From a child actor to an adult actor
Yoo Seung Ho
Excellent performance of Hyung Jun, whose madness is
making him collapse
The buzz cut boy who
appeared in the movie 'The Way Home' and received attention has grown in 10
years into a handsome young man.
Yoo Seung Ho, who
played the character Harry (Kang Hyung Jun) who overflows with madness in the
drama 'Missing You', amazed the viewers with his overwhelming acting.
- What was your
impression of Harry when you read the script for the first time ?
A person who
is ostensibly quiet and intelligent, and who has a bit of a serious image like
an asset manager. I could feel
Harry's charm in his ambivalent appearanceand the way he lives to take his
revenge. Plus, the
drama in its whole was interesting. Even though at
the beginning it was only a little (laugh) there was a love story, and it was
mixed with a thriller so it seemed really interesting.
-Did you have some difficulty to portray the character?
I think maybe
almost nobody empathized with Harry. Since his love
is excessively obsessional, I think it's hard for ordinary people to understand
(him). Harry is
strongly obsessed about love and I think his way to love was wrong. So it was a
bit hard to portray him.
However, I
think we can fully understand his crazy feelings if we consider the fact that, even
though he loved a woman and cherished this love for 14 years, it collapsed in an
instant. So when I
acted, I wanted to express Harry's rage as much as possible. It was hard to
understand his anger, but I acted faithfully to the script so that the viewers
can think 'Can it be ?'
During then,
the viewer understood Harry's attitude, and I also slightly understood (him) when
I watched the drama.
-Harry
was a character whose personality doesn't match with his appearance, how about you
?
It seems like there are a lot of people who think that
I don't get angry, but just like Harry it also happens that I can't hold back
my anger. Does it mean that my personality
is different from my image ? (laugh) When I get mad, I yell or also take it out on people
around me even though it's not something I should do. Am I similar to Harry on this point? However, I think that
'this can't do' so I make an effort to control my anger.
Harry was a man who
would do anything to get Soo Yeon, but as for me, if talking (with her) still
didn't work, then I'll just have to let her go (laugh)
-
What is the scene that you still can't forget until now ?
The scene
where Harry meet his mother again after 14 years and the one where he is in the
car and say 'I am Hyung Jun, don't call me Harry !'
This is
when I thought that this child (Harry) was beginning to become weird (laugh)
Even
though he was Hyung Jun he hated being called like that, and when he said after
14 years with his own mouth 'My name is Hyung Jun. Don't call me Harry !",
I felt that from this moment, he would begin his revenge for real.
-
Harry is a character who is uncomfortable with his leg. Wasn't it difficult for
you when you acted?
It was hard. I held a
canein my left hand and I had to be lame in my right leg, so when I was absorbed
in my acting, it also happened that I was lame in my left leg (instead).
-What was your impression of Park Yoochun and Yoon Eun Hye ?
When I first met with Yoochun hyung, I felt a big pressure. You know, he is a very
famous person, and he also have that charisma that make you feel like you can't
approach him easily. However, during the first script practice, Yoochun hyung asked me 'What do
you like ?' and talked to me about a lot of things. I really liked that.
And about
Eun Hye noona, she really helped me during the filming. Even when I had to film
a close-up, she stood behind the camera and helped me to adjust my look (to
stare at the camera).
Filming is
difficult and tiring so there are people who don't help others but Eun Hye noona
didn't ignore (me) even once and helped me.
I thought that
I had to learn that too.
-Can we say that you broke free from your child actor
image through this drama ?
I can't say that I totally broke
free but I think I still did a bit. I feel really honored by your words.
I really did all my best to
break free from this child actor image that people around me have since the
beginning, so I'm really thankful to this drama. I acquired a lot of things
through this drama.
When I was young, I did as the
director and other people told me to, but now, if I can't understand the script
(by myself), it's a problem. I have to be responsible of my
acting.
I act, and then either I
receive compliments or critics, everything is due to me. This is something that is
different from the time when I was a child. Because of all these reasons, this
work (drama) has become really important to me.
More Questions to YOU
SEUNG HO
Q1. You played
the piano in the drama and during your fan meeting. How much did you practice ?
A.When I was young, I liked the piano so I learnt (how to play) once, but
I ended up hating it so I stopped halfway. However, one day, I suddenly wanted
to play the piano again.
At this time, especially since I didn't have any hobby and I had heard people
wondering why I didn't have something I liked doing, I started learning again.
Like, I thought it would be cool if I
knew how to play an instrument (laugh)
Q2. Tell us about
some fun episodes when you thought 'I'm happy' or 'This is funny !' during the
filming.
A.Yoochun
hyung is really fun !
We didn’t
have a lot of scenes together but we got close to each other and if we began to
find something funny, we both wouldn't stop laughing (laugh)
Plus,
sometimes, when Yoochun hyung cracked a joke or did something like that, Eun Hye
noona too would laugh hard so all three of us would laugh together, and so it
also happened that we halted the filming (laugh)
Q3. Harry had built a secret room in his house,
but if Seung Ho also were to build one, what kind of secret room would it be ?
A. I would like a room where I can display all the scripts from all the
shootings I did until today. If I gathered all the scenarios and scripts from
the all the shootings I did until now, then it would be a really big amount,
you see. It's a bit regretful that I didn't keep them
from the beginning…
But I'll keep being an actor in the future so if
I build that secret room and put the scripts only in it, I think it will be
great.
Q4. In
December, you held your first fanmeeting in Japan, what it your impression of
the Japanese fans you met?
A. It was
different from Korean fan meetings and it was really fun. More fans than
expected came to my fan meeting. I can't dance
or sing on stage so I thought about what to do to spend a great time and we did
some games and played scenes. It was really
fun and time really flied too fast.
Q5. In the future, what kind of actor do you want to become ?
A There are people who say to me that through this drama, I turned from a child actor into an adult actor. Plus, there are also people who say to me "You're great!" "You're handsome!" "You're amazing!" so I'm extremely happy.
There
are still a lot of things that I'm lacking, but one day I want to
become an actor who shows a new appearance and surprise everyone.
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