JYJ’s Jaejoong talks about ‘Dr. Jin’ and his future plans as an actor

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JYJ‘s Kim Jaejoong who recently wrapped up his latest MBC drama series ‘Dr. Jin‘ drew a peculiar expression on his face as he talked about the series and his role.

“It’s bittersweet,” he began. “When we were shooting, it was so hard because I couldn’t even sleep but now that it’s over, it feels strange. I feel like I should still be going out to the set.”

The idol group member has only been in two other projects (Japanese drama ‘Dishonest‘ and SBS‘ ‘Protect the Boss), and so many were concerned about Jaejoong being cast in ‘Dr.Jin’.

“I honestly don’t know how I ended up in a historical drama,” he said. “Even while I was filming, I said, why is the second project I am in a historical one? My seniors told me it would be a difficult challenge, but that it would also be better for me to get the hard things out of the way (laughs). I also thought that I would now be able to easily and efficiently pull off my next project.”

Jaejoong who personally calls himself a ‘white board’ is like a sponge that soaks in everything he learns. “I didn’t have time to prepare separately after I received the script. All I could do was really focus on set. I didn’t receive any special training, I just learned from the teamwork and chemistry with my seniors.”

His greatest source of strength was Kim Eung Soo who played the role of Jaejoong’s father Kim Byung Hee in the script. The scene where Kim Byung Hee took his own life in the arms of Kim Kyung Tak (Jaejoong), a concubine’s son treated with contempt, was a heartbreaking scene for both the viewers and Kim Jaejoong himself.

Ahead of becoming an actor, Jaejoong was already a top idol celebrity. There are endless opportunities for growth that await the ‘musician’ Jaejoong, but because he has already been at the summit of fame and success, he had to embrace much pressure and burdens as he took on his new label, ‘actor’.

“When you get into acting after building some fame as a singer, my acting skills are going to inevitably fall short of the expectations people have of me,” Jaejoong said. “So I was pretty concerned. This isn’t something I started with a lot of confidence, but as of now, I’m extremely satisfied that I was able to come across such an amazing project.”

Through ‘Dr. Jin’, the singer was able to forget ‘Kim Jaejoong’ and become completely born again as Kim Kyung Tak. ‘Dr. Jin’ may have come to a close, but Jaejoong’s gaze in the drama that displayed his heartbreaking sorrow, and his passion for acting will forever be buried in the hearts of viewers. Even while filming under the scorching heat, Jaejoong was able to display amazing focus. All these things were new challenges for Jaejoong.

“Whenever I start something new, I get scared and nervous,” Jaejoong continued. “But I like that fear. The bliss and enjoyment that come with trying new things is pretty amazing. I want to try a theatrical piece next time, and since I did a historical drama, maybe something of a different genre.”

Source : Allkpop, MK via Nate

Comments

[pepper.livejournal.com]

I just finished watching Dr. Jin. I cried (My BROTP, no!) ;;

I can't wait for Jackal~

[rubypurple.livejournal.com]

Kyungtakie~ He put so much into the role until the end~ ^^

[soft-daisy.livejournal.com]

His acting visibly improved and I actually am enjoying Dr. Jin even 13-14 episodes in. I feel like he enjoyed this project because he was able to act with other noteworthy actors that also enjoy acting for its sake, though it's debatable whether the others are good actors or not. PTB, on the other hand, was a completely different mess of a story that I did not enjoy. Happy to see the improvement~!

[rinn1e.livejournal.com]

Well, from the consensus of international audience as well as korean audience, SSH can't act. PMY can't act in this drama as well. However, most of JJ scenes are with his dad and Yi Han, the actor playing his dad is a well known loved veteran as well as Lee Bum Seol. Chunhong is pretty good, and based on SSH's interview, most of it is the PD's fault because he insisted on the loveline while SSH wanted to go by Manga storyline.

PTB was a hit, domestically and overseas, and he created a Muwon sensation in SK, as well as the pairing of Namu, more so than the main leads. Hear it was shown in JP 3 times already.


