Here's the thing, the
beginning of this translated interview starts exactly like the rest, so I
spared you talk about café in Samcheong-dong, flower boy past blah blah.
They did write “he
carried the manly aura” around, though.
(irrelevant part omitted)
“I really believed I could fly”
For over 5 months since
last summer until the last day of January, Kim Beom lived as the character “Yi
Guksu”. What’s more strange, he was the guardian angel of Yang Kangchil who
spent 16 years in prison falsely accused. Not only guardian angel, but a real ‘angel’.
“When I saw the script for the first time, it
was very obscure. There was no similar character so I had no references for
that. I felt uneasy how and from where I should get performance as an actor. Because
it was a ‘fantasy’ not reality, despite I acted earnestly every time, it caused
laughter around, so the only way I could do it, was to believe in myself no
matter what. Fantasy needed reality too.”
Fantasy and reality.
Both those terms can co-exist?
“I had real wings so I firmly believed I could do
it. Like when I was hanging from the wires while having them.”
He received praise for
maturing with his latest drama. (Showed) the virtue of an angel protecting his
loved ones, and evil of a human being when exploding after failure. His portrayal
of a bipolar person gained favorable reviews. However, concerning the ratings, it’s
less than satisfactory.
“I had times of insecurity and anxiety
regarding latest drama. Drama is susceptible to reactions, and I realized I was
exactly the same. However, while on the film plan, all worries disappeared. I
had firm belief in our work and lot of attachment to my character. In the end,
I think I don’t have any regrets.”
His 11 kg weight loss
also became a topic for discussion. One of the reasons was to shed off ‘pretty
boy’ image.
“Me from my previous works and me now are
different persons. The acting it’s not for a transformation. It’s not only that
I want to discard completely the previous image, it’s also my duty and goal to
show a different character with each new work.”
There is no way to
avoid being tagged as ‘pretty’. Latest
drama, however, is a work that allowed to mature former Boys Over Flowers actor.
“If the work is good, I see no reason to avoid
showing ‘prettiness’. I mean, there is also something to learn while playing
soft characters like that, so if I feel like it, I won’t hesitate. I have no
other calculations towards acting.”
“It’s still a long way,
but I’ll go quietly”
Kim compared acting to
marathon. Although not knowing how much remained of his goal line, to what end it
goes, he’ll still go there silently.
Kim compared acting to
marathon. Although not knowing how much remained of his goal line, to what end it
goes, he’ll still go there silently.
“Now I came to the moment I can’t see the
starting point, and there is much left to the arrival point, so I’ll just keep
going. I have to adjust the pace, I may sometimes fall, but will walk silently.”
©Translation – Ethlenn
Original interview
종편 - the last, final, end of a show. But it was with 드라마 so I had no idea. I translated it as "latest work", but not sure.
