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#Minho's filmography
anticapitalist-dokja · 7 months
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post epilogue headcanon where yoohankim are well into their late 30s and early 40s and somehow han sooyoung managed to convince kim dokja and yoo joonghyuk to have a movie adaptation of their late 20s journey to save the world
“dokja-ssi, ahn hyoseop is a bit …”
“yeah, it would be inaccurate to cast him as dokja-ssi.”
“it’s inaccurate because dokja-hyung is more handsome than that actor anyways!”
“ahjussi, maybe you can just play yourself?”
nonplussed, dokja turned and pointed his finger at yoo joonghyuk. “and you think lee minho is a good actor to play this sunfish bastard?”
“that’s true. his filmography has mostly been male leads with a particular personality. although personality wise i can see some resemblance with yoo joonghyuk-ssi being rather … like that sometimes.”
“yoo sangah, it’s okay you can say it. he is a tsundere.”
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scorbleeo · 1 year
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TV Show Review: XO, Kitty
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A new love story unfolds when teen matchmaker Kitty reunites with her long-distance boyfriend at the same boarding school attended by her late mother.
Source: Netflix (2023)
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First We Had Emily in Paris, Now We Have Kitty in Seoul
If you are no stranger to the TV Show Emily in Paris, then you are going to find XO, Kitty very similar in terms of the colour palette, the way everything plays out and the incessant amount of drama in a simple 10-episode TV show.
Although that may have sounded like a complain, I did enjoy watching XO, Kitty. As someone who is bilingual, I liked the way this show incorporated both the English and Korean languages almost equally. This is how it should be, cast people who actually fluently speak the language(s) the characters were created to speak. Seriously, some shows make it seem like it's so hard to cast the right people...
Moving on, I loved that despite the fact that KISS is a private school, the writers did not do the cop out move of having just a handful of Asian students when KISS is a Korean school first and foremost. I think now it's safe to say that casting for XO, Kitty was marvellously done.
The writing on the other hand...extremely mediocre. Script was nothing fancy. And if you watch Korean dramas, especially heavy on the romance genre, you would more or less know slow-motion is the center of Korean dramas jokes. XO, Kitty is no stranger to that but goodness gracious, I was cringing more than I thought I would when they tried to do typical romantic Korean drama cues.
There were just too much unnecessary drama. First of all, we really did not need such a complicated love triangle/square/hexagon. I am all for Kitty having her gay awakening moment but the direct and indirect romance surrounding Kitty was redundant. That plotline of Florian and the finals were also...like what was the reason for introducing that obstacle? And then Kitty's final scene with Dae, I hope someone remind the writer(s) this is 2023, we live in the technology age, if there's a phone call from a contact we saved in our phones, we will more or less pick up the call. There's no need to do that whole run in the airport scene, especially since Dae was going to catch Kitty just before she goes in anyway. Last but not least, the final scene. Do I need to repeat myself again? We have enough drama already. Don't get me wrong, I'm for that direction but unfortunately, that last scene will bring forward friendship drama that I am against. All these unnecessary drama felt like it was written for/in the early 2000s, an amateur's job which should not have been because they are not amateurs.
Yes, the writing was atrocious. At least the acting kind of saved the show, the acting and the casting. Personally, I think Anna Cathcart needs to do better. Kitty is known for her sunny personality and sometimes it felt like Cathcart was coming off slightly over-the-top and unnatural. Our other four main leads though, so good. I want to specifically highlight the siblings' acting. Yuri and Minho are not hard to portray but considering this was the actors' first(?) big project, they practically aced it. If I never checked on Lee Sang Heon's filmography, I would not have known XO, Kitty was his first drama. I am not saying their acting was perfection, I'm just saying I get an awkward vibe very easily from actors when they do shows like XO, Kitty with characters like that, but they felt natural 90% of the show so that's a win for me.
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Honestly speaking, who else was hoping for a LJ, Peter or even a Margot cameo? Even if it was just a video call, it would have been better than just Kitty mentioning them...
Yeah, sure I had a ton of complains but at the end of the day, I did enjoy XO, Kitty and am hoping for a season 2 with better writing, please.
Rating: ★★★☆☆
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minhoinator · 3 years
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Since there are a lot more new fans since DCM/Atlantis era, I thought I might compile a list of the links and names of Minho's dramas and films he's been in! I'll put it all under the cut and I'll try to keep it update since he seems intent on being booked and busy lol
The Pianist (2010) [youtube] - "Oh Je Ro is a musical genius who had always dream of learning the piano, but had to work in a piano factory as tuner instead of going to school in order to support his sick father. He had despaired of ever being given a chance to learn and thought the name his father gave him sounded like "Oh, Zero", signifying his lack of hope in the future. This changes when he meets an elementary school teacher, Yoon In Sa, and begins a delicate love story with her." (personal note: While you can tell it's his first time acting outside of SHINee's mvs, he's still super cute (granted, I'm very biased, so that anything I say with a grain of salt lol)
Salamander Guru and the Gang (2012) [dramacool] - "A pair of common thieves and a young computer hacker run a fortunetelling scam, while helping people with their personal problems in their spare time." (note: Kibum and Taemin do cameo in this, as well)
To The Beautiful You (2012) [viki] [dramacool] - "A high school girl who's inspired by a gold-medal High Jumper devises a scheme to motivate him by attending his school."
Medical Top Team (2013) [viki] [dramacool] [Minho-only cut] - "A team of elite doctors treats patients while dealing with power struggles within the hospital."
Because It's the First Time (2015) [dramacool] - "A group of young people gather on a rooftop and tell their stories." (note: Taeoh's friends absolutely did not deserve him 😤)
Canola (2016) [dramacool] - "Twelve years after having lost her grand daughter at a market, grand mother and grand daughter become reunited. But things are not as good and perfect as they were twelve years earlier. (note: his first movie! 🥺)
Drinking Solo (2016) [dramacool] - "The story depicts people drinking alcohol alone for different reasons and the romance between Jin Jeong Seok and Park Ha Na. They both work at a private institute for people preparing for their civil service examinations in Noryangjin, Seoul. He is an arrogant, but popular instructor and she is a rookie instructor who struggles to survive in the private institute world." (note: full disclosure, I could not stand the main leads, but I was watching this for Kibum anyways, and he was phenomenal lol Minho just has a cameo appearance in this, and that's episode 5, I believe)
Derailed (2016) [dramacool] - "Four runaways trying to survive and make ends meet struggle day by day. Enter Ma Dong-Seok. He tried to help but they took advantage of the wrong guy. So it's the classic mistake of wrong guy at the wrong time." (note: one of my favorite roles he's done. he didn't have to go as hard as he did but he did and i'm grateful)
Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth (2016-2017) [viki] [dramacool] - "Revolves around an elite group of male warrior youth called Hwarang who grow through passion and love in Seorabeol, the capital of the ancient kingdom of Silla." (note: i have watched this....many times. I love it unapologetically. Kim Sooho has done nothing wrong ever in his life)
Somehow 18 (2017) [dramacool] - "A handsome orthopedic surgeon loses his first love who committed suicide when he was in his high school days. To save her he gets the chance to go back in time."
