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Over the past years, many Korean actors have advanced their acting
career by taking up roles in foreign dramas, such as by acting in
Chinese and Taiwanese dramas. By doing so, not only do they get paid
almost triple of their standard fees in Korea, the actors are also able
to get more fame by expending their fan base in other countries.
With a successful acting in ‘Inspiring Generation’, Kim Hyun Joong was
asked during interview if he would like to advance his career by acting
in foreign dramas.
To this, Kim Hyun Joong rejected the idea and said that these kind of
dramas always have voice dubbing and it will be problematic when he
doesn’t even know the language what he is speaking.
“Although more popularity will be gained but I don’t want to do things just for the money”, says Kim Hyun Joong.
He also revealed that he does have plans to learn another language, “It
will not be Chinese or Japanese, I will learn English as it is needed
more often. However, I really don’t have a good brain for languages”.
cr: @AlienPrinceKHJ
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"I want to give my support to Kim Jae Wook-ssi. Kim Jae Wook's character
'Kim Soo Ok' was set-up to be an independence fighter, but due to the
issue with the drama's export to Japan, they had to remove the sensitive
parts so he had to get off unexpectedly.
As an actor who acted together with him, I felt really sad and regretful
that a person who came to work hard had to lost his role."
"I also felt really bad for Se Yeon. After the (shooting overlap)
controversy, she seemed really self-conscious / insecure on the shooting
set. She also couldn't talk well.
I told her, 'No. You're only 22 years old, now is the time to do more.
Don't be too concerned and you just need to act your role.'
Her drama appearances don't overlap and I don't think it was a big
problem. Also, Se Yeon was committed to her role in the drama but seems
like there are many misunderstandings from people."
credit: @5StarsAs1
Kim Hyun-Joong (27) who said he was ‘relieved’ after ‘Inspiring
Generation’ ended, indicated he will be holding a concert in the
upcoming end of June as well as in the midst of preparing his next
album.
Kim Hyun-joong was asked what’s his next plan after ‘Inspiring
Generation’ ended, he said, ‘I want to challenge a triathlon’. It was a
surprising answer since he had just finished an approximate 6 months
(including broadcasting period) of filming for ‘Inspiring Generation’,
which was not really an easy task.
‘When people are worked up, their adrenaline level spikes up.’ He, who
is 29 this year, described that his soon-to-be-over 20s was a bright
one.
‘It was really exciting. I started out as a member of idol group
(SS501), but I haven’t really got into any serious relationships.
Although there were some cases of privacy intrusion, I have no regrets.
Because this was my choice. There are many people who wanted to become a
singer or actor. It’s amazing that I could be a celebrity among the
many. I feel happy about this.’
Kim Hyun-joong had held his activities as a member of idol group SS501
in 2005. He expressed his views on how the world outside see him as an
idol.
‘In Korea, it seems like idols aren’t generally categorised as an artist
but in overseas, they are regarded as artists. Although I’m still
young, I hope I can spread the culture to the world. I debuted as an
idol, but there’s (always) an conception on what an idol should only do.
I don’t know why it’s so. But it would be great if the public change
that point of view.
Kim Hyun Joong said he is not worry about his 2-years of hiatus as an celebrity after he is enlisted into the army next year.
‘If I said the army’s life is not difficult, I’ll probably be blamed by
the army if I said that. However, it’s a fact that I (as a male citizen
of ROK) must enter the army to accomplish my duty. The life of a
celebrity whenever she/he is not engaged in any activities are insecure.
However in the army, I get to eat 3 meals a day and I get to sleep at
night.’
Instead of fearing about the army enlistment, Kim Hyun-joong said that
he sees the army enlistment as an opportunity to learn something new
about the society which he couldn’t experience as a celebrity.
‘I get to learn about people in the army, and it’s an opportunity to
learn about the social classes of people in the society. It’s a time
opportunity for Kim Hyun-joong to become more mature, and I could
possibly learn better acting skills and opportunities from there’.
Kim Hyun-joong revealed his thoughts about the recent rumours about ‘celebrity army’.
‘I have no plans to be enlisted as a celebrity soldier. (this
implementation was officially removed on August 1st, 2013). But I do
think there is a need for that system as I think even army needs some
entertainment sometimes too. I did enough of singing and acting so I
don’t think I have plans to become a celebrity army. Since it’s not easy
to lead a life as a celebrity, I want to learn something I couldn’t
learn as a celebrity inside the army.
