GOT7 JINYOUNG'S MONOTONE ACTING CLASS
"For me people who are beside me right now are more important than those who left me in the past"
Listing out all the works you have appeared in before, besides drama "Legend of the blue sea" where you wore Korean national costume, you have been shooting in the school uniform in them. This time in JTBC web-drama "Magic School" you have taken it off for the first time, right?
For the first time I received a role of 20 years old. Both in the movie "Stray Goat" and in JTBC drama "My love Eun-dong" I played a teenager. It is like a natural flow. In fiction world, too, I develop step by step slowly becoming a man.
For the first time I received a role of 20 years old. Both in the movie "Stray Goat" and in JTBC drama "My love Eun-dong" I played a teenager. It is like a natural flow. In fiction world, too, I develop step by step slowly becoming a man.
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What kind of person is "Lee Nara" whom you are in charge of in drama?
First of all, Nara is sober-minded. In the beginning and in the end his personality changes a lot, but for this point me and him are kind of similar. When we did our first promotions as JJ Project, I had a really bright personality, too, but after a small break I started feeling like I personally changed a little bit. As days went by I became more introverted. I started talking less and enjoyed time spent alone. There is also a book "The Power of Time Spent Alone", I hope you would give it a read.
First of all, Nara is sober-minded. In the beginning and in the end his personality changes a lot, but for this point me and him are kind of similar. When we did our first promotions as JJ Project, I had a really bright personality, too, but after a small break I started feeling like I personally changed a little bit. As days went by I became more introverted. I started talking less and enjoyed time spent alone. There is also a book "The Power of Time Spent Alone", I hope you would give it a read.
The topic of magic, if you use it wrong, can make you cringe in embarrassment or sink into the 4-dimensional world, when you received script and read it, what did you feel?
Giggled and continuously laughed. It was director's unique point of view and sense of humor, so I tried my best to catch up with it. This drama is serious but also really funny. It's like you are sitting calmly and suddenly someone "hook" your ribs but you still have to watch, while being all wary about tickling feeling.
Giggled and continuously laughed. It was director's unique point of view and sense of humor, so I tried my best to catch up with it. This drama is serious but also really funny. It's like you are sitting calmly and suddenly someone "hook" your ribs but you still have to watch, while being all wary about tickling feeling.
In 2013 you appeared in the drama "When a man falls in love" and played Ddol-i, your voice seemed so high-pitched up to the note "Sol".
Doesn't it sound like "Mi" now? (laughs) I guess I passed puberty quite long time ago. And also since I practiced Seoul-accent my voice became a little bit calmer.
Doesn't it sound like "Mi" now? (laughs) I guess I passed puberty quite long time ago. And also since I practiced Seoul-accent my voice became a little bit calmer.
Jinyoung about practicing with yugyeom
We mostly burst into laugh together
You still live together with members, by any chance is there a member with whom you look through the script together and who is taking your partner's role (for practice)?
Sometimes it's Yugyeomie. When (I shot) for movie "Stray Goat", Yugyeomie changed his voice to a thinner one and read female actor's part. But he didn't live through any emotions and most of the time we just bursted into laugh, so I suggested us to stop. (laughs)
Sometimes it's Yugyeomie. When (I shot) for movie "Stray Goat", Yugyeomie changed his voice to a thinner one and read female actor's part. But he didn't live through any emotions and most of the time we just bursted into laugh, so I suggested us to stop. (laughs)
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Have you ever studied in acting school?
In 2012 when we finished JJ Project promotions during our small break I studied acting a little. I didn't think of it as my destiny but more like "Ah, I want to try acting". I had such thought. It's like, looking at life, it's hard to live it in a way when you can say everything you want to say, isn't it? During acting lessons I played roles bursting out with energy, and there also was a sense of freedom coming out of it. There is a moment of satisfaction, when in drama or movie main leads may spill out something they can't actually say in real life.
Among the recently watched movies is there one, that showed similar emotions?