The Most Beautiful Goodbye in the World (2017) [dramacool] - "The story revolves around a family with their highs and lows when their beloved mother only has one month left to live." (note: I bought this one on dvd so i could watch it when I'm ready but it sounds so sad 🥺 i have to psych myself up for it)
The Princess and the Matchmaker (2018) [dramacool] - "Princess Songhwa refuses her fate of marrying someone who matches her marital harmony. There are four men on her future husband list with different fate signs. Refusing her fate, she decides to leave the palace and find her husband by herself. Seo Do Yoon is a person who interprets marital harmony signs. He is very skilled at his craft and, consequently, selected as the one to read the marital harmony signs between Princess Songhwa and the four men on her husband list."
Illang: The Wolf Brigade (2018) [dramacool] - "Set in the distant future where both North and South Koreas agree to establish a joint government, which has been in preparation for a duration of seven years, the plot focuses on political uprisings on opposing sides which grow fierce when a special police unit is formed to stop the chaos." (note: 🥺😭)
The Battle of Jangsari (2019) [viki] [dramacool] - "A unit of student soldiers on a diversionary mission for the Battle of Incheon during the Korean War in 1950." (note: yeah so i was a complete mess for like the last twenty minutes so just prepare yourself (it's well worth it, though, he was absolutely amazing in this))
Lovestruck in the City (2020-2021) [dramacool] - "Park Chae Won, an honest and overly passionate architect who loves the city streets. After a woman that he calls the “camera thief” steals his heart one summer night and then disappears, he is unable to get over her. Lee Eun Oh, a freelance marketer who spontaneously decides to adopt a false identity in an unfamiliar place. She accidentally ends up falling in love with Park Chae Won while posing as the free-spirited Yoon Sun Ah."
Yumi's Cells (2021) [viki] [dramacool] - "The story of an ordinary office worker named Yumi-from the point of view of the many brain cells in her head controlling her every thought, feeling, and action." (note: just, so adorable so far. Minho plays a side character who shows up occasionally (heavily in the first two episodes), but the story is based off of a web comic that I read when I found out he got cast as Wook and honestly it's worth the watch even if he wasn't in it)
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mymanylives · 4 years
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short filmography - Lee Min Ho
The bad boy with a good heart™.
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plus-plus46 · 3 years
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"Red Velvet's representative smile."
Han Minah is a South Korean singer, dancer, choreographer and actress member of the South Korean girlgroup Red Velvet. She was the last member to be added to the group, making her debut in "The Red" era. Although there were some small complaints about her addiction, overall she had a good reception from the fans and the knetz in general. Since her addiction, she became one of the most popular and loved members thanks to her flawless visuals, lovely personality, bright charisma, sweet voice, powerful dance and always speaking up for important causes.
☆ Personal Info
• Birth name: Han Minah (hangul: 한민아 / hanja: 韓玟雅)
• Nicknames: Little Minah.
• Languages: Korean (Native), Mandarin (fluent), English (Advanced), Japanese (conversational).
• Ethnicity: Korean.
• Nationality: South Korean.
• Birth place: Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea.
• Birthday: 23rd September, 2000. (20 years old)
• Religion: Mahayana Buddhism and Korean folk practices.
• Zodiac sign: Libra.
• Chinese sign: Dragon.
• Blood type: O-
• Height: 158cm.
• Weight: 46kg.
• Sexuality: Straight.
• Relationship: Im Jaebum (2016 - 2018)
• Face claim: Sooviin38 (ulzzang)
☆ Career
• Company: SM Entertainment.
• Group: Red Velvet.
• Years active: 2015 - present.
• Training period: 3 years.
• Positions: Main dancer, lead vocal, visual, maknae.
• Survival show: None.
• Color: Red.
• Emoji: ❤/🦢/🍎
☆ Personality
• Good traits: Sociable, elegant, well-spoken, charming, encouraging, charismatic, generous.
• Bad traits: undecided, codependent, clingy.
☆ Family.
• Father: Han Sejun (Age 48 - 1973).
• Mother: Park Youngsoo (Age 44 - 1977).
• Older brother: Han Minho (Age 24 - 1997).
• Younger brother: Han Minhyun (Age 15 - 2006).
☆ Endorsements:
☆ Louis Vuitton: 2018 - present.
☆ Chanel beauty: 2019 - present.
☆ Burberry: 2019 - present.
☆ Pantene: 2020 - present.
☆ Solo Discography:
• Love Me Like You Do (2018) - Cover.
• I (2020) - Cover.
• Midnight Sky (2021) - Cover.
☆ Filmography:
☆ Movies:
• The Bad Guys: Reign of Chaos (2019): Secondary Character - Ok Jaein
• Train To Busan 2 (2020): Main Character - Jeong Wonyoung
• The Call (2020): Secondary Character - Byun Eunbi
☆ Dramas:
• The Bride Of The Water God (2017): Secondary Character - Nun.
• One Hundred Days My Prince (2018): One episode - Seol Jeonyeon.
• Falling For You (2018): Lead Character - Son Minji
• Abyss (2019): Secondary Character - Kim Yoosun.
• The World Of The Marriage (2020): Secondary Character - Yun Soojin.
• Hi Bye Mama (2020): Secondary Character - Park Sooyoung.
• Start Up (2020): Secondary Character - Jung Yuri
• Imitation (2021): Cameo - Herself
☆ Statistics:
• Vocals: 10/10
• Rap: 8/10
• Dance: 10/10
• Variety: 10/10
• Acting: 10/10
• Songwriting: 8/10
• Stage presence: 10/10
• Production: 7.5/10
X Controversies:
• During a variety show in 2019 she said that although she really liked blackpink members, the group's musical style wasn't her favourite. This caused her to receive a massive hate from blinks and started a giant fanwar between most of kpop stans that were defending her against the blinks, this deeply affected her and made her stay out of social media for quite a few weeks and even SM had to make an announcement saying they would take the legal actions against those who were making malicious comments about her online.
• Her dating announcement with JB in 2019 wasn't very well received in the korean fanbase, many accused her of betraying them and being unprofessional for dating while being active as an idol. Chinese fans and western fans defended her fiercely, and eventually the korean fans "accepted it", but it's not uncommon to see korean reveluvs that don't support her because of the dating thing.
☆ Trivia:
¤ She comes from a very wealthy family, they own one of Korea's biggest international trading company.
¤ She used to went to China a lot when she was younger, that's why she started learning Mandarin at a very young age.
¤ She had private English classes since very young too.
¤ She started learning Japanese when she joined SM, and quickly mastered the language, she can easily hold a conversation and understand almost 100% of spoken Japanese.
¤ There are a lot of pre debut pictures of her, and she's often complimented for not having changed a lot, still keeping a youthful and innocent look.