After developing a love line in the drama ‘Inspiring Generation’ with
Jin Se-yeon and Im Soo-hyang, Kim Hyun-joong changed his viewpoint
towards the opposite gender.
‘Previously I have to meet the woman whom I liked. In the drama, Kim
Ok-ryeon (played by Jin Se-yeon) was devoted and nice to me. And I liked
that since there’s no reason for me to dislike that. Hahaha.’
Kim Hyun-joong revealed his future plans as an actor, ‘I want to be a
psycho’. He said his aim for acting skills is not to indulge himself
into the character, but to become the character itself.
‘I feel I couldn’t express freely through Inspiring Generation since
it’s a period drama. What I’m thinking is that, I want to express myself
freely and appropriately through acting. In order to bring out the
character as a pyscho, I have to drop my usual daily lifestyles &
truly become that person. I want to try something like ‘Ruler of Your
Own World’ by Yang Dong-geun.'
[Q: Do you like that JT didn't end up with Gaya or Ok Ryeon and live alone at the end?]
HJ: I really like it. Because he didn’t end up with anyone it felt more
bittersweet. Sirasoni (the character he’s based on) originally has a
very strong image of being lonely and lived a lonely life. Seems like
the the character was directed based on the original.
[Q: Sirasoni is a lonely character but what about the person Kim Hyun Joong?]
HJ: I’m never lonely (laugh). I always try to enjoy my life. I like to
meet my friends, eat and drink, and meet people. I have a lonely
profession but because there are friends I become reassured. When it
feels difficult & lonely, people who look after me and help me are
my friends
[Q: Shin Jung Tae is loved by both Ok Ryeon & Gaya. If it's in real life who will you choose?]
HJ: Ok Ryeon. Gaya is a good person but she’s strong (laugh). Seems like
I’ll be in big trouble if we go out/date. When I was acting, I think a
person like Ok Ryeon seems better. With Gaya, I have a love & hate
relationship to each other. I don’t want a love & hate relationship
because it feels scary..
[Q: What kind of actor do you want to be?] HJ: “Rather than being an
actor who people will say ‘wow, he’s cool’, when they watch me I want
to hear people say they feel strengthened watching my acting. I want be
an actor who can make viewers feel encouraged & comforted.”
HJ: The drama script usually came out on Friday every week and I
usually read the script on bed. But since the drama has ended, I have
nothing to do and I can’t sleep until 3 am. It feels strange. I was
curious about the others so I send a text to Soo Hyang and she said,
‘I’m reading the script.’ So I thought, ‘ah, so the others are also
feeling the same way.’
Translated by: @5StarsAs1
Q: It’s a tough journey. How do you feel about ‘Inspiring Generation’ for the past 3 months?
A: The 3 months was as if one year.
(laughs) ‘Inspiring Generation’ started its production since June last
year. I was (always)contemplating how should I bring out the character
of ‘Shin Jeong-tae’ throughout the 10 months. Although there were tough
times during the timing, it ended perfectly thanks to the love and
supports from the viewers.
—-
Q: There were quite a few characters that left a deep impression. How did you able to adapt to that?
A: Every scene was shot with 100%
effort. The best was given for every moment/shots. If I couldn’t receive
a positive approval, I will accept the fact that I might not have done
enough yet.
—-
Q: There were concerns on the comparison
between you and the top actors, but your crying scenes in the early-mid
part of the drama have wiped out the concerns.
A: I did cry a lot during the crying
scenes, but it’s a little pity if the focus of acting skills was only
zooming into those scenes. In fact, a lot of emotions that were as much
as crying scenes, were put into angry scenes, funny scenes and even sad
scenes. It was up to the point that I contemplated on how should I hold a
spoon during acting. I’ve always tried my best to imagine the scenario
whenever I received the script. When I looked at the father’s (Shin
Yeong-chul) picture, I imagined how his life and actions would be. I’ve
also tried to imagine the little habits that Chung-ah have when looking
at her picture, and even tried the speech intonation I (as Shin
Jeong-tae) when speaking to her. Perhaps I was always thinking about all
these, I even dreamed about ‘Inspiring Generation’. When I was napping
for around 2-3 hours, I dreamed about Shin I-chi and Wang Baek-san
chasing after me. (laughs) Then I realised ‘I’ve really fallen for IG’.