I like going to cinema alone, so I do it quite often. There is a scene in "A Taxi Driver" when Song Kangho sunbaenim is driving while crying and suddenly turns the steering. In a "Lawyer", too, was something like that. I have a joy-like feeling watching sunbaenim's acting in the scenes that were shot in one take. Also, I'm really fond of Hong Kong movies recently, so the latest one are "In the mood of love" and "Internal Affairs", which I watched three times. In both movies actor Tony Leung appeared and I really like his eyes. How can I say...they are like deer's. Even if he doesn't do anything special during acting, the audience feels the energy (coming out of him) by their own.
In 2012 when we finished JJ Project promotions during our small break I studied acting a little. I didn't think of it as my destiny but more like "Ah, I want to try acting". I had such thought. It's like, looking at life, it's hard to live it in a way when you can say everything you want to say, isn't it? During acting lessons I played roles bursting out with energy, and there also was a sense of freedom coming out of it. There is a moment of satisfaction, when in drama or movie main leads may spill out something they can't actually say in real life.
Among the recently watched movies is there one, that showed similar emotions?
I like going to cinema alone, so I do it quite often. There is a scene in "A Taxi Driver" when Song Kangho sunbaenim is driving while crying and suddenly turns the steering. In a "Lawyer", too, was something like that. I have a joy-like feeling watching sunbaenim's acting in the scenes that were shot in one take. Also, I'm really fond of Hong Kong movies recently, so the latest one are "In the mood of love" and "Internal Affairs", which I watched three times. In both movies actor Tony Leung appeared and I really like his eyes. How can I say...they are like deer's. Even if he doesn't do anything special during acting, the audience feels the energy (coming out of him) by their own.
Have you watched the movie you starred at in the cinema at least once?
During the "Stray Goat" premier I watched it in the cinema at least three times. When I watched it for the first time during preview I broke out in a cold sweat. I was nervous to the extent I forced so much energy out of my body that I didn't know if I was watching movie or exercising. Other two times I watched it more calmly, for the last one I downloaded the movie and watched it at home alone, murmuring to myself "Why did I do this, why was I like this" all the time. (laughs)
During the "Stray Goat" premier I watched it in the cinema at least three times. When I watched it for the first time during preview I broke out in a cold sweat. I was nervous to the extent I forced so much energy out of my body that I didn't know if I was watching movie or exercising. Other two times I watched it more calmly, for the last one I downloaded the movie and watched it at home alone, murmuring to myself "Why did I do this, why was I like this" all the time. (laughs)
During action scenes even the slight touch of my body hurt a lot
I remember that in the movie "Stray Goat" area "Goseong" was an important background like actually existing areas (were important) for (movies) "Gok-sung" and "Mil-yang".
Even though commonly when you say "Goseong" people think of Gangwon-do's Goseong, but the place we stayed in and shoot for about a month was Gyeongsang-do's Goseong. It's close to Jinju and it's also not far away from my hometown Jinhae. Just like its name's meaning of solid castle, the town is surrounded by the high wall but inside it the ruined castle exists. How can I explain it...solid castle tries to protect the bad aura (inside it) but through the ruined pieces the twisted nature of adults starts being visible and through those gaps the story of Minsik's (Jinyoung's character) and Yeju's (Jiwoo's character) growing up unfolds.
What was the most difficult thing during shooting? I can guess how extremely cold it was since your ears were really red.
My ears are literally like thermometer. If it's too hot or too cold they become red and I can't hide it. Moreover, my ears are also really big, right. (laughs) In the time we filmed movie it was extremely cold, so during action scenes even the slight touch of my body hurt a lot. In addition, I was beaten quite a lot in the movie. Since I wasn't used to the action angles, during rehearsal when we tried to adjust our moves up I fell down and got pricked by something sharp so I had to put some stitches. The goat we worked together with made it hard for me, too - if you didn't give him cabbage he refused to act, so I had a little trouble. (laughs) And the most difficult thing is that there weren't many dialogues. Watching the situation silently as bystander and acting with only face expressions is a hard thing for me. Acting as a whole is just difficult and I really don't know. It's my personality - if I want to do something well I need to stick to it as much as possible and find (the answer) naturally just in my own pace.
