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I feel so awkward and embarrassed.
I really cannot watch my videos.
Born in 1987.
From Anyang, Gyeonggi-do. It’s correct.
The profile photo looks dashing.
When is this?
My hair is quite long so
I think it’s right before .
Anyway it’s quite recent.
My height is 178 cm.
Not 65kg.
And I weigh around 73kgs now.
I bulked-up a bit.
Yes my blood type is AB.
I made my debut with independent film called .
How did you debut with independent film?
There’s a story behind.
When I was a freshman in college.
I starred in a lot of short films.
by my seniors majoring in film studies.
And the director casted me.
After watching those short films.
It’s correct that actor Ryu Duk-hwan and I went to same middle school and high school.
My grades were pretty great in first two years of my high school.
But after I made my mind to major in theater and film studies,
My grade in senior years.
Were very different than the past 2 years.
I was always almost bottom of the class in senior years.
When I said I want to major in theater and film studies,
My mother was strongly against it.
So my mom and I could not get along well back then.
But now she’s happy especially when I give her some money.
There’s something like this.
He’s known as Cho Seung-woo’s fan.
He got Cho’s autograph when he went to see .
I am treasuring that autograph very much.
Let’s watch this clip
The chemistry between Ji Chang-wook and Ha Ji-won was amazing.
I would die for them to work together again.
I would also love to work again with Ji-won.
I love him acting like a clingy loser because it’s Ji Chang-wook.
Thank you.
Everyone it’s all fiction, so please do not behave like that in real life.
You can be like that if you want to get handcuffed.
Ji Chang-wok I love you.
My character in
Was called ‘Ta Hwan’.
He was the emperor of Yuan dynasty.
And he was obsessed with Empress Ki who he loved to death.
I had a lot of fun during the shoot.
And the drama was well received.
With , I still remember.
Running on rooftops.
And it was very tough because it was so cold.
Have you ever got hurt shooting action scenes?
Luckily, I haven’t got injured so far.
The crew members took great care of me.
And there were stunt doubles
For dangerous scenes,
So I haven’t got hurt yet.
And I will try not to get hurt in future too.
Personally I love writer Kwon Ki-young’s scripts and his tone of writing.
So for this one as well, as soon as I read the script,
(This is for me)
I think the drama mixed mysterious cases
very well with
lovey-dovey romance.
And I loved all the lines.
This is the one I chose right after I got released from military service,
And I was very into comedy at that time.
I chose this one because I wanted to do comedy.
So for me, it was really fun to feel
The chemistry between the casts.
With Lim Won-hee
And with a lot of other cast members.
I don’t usually get to speak lines with senior actors like we are the same age.
We had a lot of fun working on this series.
It was fun.
Q, Many people say that they started watching the series because of this scene.
Ah, is that so?
That’s great to hear.
That people think like that.
There is a comment ‘That company really is the best to let him return to work’
Because I returned to work after 20 years.
I suggest you watch again.
It’s called .
It’s one of my favorite works.
During the shoot,
I felt like it is more like a fake documentary.
It felt more like ‘Ji Chang-wook is talking about his love story’
Than the character is telling a story.
I’ve always wanted to do this type of fake documentary-like drama.
I am not sure how the audiences felt watching the series,
But I reflected myself very much to the character.
It was something I’ve always wanted to do.
I really enjoyed working on this series.
I waited for writer Jung Hyun-jung from even before I joined the military.
I’ve asked for her to work with me for years.
And this is the one we worked together.
Personally, this is one of the series I had fun working on.
And because it’s still on Netflix,
I hope you can check it out if you haven’t watched it yet.
I once thought that it would be great to release season 2 and season 3 of this series.
But I am not sure.
Q. Do you have your own criteria when choosing a project?
I don’t know, I am not sure if I am choosing the right works for me.
But I do have a clear question I ask to myself.
As an actor,
And as a human being,
Is this something I want to tell?
I think about if the message contained in the series
Is really something I want to deliver.
And if I would be able to enjoy working on it.
I ask these questions to myself to make a decision.
I really cannot watch my videos.
I was on twice.
It still feels awkward
To sing on stage.
I feel so awkward and embarrassed.
But I happened to do it somehow.
At first it was so fun.
When will I ever get a chance to sing an original soundtrack?
I thought it would be fun to sing OST myself
Because I know more
about the story and the character’s emotion.
That’s why I agreed to do it few times
But I won’t do it again.
I thought about it and
I think it’s better to let professionals do it
Than I do it myself.
Personally.
What’s your favorite OST?
Personally, I like
I think the character, and his situation were
perfectly matched with the song.
I got so hungry watching this.
Why do I look so tired?
It was my first time to be on .
It was really tough.
I didn’t think they would make me actually work that much in salt farms.
I was so exhausted.
And I think that’s why all the food tasted great.
I almost thought that instant noodles are
The most perfect food.
It’s called .
It’s currently on Neflix.
It’s a series based on
Naver webtoon by Ha Il-kwon.
It’s a very unique series
With music
I can say it’s a fantasy musical.
It has a great message.
It’s a warm-hearted drama with a message
that can make you feel warm
And soften your heart.
It was a unique experience for me as well.
If you can define in 5 words?
It has a great message.
I think it’s a story that everyone can relate to.
Because it’s a story about poverty, grades, innocence of childhood, and dream,
I think it contains a message that everybody can relate to.
Hello, dear subscribers of Esquire.
This is Ji Chang-wook.
I came back with a new photoshoot with Esquire.
Reading comments on Namu-Wiki and reviewing the past works,
I had a great time reminiscing about the good old days.
Please look forward to my future projects and send your love for them too.
I hope you to be happy as always.
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