—-
Q: Have you ever thought you could erase
the clear image you’ve got in the long run from KBS2 ‘Boys Over Flower’
through ‘Inspiring Generation’?
A: I’ve never thought of breaking the
‘flower boy’ image. The ‘image’ choice belongs to the viewers, isn’t it?
However I think there is a limitation in which acting skills can reach
in romantic comedy genre. It was one of the reason why I chose a more
manly period drama so I make a turning point through my acting skills.
As much as the preparation was done, in order to express the right
emotions of the characters, I think it’s best to choose the right
character (first that suits yourself).
—-
Q: There were positive feedbacks on your
acting skills, including your action scenes. It wasn’t easy to try
action scenes for the first time.
A: I attended action schools for a few
days, but I haven’t practiced a lot. I learned martial acting and
there’s a line that I can still remember very well, ‘Action is not about
synchronicity, it’s emotions’. It feels a whole lot different when you
were fighting against a stranger and someone you loved. The latter one
consists of a more complex actions and emotions. ‘Inspiring Generation’
have changed a big part of my mindset on martial acting.
—-
Q: Are you personally satisfied with the production this time? Have you gained any meaningful experiences?
A: The feedbacks were more than what I
was expecting. But I think it could have been better. I will not stop
here nor will I choose to act a character that is similar to ‘Shin
Jeong-tae’. Instead, I will show something that is beyond what I have
achieved now. Since there is no endpoint to martial arts, I will
continue and show something different in the future.
Q: From the change of scriptwriter and
the production cost scandal, it was quite an interference to the
broadcast of ‘Inspiring Generation’. Were you affected by it?
A: I had a hard time too but I did not
have any dissatisfaction about it since I was one of the lead cast, I
have to continue with the filming. I have to prepare to bring out the
best for the scene even if I have no more than 5 minutes to memorise the
script. So I wasn’t really affected by changing of the scriptwriter. A
part of me had become one with ‘Shin Jeong-tae’, so almost everything I
do was to bring the best of the character. Besides, there was a good
collaboration between the casts. To be able to make a production up to
this standard under such condition, the casts deserve large credits.
Everyone were able to focus, no matter during filming or off filming.
—-
Q: Although it was said after filming,
‘Although it was a 150million KRW mass production, the viewerships
ratings were just so-so’. And ‘Inspiring Generation’ was highly
anticipated by outsiders from the start. It’s another task for you to
shake off this burden.
A: I don’t know how I should say this,
but I did not feel any burden. When it comes to ‘Kim Hyun-Joong’, it’s
surely thrilling & nervous. However I was ‘Shin Jeong-tae’, not ‘Kim
Hyun-Joong’ in ‘Inspiring Generation’. It was also a reason why tears
fell naturally when Jeong Jae-hwa (Kim Seong-oh) and the Bangsamtong’s
people kneeled before me. Rather than feeling stressed towards the
expectations for the drama, I felt sorry for the people together with me
whom I cannot protect. Whether it’s the cast or the factors beyond the
production.
—-
Q: You have experience in acting from
modern drama to period drama throughout your short acting journey. What
do you think that matches you between the two?
A: To be honest, it was hard filming for
a period drama. (laughs) Because we had to play a lot with the
intonation and moves. It was hard to express your emotions in a limited
area. On the other hand, if I were to point out a good point about
period drama, it’s going to be ‘stepping into the past through acting’.
If ‘time machine’ really does exist, wouldn’t it be ‘period drama’? The
historical sentiments, culture and incidents that I wanted to feel so
real. I’ve felt/learned a lot of things from ‘Inspiring Generation’. For
example, ‘So 1930 era was such a depressing era’, ‘The only way to
protect your family was only through fighting’, ‘Without handphones
(text messages), there’s no misunderstanding’. (laughs)
—-
Q: The steady fandom since your days as a
singer idol seemed to have become more solid while you were engaged in
both activities. Have you have any thoughts of expanding your acting
career overseas?
A: I don’t know, honestly. Even with
dubbings and subtitles, I think there ought to have problems if I’m
filming just because of my popularity, using a language I do not know.
No matter what, I do not want to do it just because of the money value.
I’m the type whom I will not do anything that I am not confident in.
