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[스포츠서울 | 황혜정 인턴기자] Actor Ji Hyun-woo expressed his feelings about the ending of ‘Gentleman and Lady’, which was finished in the public interest and love.
Ji Hyun-woo received favorable reviews for his diverse and delicate acting and excellent character digestion in the KBS 2TV weekend drama ‘Gentleman and Lady’, which ended with a high viewership rating of close to 40%. On the 29th, through his agency, he delivered a question-and-answer message about the ending.
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Below is a Q&A at the end of Ji Hyun-woo’s ‘Gentleman and Lady’.
◇ He played a central role in ‘Gentleman and Lady’ and received much love, recording an audience rating of close to 40%. How do you feel about successfully completing a 52-episode long work?
First of all, thank you for giving me so much love. The drama ended after I met the director in March of last year and filled a full year from the time I prepared for the drama to the time it was finished. It’s a drama we’ve been together for a long time, so I don’t think I’m feeling it yet. It is an honor to be able to complete this work safely and safely.
◇As a former KBS recruiter, I think it would have been more meaningful to act after being selected as the lead role in the KBS weekend drama. What does this work mean to Ji Hyun-woo?
I worked hard on all the works, but I think ‘A Gentleman and a Lady’ was the one that I worked hard for the longest for a long time. It’s a role I’ve never experienced before, so I wanted to express it well, and it’s also a work where I had a strong feeling that I had to do it well and I wanted to finish it well until the end.
Since I am a person with a gap between me and my family and friends, I think my normal self will mix. As far as I can, I keep my distance from my family and friends, make myself a little lonely, and do my best, what kind of result will I see? I did it while thinking of trying to come out.
◇I appeared in a KBS weekend drama for the first time in 13 years since ‘My Love Geum Ok-yeop’, but the character of the father of three children seems not easy. Did you feel any pressure?
At first, I was a little hesitant because I am a father of three children. Because I’m not married, I have no children, and I don’t even have a nephew. All of my friends’ children are about the same age as Sechan or Sejong, but I didn’t realize it because I didn’t have a friend who had a daughter in middle school. So I was hesitant, but later on, Jenny, Sechan, and Sejong who were together are so lovely, and I think I was able to survive because of the love the children gave me. And while filming, I felt that I was being loved by many people, and I came in with the desire to do better.
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◇The love line surrounding Lee Young-guk also received a good response, but Lee Young-guk’s fatherly love, who pours infinite love into his three children, also touched a great deal of emotion. How was it filming with three kids?
Being with three children, I think I got to know a little bit of the heart of a real father. I remember the times when the children made fun of me with their pranks. I don’t know much about new words or issues on the Internet, but when I saw my children unaware of them, I said, “Dad, don’t you know that?” It was fun. It made me laugh a lot too, and I think I felt that my father was like this.
And, the children always came to me while asking, “Where is Daddy?” on the set. When her eldest daughter, Jenny, was practicing alone, she texted her saying, “Do it while taking a break, Dad!” and said, “Stop! So I’m tired,” and we talked straight like in the drama, but I think I was able to hold on well while playing with my children.
◇There are many opinions that the synchro rate between Lee Young-guk in the play and Ji Hyun-woo in reality is high. What did you prepare other than acting to make Lee Young-guk?
At first, I thought that I should become close with the children, so I personally contacted them a lot and spent a lot of time getting to know each other, talking and playing.
This work seems to have been approached with a lot of intense thought. In particular, I had a lot of troubles because Ambassador Lee Young-guk was not easy to learn. When I look at the script, I have to say that something is blurry? It was as if his eyesight had dropped in the foggy glass window, and he couldn’t see something well at first.
However, after seeing it twice and seeing it three times, I had an experience that said, ‘Oh, this is how it feels. As a result, if I read the script twice rather than five times, I felt uneasy, so I kept obsessing over it and dug into it. There are boring but non-stimulating parts of the character Lee Young-guk, and I wanted to convey that.
◇Lee Young-guk in the play received infinite love from many female characters such as Park Dan-dan and Jo Jo-ra. What do you think of Ji Hyun-woo’s unique charm of Lee Young-guk?
I think I was thinking of two things: honesty and honesty. Lee Young-guk is a character whose honesty is at the base, so you might think it’s frustrating in a way, but for the first time, I thought I should be honest, so I took that part.
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◇Anger, fondness, charisma, tenderness, etc. Lee Young-guk has so many emotions that he must express, so it must have taken a lot of thought to prepare for his acting. What if Ji Hyun-woo’s own know-how is the secret?
Acting is something that should have a Daesang, but I think I was able to do it because of all the seniors and juniors I worked with.
Wang Dae-ran, Jojora Park Dan-dan, our children, and all the characters, I was able to do well while receiving the energy from the other actors. A lot of people say that ‘breathing’ is really important in weekend dramas, not because only one person is good at it, but the director, writer, and all the staff seem to fit well. Because of them, I was able to do well and survive well.
In addition, while receiving the energy that Hwa-yeon Cha was concentrating on, I thought that I should not be someone to that person, and I thought that it would be very difficult for me personally because Park Ha-na is a character that people hate a lot, so I thought I should do better. Also, Se-hee Lee has a different energy from a rookie, so I worked hard with the thought that I should do better, but that feeling seems to have been felt by her opponents.
◇After winning the KBS Drama Awards at the end of last year, he was caught in a panic and became a big topic. The impression that ‘I thought it was a hidden camera’ was also impressive, but did you not actually expect it at all?
I didn’t expect it at all. I was surprised that he suddenly called my name from an unexpected place. In fact, I didn’t even hear my name at first. But everyone looked at me, so I thought, ‘What is it? When I got home and came to my senses, I thought strongly that there were actors who worked with me, so I felt like I received the grand prize. I talked about it when I received the award, but I received it as the representative of ‘Gentleman and Lady’.
◇ At the same time, it was an opportunity to appeal to the younger generation again by gaining the nickname ‘boredled’ and posting it on online communities and social media. I think it must have been very emotional?
My friends and the people around me had fun, so I had fun too. When the drama aired at the beginning of the drama, I was very concerned about my acting. The director, staff, and actors were also concerned, but at some point the children were mimicking my tone of voice. When I was young, I used to imitate someone, but I think that’s a fashion. In that sense, I thought that Lee Young-guk had become a unique character.
In the past, when there was a slump, I tried my best to change the hearts of 3 people who disliked me if 7 out of 10 liked me, but now I feel that there may be people who hate me and that I cannot satisfy everyone. Because justice differs according to everyone’s standards, it seems that my life is also changing according to the present time.
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◇You must be busy, do you have any other activities or plans after the broadcast?
Now I need time to find myself again, so I am going to have time to go back to where I am now. I can’t see the children I have been with for a long time every day, so I think I should spend time with the children and spend the UK well again.
◇If you could say a word to the viewers who loved ‘A Gentleman and a Lady’?
In order not to be ashamed of those who loved Lee Young-guk, whenever I was having a hard time, I made a promise to keep my promise while listening to the testimonials of the award several times. And it was a happy time as an actor because I was proud of being able to work on a really good project until the end, and I received a lot of love.
I want to say thank you so much for being able to finish a long journey together with the director who led and embraced us harmoniously during filming, the writer who created all the characters, and all the actors and staff I worked with.
