Thanks to KBS drama “I’ve Been There Once,” actor Lee Sang-yeob has become a familiar face to many. In the drama that ended earlier this month, he played a husband who shows very realistic conflicts with his wife. The couple files for a divorce, but in the end they get back together and become parents to twins.

“I feel very emotional when I think the drama is over,” said actor Lee, who took part in an online interview with the Ilgan Sports, an affiliate of the Korea JoongAng Daily.

“The drama really is deep in my mind as we all rely on one another to continue filming despite the spread of the coronavirus as well as a long rainy season."

Due to the show's popularity, whose filming started in January, Lee has also taken part in a variety of entertainment shows including “Running Man.”

The actor, who said he might have shown too much of what he has gone through this year, continued to talk about how it felt to be in a show that he can now call one of his major works. Below are edited excerpts from the interview.

BY KIM JIN-SEOK [summerlee@joongang.co.kr]