Sooyoung, her co-stars Kim Minjung, Oh Jiho, and Kim Seungwoo from her upcoming drama, “The 3rd ”, were featured in the September of “Singles” Magazine. The cast took a photoshoot a interview that their playful and comfortable with each other. The first episode of “The 3rd” will on September 5th at 11PM KST on tvN.
I heard Girls’ Generation’s Yuri and Sooyoung held a birthday party for Kim Minjung. I assume you would have been jealous that she has a fixed member, while the job of actors is a lonely one, always having to move alone.
Kim Minjung: That’s right. Because Girls’ Generation members are close, they visited the set often. It was interesting, and I was jealous thinking about how they could give each other strength.
There are a lot of members who have doubled as actresses, do they give you acting advice, too?
Oh Jiho: Sooyoung is the best at acting.
Now that I think about it, I’ve seen Sooyoung at a theater. If it’s to the point where you go to watch musicals alone, I thought that you were fairly serious about acting. But I learned that your sister is a musical actress?
Kim Seungwoo: Her sister will be making an appearance in the drama, too. She was good at acting. I heard she was in a musical recently, but I didn’t get to see it.
Sooyoung: After the work called ‘King Sejong’ is over, she will be starting ‘Looking For Kim Jongwook’, so come watch that. It’s something that my sister has really been wanting to do for a while.
Kim Seungwoo: Wow. ‘Looking For Kim Jongwook’? Isn’t that a gateway-like musical for stars? Your sister is popular.
Honestly, based on just looks, it would be right for Oh Jiho to do Western medicine, and for Kim Seungwoo to do oriental medicine. (laugh)
Kim Seungwoo: We should have done that. Haha. Because he has a more Western look. He’s Agrippa. It’s hard not being greasy while being this good-looking. It’s Jiho’s strength.
Oh Jiho: I worked under a company in 1998. Someone said I looked greasy as soon as they saw my profile picture.
Kim Seungwoo: It was ’98. I was a star then, paying 700 million won in taxes. (laugh)
Oh Jiho: You do that now, too.
Kim Seungwoo: I’m saying I’ve been doing this for that long. [Translator's note: implying the taxes part was a joke]
Sooyoung: Kim Seungwoo oppa’s comedy concept is ‘acting conceited’. (laugh)
Kim Seungwoo: It’s not acting conceited, but being a distinguished person. (laugh)
All the characters are doctors and only Sooyoung is a musician. Did you not have any sense of alienation? The situation was like the only while everyone was in their superhero costume in the 'Avengers'.
Sooyoung: I was a little jealous of them a doctor's gown. I normally wanted to take on the role of a doctor, but I'm the youngest on , and I come on as a weak character. Also, being wearing doctor's gowns makes me protected, so it.
Kim Minjung: Sooyoung actually stands out the most.
You’re a member that girls like the most out of Girls’ Generation. I thought you had a more laid-back image, but I heard you’re feminine and do a lot of aegyo, too? How did you adjust?
Sooyoung: I had a at the . I'm shy and am the type where it to get close. But my role in the drama is and informally to people I meet . I think the insides are similar .
Kim Seungwoo: You look like you’d be like that though?
Sooyoung: Oh, really? I will take that as you saying that I act well. (laugh)
Kim Seungwoo: I’m friends with Sooyoung on KakaoTalk, and she’s no joke at acting conceited. When I wrote, ‘You’re so pretty,’ on KakaoStory, she said, ‘Hmph. You’re just noticing? I’ve been pretty’. (laugh)
Oh Jiho: She should be like that. The generation where celebrities play innocent saying, ‘I’m not~’ has passed.
Sooyoung has a lot of overseas activities. Did you film the drama amidst all of that?
Sooyoung:There weren’t overseas schedules. The company was considerate in letting me focus on the drama aside from activities. It’s a pre-production. The script was , and because there was time to spare, I was able to focus comfortably. When I saw my receiving pages of scripts like broadcast system [Translator's note: receiving parts of the script close to the actual date, rather receiving script like Sooyoung ] I , '' t think I could like that'. The members who do it under conditions are .
Kim Seungwoo: Don’t be surprised while watching our drama, [surprised at] Sooyoung acting so well.
Is she better than Yoona? She [Yoona] is the member who has become most situated as an actress.
Oh Jiho: From what I’ve seen, [Sooyoung] is better.
Kim Seungwoo: Everyone has their own style when it comes to singing or acting, so it’s not fair comparing them, but Sooyoung was really surprising. When I met Lee Sooman privately, I complimented her, saying she was really good, and he said,‘Sooyoung always acted the best.’
