[Edaily Starin Choi Hee-jae Reporter] “I’ve come to feel the weight of acting, and I think I’m becoming more humble.”

Rapper Swings shared his thoughts on making his acting debut under his real name, Moon Ji-hoon. At the production briefing held at CGV Yongsan in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, on the afternoon of the 18th, Swings said, “I’ve been making music for 20 years, but I’ve always loved movies. I ended up acting just six months after announcing I would start acting.”
“I expected it would take five years to make my acting debut,” Moon Ji-hoon said. “I was grateful that this opportunity came so quickly,” he added. “Knowing how precious this experience is, I felt the weight of the responsibility and realized I needed to be humble. Now that I’ve actually made it this far, I’m becoming even more humble.”
He continued, “While my past work may have played a part in my being cast here, I know that the blessings I’ve received far outweigh that,” adding, “I’m simply filled with gratitude.”
Moon Ji-hoon, who is set to make a strong impression as Abraham in the drama, also shared details about his preparation for the role. “I spent several months tanning,” he said. “I also had to maintain my hairstyle, but going out without using styling products made me look silly. My fans and friends would ask, ‘Why are you walking around like that?’ but I couldn’t talk about it publicly, so I just had to put up with being teased.”
He also shared the story behind his 13 kg weight loss. Moon Ji-hoon said, “I gained weight up to 105 kg and then lost it down to 92 kg,” adding with a laugh, “I feel bad for the director because I gained it all back again in the middle of filming.”
Director Choi Guk-hee explained his reason for casting Moon Ji-hoon, saying, “Although his role is brief, I wanted a strong and fresh face.” He continued, “I held many auditions and was feeling disappointed and indecisive when actor Byun Yo-han showed me a compilation of Moon Ji-hoon’s acting clips. It was refreshing, so after meeting with him, I cast him.”
Regarding Moon Ji-hoon’s confession that he had regained the weight, he added, “It varied quite a bit from scene to scene,” drawing laughter.
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Unlike the previous three installments, *Tazza 4* delves deeply into the relationship between the two friends and is known to be the work with the most dedicated fan base among the original manga series by author Heo Young-man. It opens on the 23rd of next month.