2007.03.18 | Interview
I heard that he is an introvert, but when I met him he seemed a bit strange, little by little things are changing.
When I started working, I was very introverted, but since it's been about 8 years since I debuted, I think I'm starting to relax little by little. But I still feel shy and embarrassed when I go out in front of people and tell them what to do, so I don't like that.
What is the strangest thing you have done in your life?
It was done on purpose and not arbitrary, because I was in a broadcasting class when I was in high school. I did everything on the subway because my elders told me to raise them. At the entrance to a busy subway, six children stand there for 10 to 20 minutes, saying, "Why isn't the train coming?" Keep yelling until you come like this, "Ramboda!" After doing all these things, even on the subway, "Wait a minute, I'll play you a song!" I sang alone and did all the star shows ... They are really crazy, thinking about the past.
If I had been in a broadcasting class, I could have conducted an interview myself.
Because of the festival, when I do street interviews, I have to hang on to people I don't know (laughs). At the time, I was young, so even in the middle of that, I insisted on interviewing mostly pretty high school girls, saying, "If possible, let's pick a pretty high school girl." Also, when I go to a station to get a congratulatory message, at that point, I say panic, Fin. Who are you in high school? Just a congratulations message! I ask about that too, even now, if my friends in my broadcasting class ask me to do that, I always do it, anywhere. It doesn't take long and can be done in 1 minute. It reminded me a lot of the past.
You understand the interviewer's feelings well truth?
Slightly. About a while (laughs)
Heard you decided to become an actor when you were in high school
However, seeing that I started a broadcast class from the beginning and eventually became an actor, I think I was interested in it much earlier. A bit of the boy, is he supposed to be from earth? Even if he wasn't an actor or the entertainment industry, he was interested. thinking about the past.
After all, destiny seems to exist. What do you see when you look at a point?
Master, is this so? I have never seen it. It's not that I don't like it, it's that I'm not interested. I don't even know what it means to see it. But I see it (laughs) Today's horoscope in the newspaper. fortune lottery. like this.
So what about the lottery?
I bought a lottery ticket! That was last October and I saw a lot of pigs in my dream. But I didn't hold onto this pig, I tried to catch it and I lost it, I tried to catch it and I lost it, and then I woke up. Anyway, it's a pig's dream so I said "let's buy it!" And I bought a lottery ticket, how much did I buy? I bought it for 5,000 won or 20,000 won. At that time, the total amount of winnings was 17 thousand. I think all but three are ready. Either the fifth or the third.
This time when I went into "The Strongest Romance", I didn't know if he had good dreams, but I talked to Hyunyoung about it, and Hyunyoung said that he had a very good dream. But if you tell me what kind of dream it is, he flies away, so I can't say anything ... “Why did you buy the lottery ticket? If I had any, it would come with better luck later ... "It was. Oh yeah ... I didn't know ~ (laughs). I haven't had such a good dream since.
It was your second shoot, how was it?
I think the feeling is different from the first time I did "Arang", I was really nervous. My acting is also acting, but I was in a hurry to meet the needs of the people around me ... This time I was able to express my opinion more. I think I have had time to look around me. The director, the cinematographer, the lighting director, the sound director, they are all such great people, I think I did.
When he was filming "Arang," he said, "Most rom-com settings come in, but I avoid them." It was surprising that he chose the work of director Kim Jung-woo from "The Savior."
Every character on the rom-com settings that I've heard of so far has either caused laughter or a lot of exaggeration. I did it because I didn't like a character like that any more than the genre of the movie, and in comedy, someone who has reached a certain level of acting is required to make the most of the flavor and have fun with it. I said I couldn't do it because I didn't feel like I was capable of doing it. "The Strongest Romance" was like that at the beginning ... However, the characters in this movie break a lot, so there is nothing to try to be funny. Basically, Kang Jae-hyuk is a very serious and professional detective.
What is the job of a detective? Has he ever fired a gun?