¤ Since pre debut she only owns brand clothing, and when people see pictures of her during the trainee period wearing expensive clothing they get really surprised.
¤ Her parents didn't want her to become an idol, it was only thanks to her grandmother that really fought for her that made them let her try to pursue her dream. But they gave her one year, if she couldn't join a company in one year, she would have to go back home.
¤ She used to practice rhythmic gymnastics before becoming an idol so she's very flexible and graceful because of this, since 2018, she started to practice it again because she stills likes it a lot.
¤ She auditioned to SM but she didn't think she would make it, when they told her she was accepted she didn't believe at first and thought it was a scam.
¤ Her favorite groups are Girls Generation and Shinee, and they are the reason why she wanted to join SM.
¤ When she founded out she was going to join Red Velvet she fainted.
¤ Alongside Seulgi, she's the only one female monolid idol on SM, and this is something she talks about very often and with pride. She's always trying to discuss this as a way to help to break the obsession a lot of girls have with double eyelids, to end the pressure for surgeries to get them and make more monolid girls comfortable and happy with their eyes.
¤ Her favorite Western artists are Lady Gaga, Adele, Nicki Minaj and Selena Gomez.
¤ She wants to act in a Chinese drama as a Chinese character and speaking Mandarin.
¤ She prefers Red Velvet's red side instead of velvet.
¤ She's closer to Joy and Seulgi out of all members.
¤ Most of her close friends aren't famous, but she said many times she's very close with Tzuyu.
¤ She thinks of cooking as a therapy and she's a great cooker.
¤ Her main hobby is painting. She wasn't very good at it when she started but now she's quite good and she keeps improving.
¤ She participates in a lot of ocean conservation events and she's an ambassador of 4ocean.
¤ She thinks that her charming points are her smile and her eyes.
¤ Her ideal type is someone that can make her feel protected and loved.
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kookies-n-key · 3 years
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I'm very new to SHINee and I want to get into them. Do you or other resources have advice for newbie Shawols? I don't know where to start ;_;
Of course!
So if you have some time to kill on YouTube and wanna get a feel for their personalities and get tuned in on some popular Shawol inside jokes searching "Guide to SHINee" or "Introduction to SHINee" will give you a bunch of fan-made videos to give you a good basis. Also look up their Saturday Night Live features. Good times.
I'd also suggest this video here where they show kids videos from throughout their career (a bit of a tearjerker I'm not gonna lie).
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That video gives you a good start on the music side, and from there really you can go whatever direction you like. Some prefer to go from debut forward, others like to go from most recent backwards, but heck order doesn't matter and it can be a complete jumble. If you have Spotify or something you can just keep pressing shuffle from their artist page and albums. If not sure you always have the music videos and performances on YouTube.
Speaking of YouTube too, a quick search will bring you the SHINee World concert DVDs that other Shawols have uploaded in full. Both Korean and Japanese concerts so that gives you both sides of their discography (Japanese releases are so underrated).
Moving onto solo careers, Spotify's algorithm will actually throw them into the SHINee shuffle by association, but you can do it from their individual pages too if you're in a solo mood that day. Again, YouTube will have the videos to get you started as well. Minho and Onew have small repertoires, Key slightly more, and then Taemin and Jonghyun have quite extensive discographies. You'll have OSTs, SM Stations and other bits in there too. Then there's also SuperM for Taemin and Toheart for Key. Lot of music to be heard. Take your time to enjoy it and don't feel pressured to catch up with things in too short a space of time.
On the topic of solo careers too they enjoy plagiarising each other when it comes to album naming:
- Ace by Taemin (2014)
- Base by Jonghyun (2015)
- Face by Key (2018)
- Voice by Onew (2018)
If Minho breaks that chain all hell might break loose.
They are also a group of fine actors/TV personalities, and between them have a fantastic repertoire of dramas, movies, musicals and variety shows. Minho in particular thrives in this area, and a quick Google of "Choi Minho filmography" will get you a full list (perfect for your next movie night).
There are a lot of meme templates out there in the Kpop fandom courtesy of the five fine men in SHINee, but there's one so popular it broke out of the Kpop confinement and has since become one of the most popular meme templates in the world. It's Key dressed as Ronald McDonald for a Halloween party (Onew was Colonel Sanders and they got into a fried chicken fight it was great).
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I'm not sure about giving my own personal song suggestions because some people prefer to find their own taste independently when learning about a group that's new for them, but if you really want just hit up the question box again!
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minyo129 · 5 years
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[ ENG-TRANS] MINHO -ELLE MAY ISSUE 2019
"More than anything, I am also grateful for the fact that I am a SHINee member."
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Are you counting down to the D-Day of your enlistment.
No. I do have a heart of wanting to enlist faster. Rather than me thinking about this and that because of the free time I have, I think that it would be better for me to face it.
You seem to prefer moments when things come gushing to you all at once.
Percentage-wise, it is. I feel more at ease when I have(many)things to work on. It could be because of the inertia I had over the period of time, there are times when I get rather disordered if I am going through a hiatus (/away from a long period of time). Recently, unlike during my early 20s, I have gotten a lot of time for myself, for my hobbies and for me to enjoy the relationship I have with people around me. I have familiarized myself with the method of resolving stress through exercising too.
Daily exercise too, is a method of cure.
Even though the essence of life may be different after meeting people at soccer or basketball gatherings but in the end, I think I am still living with the similar worries that I am hugging onto. If dissatisfaction, worries, and stress get built up, I might end up appearing unpleasant that’s why, even on days that I am tired, if I go out and meet people, it helps. That heart (all that is built up) disappears a little if I try to resolve it one by one.
It’s good that there’s a sense of rhythm in your words of solving them one by one, calm and orderly.
I think that I have spent a 20s that was packed with various experiences as I correspondingly engage in relations with many people with me starting to work earlier than my peers. I think it’s the activities that I was busily moving for and amongst that too, the part that I work hard in trying to look back at myself was what created a good synergy in my life.
If there’s a keyword that led the packed life of your 20s.
We all feel worn out regardless of the things we do, don’t we. For me, I have a motto that even when I feel worn out, I would gain more strength, wanting to make the surrounding atmosphere brighter, to do well in my work with a smile. There’s a lot of effort being put in too but the influence my parents have is greater than anything else.
Your solo song ‘I’m Home’ holds the emotion of unfillable loneliness despite living in a glamorous and busy life.
No matter who, everyone would have the time when they feel lonely and solitary so I chose this song wanting to tell them to overcome those times well. I think it can be a form of consolation as well as a form of a gift. Honestly, I was doubtful thinking whether “Can I release a solo song.” Not only SHINee’s activities but I have also consistently participated in productions as an actor and those times were really enjoyable for me that I thought that I must continue on. Just nice at the right timing, I was able to meet with a good song and I thought that if it’s this song, I would like to try. I am glad that many fans are able to empathize with it.
