To be a popular and social insider!
When I uploaded a post on my Instagram!
It’s been exactly 2 years since the last time we met. How do you feel?
I think I finally become appropriate for Esquire.
Now that I am 33.
I think I finally got into this age that’s proper for men’s magazine.
How did you feel doing a photoshoot in a long time?
It’s been ages.
I used to enjoy doing a photoshoot very much.
But I got nervous too much today.
You did a great job.
I got so tense, but it turned out great anyway.
How do you feel now that you have been discharged?
I feel like I got homework to do.
I think I need to think hard
About what I should do
to satisfy my fans
as well as myself from now.
What was the first thing you wanted to do after your discharge?
Instagram?
I knew that my fans were so curious
about how I have been doing
And I also wanted to tell them and show them how I am doing.
So I wanted to post something on Instagram.
Is there any new hobby you recently started?
I took a crash course in a cooking school
And also learned some fencing in my spare time
What’s your soul food?
I like creamy food so I tried hard to learn how to make pasta
Do you enjoy cooking? What’s your specialty?
Pasta with cream sauce?
I make this fresh pasta starting from the dough
I cannot say it tastes better than anything else
But it’s satisfying because I make it from scratch all by myself.
When was the happiest moment recently?
When I uploaded a post on my Instagram!
After I got discharged yesterday, I thought about what I should post on Instagram
for like 2 hours
I haven’t taken any photos recently so
This was the photo I posted after a careful consideration.
What kind of music do you listen to? What’s your favorite song?
I like ballads with stories
I listen to lyrics a lot
I like songs by musicians like Park Hyo-sin, Sung Si-kyung and MC The Max
I listen to a lot of hip hop music these days too.
What kind of hip hop musicians are you listening to?
MUSHVENOM
Is there any movie or Netflix series you thought it was good?
Most recently I saw a movie called
And there is a documentary series on Netflix called
I like watching different houses.
And it shows a lot of pretty houses all around the world.
I had so much fun watching the series.
What’s your favorite character among the ones you played so far?
My favorite…
Park Soo-ha in and
Cha Eun-ho in
Which character do you think is more like you in real life?
I don’t think none of the characters is like me.
They are not like me at all.
But I I hope I can be like Cha Eun-ho
Which was the last character I played before I took the break.
In recent dramas or movies, do you have any character you would like to play?
Please give me a minute to think about it.
Did you watch ?
is really good.
is the best!
What kind of genre would you like to try in the future?
Rather than a certain genre,
I want to play a character who cries a lot.
I have a feeling that
I can do it really well
If I do it now.
If you had to choose between melodrama and noir?
If I had to pick, I would say melodrama.
Because noir movies hurt.
You usually have to get hurt and sick in noir movies
What do you consider the most when you choose a project?
I think a lot about
how I can embody a character I will be playing.
I want the story to be heartwarming.
And convey a certain message to people.
Happy ending vs. Sad ending?
I like them both.
But as an actor
I think a sad ending will remain in people’s mind longer than a happy ending.
But then I also think that people will prefer a happy ending as an audience.
What are the things that make you happy?
I am happy when I am eating
My fans sent me a lot of flowers and presents right before my discharge.
The fact that I am being loved by someone,
And to think about the things I can do for the people I love
Is the happiest thing in the world.
Is there any book you want to recommend?
Lately I have been reading a book
Called
It’s a little difficult to understand
But I keep reading it thinking like ‘Should I give up? But I think it means something nice’.
Oh that one too!
Let’s read a lot of books everyone!
What are your plans in life and vision as an actor?
Life as an actor is also important
But to be a better person as a human
To be a better human being!
Has your personality changed?
It’s not like I have been changed, but more like I came back to real me.
I took a break for 2 years
There are things I used to do for a very long time
I am a very shy person.
Even now I feel so shy doing this interview.
I feel like my face is turning red.
I was used to this life I have been living
Doing what I do for around 10 years
But it feels like I am going back to me when I was young
Now that I came back
after 2 years of break.
What’s your wish for the new year?
To be a popular and social insider!
I think I am a person who lacks social skills very much
So it seems like I admire people
Who are bright and get along with others very well
An insider!
This was Lee Jong-suk.
I got a little shy to be in front of you in such a long time
Soon I will come back with
many other great projects for my fans.
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