Bae Yong Joon and Lee Philip. (from the Philip's interview)
Original in Japanese Magazine published at the end of August.
Reposted and translated into Korean: mogwa/byjintoronto.
Translated into English: suehan/byjintoronto
*Compete with a great actor in ¡°TWSSG¡± affected the result positively. What kind of an actor was BYJ?
Yong Joon heong (sue: heong means big brother) is a professional actor. He will handle anything well, like business. His acting techniques are excellent and I really need to learn a lot from him.
*Do you have any stories to share with us while you were acting with him?
(thinking) He recently had surgery, because he had gotten injured during the action filming. Originally, a stunt man was planned to land down after Yong Joon heong appeared, but a wire was cut, and he landed on heong¡'s shoulder. I believe it was very painful, but he returned for filming right after he fixed his wig and customs in the make-up truck. It made me think that he has a professional spirit.
*What kind of person is Lee Jiah, who debuted with you in the TWSSG?
She was a new comer as well, but she was good at acting and had a good personality. She acted very well even though Suzini had many lines and had to show different characteristics. Actually, she is quiet compared to Suzini¡'s active personality.
*What did you learn from such a great actor when you were acting with him?
I gained a lot, but the most precious thing was that I've gotten to know many seniors. If the filming period was short, then it might have ended up as a senior nim, not heong nim. But the filming period was long and we've gone though hardships, so it resulted in a very deep relationship.
*Who encouraged and gave you advice at the filming sites?
It was Yong Joon heong. He treated me very well, like a brother. He always gave me advice when we were appearing at the same scenes. We continuously try to keep in touch through the phone by calling several times a day.
*There is a rumor that you two were associated with each other (laugh).
There was a rumor like that once. Ha, ha, ha. He doesn't have a younger brother and I don't have a brother, so it fitted well in several ways. My father even thinks of him as his son.
*I think there is chemistry between you two.
You're right (laugh). He likes to take pictures, and he got me interested in taking pictures. Eventually I began carrying the camera around. I like to draw paintings, and he said that he would like to start painting. He runs his own business and I have had experiences in the States. My father is experienced due to his work in the States. We talked business together. It looks like our favorites are similar and there is chemistry between us. We are stubborn too. Ha, ha, ha. That's why we fight some times.
h: To be honest with you sisters, I haven't got much knowledge about this guy but it sounded like he's fun to be with and a good companion for YJssi. Who doesn't want to be in his place? (sigh)
Everyone has been talking about this and personally I have only seen the first episode and I have a feeling I will be following this comedy/drama series by Lee Ji Ah who plays a violinist. It's called the Beethoven Virus.
