LJS for W (Julyā16) - Part 3
Translation note: Part 1 and Part 2 were based on the website version of the interview. The following are the extra questions that are included in the magazine version, so they feel a little disjointed.
W: Was there any reason that you had such a long period of rest?
I was getting scared about acting. Since I love dramas, even when I was working non-stop, I would watch my own acting and try objectively critique it. When I look at the acting of other actors, I would also learn from them. But I started to not be able to do thatā¦ which made me think that acting in so many consecutive projects is eating away at my energy. So I had to take a break to recharge.
W: After your debut, you have been taking on projects with bravery, or should I say ambition?
I have always been shy and introverted.Ā āHigh Kick 3ā² andĀ āSchool 2013ā² were projects that demanded auditions, even from famous rookies; but somehow I had no fear and just did it. After my projects met success, it started to make me scared; I would judge my own acting.
W: Would you stay it is slump?
Rather than saying it is a slump due to not working, I wanted to get rid of the acting habits that I have gathered, but couldnāt find the way out. When I work with a new character, I kept thinking how I could use acting styles that I havenāt used before.
W: Rather than adopting extreme change for each character, it seems to currently be a trend for actors to use a set of similar tones and habits for each character and expand upon that.
I feel that audiences judge acting with some preconceived notions of where that actor comes from, like āthis person is from independent film, this person came from modellingā¦ā. I never emphasized that fact about myself, and I tried to do movies and dramas concurrently since my debut, but somehow I still get sorted into the category of model-actors. Since I want to break the preconceptions related to that title, I really focus on my acting. When I didĀ āDoctor Strangerā andĀ āHot Young Bloodsā, I threw myself into acting to a degree that I think I may never be able to do again.
After that, I joined the production of āPinocchioā. Writer Park Hye Ryun, rector Jo Soo Won and the staff members are all part of a team I love, so I decided to act in that drama. However, when I watched the drama, I felt my acting inĀ āPinocchioā was much better. It seems I do better when I am able to relax myself rather than using all my attention to analyse every detail before acting, that is quite amazing to me.
W: During your resting period, did you watch any dramas?
I watched the dramas I participated in in chronological order, about two or three episodes per day. It was quite interesting to see how my acting was improving.
W: You seem to not suit dramas that are preproduced then?
I think Iād be very exhausted. My motivation to overcome the sense of inferiority when I act is when I see the reaction after it is broadcasted. This time, the drama began filming quite early, so I unfortunately couldnāt receive that feedback and turn it into motivation. When the script comes out just a few days before it airs and you are filming to match the broadcast date, the body becomes very tired but audience feedback fills me with energy.
W: If you werenāt an actor, what would you be doing?
Probably nothing. Since my parents are running a pension, maybe I would help out there.
W: If you donāt get to know anyone new, what do you talk about you with your staff members?
I seldom make conversation; our dialogue is usually confined to asking about todayās schedule. Everyone is pretty self-involved, so we all have our own trials and emotions. I find it difficult to put my troubles into words, so I donāt really chat with people around me.
Going on a trip and buying food from the seaside, that kind of stuff. Iām the type that donāt need to go on a specific trip, I only need to stay at home for a day or two. Itās not because Iām a star and I worry about peopleās gaze that I donāt go to places with lots of people; I had never liked to leave home even before. Even when I really had no money and I just had 5000won, I would take a taxi home instead of going for good food.
W: What is the thing you believe most about yourself?
Obstinance with details. If there is something I donāt like when checking my own acting, I would watch that repeatedly for 300 times ā the full shot, waist shot and bust shot, all of them. If that can be counted as a good point about myself, then it is.
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