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Day 28: JG's best outfit

This promotion picture for FoE. I just love the blazer and monochrome look on him. So mature and refined.

Day 29: 3 attractive points about Joon Gi

1) He's hot lol

2) I love his work ethics

3) His relationship with kids. He makes me want to be a mother 

Day 30: Something that you want to say personally to him

I know that you want to get along with everyone and carry the weight. But it will wear you out. Please take some time for yourself. 

Day 26: LJG cool or hot?

I would say both. Recent Allure photoshoot and his actions scenes in drams can back me up 😉

Day 27: the moment when you find him cute

when he interact with child actors. He makes me want to become a mother 😅

CONGRATULATIONS ON WINNING TWO AAA!!!

On 11/19/2020 at 10:19 PM, bluepebbles said:

He looks so fine

My heart stopped when I saw that photoshoot  JG as moody modern vampire when???

Day 25: Words that remain in your memory (feat JG)

his monologue at the end of Time between Dog and Wolf

time between dog and wolf monologue

(Why can't I insert video in the post??? )

Day 24: A song that you wish JG would sing for you

I don't really know korean songs. And he used to cover english songs before so...

Day 22: The youtube content that you want to see: 

I want to see him talk about breakdown on action scenes, or martial arts that he has learned. 

Day 23: Your favorite Joon Gi hairstyle

The one from his Arena Magazine photoshoot 

Day 20: The 1st project of JG that you saw: My Girl 

Day 21: The season that suits JG best: I would say summer because he looks best with casual shirts imo 

Day 17: if someone said LJG, first thing it makes you think of - either his face or his acting. For me, he's one of the top actors that has both good looks and skills.

Day 18: when is JG taking the most painstaking care? - probably the way he built relationship with his fellow actors, especially the children.

Day 19: A time when you dreamed of JG: I dreamed about voting for him in chaedol app 

On 10/25/2020 at 12:47 AM, bluepebbles said:

@chibipuffin there are a few of my JG's pictorial faves but this one for now: his radiant smile will definitely cheer you up 

 

 

Spoiler

 

Lee Joon Gi’s Arena Homme+ November 2020 Issue Interview - Eng translation.

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Huge thanks to Chris once again for translating this interview . 

 

 

A genre called Lee Joon Gi.

“I guess it’s stupid to separate Lee Joon Gi the actor from Lee Joon Gi the human being, especially for someone like you who identifies himself with his work, right?” Lee Joon Gi answers, “Yes,” as if I asked the obvious question. “Lee Joon Gi as a human being alone is bored and lonely.” We met an actor who loves his job as an actor so much, and who knows how to play a brilliant orchestral piece with his staff.

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Q. There’s something peculiar about your eyes. You hear that a lot, don’t you?

JG - Yes. In the past, I thought of them (my eyes) as a drawback. When I started out, people preferred big eyes with double eyelids. Small, slanted eyes like mine weren’t popular. I think I might have contributed to the popularity of monolids. Hahaha.

 

Q. Do you like your eyes?

JG - I do. I love how I get to control them delicately. The uniqueness of my eyes can make my performance over-the-top or emotionally monotonous. That’s why I have to be more delicate. When I handle this uniqueness delicately and use it for a more multilayered performance, it can be more effective than any other means of expression.

 

Q. I asked my junior, a fan of yours, what makes actor Lee Joon Gi so attractive, and she said, “He acts with everything he has on his face – facial expressions, muscles, wrinkles. I thought about it and she was right.

JG – Hahaha. Those who watch my work repeatedly post video clips of those small things they found in my performance. But it wasn’t something I did deliberately. It’s not like, I am going to twitch my right eyebrow twice, or I’m going to move the crease under my left cheek just a little. I can’t make things like that happen. They’re all made possible thanks to the help of the director, production staff, and my co-stars, who help me get immersed into an emotion that I feel at a given moment. Those kind of facial expressions can only come out when I’m fully immersed in my role.

