(Note: The journalists all took notes during the press
conference but everyone seems to have slightly different versions of
what was said. Hopefully this one is closest to the truth O_O)
Q. Compared to your previous drama, “Dream High”, your
character in “You’re the Best, Lee Soon Shin” has more complicated
emotions. What do you find challenging about emotional acting?
IU: My character in the drama has a range of emotions, so I
faced some difficulties, but the senior actors and my colleagues around
me gave me a lot of guidance, so I enjoyed myself during filming.
Q. Compared to previous drams, the viewer ratings seem
rather low, but your fighting spirit hasn’t died down and you don’t
feel burdened by that, do you?
IU: The atmosphere at the filming site is really good, so our
fighting spirit didn’t die down. When I was promoting as a singer, many
young people would go “IU!” as they recognised me, but recently, adults
went “Lee Soon Shin!” when they recognised me, so it feels really great.
The viewer ratings on Sunday are better than Saturday, so seeing that
drives me on.
Lee Misook: The slump in viewer ratings is affected by the seasons. The weather has been good so people often go out and few of them pay attention to the small screen. Recently, I’ve been praying for it to rain every weekend. Even so, when adults see me and go “Soonshin’s mum!”, I feel the power of the weekend drama.
Lee Misook: The slump in viewer ratings is affected by the seasons. The weather has been good so people often go out and few of them pay attention to the small screen. Recently, I’ve been praying for it to rain every weekend. Even so, when adults see me and go “Soonshin’s mum!”, I feel the power of the weekend drama.
Q. There was a controversy about the title “You’re the Best, Lee Soon Shin” as disparaging the late general, Lee Soon Shin.
Yoon Sungsik director: That was a really unexpected
controversy. We were taken aback. It was a title we decided upon with
the intention of using general Lee Soon Shin’s life story of overcoming
ordeals and making accomplishments as a motif for the drama, but I think
people read too much into it. It was a mistake to not give enough
consideration to the sensitive topic. It was definitely not our
intention to belittle him in any way, so I continue to hope that people
can overlook this matter. There are still many people who are bothered
by this, so I feel really terrible.
IU: Actually I did expect it a little. I thought to myself ‘it
could be perceived in this manner too’, but more people than expected
took offence at this, so I’m feeling quite apologetic. We didn’t intend
to belittle the general Lee Soon Shin at all, but because of the
controversy surrounding the title, the warm emotions between my
character and her father at the start were buried, which is such a
shame. I would like to express my apologies to the people we hurt then,
and repeat once again that it was definitely not our intention to
belittle him in any way.
Q. There’s always controversy surrounding actors who
start out as singers, but do you think it was overshadowed by the title
controversy?
IU: The title controversy was something that started out at
the beginning, so we couldn’t afford to worry about the controversy
regarding my acting skills. Now I’m starting to monitor what people
think of my acting. I’m still a rookie actress who hasn’t gotten used to
acting in dramas yet, so it’s awkward to me and viewers would probably
think that the image of IU acting is still awkward to them. I’m working
hard and paying special attention to that. “You’re the Best, Lee Soon
Shin” is a growing drama. Lee Soon Shin still has a long way to go. In
the remaining 30 episodes, I’ll show a more matured side of myself that
the audience can connect with.
Q. Even so, didn’t the senior actors scold you at all or give you separate lessons?
IU: They never scolded me. Before the filming of the drama, I was really worried and thought to myself ‘won’t they get angry with me?’ It was really amazing, but they’re not scary, and as we act, at almost every point in time, every scene, I’m learning something from the senior actors. When I was acting with Go Doosim sunbaenim, there were scenes that I didn’t quite get at first, but when we acted together, I came to the realisation, ‘ah, so that’s what it’s all about’.
IU: They never scolded me. Before the filming of the drama, I was really worried and thought to myself ‘won’t they get angry with me?’ It was really amazing, but they’re not scary, and as we act, at almost every point in time, every scene, I’m learning something from the senior actors. When I was acting with Go Doosim sunbaenim, there were scenes that I didn’t quite get at first, but when we acted together, I came to the realisation, ‘ah, so that’s what it’s all about’.
Q. Are your acting skills inborn or honed through hard work?
IU: In the first place, it’s fun so I’m enjoying myself. I’m
naturally simple and naive like Lee Soon Shin, so that has helped me
along a lot.
Q. In the drama, Lee Soon Shin is a rookie actress
too, but is victimised by Song Miryeong. Were there times when you were
victimised too when you were a rookie?
IU: I debuted in my 3rd year of middle school, but I often had
to go on music programs and went for rehearsals in my school uniform.
Since I was wearing my school uniform, the security guards barred me
from entering and in many cases I was chased out.
Jo Jungsuk: Thinking back to when I debuted as a musical
actor, people made many comparisons to the previous sunbaenim who acted
the same role, so I felt quite sad. Also, there were many instances of
double casting, so when I was acting with a senior, people focused their
attention on the senior.
Q. In the drama, Lee Soon Shin encounters numerous
challenges. In real life, were there times when you faced challenges and
had to overcome them?
IU: In the first place, Lee Soon Shin is in quite a weak
mental state currently, so she hasn’t really thought about overcoming
her hurdles, but as the drama progresses, things are going to change. On
the other hand, I haven’t been in a situation that I felt I should
quit. If it’s a situation that I have to overcome no matter what, I feel
a strong sense of responsibility, so I try even harder.
Q. In the drama, Song Miryeong is Lee Soon Shin’s teacher, so who is your teacher in real life?
IU: Whenever I film crying scenes, I think of Jung Donghwan
seonsaengnim (Lee Soon Shin’s father). In real life, my father is
someone special to me too, so when I think of that, I’m able to grab
hold of those emotions. I want to become an actor like Jung Donghwan
seonsaengnim who can get other actors to become immersed in their
acting. An actor whose image lingers in the minds of others even after
the show. As someone who is not an actor, I want to live as a lovely
being like Yoo Inna.Translated by squishy with love
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