Yes, I think I have fired about 100 rounds. It wasn't live ammunition, but the gun was a real gun. It was fun because I got used to it. Sorry for the detectives. As you can see, there is no detective with long hair like me. Because he can't get caught in a fight.
Detective Kang in the movie has a unique trauma called a corner phobia. Did you have any trauma or something special, was it when you were in your third year of high school?
There was a very big fire in my house. It is a household item in the house, to the extent that I got nothing anyway. After the fire was so big that it made the family difficult, I couldn't sleep for a while when I heard a noise at night. When I hear the sound of glass breaking outside, I wake up in shock. I think it was like 3 or 4 years. It still doesn't feel so good to watch it burn.
Even while filming a movie, fire scenes seem to be reluctant.
It also appears in our movies. There is a scene where a warehouse explodes with a Molotov cocktail thrown by Hyun-young, but at the filming site, it seems to have gotten much closer. It's a little different in everyday life, but ...
There were many action scenes. What was the reaction of the directors of the action school?
It's because I'm in good physical shape (laughs). My hobbies are sports, my specialties are basketball and snowboarding. Also, last year I was injured by a mountain bike that I rode to Thailand, but ... The problem is that I like it, but my body does not follow my heart, so I fall and hurt myself, that's the problem. When I interview, I always tell the truth (laughs)
What do you think of being a man? Don't you like the word tough?
Not really ... I think being a man is tough, the outward appearance of the body is just over the top, and that's not masculine, but how well you outdo yourself. I think this is what a real man is. That is often the case. There is a "man" gabba, a "man" has to fulfill his promises. However, I think it is very difficult to keep the word "man".
In fact, if there is something that I have overcome in a fight with myself, instead of winning, this is my own rule, and I never drink alcohol when there is a recording the next day. I really like alcohol. But once I figured it out, I thought I couldn't do this. It is silly to shoot while drinking and not being sober. The act itself is very important to the actors and staff we work with. And when I drink, I swell up a lot, so there are parts of me that are wary of that.
It varies from person to person, but from the age of 25, men seem to feel a lot of responsibility for their families
As I said before, the house was on fire and the economic situation was not going well. However, my parents raised me through all kinds of hardships not to look like that. I grew up seeing that and I know it well, so I have a lot of responsibility to my family. In part it is because I now have a lot more income than my father. My younger brother went to art high school because he was dancing Korean. First of all, the school called Yego costs a lot of money, and once I did a job, I made 3-4 million for a hanbok, but I made my high school debut, so I spent almost all of my little sister's school , this part?. And recently, I bought my parents a house with a fairly large area and moved in together. I think it's all my responsibility. What I liked about being an actor is that I could earn a little more money for my parents than for my peers. Instead, I'll pay my brother's tuition ...
From a long-term perspective, an actor's job is not stable.
There is no stability. So he is making an effort. I try to act better and try to show my fans a good side. I'm not the type to obsess over things like popularity or expectations, but while making "My Girl," I realized that it definitely matters. I think the eyes of the people who look at me have changed a lot before and after "My Girl". I'm glad it's been recognized and I'm glad it appears to have more stability for years to come, but the problem is, we shouldn't be complacent. So I think it is difficult and difficult.
After "My Girl" aired in Asia, it was said that she was treated as a state guest in Thailand, but there were many fans in Asia.
The first place I went was to Lippin Thailand, and I was glad to be welcomed and liked. This may be an exaggerated analogy, but when New Kids on the Block came to Korea, it was incredible. I went out and it was amazing to see people react like that. "Oh why are you doing this to me ... (laughs)". Fan letters and emails come from Japan, China, Taiwan and Hong Kong, and I created my own fan site and made sure to attend the fan meeting.
It must have been strange. Just because I became an actor, I probably didn't start dreaming of becoming a world star ... But I made a decision like that (laughs). He's arrogant, but "I'm not staying in Korea!" But, ah, after a year of doing this, this is ridiculous. I gave up, I gave up, I was like this ... "My Girl" was lucky.
I have been doing this job before experiencing society so I think I will regret it. Isn't it true that the work of an actor is a world away from life as a person in life?
