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tenasia: Is there a particular reason behind why you started acting? wdh: I started acted when I was 19, when I attended an acting school. My father was a big influence [behind the decision]. He was a theater actor when he was younger, and thanks to that, I was able to come in contact with a vast variety of different films from a young age. My father and mother both told me that they would like for me to go down the path of an acting career.

Then your parents must be very happy seeing you [and his career] right now. wdh: They really like it. They always watch the live broadcasts of my dramas, and seeing how much they are enjoying it makes me even happier.

You also showed off your intense presence with your appearance in the film ‘Master’. How did you feel after watching the finished film? wdh: I was so nervous during the vip screening that I watched the film while clutching my chest. I couldn’t watch it [the film] comfortably because I I knew how much the actors, directors, and all staff members suffered, and how hard they worked. It made me more nervous instead.

Once again, you worked with very senior sunbae’s like Lee Byeonghun and Jin Kyung. wdh: They’re people I watched through various productions even before I started acting. That’s why I was nervous from the moment I heard that I had been cast [for ‘Master’] following my audition. I even worried about whether I ‘would be able to act amongst those sunbaenims’. Even at the script reading, the aura of the sunbaenims were all very strong. I still can’t believe that I worked together on a movie with those people.

Following on from ‘The Man Living in Our House’, you played another fierce role in ‘Master’. wdh: Everyone tends to call Wansik from ‘The Man Living in Our House’ and Snapback from ‘Master’ villains, but I like to think of Wansik as just someone with a back story [instead of a villain]. But Snapback is really a villain. Both of them are fierce characters but they both have different charms, and I learned a lot while acting as both characters.

We heard that everyone had a hard time while filming on location in the Philippines for ‘Master’. wdh: I don’t think I had a hard time at all. The staff members carried out filming under conditions where they couldn’t even wear hats in the scorching heat, and none of the sunbaenims complained despite the large number of scenes they had. Filming was always carried out with smiles on our faces. I was really happy to be on set, and I would head out to the set even on days where I wasn’t scheduled to film. I learned a lot from the conversations I overheard between the directors and sunbaenims. It was always enjoyable, and I was happy. I don’t have any memories of having a hard time.

Is there a genre you would like to try, or character you would like to play in the future? wdh: I want to try a youthhood, or school based production while I’m in my twenties, before I turn 30. I want to play role where I have to wear a school uniform while I can still pull it off and before I get too old. Up until now, I’ve learned a lot while acting alongside some very senior sunbaenims, and going forward, I would like to try to work with friends who are around the same age as me. I want to know how those friends are dealing with acting.

Are you going to keep working on both films and dramas in the future? wdh: Films and dramas are very different from each other. With films, the preparation stage is long, and [so] we have a lot of time to talk to each other. So in a sense, we’re able to be a lot more detailed and precise when going into shoot. With dramas on the other hand, we have to make it as perfect as possible in a short amount of time. I think that’s why we become more close knit with each other. Personally both of them are very charming to me, so I want to keep working on both in the future.

Moving forward, what kind of actor do you want to become? wdh: I want to become an actor who is like a friend. An actor who makes the public and viewers feel comfortable with no sense of objection when they see me, and one who can make them cry and laugh with me. I dream of becoming an actor that has a scent of a human [relatable].

Among the senior actors, do you have a role model? wdh: Before I started acting, I really liked Ryu Seungbeom sunbaenim as an actor. I’ve watched a lot of his [Ryu Seungbeom] productions since I was young. He’s very free when he acts, but in saying that he’s not [too] light. He’s very good at creating his own unique aura. I hope the day will come where I can become an actor who can give off a similar vibe to him [Ryu Seungbeom].

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