Was the acting career that you wish to continue with, originally a dream of yours?
(Being an) Actor was my dream right from the beginning. I came to debut as a singer first as I was training as an SM Entertainment trainee. I am the type to work hard in whatever work that was given to me so when my debut was being confirmed, I just went all out. I was working hard without looking back and at some point, I became SHINee’s Minho. There were times that I was confused if this path was good or not for me who was dreaming of becoming an actor but thinking about it now, I think it was a very good process. The various experiences and the love that I received really gave me lots of strength. More than anything, I am also grateful for the fact that I am a SHINee member.
The movie ‘Derailed’ that you took on the role of the runaway-fam leader, ‘Jinil’ for, left a deep impression in me when I watched it recently. It’s different from the productions you have all the while chosen.
I am the kind to find a character more charming when it has lots of different points with me. Of course, I am enjoying the characters that reflect the usual me too. <Derailed> was a production that I really wanted to do but also at the same time, felt the most burden and worried for. At first, I was worried ‘What if my company is against it’ but rather than that, they gave me the support that made me gained a sense of responsibility and a positive strength to do well. I was just simply thinking that it would be good to have a production like this in my filmography and going forward, I had the heart, wanting to break the prejudice of my image too. Even though it’s the audience part to think about how they are going to absorb this, personally, it was a goal to show them that ‘There’s this new side of me in me too.’
Looking at the productions like ‘Canola,’ ‘Inrang’ and etc. you seem to have an interest in small but impactful roles too.
If one is an actor in their 20s, they would probably have the desire, wanting to work in productions with good senior actors and directors. There wouldn’t be anything else better than an opportunity to be able to meet with experienced seniors while one is in this current phase where we are stacking things calm and orderly, one by one. Honestly, I really like going to the sites. I learned lots of things from the staffs that were located here and there at the filming site through a variety of elements.
Heard that the movie that is waiting for its premiere <Battle of Jangsari> (working title) is actually a sequel to <Operation Chromite>?*
I myself too didn’t know that there was such a true story up till when I received the script for the movie this time. It was a movie drawn by the Battle of Jangsa that was added in order for the Battle of Inchon to succeed and I took on the role of a student soldier commander Choi Sungpil. He might look extremely cold and act like he is strong on the outside but because he is, more than anyone else, a young boy on the inside, I had lots of affection for it. I heard that there were student soldiers who participated in this battle and survived and with that, I was able to be even more immersed in the production. I could feel it while thinking that ‘Ah, so this is the power that a true story gives’ and my heart was immediately drawn to it. Also, because it’s a war movie, I had to film it while risking my own life. Even though it was one movie that was being filmed but I would like to express it as ‘I fought in a war.’
*<Operation Chromite> is the movie made from the story behind the real ‘Battle of Inchon’
You felt like you have fought a war.
There were lots of action scenes too and I also had a sense of feeling that I couldn’t not do well here. I think I took it as if I was fighting a war throughout the filming because I really wanted to deliver the real scene well.
Did you foresee this production as the last movie you are going to appear in before your enlistment.
Even though I did think of whether “Would I be able to do another production if time allows,’ the thought of it being the last one was big(ger)/huge. That’s why I gave all that I could. I really like the chemistry with Director Gwak Kyungtaek too. He gave me a clear direction for me to express my character well and I am also grateful that he gave a calm judgment in order for me to focus only on acting when I am acting.
I think that with the more experience gained, the more passion is being fired up.
I think that synergy is only there when a sense of trust is starting to form between the director and the actor. I had that kind of trust with the director and through the process of accepting each other’s proposal pleasantly, I think that’s how a good production was achievable.
<Operation Chromite> had Liam Neeson acting in it and <Battle of Jangsari> would have Megan Fox appearing. Did you have any point of contact with her.
Even though she doesn’t have a scene that overlaps with mine, I still got the chance to greet her. I was able to feel the aura of a Hollywood actor at the filming site. The director told her about me so she looked up on the internet and said ‘Cutie boy’…
A question that can finally be asked now. Why the Marines
There were 2 reactions on me enlisting into the Marines. It was exactly half-half of ‘Why did you do that vs It’s so like you.’ Even though I am enlisting later than my peers, I applied thinking that ‘Wouldn’t I be able to serve the Marines too.’ I am thinking that wouldn’t there be a point that I can change myself on my own as I focus on the time that I am giving my all to train at a place that is totally separated from things that I am doing right now. I think that it’s good for me to return after going through my military life handsomely with no regrets and I also think that it’s a chance for me to express my sincerity to the public.
Seems like it’s triggering a sense of competitiveness.
Hmm, it isn’t that I did not regret after I got accepted (laughs). With a worried heart, I thought ‘Oh, why did I do that?’ ‘Well, I have no choice now’ and did fell asleep like that too.
There’s an expression saying that when an athlete leaves the field, their body would cool off
There are also sayings about ‘dropping in form.’ That’s why the expression ‘Pulling up the form’ is also being used. I too, have to pull up my form before I reappear on stage again. If I do my best in the time ahead, I think it will naturally be pulled up.
You are going to greet 30 in the military.
That’s right. People who know me, do cheer on me, telling me that “Go and return well, you can do it.” This (period of) time might rather be of help to me. The same thing for my career in the future too.
It could be a period of time where one would think a lot but rather, I can feel a sense of simplicity in your mind.
I want to go through the training well and discharge handsomely with a firm mindset. I am thinking of nothing else but that. Wouldn’t time pass quickly like that? Even though there are those kinds of saying. Those that say even though time passes fast for people who are outside, it passes slowly for those who are inside (laughs)…
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deer-tokki · 5 years
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ELLE Korea - May Issue 2019
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Are you counting down to the D-Day of your enlistment.
No. I do have a heart of wanting to enlist faster. Rather than me thinking about this and that because of the free time I have, I think that it would be better for me to face it.
You seem to prefer moments when things come gushing to you all at once.
Percentage-wise, it is. I feel more at ease when I have(many)things to work on. It could be because of the inertia I had over the period of time, there are times when I get rather disordered if I am going through a hiatus (/away from a long period of time). Recently, unlike during my early 20s, I have gotten a lot of time for myself, for my hobbies and for me to enjoy the relationship I have with people around me. I have familiarized myself with the method of resolving stress through exercising too.
Daily exercise too, is a method of cure.
Even though the essence of life may be different after meeting people at soccer or basketball gatherings but in the end, I think I am still living with the similar worries that I am hugging onto. If dissatisfaction, worries, and stress get built up, I might end up appearing unpleasant that’s why, even on days that I am tired, if I go out and meet people, it helps. That heart (all that is built up) disappears a little if I try to resolve it one by one.
It’s good that there’s a sense of rhythm in your words of solving them one by one, calm and orderly.
I think that I have spent a 20s that was packed with various experiences as I correspondingly engage in relations with many people with me starting to work earlier than my peers. I think it’s the activities that I was busily moving for and among that too, the part that I work hard in trying to look back at myself was what created a good synergy in my life.