 

Q. Is it out of courtesy that you give credit to others, or you are just that type of person?

JG – There are some actors who focus solely on their own characters. For me, though, I get energy from turning the workplace into a playground. Having a heart-to-heart, offering and sharing different ideas with others is important to me. It’s like, when I find myself headed in the wrong direction, I can turn to others to find the right direction. I start a day by approaching someone first when they find it hard to approach me, lifting their spirits, and greeting everyone cheerfully. Because only that way can I really enjoy the day.

 

Q. You said hi and were so friendly to everyone, even the staff you’d never met before when you walked into the studio.

JG – Some people love it, but some feel bothered. I often get told, ‘Please sit still.’ Hahaha. Like I’m some beagle or something, I run around after camera crew or lighting crew. When I play around like that, the staff usually find out what part of this actor (Joongi) they want to capture on camera that day. At the end of the day, I should take initiative and be proactive first to make everyone more productive. To me, having that kind of attitude is most important.

 

Q. You’re right on point, but it’s so rare to see actors put getting along with others first. Why do you do that?

JG – You cannot give a perfect performance in every project you do. You always end up with some regrets. Your work may be loved by people, or it may not. But I think at least those who work with me and stay closer to me than I’m to my own family for over half a year – they should find it fun and rewarding to work with me. I really love being on set. I hope everyone who works with me takes home great memories from working on the project with me.  

 

Q. You care so much for your fans. It’s rare to see an actor holding fan meets like concert tours.

JG – I enjoy performing in front of my fans. I sing and dance, but of course I can’t be as good as a pro musician. It just makes me feel happy planning, preparing, staging a show for my fans, and getting a positive response from them. Now I can’t hold fan meets because of COVID-19, so I recently started doing Instagram lives. (The latest one) I went on for about two hours. I was actually stopped by my little sister, who sat next to me and kept saying, please stop. Had she not stopped me, I would have gone on all night.

 

Q. I think you just have it in you. You would have made a successful idol.

JG – I feel empty after finishing a project. I’m back to ‘0’ once I leave that space where I had so much fun daily working with people towards one shared goal, and once I say goodbye to them. That’s why when I meet my fans before I start a new project, I feel like ‘I am alive.’ It’s not like I want to show off my dancing or singing skills. Hahaha.

 

Q. Why do you love people so much?

JG – I love people and I need people. All my life I always mingle with people around me and those moments of mingling make me who I am. I guess you can call these ‘links.’ These links guide me, awaken me, and stimulate me. In private, I talk a lot with people. At first we talk about what’s going on in our lives, then end up having some debates. After I have a drink with them, I always get a hoarse voice the next day. I much prefer reading people to books. I love seeing how people have different thoughts and lives.  

 

Q. What kind of person are you curious about?

JG – Everyone. Everyone’s life is special and new. Lives can be similar, but there is no such thing as identical lives. There must be lives that I have never imagined. The place where I can most quickly read and hear people’s thoughts is the set. I learn a lot just by observing those people. It also provides a good ingredient for my acting work.

 

Q. You get lonely easily, don’t you?

JG – That’s right. I did the MBTI test the other day. Mine was an INFP and no one believed it. Haha. That’s why I try to communicate a lot. I get rid of my loneliness by interacting with my fans and people around me.

 

Q. Lee Joon Gi was an exceptionally shy child… Were you?

JG – Hahaha. I don’t have the faintest idea who took the photo! I don’t even know why my father stood his child up on his hands. After that photo became a meme, I asked my father about it, and he said, I would stand right up when he had me standing on his hands. That photo predicted the future of Gong-gil, the tightrope walking clown in King and the Clown. I wasn’t a very hard-working student, hung out with only a small set of friends, and was a quiet and introverted kid at both home and school. In high school, I joined the broadcasting club and would read passages from books. I felt like conveying something with my voice filled the inside of me. Then, in my third (senior) year of high school, I watched this play Hamlet and made up my mind to become an actor. At 20, I moved to Seoul from Busan. I became more extroverted making a living as an actor. It was fate and it was a blessing.

 

Q. You often do wild genre pictures or action packed historical dramas. Do those projects come to you, or do you actually pursue them?

JG – I get a lot of offers [in those genres]. I get told I’m an actor best suited for those genre pictures and historical dramas. I also end up choosing such projects when I search for something that I find interesting. On top of that, I want to do more action performances while I’m physically capable. It’s so fun using my own body.

