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原帖由 天翻地覆 于 2010-5-28 21:47 发表
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May 28, 2010
[INTERVIEW] Han Jeong-su - Part 1 & 2
Reporter.Choi Ji-Eun Photographer.Chae ki-won Editor.Jang Kyung-Jin, Lynn Kim
Korean actor Han Jeong-su [photographed by Chae Ki-won/10Asia]
Han Jeong-su says "2010 was the luckiest year of my life"
Three years ago, when Han Jeong-su was appearing in the SBS TV series "The King And I," he had the words "Justice, Courage, Passion, Wisdom, Faith" set as the background on his mobile phone screen. This sincere man who said he "wants to live with a sense of justice, not like a coward" and believes "how you live life is more important that what you achieve in life" is a rare find in the 21st century. And this year, in KBS TV series "The Slave Hunters" and SBS' "Princess Prosecutor," he played characters that were most similar to himself. And during that time, his mobile phone has changed to an iPhone, and its background from those five words to cartoon characters from his favorite comics "One Piece." 10Asia met with actor Han Jeong-su, who has remained the same in his beliefs over the years.
Q: "Princess Prosecutor" ended its run last week. What have you been up to?
Han Jeong-su (Han): We watched Thursday's final episode together and went on an overnight trip to Jebu-do the next evening. [Actress Kim] So-yeon, all the actors and crew had all lost 5 kilograms because everyone exhausted from staying up all night but the atmosphere on set was really great. The staff were really great -- the cinematographer, lighting director and director Jin Hyuk, of course. Nobody caused a big fuss, no matter how hard things got.
Q: You appeared in KBS drama "The Lucifer" but "Princess Prosecutors" was the first modern drama where you had a big role. You usually worked on traditional dramas including KBS' "Conspiracy in the Court" and the recent "The Slave Hunters." I wondered what it would be like to see you play a modern character when we still had an image of Choi Jan-goon [Han's character in "The Slave Hunters"] in our minds.
Han: To be honest, I was only half sure myself. I thought, wouldn't it be strange or awkward? It was my first lead role and I didn't have time to prepare for the character Yoon Se-joon because the filming schedules for "The Slave Hunters" and "Princess Prosecutor" overlapped. It was so exhausting and stressful that I started having alopecia areata. I went to the hair-dresser and he was like, "Hey, there is a balding spot here..." He took a picture and I saw an oval-shaped bald spot. (laugh) I was extremely nervous but I started feeling comfortable after about five episode.
Q: It must have not been easy to go back and forth from shooting a traditional dramas and a modern drama. You have to deliver your lines in a different way.
Han: That was the hardest. So when you watch the beginning part [of "Princess Prosecutor"], you are like, "Is this Prosecutor Yoon or Choi Jang-goon?" (laugh) I don't think I have the ability yet to go from playing the deep-voiced Choi Jang-goon in "The Slave Hunters" one day and then loosen up and switch to being Prosecutor Yoon the next morning. I got some bad reviews and even I could see that I wasn't that good. But after the tenth episode, the character started to change a little and I think my acting loosened up too. What is really disappointing about shooting dramas is that just when you start to feel a bit comfortable and try to do what you want [with the role], it ends. (laugh) It was like that with playing Choi Jan-goon and Prosecutor Yoon too. Just when I was getting comfortable, it was the end of it.
Q: Wasn't it burdening to play a "good-looking prosecutor whose nickname was Gregory Peck?" (laugh)
Han: I wasn't burdened about that at all because you can't change your looks anyway. (laugh) But I felt a huge pressure about making changes acting-wise because Choi Jang-goon and Prosecutor Yoon weren't completely different characters. I was worried that people might say "That is not Prosecutor Yoon. That is Choi Jang-goon" and I think that is something all actors have to carry with them forever. I heard that actor Al Pacino, whom I admire, had told one newcomer actor "Don't do the kind of acting that you want to do. Do the kind that you are good at." He may be right, but an actor who tries to do different things could be great too. Personally, I want to act a variety of characters. Like a really hilarious character and a hard-core noir one too.
Q: But all your characters hae been pretty consistent. From "Conspiracy in the court" to "King And I", "The Slave Hunters" and "Princess Prosecutor," you played characters who were loyal and right-minded.
Han: I like that I have an image of someone that people can trust. I am grateful for that. It is not easy to get a trustworthy image. We have a local election coming up and all the politicians probably want that kind of image too but it is probably difficult. In that sense, I am lucky. I would like to keep that image but it could be broken as I eventually end up playing various roles.