If there’s a keyword that led the packed life of your 20s.
We all feel worn out regardless of the things we do, don’t we. For me, I have a motto that even when I feel worn out, I would gain more strength, wanting to make the surrounding atmosphere brighter, to do well in my work with a smile. There’s a lot of effort being put in too but the influence my parents have is greater than anything else.
Your solo song ‘I’m Home’ holds the emotion of unfillable loneliness despite living in a glamorous and busy life.
No matter who, everyone would have the time when they feel lonely and solitary so I chose this song wanting to tell them to overcome those times well. I think it can be a form of consolation as well as a form of a gift. Honestly, I was doubtful thinking whether “Can I release a solo song.” Not only SHINee’s activities but I have also consistently participated in productions as an actor and those times were really enjoyable for me that I thought that I must continue on. Just nice at the right timing, I was able to meet with a good song and I thought that if it’s this song, I would like to try. I am glad that many fans are able to empathize with it.
Was the acting career that you wish to continue with, originally a dream of yours?
(Being an) Actor was my dream right from the beginning. I came to debut as a singer first as I was training as an SM Entertainment trainee. I am the type to work hard in whatever work that was given to me so when my debut was being confirmed, I just went all out. I was working hard without looking back and at some point, I became SHINee’s Minho. There were times that I was confused if this path was good or not for me who was dreaming of becoming an actor but thinking about it now, I think it was a very good process. The various experiences and the love that I received really gave me lots of strength. More than anything, I am also grateful for the fact that I am a SHINee member.
The movie ‘Derailed’ that you took on the role of the runaway-fam leader, ‘Jinil’ for, left a deep impression in me when I watched it recently. It’s different from the productions you have all the while chosen.
I am the kind to find a character more charming when it has lots of different points with me. Of course, I am enjoying the characters that reflect the usual me too. <Derailed> was a production that I really wanted to do but also at the same time, felt the most burden and worried for. At first, I was worried ‘What if my company is against it’ but rather than that, they gave me the support that made me gained a sense of responsibility and a positive strength to do well. I was just simply thinking that it would be good to have a production like this in my filmography and going forward, I had the heart, wanting to break the prejudice of my image too. Even though it’s the audience part to think about how they are going to absorb this, personally, it was a goal to show them that ‘There’s this new side of me in me too.’
Looking at the productions like ‘Canola,’ ‘Inrang’ and etc. you seem to have an interest in small but impactful roles too.
If one is an actor in their 20s, they would probably have the desire, wanting to work in productions with good senior actors and directors. There wouldn’t be anything else better than an opportunity to be able to meet with experienced seniors while one is in this current phase where we are stacking things calm and orderly, one by one. Honestly, I really like going to the sites. I learned lots of things from the staffs that were located here and there at the filming site through a variety of elements.
Heard that the movie that is waiting for its premiere <Battle of Jangsari> (working title) is actually a sequel to <Operation Chromite>?*
I myself too didn’t know that there was such a true story up till when I received the script for the movie this time. It was a movie drawn by the Battle of Jangsa that was added in order for the Battle of Inchon to succeed and I took on the role of a student soldier commander Choi Sungpil. He might look extremely cold and act like he is strong on the outside but because he is, more than anyone else, a young boy on the inside, I had lots of affection for it. I heard that there were student soldiers who participated in this battle and survived and with that, I was able to be even more immersed in the production. I could feel it while thinking that ‘Ah, so this is the power that a true story gives’ and my heart was immediately drawn to it. Also, because it’s a war movie, I had to film it while risking my own life. Even though it was one movie that was being filmed but I would like to express it as ‘I fought in a war.’
*<Operation Chromite> is the movie made from the story behind the real ‘Battle of Inchon’
You felt like you have fought a war.
There were lots of action scenes too and I also had a sense of feeling that I couldn’t not do well here. I think I took it as if I was fighting a war throughout the filming because I really wanted to deliver the real scene well.
Did you foresee this production as the last movie you are going to appear in before your enlistment.
Even though I did think of whether “Would I be able to do another production if time allows,’ the thought of it being the last one was big(ger)/huge. That’s why I gave all that I could. I really like the chemistry with Director Gwak Kyungtaek too. He gave me a clear direction for me to express my character well and I am also grateful that he gave a calm judgment in order for me to focus only on acting when I am acting.
I think that with the more experience gained, the more passion is being fired up.
I think that synergy is only there when a sense of trust is starting to form between the director and the actor. I had that kind of trust with the director and through the process of accepting each other’s proposal pleasantly, I think that’s how a good production was achievable.
<Operation Chromite> had Liam Neeson acting in it and <Battle of Jangsari> would have Megan Fox appearing. Did you have any point of contact with her.
Even though she doesn’t have a scene that overlaps with mine, I still got the chance to greet her. I was able to feel the aura of a Hollywood actor at the filming site. The director told her about me so she looked up on the internet and said ‘Cutie boy’…
A question that can finally be asked now. Why the Marines
There were 2 reactions on me enlisting into the Marines. It was exactly half-half of ‘Why did you do that vs It’s so like you.’ Even though I am enlisting later than my peers, I applied thinking that ‘Wouldn’t I be able to serve the Marines too.’ I am thinking that wouldn’t there be a point that I can change myself on my own as I focus on the time that I am giving my all to train at a place that is totally separated from things that I am doing right now. I think that it’s good for me to return after going through my military life handsomely with no regrets and I also think that it’s a chance for me to express my sincerity to the public.
Seems like it’s triggering a sense of competitiveness.
Hmm, it isn’t that I did not regret after I got accepted (laughs). With a worried heart, I thought ‘Oh, why did I do that?’ ‘Well, I have no choice now’ and did fell asleep like that too.
There’s an expression saying that when an athlete leaves the field, their body would cool off
There are also sayings about ‘dropping in form.’ That’s why the expression ‘Pulling up the form’ is also being used. I too, have to pull up my form before I reappear on stage again. If I do my best in the time ahead, I think it will naturally be pulled up.
You are going to greet 30 in the military.
That’s right. People who know me, do cheer on me, telling me that “Go and return well, you can do it.” This (period of) time might rather be of help to me. The same thing for my career in the future too.
It could be a period of time where one would think a lot but rather, I can feel a sense of simplicity in your mind.
I want to go through the training well and discharge handsomely with a firm mindset. I am thinking of nothing else but that. Wouldn’t time pass quickly like that? Even though there are those kinds of saying. Those that say even though time passes fast for people who are outside, it passes slowly for those who are inside (laughs)…
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eight people i’d like to know better -- i was tagged by an angel, moonie !! uwu 
NAME: bella ! (tis not my legal name tho) i wanted to have like an ‘alias’ online but i couldn’t come up with one plus my nickname is kinda embarrassing dbdhdjdj
BIRTHDAY: may 14 !