 

Q. Why do directors want you to play a character who has a sad backstory, overcomes hardships, goes through an awakening, and grows stronger? What kind of duality do they see in you?

JG – It’s been like that since King and the Clown. Directors want to bring out some feelings at extremes in me. Director Kim Chul Gyu, of Flower of Evil, told me he was curious about the duality in me, and director Lee Joon Ik (King and the Clown) told me ‘I feel ‘sorrow’ when I see you.’ I guess that’s why I was able to beat out 3,000 others [in my audition for the role of Gong-gil]. Come to think of it, I think I have this look of extremes. People tell me that when I laugh or lift up people’s spirits, I look like the happiest person, but sometimes I look like I am carrying all the weight (worries) of the world. When those things overlap, something comes out that is unique to me. I’m grateful to hear all that. When someone asks me ‘What kind of actor do you want to be?’ I answer, ‘An actor that always keeps people curious.’ Because it means people wonder what lies beneath [my] face of duality.

 

Q. When you work on similar genre pictures, what effort do you make to show a different side of you?

JG – People I work with on set are my first viewers. I should trust them and keep all the possibilities I have wide open. I cannot find solutions on my own. I leave everything up to those who know about the set I’m on, the story and the character in the project I work on. Then I gradually start to grasp [their meanings] little by little. That’s how I work. In the end, it’s Lee Joon Gi who does the acting, so my performance inevitably shows what makes me ‘Lee Joon Gi.’ That’s why I try not to miss a single thing the director and the staff say. Once I miss it, I will end up just repeating the same kind of performance.

 

Q. Have you ever experienced mannerisms (*Koreans use ‘mannerism’ to indicate old habits that make you feel you’re stuck in a rut)

JG – I think every actor is afraid to become a parody of themselves. This was when I reunited with director Kim Jin-min for Lawless Lawyer, whom I had worked with on Time between Dog and Wolf. Since the previous drama was a huge success, I worried what if I could not surpass ‘Lee Joon Gi’ back then? I was afraid I might not be able to enjoy this job any more. I remember meeting one of my co-stars Choi Min Soo. He was working on some craft in his studio, with eyeglasses on. He said, “Oh you’re here. Have a seat.” Then he said, “You look like you’re stranded in a desert.” As if he’d seen right through me. He told me about what he’d been like when he was my age. Later on, he told me, “Keep up the good work. You’re doing a great job. You’re becoming more and more like a wolf.” What he told me gave me confidence.

 

Q. Can Lee Joon Gi, as he is now, ever outdo Lee Joon Gi as he was in the past? It’s really a tough question to ask yourself.

JG – If you are just doing the very basics of your job while your creative sensibility has gone numb, then you are seriously in trouble. Of course, I’ve lived as an actor long enough, so I can do basic expressions easily, but I should not act like a mere technician. Am I as fiercely committed as I was before? I think it’s the kind of problem facing everyone – not just actors. Don’t you ask yourself the same kind of question when you do your job? No matter what kind of job we do, we all should always keep trying hard to make ourselves new.

 

Q. You’re such a skilled action performer as well. Why do you try not to use stunt doubles?

JG – Action performance is acting as well. It’s not just about fist fights. You have to keep the continuity of emotions between scenes in mind. When you’re asked, ‘Why do you need an action scene here?’ or ‘Why does this person fight so desperately?’ You should be able to answer it. When you do your own stunts, the camera never stays away from you. When you do, you don’t need a full (wide) shot of you, or a shot of you from behind, or fragmentary shots of you. But of course, it’s up to you. For me, I do my own stunts because I love taekwondo, jiu jitsu, muay thai, and boxing and I love using my body. You shouldn’t get too greedy and do more than you can handle.

 

Q. I hear you have a lot of ‘scars of honor’ on your body

JG – My legs are full of small scars. I get fractures, tears, bruises all the time. But doing action is always fun and thrilling. While there are exhilarating action performances, like knocking people out with a single blow, coming from actors with a bulked-up physique like Ma Dong Seok, I am the type of actor who should come up with different kinds of movements, sharp and precisely-controlled, which help me get out of a situation I’m in. That’s why I have to constantly match movements with my co-stars. I work with my martial arts director to do that.

