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Vogue Magazine Korea

2012.08.28 | Interview

I thought only the external compatibility exposed on TV was good, but today's private internal compatibility is also great.

Dong-yup: Dong Wook knows something. I heard it from people I know and have in common, but when I actually met him, they were witty and down to earth. It can be said that he is the best of his class.


Dong Wook: I have absolute confidence in Dong-yup. Even if I lose myself due to my lack of experience, Dong-yup will recognize me and return me to my original position. I grew up watching Dong-yup.


But for the past few years, Shin Dong-yup has been quiet. Because while Dong-yup was invisible, teachers like Yoo Jae-seok and Kang Ho-dong judged the powers of entertainment.

Dong Wook: Even if his form is a bit wrong, once a class is forever (laughs).

Dong-yup: Your loyalty to your brother is great!


Dong Wook: Dong-yup is the same when he records than in private. He is really laid back and gentle. I never go out of my way in anger. Encourage me to always say what makes me feel comfortable.


Anyway, "Strong Heart" is a successful product created by a combination of Kang Ho-dong and Lee Seung-gi, and the unpredictable "National Brother", a kind of "beautiful man and the beast". Now, Shin Dong-yup. Don't you have an obsessive compulsive need to show off a new frame as you continue the "wave of friendship" as a "brother" named Lee Dong Wook?

Dong-yup: he's right. It started with Hodong and Seunggi, and they did well for a few years. However, there is definitely a point where the show "Strong Heart" attracted viewers. In the middle of the night, young friends and idol stars came out and sincerely cried as they talked about difficult times. It's a different feeling than crying when mid-level announcers appear on a morning show. Kang Ho-dong won and led it well. Using the "1 night 2 days" breath. When I got the call for the first time, I thought, "I'll show everything, but what do I do?" ... But if Dong Wook is a partner, he will be different. We can both show a lot of new things, so I'm confident.


Dong Wook: We call ourselves "Dongdong Brothers". This is the MC's first version of "Dongdong", and I think it will evolve in a more unique way in the future.


Kang Ho-dong and Lee Seung-gi were watched by the entire nation with delight. On the other hand, there was a case where the laugh code stayed within the "correct" line ... Would it be different if the two of you?

Dong-yup: We are far from showing the image of a good life (laughs). Dong Wook is also a friend who knows a lot. The person I hate the most is the person who doesn't care about him. So, I can't understand the atmosphere, I don't care, I can't control it quickly and I cross the line. I think being safe is boring, and crossing the line is Fuji. In fact, it is the easiest. I like to go back and forth between the levels on television and in private. Even when working with older brothers, sisters, friends, writers, and producers, it's good to deviate from the mischief. It is not annoying and fun.


Deviating like a puppy is usually not a good thing ... like being nice and rude, or being polite and rude. It would be difficult for Dong Wook to strike that balance.

Dong Wook: it's difficult. We meet officially once every two weeks to record "Strong Heart", and Dong-yup ... please guide us.


Dong-yup: I'm just kind to my heart (laughs)


Dong Wook: When I'm too nice, my hands and feet wither (laughs).


Compared to Dong-yup, who keeps his shirt wrinkled while he talks, Dong Wook is very free-spirited.

Dong-yup: (laughs) He's definitely not a cheeky kid.


Dong Wook: It's been 13 years since I debuted in 1999. Even now, the most central motto is "Let's follow hyung." I like to look at my brother's back.


How did you feel watching Shin Dong-yup's sex comedy?

Dong Wook: I was hoping the "Shin Dong-yup episode" would blow up.

Dong-yup: I felt a little sorry. It was very busy at the time, so I arrived around 1 am for a broadcast station brainstorming session.

Dong Wook: So after the recording of "Strong Heart" he ran right away. When I went to Ganghwa Island to take a photo of "Persona" dressed as Dong-yeop's "perverted monk", it was empty for only 4 hours, so I took the time to film it.

Wow! If that's the case, I almost ran out of NG. I really grabbed my belly button and laughed. I think Shin Dong-yup's adult comedy plays a positive role in society. That's like mass masturbation, because the public is better off releasing it in a healthy way rather than being suppressed.

Dung-yup: I like the nib towards the conte. So, director Jang Jin said that in the future [SNL] we should keep the adult contest.