ZODAIC: taurus
HEIGHT: 162cm/5’4
HOBBIES: painting, reading and writing, finding ugly jewelry and making it pretty, wasting time on twitter and instagram, stargazing, photography and filmography ! 
FAVORITE COLORS: navy blue, forest green, and lilac !
FAVORITE BOOKS: this is where it ends, before i fall, percy jackson series, tell me three things, and vanishing girls atm
LAST SONG I LISTENED TO: power by exo but im listening to holiday by svt rn
INSPIRATIONS: honestly,, the pretty girls on tiktok (( I DONT EVEN OWN THE APP I JUST SEE THE PRETTY GIRLS ON MY TWT))
DREAM JOB: a cinematographer !! i really wanna work as a camera operator :(( i’m dual enrolled at otc and i’m taking a class right now and i’m hoping it can lead me into an internship :O
i tag: @chilliwoo @skzphilia @the-wonandonly @atinysofthours @my-minho @saviourjisung @violethhj @hardskz and a lot others :( i wanna be friends with y’all
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tagged by: @marriael​ 🌻 tagging: @chrlsbang​ @abangchan​ @kim-seungmins​ @ult-minho​ @song-mingi​ @theminho​ @strgaykids​ @changbeanie​ @realstraykids​ @bangchans​ @threeracha​ @jinlix​ @hoodiehan​ @hey-hey-chan​ @bangchant​ @blushyunjins @pillix @miniwaves @3noracha @leadchan @binsual rules: answer 20 questions and then tag 20 people you want to get to know better! (ps: you are not obligated to answer every question and please let me know if you don’t want to be tagged in the future! 💫)
i know that it originally wasn’t the 20 questions tag, but it seemed very similar so i’ll just assume it was derivative of it and incorporate a few questions in 👉🏻👈🏻
first name: karen nicknames: kare, karebears, larne, coffee bean, bean, laren, and as per usual i feel like i’m forgetting some 🥺  height: 5′6.5 age: old 19 zodiac: aries nationality: chinese canadian 🙆‍♀️❤️ languages spoken: mandarin chinese, english, and french hair colour: dead naturally black with overly grown out highlights at the ends favourite fruit: strawberries, peaches, and mangoes! favourite season: fall or spring favourite flowers: roses and baby breaths! 💐 favourite animal: pandas, bunnies, penguins!!!!, cats, and dogs favourite scents: cinnamon, coffee, and fruity scents favourite fictional character: coraline, alice, and newt! favourite tv show: sherlock, avatar the last airbender, ouap, spn, the flash, pll, no game no life, one piece, ohshc, etc etc etc. favourite colour: peachy pink or red are you a dog or cat person: how dare you ask me that question, i love both. coffee, tea or hot chocolate: i’m a coffee person, but i’m always down for all three ☕️ dream trip: honestly anywhere would be the dream, as long as there’s good food, good company, and a lovely environment, i’m down for it. possibly vancouver, europe, or asia but i can’t handle the humidity so gotta plan around that ~~ random fact: i highkey want to start a youtube channel once i graduate since my program teaches a lot of aspects of that lifestyle; one of my class’ final assignment is to create something so my friend and i are thinking of starting a review channel where we’ll go through a few mvs and analyze their filmography, plot, aesthetic, and all that jazz
take care my adorable little sugar puffs, i hope you had a pleasant weekend 🌟 thank you for being such awesome little fairies and being you; always brightening my dashes and my days. you deserve the whole freaking world and more! 💌💖
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if minho was about to be from daegu i was gonna scream
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#Repost @wj89s ・・・ 7 Korean Actors That Have Great Senses When They Pick Dramas If you have been in the K-Drama community for a while, you will have heard some fans debating about how some actors have a great sense when it comes to picking dramas. Sometimes, the debate can go quite controversial too by saying that some great actors are under-rated because they do not have a good sense of choosing projects. One thing is for sure, choosing a good drama is important in an acting career. A Korean media chose 7 actors that have great senses in choosing their dramas and that always have popularity. You can be sure that with these actors, the drama’s ratings will go high. 1- Lee JongSuk Lee JongSuk is one of the 20s and 30s actors with the most impressive filmography. He has acted in dramas such as “School 2013”, “I Can Hear Your Voice”, “Doctor Stranger”, “Pinocchio”, “W”, “While You Were Sleeping”, and more. 2- Seo HyunJin 3- Lee MinHo 4- Park SeoJoon 5- Park BoYoung 6- Park BoGum 7- Park ShinHye Park ShinHye shows perfect chemistry with many top male stars. She appeared in dramas such as “You’re Beautiful”, “The Heirs”, “Pinocchio”, “Doctors”, and “Memories of the Alhambra”. The current drama “Memories of the Alhambra” has great ratings. Cr.https://www.kpopmap.com/7-korean-actors-that-have-great-senses-when-they-pick-dramas/ #박신혜 #ParkShinHye #朴信惠 #パク・シネ‬ @ssinz7 # ∧❤∧ @jongsuk0206 ∧❤∧ #이종석 #leejongsuk #李钟硕  #イジョンソク #withJS  #jongsuk #actorleejongsuk #jongsuk0206 https://www.instagram.com/p/BrTW5I7AKtN/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=9aittcld7sfr
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minhoinator · 5 years
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it’s the acting compilation now! 
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모든 제우스 우박 !
[ MAIN VERSE BREAKDOWN ] ⌦ ━ ⌠ b a s i c s ⌡ ; 
➻ ⋮ legal name: choi minho  ➻ ⋮ greek name: fedor marcos* ➻ ⋮ alias: flaming charisma.   (tenderheart / bambi) ➻ ⋮ education: arts & film major,   (doing his master’s degree). ➻ ⋮ company: sm entertainment. ➻ ⋮ date of birth: 12-09-91. ➻ ⋮ age: twenty five.   ➻ ⋮ height: 184 (6'1"). ➻ ⋮ weight: 190 pounds. ➻ ⋮ pet(s): turtle (raphael). ➻ ⋮ sibling(s): choi minseok.  ➻ ⋮ birth place: unknown** (public thinks it to be incheon) ➻ ⋮ ethnicity: korean (mother)        ***         greek god (father) ➻ ⋮ roommate: lee jinki. (leader) ➻ ⋮ sexual orientation: pansexual. ➻ ⋮ relationship status: single,   (not actively seeking). ➻ ⋮ pronouns: he/him. ➻ ⋮ zodiac: sagittarius. ➻ ⋮ alignment: good neutral. ➻ ⋮ scar(s): over his left cheek. ➻ ⋮ instrument(s): piano & drums. ➻ ⋮ roles(s): visual,             main rapper,             sub vocalist. ➻ ⋮ currently learning: french. ➻ ⋮ fluent languages: latin                                    korean,                                      english,                                    japanese. 
