Interview - Im Joo Hwan “Jo In Sung Hyung, Sent Me a Text Message Out of the Blue”

Source: Tvreport.co.kr

Translated by Cookingdramas

Note: (*) means I’m unsure of translation

Actor Im Joo Hwan revealed his closeness with Jo In Sung.

On the morning of December 2nd, while Im Joo Hwan received an interview from TV Report talking about the recently ended SBS daily drama “Ugly Alert”, he also answered a question about Jo In Sung with a smile.

Previously, Im Joo Hwan mentioned that he once consulted with Jo In Sung about choosing to take part in ‘Ugly Alert’.  From Jo In Sung’s advice, he gained a lot of courage and determination to take part in this drama.

On this day, he started by saying “Jo In Sung Hyung sent me text messages out of the blue saying things like, ‘ (I’m) watching closely ’, ‘Lately, what are you up to?’I was taken by surprise (because) at that time I received the text messages, I was going through a hard time (I think he means a ‘hard time’ deciding’)

“Not a while back, on the phone he said ‘you’re doing good’. There was a scene where Gong Jin Joo (Kang Byul) found out about Joon Soo’s hard past, and then she woke me up while I was asleep and talked to me, and we cried together.  On the phone he said (to me) ‘Good job. I’m also learning from you’ and I appreciated that.”

In particular, Im Joo Hwan revealed his personal thought towards Jo In Sung.

“(Jo) In Sung Hyung’s words can make one feel ‘tense’.Although he may seem like the scary type, I feel he has the ability to see through everything. I don’t see him as ‘Jo In Sung, Korea’s top star’. ***He is a laid-back person who is concerned/interested about my matters (?) To his ‘siblings’ (as in those younger than him…those that call him “Hyung”), he really gives off a warm feel.”

Besides Jo In Sung, Im Joo Hwan also frequently meets up with actors Song Joong Ki, Lee Kwang Soo and others. “Before (Song) Joong Ki entered the military, we met up and talked about one topic for 3 hours. We continuously talked in-depth and exchanged thoughts about acting.

On the other hand, Im Joo Hwan passionately played out the role of Gong Joon Soo in ‘Ugly Alert’. He played the role of a man who made sacrifices for his siblings after his parents remarried.

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*** (this part I got stuck on so badly. Something about Jo In Sung giving ’a lot of exclamation points (느낌표)!? Yeah…so I translated that to the best of my ability…but I still don’t know what it means TT_TT) 

Joo Hwan sshi has a lot of interviews coming out and I really want to translate them all, but for now…I shall go back to studying…