Tarzan, recipient of the 'Artist of the Year' award stage... passionate performance supported by family

ALLDAY PROJECT member Tarzan revealed his free lifestyle after returning to MBC’s variety show ″The Manager″ in episode 418, marking his comeback after one year. Tarzan’s manager stated, ″I often tell the suddenly energetic energizer Tarzan things like ’No, don’t do that, come down,’″ and the broadcast showed various sides of Tarzan, such as recording rap while reading a book and dancing when music played on the street. Before his stage performance at an awards ceremony held in Busan, Tarzan visited his alma mater, Busan Arts High School, reminiscing about his days majoring in dance. His teacher said, ″He made a to-do list every day and didn’t go home until everything was done,″ and also mentioned his record of winning the gold prize two years in a row at the Dong-A Dance Competition. Tarzan also shared his experience of shaving his head and dedicating himself to practice to overcome physical limitations. For Tarzan’s first performance on the Busan stage since his debut, his parents and two aunts came to the venue, and Tarzan said he prepared especially hard because it was the first time showing the stage to his family. On stage, he received the Artist of the Year award with the support of his family. The manager described him as ″a friend who is really good at his main job.″ Meanwhile, the broadcast also revealed the scene where Choi Kang-hee returned as an actress after five years, playing the role of photographer Anna in the play ″Closer.″ Unlike video media, Choi Kang-hee said that in theater, she has to handle props herself, change costumes on her own, and learn her movements on a darkened stage, embracing new challenges. She shared, ″In theater, I have to do what I am worst at,″ and said she practiced lines by recording her co-actors’ voices and immersed herself in character study on stage. Choi Kang-hee added, ″I have a lot of fears, and ironically, the fact that I have no fear resembles me.″ The reason why Choi Kang-hee stopped acting was also revealed in this broadcast. After finishing the drama ″Hello, Me,″ she had paused her acting activities, explaining that acting no longer made her happy and started to make her nervous. She lost confidence as moments when she couldn’t act despite cue signs repeated, and with various things piling up, she felt ″I am not happy.″ After taking a break from acting and experiencing various things, she confirmed her true feelings about acting and decided to return. ″The Manager″ airs every Saturday at 11:10 PM on MBC.