⌦ ━ ⌠ t e m p e r a m e n t ⌡ ; {+} kind, helpful, eager to please, friendly, loyal, overly affectionate, outgoing, extremely energetic, willing to try new things, playful, has a good sense of humor, enjoys doting on others. {-/+} playful behavior can be often mistaken for flirting, hard to read, judgmental. {-} gullible, victim to mood swings, empathetic (tends to beat himself up over being unable to help), reserved before he’s comfortable with someone, dense at times, appears annoyingly clingy on occasion, tad possessive of his loved ones, rather impulsive, stubborn at times, bottles up negative feelings. ⌦ ━ ⌠ m e d i c a l ⌡ ;   his speech impediment causes a thick lisp that he tries his best to suppress. he finds this embarrassing and it’s one the main reasons he fears singing for more two verses at a time. when acting, he carries around a cork to clench in between his teeth to help enunciate words so that they are clearly heard. he has an allergy to the sun (known as the photic sneeze reflex) and all sources of  bright light and he will start sneezing when in contact with it, hence his constant usage of sunglasses. he damaged his bronchial tubes because of his constant sneezing. it took him nine years to tell his own members that his loud sneezes was because of an allergy so it’s not something he shares with everyone. he was born with an abnormally fast metabolism and he struggles to maintain his weight which is one reason he eats a lot to try and make up for it. despite his love to sleep, his endurance level is always at a high and helps him endure 26+ hours of work with little to no rest in between. he grew up with self-destructive tendencies due to his inferiority complex that he constantly battles when things don’t go his way. (i.e: hitting his temples when angry).
⌦ l i k e s ; ↪ poetry. ↪ movies.   ↪ marvel. ↪ reading. ↪ jogging. ↪ overeating. ↪ exercising. ↪ photography. ↪ filmography. ↪ oversleeping. ↪ late night drives. ↪ playing video games.
⌦ d i s l i k e s ; ↪ bullying. ↪ littering. ↪ leftovers. ↪ gossiping. ↪ messy places. ↪ pushy people. ↪ being lied to. ↪ arguments/harsh words. ↪ passive aggressive behavior. ⌦ s p o r t s ; (all have been mastered) ↪ soccer. ↪ boxing. ↪ golfing. ↪ fencing. ↪ baseball. ↪ volleyball. ↪ basketball. ↪ swimming. ↪ ice skating. ↪ high jumping. ↪ horseback riding.   ➻ ⋮ lucky number for sports gear is 10 & 99. 
[ SIDE VERSE, AU FACTOR : SAME MUSE \ DOUBLE!LIFE ] ━ ⌠ his (brief) backstory ⌡ : unbeknownst to minho, he was born as half god - half human. the son of hermes and lee yoojung. he grew up thinking that choi yunkyum, former soccer prodigy and his greatest role model, was his biological father. it wasn’t until he turned seventeen, that he started to see and notice things out of the ordinary. he could visit people’s dreams. his abundance in newfound strength was uncontrollable at times. he found himself easily persuading people to blindly bend at his will. he knew answers to questions on subjects he never studied before. confused and disorientated, he drilled his mother and father with endless questions after a freak accident that occurred in school where his strength was put to the test and it led to a few classmates getting injured. the missing pieces of his parents “fabricated” story started coming together after he was visited by his biological father, hermes, in his dreams. not wanting anything to do with this new information given to him, he pledged to live free of messing with his enhanced abilities in fear of hurting his loved ones, or worse – exposing himself to the public. unlike his father hermes, minho(marcos) wanted to live a normal life. a life without meddling with other people’s affairs. but, when it suits him most, he uses his abilities to make things easier on him, like taking advantage of freely being able to pass through the underworld when he’s interested to speak with deceased criminals to help aid his countless research papers for school; as he was keen on maintaining an honest narrative, in all aspects of his life.   side note: unless he’s told your muse about his past, his enhanced abilities, or his biological father, he’s to be considered a “semi-gen” idol – so that those (oc muses) who attend university, or have mystical powers of their own can speak to him freely, as well as other gen or “semi-gen” idols. it’s free for all, honestly.
━ ⌠ body modifications ⌡ : > : (left) ear // (x) helix piercing, and standard lobe. > : right ear // (x) industrial piercing, and inner conch.  ( + will be updated if he gets even more body mods ) – ━ ⌠ his place of residence⌡ : ⌦ ━  visual aid below. kitchen            :     (x) bedroom         :     (x) bathroom        :     (x) living room      :     (x) – ━ ⌠ his (godly) abilities ⌡ : > a patron of health: sleep, healing, and dreams. > a patron of roads: considered the savior of travelers. > a patron of astronomy: and by extension, mathematics.  > a patron of herds: protector of herds and agriculture in general. > a patron of scholars: noted for intelligence, powers of persuasion.  > a patron of speed: traveling by air, or ground – at unnatural speeds. > a patron of youth: representing the ideal form of  greek youthfulness.  > a patron of glamour: used to hide (body mods) during idol schedules. 
( not all of these powers are fully harnessed or powers he, himself, even knows about ) –
━ ⌠ his (godly) attire ⌡ : > a pair of winged sandals and a kerykeion: a gold wand that is depicted as having two snakes and/or two feathers wrapped around the ends. It depends on his mood. – ━ ⌠ his (godly) hobby ⌡ : > when he’s not busy performing his duties as a fellow SHINee member, he takes part of the annual (olympian) athletic competitions coined: hermaia.  >  he also enjoys visiting hospitals to (secretly) heal dying patients in order to give them a second chance at life.
` final note: everything listed under the main verse are true facts (except the change of birth & second name) which is why *** were used and everything listed under the side verse is fictional for the sole purpose of roleplaying and is subject to change at any time.  : preferred writing styles are as follows : (( detailed action ! (( third person para ! (( + novella // only for threads that WON’T be dropped !
(… will update as character development takes place) 
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[ENG -TRANS] MINHO -ELLE MAY ISSUE 2019
"More than anything, I am also grateful for the fact that I am a SHINee member."
Are you counting down to the D-Day of your enlistment.
No. I do have a heart of wanting to enlist faster. Rather than me thinking about this and that because of the free time I have, I think that it would be better for me to face it.
You seem to prefer moments when things come gushing to you all at once.
Percentage-wise, it is. I feel more at ease when I have(many)things to work on. It could be because of the inertia I had over the period of time, there are times when I get rather disordered if I am going through a hiatus (/away from a long period of time). Recently, unlike during my early 20s, I have gotten a lot of time for myself, for my hobbies and for me to enjoy the relationship I have with people around me. I have familiarized myself with the method of resolving stress through exercising too.
Daily exercise too, is a method of cure.
Even though the essence of life may be different after meeting people at soccer or basketball gatherings but in the end, I think I am still living with the similar worries that I am hugging onto. If dissatisfaction, worries, and stress get built up, I might end up appearing unpleasant that’s why, even on days that I am tired, if I go out and meet people, it helps. That heart (all that is built up) disappears a little if I try to resolve it one by one.
It’s good that there’s a sense of rhythm in your words of solving them one by one, calm and orderly.
