Marco (마르코)

[HERALD INTERVIEW] Marco sprints to stardom with his boyish charm

Source | 2008/12/18 | 0 comments | Permalink |

At first sight, the quiet and somewhat aloof "Marco", 31, looks very different from his bubbly TV image.

Within minutes, however, he begins to let loose, and bursts into his signature boyish staccato laugh. "Marco" in real life turns out to be like "Marco" on television, or at least a slightly toned-down version.

Although already enjoying an modeling career and several stints in movies, "Marco" got his biggest break in the entertainment scene this year by acting as a pseudo-married couple with pop star Son Dam-bi on MBC's semi-reality show "Just Married".

A third-generation ethnic Korean from Argentina, "Marco" raised eyebrows and left people asking, "Who is that guy?" when he appeared on the hit show featuring four different celebrity couples.

His handsome looks and sculptured physique contrasted with an inarticulate Korean accent and uninhibited expression of his feelings, kept people, especially women, glued to the television.

"Yes. I think I am not that much differen...| More