 

Q. Maybe you’ll become Korea’s Tom Cruise someday.

JG – I really admire him as an actor. He’s 58, yet he still does all those amazing stunts himself. Recently, he went to the space station to film his movie. He’s such an admirable person no matter what genre he works in.

 

Q. You look so excited talking like that. How satisfied are you with your job?

JG – 100%.

 

Q. How can you love your job so much?

JG – You take ‘Actor Lee Joon Gi’ away from me, Lee Joon Gi the human being is just so dull. It may sound like a cliché, but when I play a character in a new project, I get to live a different, new life. Also, it’s an indescribable feeling having this sense of achievement, thrills, and sense of fulfilment I feel when I realize I am making a contribution to a project, right in the heart of it, with everyone running towards one shared goal.

 

Q. You really are so hard-working.

JG – Because it’s so fun.

 

Q. You do all this because it’s just fun?

JG – I wouldn’t work as hard if I didn’t think it’s fun. You can’t enjoy it if you think of it as just work. I work hard at having fun.

 

Q. What does acting mean to Lee Joon Gi?

JG – At first, I thought I had to read a lot of books and study a lot. Starting with the Stanislavski method, I learned about monologues and various other techniques as I studied acting. I failed so many times I was almost ashamed of myself, and I did a lot of physical and emotional training as well. But I realized that acting is not about standing up there alone and hypnotizing other people, but about having everyone come together and play in harmony like an orchestra. To me, acting is like an orchestra.

 

Q. I’m curious. If a person is so attached to their job like you, they have their own desires so they easily find themselves clashing with others in their collaborative process. What’s your secret to achieving harmony, even though you have such enthusiasm for and pride in your craft?  

JG – This is something actors talk about a lot when having a drink together. Hahaha. Every actor has their own style. Some actors stick with method acting, bringing this energy as if to say, ‘I will get rid of whatever that gets in the way of my performance.’ At first, I also learned acting like that, but through experience, I realized that this is about a ‘community’s work’ and you need to create harmony in that process. Sometimes, I also want to do things my way and get angry, but that should not break the balance. There’s always something I can learn from people who have different thoughts. It’s about having a diverse group of people coming together and creating. I also have this sense of responsibility as an actor in creating harmony.

 

 

Q. Éric Rohmer (French filmmaker) once said cinema is the ‘art of rejection’ because when you make a movie, you have to choose only one take (for one scene). Suppose that actor Lee Joon Gi has this one type of performance in mind, but the director instructs you to do it differently. What would you do?

JG – You get so many takes and so many shots (cuts) on set. Some of them get tossed out, some get a new life, and some get switched up and re-arranged in a different order. When I have something I definitely want to try, I make a suggestion. I go up to the director and say, ‘I would like to film this in case we need spare shots. You don’t have to use it, but isn’t it better for us to have as many sources as possible?’ Or I’ll go to the cinematographer and say, ‘What if we have one more of this? Wouldn’t it be much more interesting?’ Or I will go to my co-star and ask, ‘If we film this from a different angle, it will probably show our emotions more effectively. What do you think? Is it okay with you? Okay!’ Then I will try those things. Of course, those takes will probably get tossed out. But it’s different when you actually try those before you toss them out. When one of such takes makes it [in the final edit] later on, nothing feels more thrilling and rewarding.

 

Q. You’re a master of negotiation.

JG – It’s more like badgering. Sometimes the director would say, ‘We’re finished with it. What do you mean, you want to film more?’ Hahaha.

 

Q. Still, it takes a skill to pull that off without annoying them.

JG – If there is anything I want to give another try, then I should be more humble and ask for their understanding. And I am still in that position to do that.

 

Q. Still? It’s been 18 years since your debut, though?

JG – I still have a long way to go. I have so much to do. As I get older, I will have more diverse roles to play, and I will face a time when I start to move down. When I do move to a position where I have to support [other actors], I will have to think hard how to do a good job at it. Because I want to live as an actor for a long, long time.