While I was watching the last ep of Dr. Jin, part of me wish YR to just die during the scene where she collapsed on KT's body. It would be better, that or the fetus to zap Jinhyuk while he was holding the scissor to cut the strong during the scene of him stitching up her rock punctured wound, so it would go drop or him in pain moved forward and punctured her and kill her with the scissor ( so mean ). If that doesn't happen, I was hoping for a standee of KJJ, JYJ or an actual "world star, famous idol" Kim Jaejoong to show up at the palace that Jinhyuk visit in modern time.

[rinn1e.livejournal.com]

*strong = string.

[chilena92.livejournal.com]

I so agree with this! By the last few episodes I just wanted Young Rae to die. That sounds awful but I think it would have been better if she did. Loved the drama though

[soft-daisy.livejournal.com]

I never in my life thought SSH could act, and PMY isn't the worst actress but she is terribly boring as a character in the drama and maybe to the point where she's annoying to a lot of people who take dramas seriously. Lee Bum Soo is fun to watch and I enjoyed watching Jaejoong so far with Jin Yi Han because of the friendship which is interesting to see in a drama. omg, Choonhong/Lee Soyeon is probably my favorite character in the drama lol. What I really mean to say is whether they can act or not, it's pretty obvious that all of these actors seem to enjoy acting to an extent and it's good to see that chemistry. The plot and various bits of medical information and history incorporated into it makes it more interesting, even if there are parts where I'm just laughing my head off because it's so unbelievable and cracktastic (like seeing the doctor save someone without bothering to stitch up the hole he left in someone's throat before he runs away from officials). And since I'm blabbing on and on, I might as well mention that the clothes and scenery used for this drama were really nice...even better than Rooftop Prince imho.

PTB may have created a sensation in SK and among overseas fans, but, for me at least, I honestly did not enjoy the drama, and neither did the non-Jaejoong-fans, non-kpop-fans I watched the drama with. The leads were poorly chosen (and the female lead did not have good acting), and no offense but it was boring enough that even Jaejoong and his few scenes couldn't save it, and there were many parts where I actually fell asleep. His acting was quite awkward in the drama, though I'm biased enough to say that I still liked to see him on screen and I actually made myself watch the entire drama for him.

haha, I didn't finish watching Dr. Jin yet, but maybe I will wish YR to die at the end too lol. I wouldn't doubt the possibility that Dr. Jin will have a lolzy and terrible ending that makes me feel trolled, but that's because I came into this drama expecting it to be a boring and terrible failure, but unexpectedly, it was better than I had anticipated based on all the reviews of the earlier episodes.

Anyways, I respect that other people have different opinions of this and maybe it's just a cultural difference, and/or something related to Rooftop Scandal getting more promotions, simultaneous dramas like AGD being more appealing with the modern setting and humor, or the Olympics, etc., but I will stick by my picky taste in dramas and say that this drama actually isn't as terrible as everyone keeps saying.

[rinn1e.livejournal.com]

I understand, and PTB was a surprising for me, at how popular it is. And yeah, Dr. Jin isn't that bad compared to some dramas, but it's just ridiculous and frustrated to watch, especially when it's SSH and PMY scenes. And the PD insisting to go with the loveline, and the bad editing really kill it. It could've been better. Honestly, I don't like all the dramas that was deemed as popular during the last months, Big, AGD and Dr.Jin. I'm looking forward to Arang and Nice Guy, and have to start watching Gaksital.

[soft-daisy.livejournal.com]

haha, I heard Big has a horrible ending, and I wasn't sure about AGD, so I decided to watch Dr. Jin first (for obvious reasons lol). hmmm, will have to check out the new dramas you mentioned, but with work going on, it seems like I can only fit in one drama every 1 to 2 months meh

[twinedays.livejournal.com]

dishonest? since when? wasn't it sunao ni narenakute?

[kohaku-chuu.livejournal.com]

It's the same - they probably just translated the name^^

[kokkikokki.livejournal.com]

Dr Jin is such a tearjerker. Jackal will be released in November, it's still 3 months away yet I'm already psyched about it. JJ and Jihyo, my 2 fave ppl ^^