Actor Han Jeong-su [Chae Ki-won/10Asia]
Q: The uniqueness of Prosecutor Yoon is that he seems like a straight-arrow but his thoughts are very flexible. It was impressive that when everyone was talking badly of Ma Hye-ri (played by Kim So-yeon), who tried to oppose the organization's hierarchy, he tried to be as understanding as possible.
Han: He looks stiff but he is open-minded. And that is why he says about Ma Hye-ri, "So she thinks so. Could she be really wrong?" I liked that about him and such trait is sort of like me too. I am not someone who is exceptionally good at something. I don't have any special talents, I am not exceptionally smart or athletic but if there is one good thing about me, it is that I try to be open minded about what other people say.
Q: "Princess Prosecutor" was your first modern drama and your first romantic role.
Han: Yeah. In the film "Hypnotized," my character didn't really romance, he just did a bed-scene. And at the beginning of "The Slave Hunters," my character was about to have a little romance but he didn't even get to see the female characters later on. (laugh) It was the first time [in "Princess Prosecutor"] that there were romantic emotions going back and forth between a man and a woman, and I learned a lot. The emotional flow is extremely delicate in a melodrama so there was a lot to worry about as well, but it was fun.
Q: But there must have been moments when you thought, "I couldn't have done this in real life.. only when I am acting."
Han: Oh, no way. My hands and feet would cringe... (laugh) Actually, Prosecutor Yoon wasn't a very romantic person and he is not good at showing his affections. But in the second half of the drama, he really got himself close to Prosecutor Jin (played by Choi Song-hyun). He even said things like, "Why didn't I notice? How cute you are?" I could not have said that. I thought he would remain a serious character til the end but Prosecutor Yoon really surprised me. He even proposed.
Q: Is there any particular scene that you remember from the shooting?
Han: There was a scene where he is riding in a car and telling Ma Hye-ri about the memories he has about his dead wife. It was an emotional scene so I had to keep talking for at least three, four minutes while being on the verge of tears. But there were too many speed bumps on the road. Speed bumps would keep coming up whenever I was about to say something, so we had to keep doing it over agin. What was worse, we kept getting the red light. (laugh) We ended up re-shooting the scene at a different location, but I liked that scene.
Q: I heard you and director Kwak Jung-hwan of "The Slave Hunters" go back a long way. How did you first meet him?
Han: We met when we were preparing to shoot a four-part drama on KBS, about two years before I shot "Conspiracy in the Court." It was about a male detective investigating a case with a female government employee who is an expert in psychometry. But the drama got flopped and I had forgotten about it. Then one day he called me and asked me to work with him again. I didn't have any work at the time, so I had no reason to say no. But actually, my character in "Conspiracy in the Court" died early too. Around the fourth episode in an eight-part drama. (laugh) And after another two years, he called and said he was doing a drama called "The Slave Hunters" and asked if I wanted to join. I said yes again and when I got the synopsis later, I found out that my character Choi Jang-goon was very cool.
Q: It was interesting that when you first met director Kwak Jung-hwan, you guys hit it off while talking about Che Guevara.
Han: Director Kwak asked me why I act, and I told him that I thought the 21st century was an age of culture rather than ideology. I think that is when I mentioned Che Guevara. It is quite important for a director and an actor to share their consciousness, not just what they think about acting. Their thoughts have to agree when they are working together. The underlying concept in "Conspiracy in the Court" and "The Slave Hunters" is that they are stories about people who want to try to change the world in a better way. I think you can make a better drama when you agree on things like that,
Korean actor Han Jeong-su [photographed by Chae Ki-won/10Asia]
Q: You often played characters that were considered "cool" by men rather than women.
Han: Yeah. I want women to like me but I think they like sensitive and affectionate men like the character Lawyer Seo (played by Park Shi-hoo). Well, it's fine. Being an actor that men like... (laugh)
Q: Your abs caused a stir during "The Slave Hunters" and I heard that you are extremely into sports -- you once even said that you wanted to be a mixed martial arts fighter. What kind of influence do you think training one's body has one's mental health?
Han: I like exercising by myself, so I just work out at the gym more than anything. I think that, as a man, you start to feel confident psychologically when your body gains a certain amount of strength. So I tell younger actors, "Don't just drink every day. Do some exercise. It's good for your health and good for your mind too." Contrary to how I look, I can't drink alcohol so I don't have any other way to relieve stress. It's either going to the gym or going to sleep. (laugh)
Q: I think it is important for everyone to have confidence, but particularly more so for an actor. You have to believe that you are an attractive person before you can make the director, producers or viewers to believe that about you.