 

Q. Are there any directors you want to work with in the future?

JG –  I was at this awards ceremony, accepting an award and standing in front of the mic. I saw so many directors and actors sitting right before me. Those are the people I will meet in the future. If I continue to work hard in this job, without causing any trouble, then I might get to work with any of them at least once. It would be an honor if they work with me and perform alongside me. There isn’t any specific person I prefer. It’s about creating new things together. [I don’t have anyone particular in mind] As long as our work together is a new challenge to both of us.

 

Q. What if you reunite with Lee Joon Ik, who directed King and the Clown?

JG – The director told me this: ‘Why work together again? How can I possibly make a better character out of you than Gong-gil? You’re doing a good enough job already. Let’s meet again when you get older.’ When I get older and reunite with director Lee Joon Ik, I also wonder what kind of story we’ll create together. Wonder what it’s going to be like if we meet as the director – who saw potential in me as an emerging actor and helped this actor get etched in the public mind – and me as an older, middle-aged actor. That’s why I have so much to do from now on.

 

Q. I hear you enjoy drinking alone at home after pouring all your passion on set and getting back from work?

JG – In my 20s, I used to prefer hard liquor, but I prefer beer now. That simple refreshing and cool feeling. It’s perfect when I want to feel a sense of achievement after finishing my day’s work. I get to reflect on the day past, or read the script for the next filming day.

 

Q. What beer do you drink?

JG – As you expected, Cass Light. Because I gain weight if I drink beer every day!

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(editor’s note at the back)

I still vividly remember when I first watched movie King and the Clown 15 years ago. When all the women in Korea made multiple trips to the theatre and chanted Lee Joon Gi’s ‘Gong-gil,’ as if they were collectively hallucinating, and burst into tears the moment they heard Lee Sun Hee’s ‘Fate,’ I was one of them. Since then, Lee Joon Gi has soldiered on with his career by playing bold and strong characters in such works as Time between Dog and Wolf and Iljimae, which contrast with Gong-gil, as if he wanted to prove himself that way. Recently, in tough genre pictures like Lawless Lawyer and Flower of Evil, he’s thrown himself into his action performances and poured his heart and soul into his roles, creating a new genre called Lee Joon Gi. This hard-working actor demonstrated professionalism on set for the magazine photoshoot as well. Of course, photographer LESS’s brilliant work, stylist Park Sun Yong’s bold styling, and wild hairstyling and makeup also contributed to the photoshoot. Lee delivered even more amazing facial expressions and poses the more praise he heard on set. Some photos were so gorgeous they sent chills down our spines. We had a hard time choosing the best one, but here is a photo of him leaning slightly to the side and looking like Count Dracula about to turn into a bat.

 

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I ordered the Arena magazine. Can't wait to see those pictures!

I ordered the Arena magazine. Can't wait to see those pictures!

Day 15: Clothed or Unclothed LJG

Both  I accept half clothed too. 

Day 16: Your favorite pictorial/photo layout of LJG

This:

Day 13: A song that makes you think of LJG:

Feel you by Shin Yong Jae 

Day 14: His video that you watch most often:

I can't choose between these two, so I'm just gonna share both of them. They're really good edits of his recent drama.

Day 11: something that JG and I have in common: 

He talked in his insta live about if he was a bother to his colleagues on set. I share that sentiment too. Sometimes I'm a bit brash and said things without thinking twice about it. I'm also difficult to deal with so I'm kind of worried about that.

Day 12: His best character's best line:

I would choose Do Hyun Soo's line in ep 16: " I feel like we each have one foot chained to a post and are running around and around in circle. You run after me only seeing me from behind. And I flee from you because I don't want to you to see me from the front. In the end, neither of us takes a single step forward" 

Day 10: Choose LJG legend

I don't really understand the term. So I'm gonna go with what I understood - what people assume he does. Many people said he has plastic surgery. But I thought he said he didn't? I don't know for sure. I don't really care either way. 

20 hours ago, bluepebbles said:

 

Last time i see him wearing one was in My Girl 

Those dangly earrings looked so good on him! If you look at his ears closely in FoE, you can still see the piercing marks lol. Maybe he can do a historical drama in the future and wear a fringe earring on one side only? Oh well, one can dream 

Day 8: your best saved photo of JG

Day 9: How are you like JG (looks/character)

Nothing. Absolutely nothing at all 

Looks - Nah he looks way better than me, and I'm younger than him.

