KBS TV series “Sungkyunkwan Scandal” press conf –
Part 1
From left, actors Yoo A-in, Song Joong-ki, Park Min-young and Micky
Yoochun attend a press conference for upcoming KBS TV series
“Sungkyunkwan Scandal” held at the show’s set in the city of Hwaseong in
Gyeonggi Province, South Korea on July 15, 2010. [Chae Ki-won/10Asia]
The atmosphere at the press conference for KBS TV series
“Sungkyunkwan Scandal,” held July 15 on the set in Hwaseong city,
Gyeonggi Province, was unusually warm and it was not just because of the
beautiful faces of actors Micky Yoochun, Song Joong-ki, Yu A-in and
Park Min-young. When Micky Yuchun would pour out ridiculously humorous
comments, such as “bed scene with just the bed” or “Sungkyunkwan
Sweat-candal,” Song Joong-ki, who was sitting next to him, would subtly
provoke him by saying, “If you send me the questions for Micky Yuchun, I
will translate his answers for you in the future.” On top of this, Park
Min-young, who remarked “When the director saw Micky Yoochun’s body, he
asked if TVXQ didn’t have to work out,” and Yu A-in, who says he was
“relieved when he saw Micky Yoochun’s body,” try to pit one against
Micky as well. Then they say, “We love Micky Yoochun” and make him
unable to say or do anything. “Sungkyunkwan Scandal” is a historical
romance drama, based on the popular novel ‘The Days of Confucian
Scholars at Sungkyunkwan,” about the female-disguised-as-male scholar
Kim Yoon-hee (played by Park Min-young), the perfect man Lee Seon-joon
(Micky Yoochun), the suave guy Goo Yong-ha (Song Joong-ki) and the
animalistic boy Moon Jae-shin (Yu A-in). Below is the conversation
between four actors who, even prior to the show’s airing, are showing a
strong bond amongst themselves, one that is as solid as their characters
who are called ‘The Jeulgeum Foursome.’
Actress Park Min-young attends a press conference for upcoming KBS
TV series “Sungkyunkwan Scandal” held at the show’s set in the city of
Hwaseong in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea on July 15, 2010. [Chae
Ki-won/10Asia]
Q: Could you each introduce your characters?
Micky Yoochun (Micky): First of all, I am glad to take on my first
acting challenge through “Sungkyunkwan Scandal.” From a third-person
perspective, my character Ga-rang Lee Seon-joon is an extremely stiff,
cold, indifferent and cold-blooded person. But he does have a humane
side to him. And it is appealing how he worked so hard to make a name
for himself without the help of his remarkable father.
Song Joong-ki (Song): I play Yeo-rim Goo Yong-ha in “Sungkyunkwan
Scandal.” The pen name Yeo-rim is made up of Chinese characters ‘yeo,’
which stands for female, and ‘rim’ which means the woods. That is how
much the character is into women and booze, and he is very good with
them. I wouldn’t have been attracted to the character if that was all
there is to him, but there is a different side to him. What impressed me
was that he hides the sadness in his heart and pretends to be happy on
the outside.
Park Min-young (Park): Kim Yoon-hee is a character who has an insatiable
desire to learn but cannot achieve her dream because of her handicap,
being a woman living in the Chosun Dynasty period. Then, by chance, she
gets to enter Sungkyunkwan in place of her brother. There she meets all
these great men, experiences love and friendship, and starts having
grand dreams.
Yu A-in (Yu): Gul-oh Moon Jae-shin would be, what we call nowadays, a
wild guy or animalistic guy. But when he meets good friends at
Sungkyunkwan, he gradually starts changing and grows up.
Q: Micky Yoochun, this is your first public appearance and
your first acting challenge since TVXQ announced that it would cease to
work as a group. How have you been doing since and what made you take on
acting?
Micky: I expected that this question would come up. When there was no
activities to carry out as TVXQ, I lived an incredibly normal life. I
studied music and practiced acting a lot. I went to see movies like
other people do and spent a lot of time with my family, whom I hadn’t
spent much time with because of work. And I had been working as a singer
all these years so I always had this image as ‘Micky Yuchun’ but
through acting, I could become several different people. That was
extremely appealing to me.
Q: Did Hero Jaejung or Kimi Hyun-joong give you a lot of
advice since they had already
debuted as actors?
Micky: I usually don’t talk about uncomfortable things when I meet
Hyun-joong. Jaejung didn’t so much give advice but he helped me feel
comfortable around this particular time, which is a big turning point in
my life. Oh, I told him I was going to the set today and he said, “Go
and die.” (laugh)
Singer and actor Micky Yoochun attends a press conference for
upcoming KBS TV series “Sungkyunkwan Scandal” held at the show’s set in
the city of Hwaseong in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea on July 15, 2010.
[Chae Ki-won/10Asia]
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