Although I wanted to learn foreign language, but it’ll not be Japanese
or Chinese. It’s likely to be English since it’s a more widely used
language. I’m not a person who can absorb a variety of languages well.
(laughs)
—-
Q: Then what do you think about ‘actor Lee Byung-hun’? He’s one of the very few Korean stars who officially entered Hollywood.
A: Ah, I really respected him. If you
watched his acting, it seemed as if he’s a native(English) speaking in
mother tongue language. An acting skills whom he did research on the
proper language pronunciation alongside with the sentiments it brings
along. If I’m going to do this, I wanted to do it like that as well.
—-
Q: You are a singer and actor to the
public at the same time. Especially there are sayings that ‘There’s a
lot of burden as an actor’. So how did you manage to balance between the
two?
A: There are ups and downs for both
singer and actor. Although I didn’t want to be outstanding on one career
over another. (laughs) Rather than choosing what I should be doing, a
lot more thoughts are need to be given when running the both activities
at the same time. As I’m thinking about ‘Why can’t an idol-turned actor
received appraisals for their acting skills?’, I came down with the
conclusion that viewers weren’t expecting much about their acting
skills, aside from the ‘misleading’ image they have (as an idol). No
matter on which side, I think more time is needed to be given for
viewers to forget about the image. So I think I’m going on a tour as a
singer for a while.
—-
Q: You made your first turning point via
‘Inspiring Generation’. And you have also reached the ‘important age’
of an actor. Have you got any plans ahead?
A: I want to try a beautiful melodrama
as an actor. For a romantic comedy, it’s ‘Wherever there’s wind, I’m
able to go travel freely’ (Kim Hyun-joong used his famous line from Boys
Over Flowers and said ‘Isn’t that line referring to a kite?’. But for
this famous quote, I don’t think it’s still usable in the next century.
(laughs) Just like the previous quote, there are many lines that do not
quite make sense. Since melodramas are more related to our daily lives, I
want to focus more on that.
—-
Q: What do you think as a man who reached 29 this year.There are many things you should think of now.
A: I’m planning to enlist next year. To
be honest, I’ve postponed the date of enlistment so I’ll make it a
memorable one. In other words, before I enlist, I’ve done everything I
wish I could do. With no regrets, with no worries. (laughs) Maybe I’m
afraid I will forget about it (things he wish to do), so instead of
worrying about it, I bring along the the memories of myself
(accomplishing the things he wished to do) into the army. After I come
back, I’m going to show a more steady acting skills, more band-liked
music of different style as compared to now, in order to repay fans.
Also displaying a more diverse personality as a public figure, as well
as keeping the profile as low as possible. *laughs* (P/S: meaning less
public criticism and less scandals).
[Trans: Kim Hyun-Joong - I have no plan to enlist as a celebrity soldier, but I think the system is needed (2)]
[continued from interview 1]
Kim Hyun-Joong (27) who said he was
‘relieved’ after ‘Inspiring Generation’ ended, indicated he will be
holding a concert in the upcoming end of June as well as in the midst of
preparing his next album.
Kim Hyun-joong was asked what’s his next
plan after ‘Inspiring Generation’ ended, he said, ‘I want to challenge a
triathlon’. It was a surprising answer since he had just finished an
approximate 6 months (including broadcasting period) of filming for
‘Inspiring Generation’, which was not really an easy task.
‘When people are worked up, their
adrenaline level spikes up.’ He, who is 29 this year, described that his
soon-to-be-over 20s was a bright one.
‘It was really exciting. I started out
as a member of idol group (SS501), but I haven’t really got into any
serious relationships. Although there were some cases of privacy
intrusion, I have no regrets. Because this was my choice. There are many
people who wanted to become a singer or actor. It’s amazing that I
could be a celebrity among the many. I feel happy about this.’
Kim Hyun-joong had held his activities
as a member of idol group SS501 in 2005. He expressed his views on how
the world outside see him as an idol.
‘In Korea, it seems like idols aren’t
generally categorised as an artist but in overseas, they are regarded as
artists. Although I’m still young, I hope I can spread the culture to
the world. I debuted as an idol, but there’s (always) an conception on
what an idol should only do. I don’t know why it’s so. But it would be
great if the public change that point of view.
Kim Hyun Joong said he is not worry about his 2-years of hiatus as an celebrity after he is enlisted into the army next year.