Even though commonly when you say "Goseong" people think of Gangwon-do's Goseong, but the place we stayed in and shoot for about a month was Gyeongsang-do's Goseong. It's close to Jinju and it's also not far away from my hometown Jinhae. Just like its name's meaning of solid castle, the town is surrounded by the high wall but inside it the ruined castle exists. How can I explain it...solid castle tries to protect the bad aura (inside it) but through the ruined pieces the twisted nature of adults starts being visible and through those gaps the story of Minsik's (Jinyoung's character) and Yeju's (Jiwoo's character) growing up unfolds.
What was the most difficult thing during shooting? I can guess how extremely cold it was since your ears were really red.
My ears are literally like thermometer. If it's too hot or too cold they become red and I can't hide it. Moreover, my ears are also really big, right. (laughs) In the time we filmed movie it was extremely cold, so during action scenes even the slight touch of my body hurt a lot. In addition, I was beaten quite a lot in the movie. Since I wasn't used to the action angles, during rehearsal when we tried to adjust our moves up I fell down and got pricked by something sharp so I had to put some stitches. The goat we worked together with made it hard for me, too - if you didn't give him cabbage he refused to act, so I had a little trouble. (laughs) And the most difficult thing is that there weren't many dialogues. Watching the situation silently as bystander and acting with only face expressions is a hard thing for me. Acting as a whole is just difficult and I really don't know. It's my personality - if I want to do something well I need to stick to it as much as possible and find (the answer) naturally just in my own pace.
You are still showing fresh charms like rookie, but it has already been 6 years since your debut. Have you started feeling more freely comparing to the old days?
I became cooler about the words other people say. Before I traced and paid a lot of attention to what somebody says, but recently I try to listen to only those things I want to hear. In some way this may be worse, but I learnt how to filter things I hear and leave only ones that helps me.
Even though you received a nickname "Bajinyeong" (mix of pants and Jinyoung) for wearing loose pajama pants, you are still stick to them, is it because of the ability (you mentioned above)? (laughs)
Right. (laughs) I also know that fans beg me to wear more pretty pants, but I don't really listen to them. I like comfortable clothes. I can't wear tight-fitting skinny pants. Even though I like clothes I don't have especially good fashion sense.
I became cooler about the words other people say. Before I traced and paid a lot of attention to what somebody says, but recently I try to listen to only those things I want to hear. In some way this may be worse, but I learnt how to filter things I hear and leave only ones that helps me.
Even though you received a nickname "Bajinyeong" (mix of pants and Jinyoung) for wearing loose pajama pants, you are still stick to them, is it because of the ability (you mentioned above)? (laughs)
Right. (laughs) I also know that fans beg me to wear more pretty pants, but I don't really listen to them. I like comfortable clothes. I can't wear tight-fitting skinny pants. Even though I like clothes I don't have especially good fashion sense.
In the past you compared relationships with fans with a "heater" - it was really impressive.
Yes, I think of it as of a winter heater. If you come too close it's burning, but if you are too far you are freezing again, so you need to come closer. (laughs)
If you watch drama "My love Eun-dong", the male lead tries to become an actor in order to find his first love. Even though it's over now, but if you went to a program like "Love on TV", is there love (someone from the past) you want to find?
I guess not really. For me rather than people who passed by, those who are beside me right now are more important. I believe in fate. I believe that people whom I should meet - I will meet them eventually. In love, too, I think rather than first love last love (is more important). Every moment like a first love? (laughs awkwardly)
Yes, I think of it as of a winter heater. If you come too close it's burning, but if you are too far you are freezing again, so you need to come closer. (laughs)
If you watch drama "My love Eun-dong", the male lead tries to become an actor in order to find his first love. Even though it's over now, but if you went to a program like "Love on TV", is there love (someone from the past) you want to find?
I guess not really. For me rather than people who passed by, those who are beside me right now are more important. I believe in fate. I believe that people whom I should meet - I will meet them eventually. In love, too, I think rather than first love last love (is more important). Every moment like a first love? (laughs awkwardly)