Character - My man did almost two hours of insta live while I'm panicking over a conference call.

Maybe I should try red ginseng too. I'd love to have some of his energy 

3 hours ago, im0202 said:

I miss FOE... Trying to look for another LJG drama to watch on weekends since I've only seen My Girl and FOE.

Thinking if I should start Scarlet Heart Ryeo although I've seen spoilers for the ending lol. Thoughts?

He has also done thrillers too. You can try criminal minds if you want. Both him and Chae Won starred in that drama.

Day 6 - the variety show you most want to see: The Return of Superman!

Please Joon Gi! get married and have beautiful babies!

Day 7 - Best Role: I'm torn between The King and the Clown and Flower of Evil 

day 5: the best picture of JG from his past: The King and the Clown poster, lol 

Day 4 - The genre that you wished he would do: 

 none, I guess. Or maybe he could play an actual villain next time? I would prefer he played villain like the one that Leonardo Dicaprio played in Django Unchained. Psychological villains like joker/Hannibal are starting to oversaturate the media. If he can play an actual piece of shit that makes people skin crawl with anger, I would be very happy.

Day 3: Your first impression/current impression:

When I first saw him on My Girl, my first thought was Korean guys sure are prettier than most girls. I didn't like him as an actor until Time between Dog and Wolf and Iljimae. Now, he's one of the actors that I will absolutely watch. Even if the drama is unbearable, I would weather through a few episodes for him. (SHR is exception)

I found this article on twitter:

https://www.harpersbazaar.com/tw/celebrity/celebritynews/g33962936/10-things-about-lee-joon-gi/

This is a really comprehensive piece on his career. There's so many things I didn't know about him. The article's in Chinese. But I used Google Translate to read it.

On 9/25/2020 at 3:30 PM, bluepebbles said:

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Are you a newbie , or long time fan of JG? Here's more to spazz about this pure , multi-talented actor !

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Thanks @stroppyse for the translation 

The first picture I've saved of him was...in my closet. I can't attach the picture here. But it's  from My Girl Era with that fringe hair and dangly earings. It was such a look and he rocked it better than anyone else!

5 hours ago, thealterego said:

I'll never get over Flower of Evil and how awestruck I am with Lee Joon Gi's acting.

 

Can anyone suggest Joongi dramas/movies that would be a crime not to watch?

 

 

Try Time between Dog and Wolf. It's one of his early works. It's a revenge thriller and he looked so cute with his squishy cheeks. He also got amnesia in that story too 😅 His role helped him break out of his flower boy image. His co star in that drama is Jo Kyung Ho from Hospital Playlist. 

10 hours ago, abovewalls said:

WHY.IS.THIS.ME?! 

 

I had watched Joseon Gunman, Arang and Scarlet Heart Ryeo- dropped it all after few eps. Don't get me wrong guys, it's just my unhealthy habit watching ongoing dramas, got tired of waiting for the next episodes until I forgot about it. It has nothing to do with his acting or the story. It's just me.  That's why I am so proud of myself now that I able to finished Flower Of Evil (superb story and acting)--- which gave me more to reasons to appreciate him as an actor.

 

Me too actually! He's absolutely my favorite actor. But I haven't watched those three either because 1) the reviews for Gunman are not that good, 2) Arang and Scholar are too cheesy for me, and 3) I can't stand the female lead in Scarlet Heart. Also, I'm not really a fan of skipping worlds/eras trope. So I've never tried it. Although Wang So kept tempting me with his visuals.

13 hours ago, bluepebbles said:

 

Hi !!

 

I also first saw him there but was drawn with the main leads. All I can remember was he looks like a character straight from anime ! 

 

Then he posed this entirely different persona in his succeeding roles, shedding off the flower boy image  

 

Speaking of The King and the Clown, iqiyi is featuring his movie ^^ 

 

 

Thanks! I planned to watch The King and The Clown again this weekend. Fun fact: when my late grandma saw his character on TV, she told me the actress was pretty 😂