Han: That is right. There is a certain psychological battle among actors and with the director too. To be precise, it is more like reading the other person's strengths and forming an image of him on a subconscious level rather than a battle. And I think that is why having confidence is quite important. Confidence is not just something that you can obtain by sitting around and thinking "I am cool. I am good at sports and I am good looking." You have to discipline yourself enough and have to get used to it.
Q: You wandered for a pretty long time in your twenties. You changed your major in college and switched to acting after studying music. And even then, things didn't work out well in the beginning. It is not easy for an actor to become famous after he passes a certain age.
Han: No. But in a way, I feel relieved about it. If I had been in the spotlight, living fancy at a young and then gone down, it would have been very difficult for me. But now that I have gotten somewhat older, I think I have enough strength to handle something like that should it happen to me. When I look at young idol group singers these days, people are crazy about them but I worry about them. The same with young child actors too. It saddens me to watch them live their lives skipping things that they need to experience and learn at their age. I think it is better to get started after the age of twenty, when you are not a child, and then succeed in your early thirties. By that time, you know a little about the world and you start to have the power to endure whatever happens. It came a bit too late, in my case. (laugh)
Actor Han Jeong-su [Chae Ki-won/10Asia]
Q: I see that you bought an iPhone.
Han: Actually, I don't do much with this except go on Twitter.
Q: You have written some stuff on DC Inside Gallery and Twitter -- you seem to enjoy communicating with people.
Han: I am trying to communicate more as I get older. When I was young, I thought I was a little different from other people because I am an actor. But now I don't think I am. I feel that it is more important, as you get older, to talk to people, know what they think about and what they think about me. That is life and, at the end of the day, acting comes from life too. So I try to be around people more and more.
Q: You rarely do any variety programs or talk shows but I heard that you recently appeared in SBS variety show "Steel Heart." What did you say on the show?
Han: I am not a good storyteller but I like telling funny stories. And I like making people laugh. But my agency actually doesn't let me go on talk shows. They are worried I might cause trouble. (laugh) The "Steel Heart" episode that I taped was a special episode for the World Cup, which will air in June. My late father was on the national soccer team, so I talked about that.
Q: You had a good start for the year 2010 -- from "The Slave Hunters" to "Princess Prosecutor."
Han: This has been the luckiest year of my life so far. So I have been buying a lot of lottery tickets. (laugh) I haven't won yet but with the luck that I've had this year, I think I might.
Q: What would you do if you won the lottery?
Han: I would like to set up a film production company. But a smaller, more detailed dream I have is to have a nice little office that has a great view. Where I can read scripts and watch movies.
Q: Saying that you want to set up a film production company sounds like you want to make your own movies. What kind of stories do you want to tell?
Han: Of course I have stories that I want to tell, but I don't think that is important. I could tell my story but that doesn't mean people will come to watch it. I would just end up telling the story to myself. The important thing is to tell a very entertaining story and to fit in your own story into that. Like "The Slave Hunters." For example, I was in a band in my twenties and did a lot of ridiculous things in life. So I have a lot of funny anecdotes and I think I can put them together somehow.
Q: For your next project, I heard that you were considering doing a play, not a drama or movie. That is a little unexpected.
Han: I haven't made up my mind completely yet but I am looking at a script. It's called "Fool For Love," which was written by actor and writer Sam Shepard. It's about a man and a woman who fall in love and later find out that they are half-siblings. It is sort of like the typical storyline in a Korean drama. (laugh) The play deals with the passion and conflicts between the two characters in depth. I haven't done plays since my school days, but it is a very fun process. We fight like cats and dogs but when the show is over, everyone ends up and crying and hugging, no matter how bad a fight you had. That is the charm of doing plays.
Q: You used to say that it was your dream to fly. Do you still feel that way?
Han: Um... I was really surprised when [Korean singer] Kim Gun-mo said the same thing during his appearance on [celebrity talk show] "Kneedrop Guru" but it is still my dream. I want to learn how to fly a light airplane someday.
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Actor Han Jeong-su poses during an interview with 10Asia.
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太长了。。。挑一个开始时有人提到粉“不平”滴。。哈哈，这个记者也很毒舌哈。。他/她问：对扮演这个外号叫格雷葛莱必克的英俊检察官有米负担?.....韩大哥很有自信的笑着説，哈哈哈，没有，毕竟人的外貌是不能改变的。。。。哈哈哈哈哈，笑S我啦。。。。
PS.看完韩的访谈，发觉他还蛮有思想的。。。
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