‘Gyeongseong Creature’ Youngjun Choi “No historical background, no villain, no influence… “The next thing is to get criticized.” [Comprehensive interview]

(Xports News Reporter Yoon Hyun-ji) Actor Choi Young-jun revealed the reason why he joined ‘Gyeongseong Creature’

‘Gyeongseong Creature’ tells the story of two youths whose survival was everything in the spring of 1945, when the darkness of the era was deepest, as they confront a monster born of greed. Choi Young-jun played the role of Lieutenant Gato, the person who created Gyeongseong Creature, the monster of Gyeongseong.

On this day, Choi Young-jun said about his role, “The director did not explain that Kato was a villain. He is a person who is crazy about his work, and as a result, other people are harmed. He said, “Isn’t he a bad person because he tries to do bad things?”

He said, “I thought Kato was a person who had nothing to do with the system because stories about the times didn’t really matter when choosing a work.” So, he added, “I thought getting criticized was something that came next and there was no need to think that way while acting.”

He asked director Jeong Dong-yoon, who was in charge of directing, why he cast him in the role of Kato, and said, “I think it was important to look good and look bad at the same time. He said he wasn’t sure what kind of personality he had and he said, “

Also, “Director Jang Dong-yoon once sent me a long message,” and asked me to act like Top from “Inception.” After reading it all, ‘So what do you say?’ I wanted to. “I’ve done a lot of plays and productions, so I’ve heard a lot of direction, but this is my first time seeing direction like this,” he confessed.

He continued, “I thought for a long time about what that meant,” and added, “A person who is not healthy but works healthily.” A person who doesn’t seem to have much will, but has will. “I thought it was like the top not stopping,” he explained.

He said, “I didn’t move much, and only moved the angle of my head when looking at people and thinking about their opinions. “That’s how he acted,” he said, adding, “Sometimes he just looked at the camera and acted thinking for 10 minutes. He said, “I gave up on taking pictures because all I had to do was move my head.”

‘Wise Doctor Life’, ‘Our Blues’, ‘Vincenzo’ He showed various characters such as “I liked it at first, but kept asking ‘Who is this?’ It was uncomfortable because there was a story to be told. Normally, people don’t recognize me very well. “Even before acting in the media, I would meet people wearing glasses during the day, and if I took them off at night and met them, I wouldn’t be able to recognize them,” he confessed.

At the same time, “I feel like it is a thankful inconvenience. There are positive impacts and there are also burdens. There are times when I wonder if I should do something else, but it seems comfortable. “I think it’s good because I didn’t have much of an image when I first started working,” he added.

Last year, we continued with the plays ‘Mousetrap’, ‘2:22’ and the musical ‘98%’, and this year we also held the play ‘Lee Ki-dong Gymnasium. Choi Young-jun, who continues to work hard with ‘, said, “I am performing as if I were doing it all at once,”and “When performing, ‘Everyone is doing well, so why can’t I? I thought about it. They liked it when they did it, but they didn’t sing it the next time. “I wondered what the reason was, but now that my face is known, places call me here and there, so I’m doing it,” he said, expressing his honest feelings.

He said, “I was very tired one day because there was filming and practice at the end of the performance. As I was going up the escalator, ‘I knew it would be this hard, so why did I do it?’ I thought about it, but I think I’ve gotten over the performance now, but I think I’m doing it because it’s something I have to do. “I try not to think deeply,” he said, expressing his affection.

Lastly, he chose ‘Our Blues’ as his life work, saying, “I think there should be one work a year,’ and’Gyeongseong Creature’ as his life work in 2023. He chose it and said, “I hope I can work as much this year as I did last year.”

Meanwhile, “‘Gyeongseong Creature’ After I come out, the success or failure of the drama is important, but my acting is also important, so I wonder if I will take a good step forward. I always thought I would have to live with this inconvenience, but it’s my job. What can I do? “I hope to be able to produce another masterpiece this year,” he said, predicting that he will work hard in the future.

‘Gyeongseong Creature’, in which Choi Young-jun plays, is currently streaming on Netflix.

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Reporter Hyunji Yoon yhj@xportsnews.com