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Lee Chae-min shares experience landing ‘Bon Appétit, Your Majesty’ role 10 days before filming

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Bon Appétit, Your Majesty star Lee Chae-min revealed that he had little time to prepare when he was offered the lead role of Lee Heon in the hit series. He joined the show ten days before filming began.The role was initially given to Park Sung-hoon, but he eventually dropped out of the project following a social media controversy.&quot;It&#x27;s true I had almost no time to prepare, but since it was a project with such an excellent director and senior actors I respect, I worried a lot about causing trouble as a rookie. Honestly, I even wondered, &#x27;Why did such an opportunity suddenly come to me?&#x27;&quot; Chae-min recalled in an interview with The Korea Herald.&quot;But since they saw me in such a positive light, I felt I had to give everything in return — to throw myself into it for the sake of the project without being a burden,&quot; he added.Chae-min credited his co-star Im Yoon-ah for her encouragement, which gave him confidence during filming. &quot;At first, I was really anxious and lacked confidence. At that time, [Yoon-ah] gave me courage. She told me, &#x27;You&#x27;re already doing well, just like Lee Heon,&#x27; and that gave me great strength. Honestly, working with her was really good,&quot; he shared.<div> </div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-0" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DOILF8yE7WV/embed/captioned/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A8578641.5%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="834" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-0" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div> </div>Bon Appétit, Your Majesty was released on Netflix on August 23. The show follows the story of &quot;Chef Yeon Ji-young (Yoon-ah) [who is] awarded the new head chef position at the Michelin-starred restaurant Happy Cure when she wins a prestigious culinary competition that catapults her to fame,&quot; as per Netflix&#x27;s Tudum.&quot;But the future that comes for her is one she never imagined — because it’s in the past. After the competition, she discovers a cookbook full of unexpected and impossible recipes, then magically finds herself slipping through time back to the Joseon era, where she immediately catches the eye — and ire — of King [Lee] Heon (Chae-min).&quot;Before heading to its finale, the show became the number one series on the Global Netflix Non-English TV chart.Following its conclusion on September 28, Chae-min took to social media to pen a heartfelt message, expressing his gratitude to those who supported the K-Drama.&quot;I would like to express my gratitude to everyone who has loved The Tyrant&#x27;s Chef (Korean title of the show). It makes me so happy these days knowing that a project created with everyone’s sweat and hard work has received such great love. I hope this work will remain in your memories forever,&quot; he said as per English translation in an Instagram post.Chae-min added: &quot;Once again, I sincerely thank everyone who has loved The Tyrant&#x27;s Chef and Lee Heon. I am also grateful to all the actors, staff, director, writer, and everyone involved in creating this project together.&quot;He also paid tribute to the characters of the series, saying: &quot;Lee Heon and Ji-young, may you be happy forever❤️. Ji-young, your cooking was better than anyone&#x27;s. From now on, I will personally make you bibimbap every morning.&quot;

Lee Chae-min credited his co-star Im Yoon-ah for her encouragement, which gave him confidence during the filming 'Bon Appétit, Your Majesty.'

Lee Chae-min credited his co-star Im Yoon-ah for her encouragement, which gave him confidence during the filming 'Bon Appétit, Your Majesty.'