You’re a good senior. Complimenting a co-worker in front of their boss is loyalty.
Kim Seungwoo: I don't have a with Lee Sooman and friends with him personally. I really him to talk because she's so commendable. Because judging her acting is up to the viewers, I that aside, but her posture on was . She wasn’t like idols . She was just trying to focus, but what does know. (laugh) cute would that be.
Oh Jiho: She told me that she’s trying to focus, so not to laugh.
Sooyoung: Oppas and unnies can laugh and immediately focus when filming starts, but I can’t because I’m a beginner. But they keep teasing me before filming. They kept making me laugh, so I was sad I couldn’t focus well that day.
Is the best action scene in this to the point where the two characters grab each other’s collars?
Sooyoung: No. It’s a scene where Oh Jiho oppa pulls medicinal herbs on a cliff. I thought he was filming a sports CF. (laugh)
What order were you all cast?
Kim Seungwoo: Sooyoung was the first. The main male role wasn’t decided on, so while the scenario was being sent around, Sooyoung was still the only one confirmed.
Sooyoung: The I received the script was October of . With the cancellation of work I , I came . I told I would be in it regardless the other actors would be. The scenario was . The drama was normally to before ' Rain' and 'Fashion King', but because didn't as desired, I .
Oh Jiho: The viewer ratings can jump 1% just because of you.
Kim Seungwoo: The goal is 5%.
After hearing the other actors who were cast, what did you think?
Sooyoung: I’m a singer, so I worried more about what the others would think of me. I was really nervous, and I worried about whether I would cause trouble.
Kim Seungwoo: Because Sooyoung has a role that doesn't act directly with me, , 'She acts too .' with Minjung. We aren't in the group to be interested in . I just , because she's who acting, there wouldn't be any hindrances. My concern was on playing the role Jiho has. After that the scenario was Jiho, I said, ‘Do you think he would do that?’ and I was told he immediately did. Who knew he was that free! (laugh)
Oh Jiho has played both manly, charismatic roles and slacking, clumsy roles, but I think an intelligent role is a first.
Sooyoung: He is normally clumsy. He has an unexpected appeal.
Oh Jiho : A doctor is a role that actors want to play, because it's also a boys have when they are . It was a role I as an actor, and because it's a doctor in oriental medicine than one of Western medicine, I felt it suited me.
I heard you panicked during the first shoot, Sooyoung.
Sooyoung:It was difficult adjusting to the equipment. I prepared, and it was a script that I for a long time, but because I was nervous, my acting came out . I panicked, thinking, ' with me?' But they me feel so comfortable, I adjusted . I was of a lot and teased a .
Which Girls’ Generation members have not visited the set yet?
Sooyoung: Hyoyeon, Jessica, and Sunny are the members who have not visited. I have three episodes left. Haha. But the other members bought vitamins and cupcakes, so I was really thankful.
Sooyoung’s Acting Generation
“Something that dramas don't have? Girls' Generation.” That's Kim Seungwoo and Oh Jiho's joke. Kim Seungwoo, with a face, said that Sooyoung's acting was . He also guaranteed that would [by her acting]. While it has become the standard for a drama production crew to cast an idol for audience value, there aren't idols who to build presence amidst of middle-aged actors. With her being a musical actress, she has earnest affection for acting, like her singing.
Before making known as , she already debuted the film “Hello, Schoolgirl”, so didn't ripen in just . While it her acting later her colleagues, “The 3rd ” is a drama that prepared other members' dramas, such as “ Rain” and ”Fashion King”.
In this drama, she acts as the loveable violist, Euijin, who -heartedly follows Oh Jiho's character, Seunghyun, . This role of Euijin, who a lot of aegyo, was unfamiliar to Sooyoung, who she is really shy. “It was adjusting because I was acting a while.” she was able to begin finding her as a member on through the ' affectionate teasing. “What does know to say she's focusing… Haha.” Kim Seungwoo explained what happened on set, implying she’s cute. Oh Jiho added, “She told me not to interrupt her because she has to focus.” Sooyoung reacted as if she were already used to their jokes.
Sooyoung contributed in increasing the in ways acting. Girls' Generation ' encouraging visits on boosted the actors and male morales greatly. They also held for Kim Minjung, who had her birthday the drama shoot. While she is an icon that the already focuses on, as an actress, she is a rookie and the youngest member on . Sooyoung accepted that cheerfully. The reason why she does lonely nervous at all as “rookie actress Choi Sooyoung” and not “'s Sooyoung”, is because of that.
