All in Namyangju.
Why were you so introverted you dude!
Is there any person you feel difficult to approach even as one of the most popular person in Namyangju?
I go to a golf driving range in the morning.
There is this old lady with a scarf.
And when I go to practice,
And when I see people with really good posture
I usually go over and ask them to teach me.
And her posture is really like this.
Normally everybody swings like this.
But she swings with a spin like this.
Nice shot.
So I was really shocked.
I understand that everybody has their own style.
But it was really hard to approach to her.
Because she was too charismatic.
What is your favorite perfume?
I don’t know much about perfume.
Can I say something like this?
But I was just on a street,
When I was going downstairs
To take the subway
From Hakdong Sageori to Isu station,
She smelled really great so
I was just wondering about it.
And there was a fragrance section in the duty free store.
I was passing by that section.
The scent that I smelled at that time.
So I bought it there.
And that’s the only one I use it until now.
It’s from BYREDO.
It’s something called Ghost blah blah.
Yes that’s it.
That’s the only one I use.
What are your essential items you always bring to work?
Post-it notes and a pencil.
I take notes about what I could have done better that day.
Because we do not take the scenes in the order of the script,
There are things to check
When we are filming scenes skipping some of the scenes in between.
So I always bring Post-it notes and a pencil.
How are you spending your time off after you finished shooting ?
I finished shooting the 20 episodes of .
Originally it should have finished earlier.
But it got delayed a bit.
There were a lot of things to do
As it was a month delayed to do what I have planned.
I am spending a lot of time doing what I like, working out, walking my dog,
And trying to find good restaurants, all in Namyangju.
Is there any character you want to play in the future?
I want to play a character in a specific genre.
For example, a doctor, a lawyer, or a policeman.
Do you have a role model?
I don’t think I have thought about a specific role model.
But there are actors I like
Such as Byung-hun Lee
And Kang-ho Song.
Also Ah-in Yoo is one of my favorite fellow actors I really like.
What do you want to achieve in 10 years?
I turned 34 this year, so I would be 43.
I would still be acting.
Getting to know more people in the city of Namyangju.
What’s your TMI today?
I had only one meal today.
So I feel dizzy now.
I should eat beef but I haven’t had some.
What are you into these days?
The thing I am most interested in is acting, because that’s what I like.
Other than that, maybe golf.
What’s the first thing you do when you wake up, and the thing you do before you go to bed?
I go to the bathroom after I wake up.
And there’s a terrace in my house.
So before I go to bed, I close the door to the terrace,
And turn on a Bluetooth microphone making its volume the lowest,
And sing along to a song.
If there is a song I am into that day,
I always sing along to it before I go to bed.
Is there any song that comes to your mind today?
There is a song
that I have been humming from a car.
That’s my favorite song these days.
Should I say the title of the song?
Can you sing a little bit?
Just one verse, right?
I am embarrassed to sing it actually.
Just a moment, it’s embarrassing.
When I recognized you at first sight,
My life has been changed.
That’s it.
Have you met the kids in your neighborhood who were on ?
I met their moms.
I was doing a bench press
In the community center downstairs.
And suddenly a woman came to me
And called me ‘Jihoon-ssi’!!
Yes?
Because I haven’t met her, I said “Hello”,
And she said ‘that was my son!!”
So I took a picture with her.
When do you feel anxious?
I feel anxious sometimes.
Now my age is
Of course I am still young but,
I started my career
When I was 26, in October that year.
Already I am 34.
Better at what I am doing
And become someone who’s in demand.
I think about those things a lot.
I usually think about those things
When I am finished with a project.
So I try to keep myself busy
And interact with other people a lot.
So that I don’t get carried away too much by those anxieties.
Is there any letter or present you remember?
Recently there was a person who contacted me
Through social media
That he was in a similar situation as me.
He talked about his concerns.
And I felt very glad and touched
That I got to inspire and help
a friend around my age.
Because I also went through that phase
So it remains in my memory,
And I want to cheer for them
So I try to write back to them.
I think he will know if he sees it.
What did you say to him?
There is not much thing I can do to help you,
But if you are confident that
You can be happy acting even if you are forced out onto the streets.
You have to choose this path.
And after you make your decision,
Do not look back
And just look forward.
And keep trying no matter what.
But to say things like that,
About someone else’s life
It’s not something
I should easily talk about.
And it was really helpful for me.
Is there anything you regret?
I could have done better when I was in college.
I was not a very social person.
I couldn’t get along with people
Because I was too self-concious.
I was too young.
But after all those years,
I looks really great when I see friends who spent their college years together
Still get together and get along. I wish I had those relationships.
If you could say something to you in the past?
Why were you so introverted you dude!
Where do you want to go travel?
I want to go away for like 2 weeks.
And spend 7 days in Busan,
And spend the rest days in Jeju.
In Busan,
There are a lot of good restaurants
near the beach.
I would eat at all of the restaurants
And go to Jeju,
And they have the greatest Galchi-jorim(braised cutlassfish).
I am very serious when it comes to food.
So I would eat the Galchi-jorim.
And I found really great restaurant when I went to Jeju this time.
It’s called ‘Heukbonoh*’.
You must try there.
‘Heukbonoh*’ in Shinjeju.
I would go to Busan and Jeju,
And go to the sea in Jeju,
Do night fishing.
That’s the travel I want to go.
So I did an interview with Esquire today.
The questions were all so very interesting.
So I had fun doing the interview.
I am truly grateful for the viewers watching this interview.
And I will come back again with
Good performances.
So please look forward to it.
And I hope you can send your love and support when I come back.
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