An Old-but interesting- Interview

Dear TWSSG and BTF,

I thought you might enjoy this old interview....
Warm wishes, myoce


BAE YONG JOON

He was in Singapore for an Asian tour to promote his very first movie and I was lucky enough to catch up with him for a one-on-one. Q: Why did you wait so long to shoot a movie? I've been acting for about 10 years now but I took long breaks in between. So I still felt inexperienced, lacking skills and knowledge. I wasn't sure if i would be able to express complex emotions and accurately. My experience is too shallow. But with time, the urge to give it a try grew stronger. I wanted to bring out the innermost feelings inside me. Then, this offer came along. It was very timely, and things just took a pleasant turn from there. It was a character I wanted to do. He's a man who doesn't care about status and prestige. He's a man who pursues his passion - and that's women. A cool guy of his time, in my opinion. A man way ahead of his own society back then, he's one who thinks and behaves like us today. Q: You're best known for looking good in your glasses, but you're playing a playboy here, are you taking a risk here? My managers all said the same thing. It's a risk. But not in my opinion. I wanted to do something different, I wanted to play in a role that my fans would never have imagined. Actor Bae Yong-jun has always been known as a clean, honest and handsome guy. So I wanted to surprise everyone with the unexpected and this character was the answer to that. I loved being the character in the movie. Q: Who do you resemble more? Winter Sonata's Joon-sang or Untold Scandal's playboy, Cho-won? I'm more like Joon-sang. But as I grow older, and the environment or the surroundings around me change, I realise that there are a lot of different sides to me. In fact, I would say some of those sides are similar to that of Cho-won. I started by trying very hard to understand and connect with this character in the movie "Untold Scandal". I worked hard and studied the character a lot. I tried to express in the best way I could. But as I was doing so, I said to myself one day, "Ah! I have some of those traits!" I'm not saying I'm exactly like him, but there are times, or moments when I feel that. Dear family, if you want to see the video of the interview with Yong Joon ssi, please got to this link : http://www.channelnewsasia.com/ptm/korean/bae.htm And click the picture of BYJ to watch the VOD. [ Interview with Suzanne Jung ] Source: http://www.channelnewsasia.com/ptm/korean/