balm” as his lips tend to become dry.
As for what helps him get into the character, he said that he applies perfume, choosing a cologne that suits the character. For instance, he wore a sweet scent for his character Park Jae-eon in Nevertheless.
If he were to choose one of his characters to live with for the rest of his life, he would choose Lee Chae-rok from Navillera as “he’s very focused on his goal and he strives to achieve it.” He added, “While acting that role, I realised how amazing it is to be a person with such tenacity.”
Park also pointed out that Chae-rok resembles Song, which he agreed, “When it comes to goals, I do try to achieve my goals. And I’m almost always sleepless until I make it.”
On the other hand, he found Lee Shi-woo from the currently airing Forecasting Love And Weather to be the most difficult to hang out with. “He’s very bright and innocent. But I don’t think he’s good at reading social cues. So if I was his boss, I don’t think I would’ve liked him,” he explained.
Song was also asked how different he is from the characters he plays, to which he replied that there are more similarities than differences as “each of them has a bit of [him]” and “a mix of [his] habits.”
He found that he is most different from Nevertheless' Jae-eon though, since the character is “a very aggressive kid.” He disclosed, “It’s hard for me to be amiable and gregarious, and I’m not so good with words.” As Song said that he can’t get close with those who don’t go to him first, Park joked and urged everyone to go up to him.
After answering fans’ questions, Song shared a vlog of him practising on the piano — it’s been two years since he last played the piano — and going to a cafe, followed by a charming piano performance of Blooming Story from Love Alarm’s OST.
The fan service continued towards the end of the fan meet, with Song doing aegyo (cute expressions) and even wearing an adorable angel prop.
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