For South Korean actor Ahn Bo-hyun, his “chaebol”-turned-cop role in the upcoming action comedy series “Flex X Cop” presents a new type of hero character.

“I was quite pressured to take on this hero role. Jin Yi-soo, in the show, is a character that is quite new. I’m pretty sure you have not seen a similar hero,” the 35-year-old actor said Tuesday in a press conference held ahead of the show’s January 26 premiere.

“He’s kind of an endearing character, kind of annoying at times but it’s a lovely character. So you can sort of expect a different type of character,” he said.

“Flex X Cop,” which will be available for streaming on Disney+, follows Jin Yi-soo, a spoiled conglomerate heir who ends up joining the violent crimes division of a police station.

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Ahn, who gained widespread popularity through the revenge series “Itaewon Class,” was mindful of playing an upbeat character like Yi-soo, especially at times when he was not feeling well.

“Yi-soo is [a] very upbeat character but when I had a cold [or] let’s say I was not really in the best shape, I felt like I was not living up to the expectation of the role,” he said.

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The actor said he physically prepared for the role by working out.

“I really had to work out to get in shape, to have a slender look,” Ahn said.

“The hairstyle [also] requires a half bottle of spray to really set the look so that it would stay intact in a windy weather... Many people said that my look looks kind of arrogant and I think that was a success for me,” he recounted.

On casting Ahn for the lead role, director Kim Jae-hong said, “I saw his previous titles and I really wanted to have a chance to work with him.”

“He [previously] worked with [‘Flex X Cop’] writer Ba-da Kim in ‘My Name’ so I knew he was a good actor and person at the same time. And he was a perfect fit for the character so I offered him the role and he happily accepted it,” Kim said.

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Kim also teased that the series “will be packed with intriguing stories and cases, and fresh unprecedented characters are in store for the viewers.”

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