just dropping this here:
"I still don’t really know why the staff chose me. I didn’t even know what role I would be playing before I got the call a week later. I heard about my role later. I personally didn’t have any bias or prejudice against homosexuality so I wasn’t really pressured about that. But my company director was a bit concerned. People around me were worried that my image would be negatively affected. But I said that I really wanted to do it and asked multiple times that they allow me. I really wanted to play this role." - Hoya Speaks About Role in “Answer Me 1997″ in Interview (September 19, 2012)
cr. http://www.soompi.com/2012/09/19/hoya-speaks-about-role-in-answer-me-1997-in-interview/