I think that I have spent a 20s that was packed with various experiences as I correspondingly engage in relations with many people with me starting to work earlier than my peers. I think it’s the activities that I was busily moving for and amongst that too, the part that I work hard in trying to look back at myself was what created a good synergy in my life.
If there’s a keyword that led the packed life of your 20s.
We all feel worn out regardless of the things we do, don’t we. For me, I have a motto that even when I feel worn out, I would gain more strength, wanting to make the surrounding atmosphere brighter, to do well in my work with a smile. There’s a lot of effort being put in too but the influence my parents have is greater than anything else.
Your solo song ‘I’m Home’ holds the emotion of unfillable loneliness despite living in a glamorous and busy life.
No matter who, everyone would have the time when they feel lonely and solitary so I chose this song wanting to tell them to overcome those times well. I think it can be a form of consolation as well as a form of a gift. Honestly, I was doubtful thinking whether “Can I release a solo song.” Not only SHINee’s activities but I have also consistently participated in productions as an actor and those times were really enjoyable for me that I thought that I must continue on. Just nice at the right timing, I was able to meet with a good song and I thought that if it’s this song, I would like to try. I am glad that many fans are able to empathize with it.
Was the acting career that you wish to continue with, originally a dream of yours?
(Being an) Actor was my dream right from the beginning. I came to debut as a singer first as I was training as an SM Entertainment trainee. I am the type to work hard in whatever work that was given to me so when my debut was being confirmed, I just went all out. I was working hard without looking back and at some point, I became SHINee’s Minho. There were times that I was confused if this path was good or not for me who was dreaming of becoming an actor but thinking about it now, I think it was a very good process. The various experiences and the love that I received really gave me lots of strength. More than anything, I am also grateful for the fact that I am a SHINee member.
The movie ‘Derailed’ that you took on the role of the runaway-fam leader, ‘Jinil’ for, left a deep impression in me when I watched it recently. It’s different from the productions you have all the while chosen.
I am the kind to find a character more charming when it has lots of different points with me. Of course, I am enjoying the characters that reflect the usual me too. <Derailed> was a production that I really wanted to do but also at the same time, felt the most burden and worried for. At first, I was worried ‘What if my company is against it’ but rather than that, they gave me the support that made me gained a sense of responsibility and a positive strength to do well. I was just simply thinking that it would be good to have a production like this in my filmography and going forward, I had the heart, wanting to break the prejudice of my image too. Even though it’s the audience part to think about how they are going to absorb this, personally, it was a goal to show them that ‘There’s this new side of me in me too.’
Looking at the productions like ‘Canola,’ ‘Inrang’ and etc. you seem to have an interest in small but impactful roles too.
If one is an actor in their 20s, they would probably have the desire, wanting to work in productions with good senior actors and directors. There wouldn’t be anything else better than an opportunity to be able to meet with experienced seniors while one is in this current phase where we are stacking things calm and orderly, one by one. Honestly, I really like going to the sites. I learned lots of things from the staffs that were located here and there at the filming site through a variety of elements.
Heard that the movie that is waiting for its premiere <Battle of Jangsari> (working title) is actually a sequel to <Operation Chromite>?*
I myself too didn’t know that there was such a true story up till when I received the script for the movie this time. It was a movie drawn by the Battle of Jangsa that was added in order for the Battle of Inchon to succeed and I took on the role of a student soldier commander Choi Sungpil. He might look extremely cold and act like he is strong on the outside but because he is, more than anyone else, a young boy on the inside, I had lots of affection for it. I heard that there were student soldiers who participated in this battle and survived and with that, I was able to be even more immersed in the production. I could feel it while thinking that ‘Ah, so this is the power that a true story gives’ and my heart was immediately drawn to it. Also, because it’s a war movie, I had to film it while risking my own life. Even though it was one movie that was being filmed but I would like to express it as ‘I fought in a war.’
*<Operation Chromite> is the movie made from the story behind the real ‘Battle of Inchon’
You felt like you have fought a war.
There were lots of action scenes too and I also had a sense of feeling that I couldn’t not do well here. I think I took it as if I was fighting a war throughout the filming because I really wanted to deliver the real scene well.
Did you foresee this production as the last movie you are going to appear in before your enlistment.
Even though I did think of whether “Would I be able to do another production if time allows,’ the thought of it being the last one was big(ger)/huge. That’s why I gave all that I could. I really like the chemistry with Director Gwak Kyungtaek too. He gave me a clear direction for me to express my character well and I am also grateful that he gave a calm judgment in order for me to focus only on acting when I am acting.
I think that with the more experience gained, the more passion is being fired up.
I think that synergy is only there when a sense of trust is starting to form between the director and the actor. I had that kind of trust with the director and through the process of accepting each other’s proposal pleasantly, I think that’s how a good production was achievable.
<Operation Chromite> had Liam Neeson acting in it and <Battle of Jangsari> would have Megan Fox appearing. Did you have any point of contact with her.
Even though she doesn’t have a scene that overlaps with mine, I still got the chance to greet her. I was able to feel the aura of a Hollywood actor at the filming site. The director told her about me so she looked up on the internet and said ‘Cutie boy’…
A question that can finally be asked now. Why the Marines
There were 2 reactions on me enlisting into the Marines. It was exactly half-half of ‘Why did you do that vs It’s so like you.’ Even though I am enlisting later than my peers, I applied thinking that ‘Wouldn’t I be able to serve the Marines too.’ I am thinking that wouldn’t there be a point that I can change myself on my own as I focus on the time that I am giving my all to train at a place that is totally separated from things that I am doing right now. I think that it’s good for me to return after going through my military life handsomely with no regrets and I also think that it’s a chance for me to express my sincerity to the public.
Seems like it’s triggering a sense of competitiveness.
Hmm, it isn’t that I did not regret after I got accepted (laughs). With a worried heart, I thought ‘Oh, why did I do that?’ ‘Well, I have no choice now’ and did fell asleep like that too.
There’s an expression saying that when an athlete leaves the field, their body would cool off
There are also sayings about ‘dropping in form.’ That’s why the expression ‘Pulling up the form’ is also being used. I too, have to pull up my form before I reappear on stage again. If I do my best in the time ahead, I think it will naturally be pulled up.
You are going to greet 30 in the military.
That’s right. People who know me, do cheer on me, telling me that “Go and return well, you can do it.” This (period of) time might rather be of help to me. The same thing for my career in the future too.
It could be a period of time where one would think a lot but rather, I can feel a sense of simplicity in your mind.
I want to go through the training well and discharge handsomely with a firm mindset. I am thinking of nothing else but that. Wouldn’t time pass quickly like that? Even though there are those kinds of saying. Those that say even though time passes fast for people who are outside, it passes slowly for those who are inside (laughs)…
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Choi Minho filmography: 1/?
The Pianist  ↠ Oh Jero
“Did you major in piano?
“No. I just play when I’m bored… “
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