‘If I said the army’s life is not
difficult, I’ll probably be blamed by the army if I said that. However,
it’s a fact that I (as a male citizen of ROK) must enter the army to
accomplish my duty. The life of a celebrity whenever she/he is not
engaged in any activities are insecure. However in the army, I get to
eat 3 meals a day and I get to sleep at night.’
Instead of fearing about the army
enlistment, Kim Hyun-joong said that he sees the army enlistment as an
opportunity to learn something new about the society which he couldn’t
experience as a celebrity.
‘I get to learn about people in the
army, and it’s an opportunity to learn about the social classes of
people in the society. It’s a time opportunity for Kim Hyun-joong to
become more mature, and I could possibly learn better acting skills and
opportunities from there’.
Kim Hyun-joong revealed his thoughts about the recent rumours about ‘celebrity army’.
‘I have no plans to be enlisted as a
celebrity soldier. (this implementation was officially removed on August
1st, 2013). But I do think there is a need for that system as I think
even army needs some entertainment sometimes too. I did enough of
singing and acting so I don’t think I have plans to become a celebrity
army. Since it’s not easy to lead a life as a celebrity, I want to learn
something I couldn’t learn as a celebrity inside the army.
After developing a love line in the
drama ‘Inspiring Generation’ with Jin Se-yeon and Im Soo-hyang, Kim
Hyun-joong changed his viewpoint towards the opposite gender.
‘Previously I have to meet the woman
whom I liked. In the drama, Kim Ok-ryeon (played by Jin Se-yeon) was
devoted and nice to me. And I liked that since there’s no reason for me
to dislike that. Hahaha.’
Kim Hyun-joong revealed his future plans
as an actor, ‘I want to be a psycho’. He said his aim for acting skills
is not to indulge himself into the character, but to become the
character itself.
‘I feel I couldn’t express freely
through Inspiring Generation since it’s a period drama. What I’m
thinking is that, I want to express myself freely and appropriately
through acting. In order to bring out the character as a pyscho, I have
to drop my usual daily lifestyles & truly become that person. I want
to try something like ‘Ruler of Your Own World’ by Yang Dong-geun.’
Credit: http://news.nate.com/view/20140407n03524?mid=n1008
Kim Hyun Joong open up about his debut group SS501.
Kim Hyun Joong in this interview said, he thought SS501 left when there were so much love towards them.
Kim Hyun Joong said even though SS501 never dis banded, because all
the member are doing their own solo career its hard to re connect and
also because all of them are in different agency and can’t used the name
SS501, he felt many conflict about this issue.
Of course they are many media and saying other groups are reuniting
and many offers for us. For me to be honest my past memories I love, I
don’t want to used to make money off my precious memories. When we are
ready together and want it we can do it fully. I don’t want to make fake
memories to replace true memories.
When we get together, the member of SS501 living their own lives, say
oh yea we can do it when the opportunely come we can sing again and
reunite but then we come back to the real world (reality) and we say we
just don’t have the confident now. We are all that honest.
My next album is coming out soon but after worth, as a singer and
dancer this maybe my last album as I am turning 30. I am thinking
seriously what kind of music I want to do and what kind of music that
will make me happy.
I like to write my own songs so this album will be the last one I use
other people songs. In the future I want to write and produced my own
written songs.
In his latest drama as a leading actor which top number one, he show a
very different side to his acting more serious manly image. It’s very
different from his MBC drama Playful Kiss. His acting was strong and
impressive.
사진 유용석 기자/kiki2022@mk.co.kr -credit
Source: ALLKPOP
Kim Hyun Joong talked about his friends Yoochun and T.O.P!
Kim Hyun Joong had an interview with TV Daily after his drama
'Generation of Youth' ended on a high note. In the interview, he was
asked, "Do you often talk with idol singers who are also active as
actors?"
He answered, "I think the cases of idol members to actors that succeeded
well are Yoochun and [T.O.P]. When I called [T.O.P], he said he was
working hard on filming the movie 'Tazza'. I only hear Yoochun from
rumors, but they say he really focuses on his work."
He continued, "He's not just pretending. He tries to melt into the role
and communicate with the director. Yoochun is normally a very warm
person. People who are good at acting need good emotions, and Yoochun is
like that. If you see people who don't succeed, they think, 'Since he
can do it, I can do it too', but they only say the lines without
emotion. On that, Yoochun and [T.O.P] are on another level."