Wow! Then, not only "perverted monks" could emerge but also various gender roles. Now seeing his hair in a 2: 8 part makes me feel a bit gay. On the other hand, Dong Wook looks like a "real man" who wants to play with fire as the main character in the musical "Greece"

Dung-yup: Dong Wook is very popular with gay men, no, men who are interested in other men.


Dong Wook: Oh really? I just heard it for the first time. By being born as a human being, the biggest winner is living a long and healthy life. The second winner is not half of humanity, but someone who loves all of humanity.


That is Jesus Christ.

Dong-yup: (laughs) Aren't bisexuals a great human being who cares for both men and women? Dong Wook is loved by all mankind ... (laughs). Dong Wook is the winner! (laughs).


What do you think of transgender people? Don't you feel that there is a sense that your life is being denied from the moment you who are born?

Dung-yup: I think they should be unconditionally recognized.


Should?

Dung-yup: They can't hurt them like this. I am very interested in the human rights issues of sexual minorities.


This time, Dong-yup will start an adult show with Hong Seok-cheon on the cable channel KBS-N, right?

Dung-yup: The title of the show is "XY", Seokcheon Hong, transgender people and I were called as guests and had a conversation.


Is amazing!!

Dung-yup: Korea is still in a period of sexual transition. Transgender sexuality should not be condemned in the same way that we do not judge couples for sleeping.


Your love for humanity is great!

Dung-yup: In Thailand, 80% of sexual minorities change their gender from male to female. In Japan, 80% of women become men. In Korea, it's only 50:50. In that sense, Korea is very egalitarian.

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Yes. Do you think that sexual desire should be recognized as much as possible?

Dong-yup: I see it that way. In fact, we all want to work hard and earn a lot of money to be successful. But is it for me? If you ask me, I want to sleep with a cool guy. Married man, married woman, grandmother, grandfather ... All living creatures cannot escape that desire. When we say that someone is attractive, what is attractive? His humor? The one that is sexy? Ultimately, it is the desire to sleep.


Dong Wook: Everyone has a bittersweet imagination, but while hiding in parentheses ... It's living a "parenthetical life"

The life of the parentheses! That's a cool expression. If you open Dong-yup's parentheses, you look into your heart and say, "Did you think of this?", And we quickly become friends. At that point, if the other person is honest and closes the parenthesis, it will be difficult to get close. Sex comedy is like that. But nobody wants to remove what is in parentheses. Why? because it is uncomfortable.

Dong Wook: Those words are very important. When those parentheses don't work, we say the code is not correct.


Dong-yup: However, if the wishes in parentheses are not released in a healthy way, some people express them through criminal acts.


If you watch the film "Festival" directed by Hae-Young Lee, ordinary people will know how to be "cute" and "not cause trouble" for others, and will solve their wishes. The head of a neat Hanbok shop wears a garter belt inside, and a teacher plays only in women's underwear when his wife is out.

Dong-yup: It's bliss if you can enjoy it without getting caught. However, it is often called "exit" when someone is forced to reveal it. It is different from voluntarily "coming out of the closet". Whether it's an affair or a pervert, in fact, people don't feel much guilt about themselves. But when it comes to my family or neighbors, I feel so ashamed that I even contemplate suicide. From the moment the hanbok garter became known, others destroyed my little happiness. I think we should be free from there. I agree with Dong Wook. My happiness is mortgaged in the eyes of others. I'm not completely out of my mind yet. But Hyung has been through all kinds of things like that, so he can talk like that. Oh ~! Sorry.


Dong Wook: It is the law that the time of happiness is prolonged only when you have not experienced and realized it (laughs). When I play the role of host on "Strong Heart", I listen well to the guests. When I hear from my younger friends, I think, "Oh okay, don't hesitate, you can relax a little more ..." I think so. In fact, I had a new format for my life through entertainment. But when I do, it's the same. It seems like it's being evaluated by the public, but it's fun to watch "Strong Heart" every time it ends.


Dongwook is very lucky.

Dong Wook: Dong-yup It's the power of God. When I hear Dong-yup's compliments, my face hardens (laughs). You can understand the true value of "Shin Dong-yup" if you work with him. While listening to the guest, he appropriately mixes the lewd conversations and re-adjusts the water level like a ghost. How well the recording is finished, that the two-week broadcast can be completed in 4 hours.


Dong-yup: I think that's the way for everyone. Although the PD is a bit anxious.


I really hope the staff loves it (laughs). But how are you so good at composing? Even now, I miss the "Three Women, Three Men" and "Hey, hey, hey" competitions.

