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| yna@yna.co.kr 2022-12-23 15:19:10
SEOUL December 23 (Yonhap) -- “Although my entertainment agency wanted to introduce me to acting teachers, however, I decided to work on my acting skills on my own because I wanted to work on my style of acting.” addressed actor Lee Jun-young also known as a member of South Korean idol group U-KISS throughout the interview conducted at Yonhap News Agency on December 20.
Lee Jun-young who is the youngest member of the K-pop idol group U-KISS solidified his grounds as an actor through South Korean broadcasting service MBC’s drama series “May I Help You?”
Actor Lee Jun-young addressed throughout the interview that “When I pick the production I think of whether a lot of audiences will be able to relate to the series or not, the way ‘May I Help You?’ unravels the story attracted me to participate in the production.”
Actor Lee Jun-young acts out butler Kim Tae-hee who does everything he is asked to do throughout the series “May I Help You?” whereas Baek Dong-ju who has a special ability to talk to deceased is acted out by Lee Hye-ri. Throughout the series both Baek Dong-ju and Kim Tae-hee work with one another to help out the deceased in achieving their last wish.
Throughout the production actor Lee Jun-young had time to rethink about death and goodbyes.
“I was scared of death, and death in my perspective as the end of the line. ‘May I help you?’ where those who lost their loved ones work hard once again to reconstruct their lives made me realize how death is not just a one dimensional thing.” stated actor Lee Jun-young throughout his interview.
Lee Jun-young who debuted as the youngest member of K-pop grou U-Kiss at the age of 17, addressed “Back when I was young, I was way too young to have been able to act cool or attract people, therefore I took much longer than other members when filming the music video,” adding “I found interest in acting while practicing emotions in front of the mirror for our music video.”
Continuing on actor stated “I thought to myself that if practicing the facial expression is this fun, then acting must be extremely fun, that triggered me to learn more about acting,” adding “Although I loved acting, I did not want to practice it like a robot, therefore I printed out a script from online and recorded me while acting to revise the parts I needed work.”
At the beginning of actor’s acting career, Lee Jun-young was faced with number of failures, “I failed at being casted, despite of number of audtions I have tried out for, however I had the urge and want to try out until I finally make it. Throughout number of trial I finally got a call back from “Avengers Social Club.”
Lee Jun-young who started off his acting career with tvN series “Avenger Social Club” overcame the prejudice title of how K-pop idol are bad at acting and became an actor who is capable of showcasing wide spectrum of acting.
Actor Lee Jun-young who showcased various acting styles throughout “Good Casting,” “Please Don’t Date Him,” “Imitation” continued on with his career through Netflix Original Series “D.P.” where he acted out a rouge soldier who is addicted to gaming drawing more attention from the audience.
“When working on a production I tend to focus greatly in that role to a point where I would not engage in any hobbies,” adding “Especially I consider the analysis of the character to be one of the most important aspect of acting” addressed actor Lee Jun-young.
Moreover, actor addressed “Just like the old saying ‘ All the test questions are from the book,’ I read the script over and over again to a point were it is nearly impossible to keep the pages together. I usually memorize not only my lines but also all the lines other actors who I engage in a scene with to make sure I pull out the suitable emotion.”
Although Lee Jun-young has been focused on working on film and drama production recently, he introduced himself as singer and actor instead of actor who used to be a singer.
“Although acting career is very important, if I say my acting career outweighs my career as a K-pop artist I feel like I am denying my past therefore I equally cherish both singing and acting career.” addressed actor Lee Jun-young throughout the interview.
(This article is translated from Korean to English by Joonha Yoo)
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