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Kai Ko Feels Scared Whenever He Sees Spinning Objects, Two Months After Drone Accident

The actor made his first post-accident public appearance with medical tape under his left eye.
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In January this year, it was reported that Taiwanese actor Kai Ko, 31, was left “severely disfigured” after an on-set accident involving a drone. 

He was filming Netflix series Agent From Above, which is produced by local film company mm2 Entertainment and Taiwan’s Good Films Production, when a drone malfunctioned while it was filming a close-up of Kai’s face.

While reports of disfigurement were grossly exaggerated, the actor did receive 30 stitches on his face. On February 27, he attended a press conference in Taiwan to promote the screening of crime mystery action film, Bad Education, where he makes his directorial debut. This was his first public appearance since the accident occurred.

Kai (left) at the press conference for Bad Education.

The actor appeared in high spirits, though he was still sporting medical tape under his left eye, as his injuries have yet to fully heal.

Speaking to the media, Kai shared that while he did not feel particularly nervous about facing the cameras for the first time since the drone malfunction, his emotional state was indeed affected by the accident . He added that he’s still working to regulate his mental state.

He also shared that he still feels scared whenever he sees any spinning object, or any item that “looks like it might malfunction”.

In an Instagram Story made on February 28, Kai also shared a close-up shot of the plasters on his face, with the caption: “Getting smaller and smaller. In the future, they won’t be visible.”

A closer look at Kai's injuries, from his IG Story post.

Kai also talked about his directorial effort, musing that a director’s job is “busier” than he had initially imagined.

“Because I’m also an actor, I’ll have a mental picture of how I want [the scene] to look. Sometimes, the way the actors act out a scene will differ from what I imagine it to be, so I’ll have to make some adjustments in that regard,” he said.

Bad Education nabbed Kai a nomination for Best New Director, and a Best Supporting Actor win for Taiwanese actor Berant Zhu, 23, at the Golden Horse Film Festival last year.

Photos: PBE Media, Kai Ko/Instagram

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