Dong-yup: I've been doing a contest since my debut. When he was in high school broadcasting class, he acted as a competitor, and in college (Department of Drama, Seoul University of the Arts), he was good at diction. Comte is a natural exaggeration. I think it's a step that comedians have to go through.


It must have been very hard

Then when I get tired and think I have nothing, I hate my family. But now I am looking for many of my own. for example… My house, (laughs) My own time and the fact that I can make decisions. In the past, it was difficult for me to do everything my way because I was observing the situation of my parents, but that has changed since 3 or 4 years ago. It feels like my new life has started so I am happy and satisfied.


How are the past and these days different?

Dong-yup: the old days were hard for others. A singer needs to sing well and an actor needs to have a good script, but we can only laugh when we listen to each other, and we have to think of ideas for a compote ourselves. I'm not very talented, but it was very difficult. I recently found my confidence, late in transmitting without selling it. Meanwhile, I started a company for 7 years, got entangled and was betrayed, I started the functional shoes business again and the stock was stressed ... It has been about a year since I left there and I have a clear head. In the past, when I was doing hits like "Hey Hey Hey" and "Tray Karaoke", I was worried if I was talented enough to be loved so much, but now I'm unconditionally happy and grateful. I am happy again in my job where I can meet a variety of people.


Are you making others laugh for the sake of communication or pleasure?

Dong-yup: pleasure precedes it. There is a 0.1 second drug-like pleasure. When I speak, when I make a compote, when I see the explosion reaction, I like it so much that it is difficult to express it in words.

What do you like more, Comte or Talk?

Dung.yup: If Comte is a man and Talk is a woman, then I am a bisexual who perfectly loves all humanity.


But now that I see it, the two look really different. Dong-yup has a lot of "eyes, nose and mouth", and Dong Wook looks very big and thick. Dong-yup's face is filled with the beauty of a man like, "Is there no reason to hate me?" Dong Wook looks great even as a man. Even if he's greedy, he doesn't cross the line. That's the case with today's "Vogue" photo shoot. Dong Wook suggested it and it started, but in the process, we just had a happy heart.

Dong Wook: I was educated by hyung, if there is something I want to do, do it without hesitation


Dong-yup: Lee Dong Wook is the host, will the PD destroy the face of "Strong Heart"? So I think if you do what you want without self-censorship, they will edit it wisely. That is a great consolation.


To become a star you must first make a favorable impression on the public, but in the end, that's a character. There are moments when the public likes it at first, but in the end it turns out to be unfavorable. There is also the opposite. There is a character in the background. Dong Wook's strong point is that he is a nice and consistent guy.

Dong Wook: Before the "Strong Heart" offer came, I was actually cast for a real variety show. However, from my point of view, I thought it would be more appropriate to move to the "MC" side. I am not an experienced middle-aged person, I am an actor in my 30s, but when I go to "Real", the conclusion is too revealing. Now listening to the guest episodes really helps me as an actor.


Dong-yup: I think it's good to take power out of anything. The secret to living a happy life is losing power.


Dong Wook: hyung is almost a willow tree at the three-way intersection in Cheonan. Eh this way, fun that way. I also. How about learning or being a celebrity? But Dong-yup is talking about trying to enjoy the best for 20 years, if you know.


Dong-yup is now in his third peak.

Dung-yup: (laughs) so I'm very happy. They call me "sex lip" again, but I've been naughty since I was in third grade. It has always been unique in that sense. I am the person who has dreamed of doing an adult sitcom and being the MC of a healthy adult talk show 10 years ago.


Dong Wook: Lee Seongmi senior did the same. "Dong-yup has always been mischievous since he was 20 years old."


Is Dong-yup closer to a sadist? Are you closer to a masochist?

Dong-yup: he is closer to a sadist.


What is Dong-yup Sadist?

Dong-yup: A person who would rather say that I'm hurt. A masochist is someone who takes pleasure in hurting you. I never get mad. I have a special talent for discovering the good in anyone.


Do you think you have a perverted temper?

Dong-yup: I'm very normal. We are all weak, lonely and lonely people who pretend not to be like that and fight and live. It is important for me to feel happy. It's not about looking happy in people's eyes. So that's normal.


Lastly, what kind of person is Shin Dong-yup?

Dong-yup: When I look at humans, I see two things. Are you a child, an adult, a yang or a yin? First of all, I am a musician. And I like adults.




Source: Vogue Magazine Korea

Translation: Latin Fan Community

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