Even now, I can't bank on my own. At least I don't know what my passbook is and I don't even know the account number. Because your parents take care of everything. I really do not know. When I leave society, I become a seven-year-old kindergarten child. That's kind of sad. Someday I will be the head of the family and have a family to support, so I need to know more about society to take care of them ... So, I read a lot of newspapers. Politically, socially, economically, independently. Direct encounters are easy to get over, so I tend to try to achieve this consistently, even through indirect acquaintance.
Isn't there a part that comes naturally in acting only if you experience it yourself?
I think of acting as "life-like" rather than "life-like." Just because you play the role of a drug addict doesn't mean you have to experience it. You can't experience everything anyway. The most important task is that I have to solve all that by acting ...
He said it was lazy, but he looked very sincere.
When I am not working, I am lazy. There is no point in being lazy when I'm at work, and on my days off I don't do anything at home. Eat real food, watch TV, watch movies, read books. This is the end. Sometimes I don't even wash my hair for 3-4 days. So my mom prepares the rice for me. I can't eat together (laughs) But I don't see other people doing that again. For example, if you sleep with our manager and you come without showering, they pressure you to wash up and come. So I guess I don't have a girlfriend. I'm too lazy to know you
I haven't had a girlfriend in two years and I've heard you're lonely these days. What did you do on Valentine's Day last year? Looks like you had a fan meeting...
Why am I living such a sad life? I didn't grow up in a family environment where things like anniversaries were cared for or valued. On my birthday, I met my family, lit a candle, and sent it out. I don't have many memories of receiving a special birthday gift from my parents. I was in the editing room on Christmas Eve last year. The director and the film crew.
It is really amazing to see it. He must have grown up in a wealthy family, and he must have been a romantic...
Yes. They say many things like that. Good or bad ... Better than vintage? (laughs). On the 31st, I went to see Hyunwoo (Choi) Hyunwoo's magic show with the manager and stylist, watched the show, and went home around 10 o'clock. Then, I was watching the bell ringing with my parents on television. At that time, he was honestly alone. My parents are a couple, so we watch it together, ah, at this age, should I see the New Year's Eve bell ringing on TV? I'm sorry too (sighs).
Still, it's not that I'm more influenced by loneliness than that, it's like that, all of a sudden ... There is a wide range of emotions. It's also very responsive, so there's a bigger difference on set. I don't know if that helps with acting, so I'm a little tired. I also like to be alone.
Doing anything when I'm alone these days, with building a library, I have a hobby of collecting comics and DVDs. Let's take a look at the comics we are collecting. I like all things Adachi Mitsuru. Today, "One Piece". This was recommended by the manager, so I wrote forty-two books at once, but I remembered the last time I saw it. I also read books and DVDs.
Among them, if you could choose the one you love the most, "I will definitely protect this no matter what."
I love everything ... So when friends or acquaintances come to my house to play, I don't let them touch me and say: "Hey, ask permission and see!" (laughs). At home, there was a time when the manager said that he was hungry, and while he was eating ramen, he saw a comic and cursed me. "Hey! That soup is splashing!" I screamed, ah hyung, he said he was really embarrassing, he said he would buy a new one if he bounced ... (laughs).
Do you have any ideas about your next project?
Any role that gets rid of the image of the daughter-in-law of a wealthy family who said, "I want to try a role like this this time" is unconditionally welcome (laughs). I want to test a real villain, and I want to test a role like Saengyangachi. Characters that he had never played before. I would like to continue to play that role this year. It can break a lot of the still image that people have of Lee Dong Wook ...
I'll ask you one last time. What is your complex? that image?
There is something like that, a big head is a complex, and the body structure that I talked about earlier in class, although it is not tall, it is a bit inflexible, it is also complex. Even if I do weight training, I have to do about three times more than others to get the same effect as everyone else. There are several of these physical complexes. Oh, it's because they all look like mom (laughs).
Source: Singles Korea Magazine
Translation: Latin Fan Community
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