CELEBRATING THE 15th ANNIVERSARY OF PARK SIHOO-SSI’S “HOW TO MEET A PERFECT NEIGHBOR”!
庆祝施厚君的“遇见完美邻居的方法”第15周年!
Park Sihoo-ssi did an interview after he finished filming the drama “How To Meet A Perfect Neighbor”. This drama was a breakthrough for him turning him from an unknown to a better known.
Read what he had to say during this interview.
Interview with Sports Chosun, 6 October 2007; Courtesy Translation by ParkSihooSsi.com
After 10 years of waiting, the buds have begun to bloom. Park Sihoo came to Seoul from the countryside in 1997 and has already been in the entertainment industry for 10 years. He also went through the ordeal of the production of films he was supposed to appear in being suspended. In all, he had only a few insignificant dramas, ridiculously few, to show on his biography.
However, Park Sihoo recently appeared in SBS drama “How to Meet A Perfect Neighbor” and underwent a 180-degree change in his life, receiving explosive responses from people around him.
“The restaurant lady’s side dish service has changed. As expected, good things that will happen when your face becomes known.”
He smiled shyly and shared the words like a cheerful boy. In addition, Park Sihoo is loved by many female fans in their 20s and 30s through the drama. His nickname is “Charming Man” among his fans. It was not just “Charming Man”, but also various variations such as “a petty charming man,” “a feisty charming man,” and “a muscular charming man.” All of these came about because of Yoo Joonseok in the SBS drama “How To Meet A Perfect Neighbor.”
The narrow-minided “Yoo Joonseok” was lucky for me.
For about 4 months, as he lived the role of the heir of a construction company, Yoo Joonseok, he wore a constant smile on his face. “Although I have played many roles before, none was clearer than this one. time. I have always longed for strong acting skills and the role of Yoo Joonseok was a lucky one.”
When Park Sihoo received the drama script from the writer, his special instruction was nothing more than to “show a sharp leadership style.” For this, Park Sihoo shed off 6kg from his normal weight of 72kg and built a slim body. In addition, he also decided to present the image of Yoo Joonseok as a young man who was neither annoying nor rude.
“As I usually work out for more than two hours a day, losing weight was not difficult. However, I think it took a while to adjust to Yoon Joonseok’s harsh personality in the drama. And as I focused on immersing myself in the role, I couldn’t help but speak rather rudely and was chastised by my seniors many times.” (Laugh)
Another attraction that drew fans to Park Sihoo was his “picture perfect swimsuit body”. For a while, photos of him in a swimsuit were being circulated online, making the hearts of female fans go aflutter.
In response, Park Sihoo smiled shyly, saying, “I have never thought I had a great body. However, I will study the various characters and enjoy exercising by stretching and toning my body. It doesn’t hurt to think I am cool.”
It was a long-awaited role, but I had regrets
Walking the path of an actor, one will have the desire to be called a “good actor”. Park Sihoo also wanted to be called a “skillful actor”.
“Frankly, I felt like my acting was mediocre in my previous work, and I have a lot of regrets. So I worked hard on studying the character in this drama. Maybe that is why at the beginning of the drama, people around me complimented me a lot about my acting. But there were also a lot of criticisms about my acting towards the end of the drama. There was a scene when I tried to hold on to Bae Doona’s heart, weeping as I held her ankles to prevent her from leaving and many viewers thought my acting was awkward.”
“To be honest, acting out love is like a difficult homework assignment for me, as I have been single for a long time. It is a lack of experience. There are things I feel every time I finish a piece of work, but this time, I feel a lot of regrets.”
Actually, I want to act the part of a psycho
What kind of role does Park Sihoo really want to do? He has a desire to play a two-faced character.
“Isn’t the role of the psycho played by Christian Bale in the Hollywood movie “American Psycho” thrilling? A villain who suddenly changed and led a normal life is very attractive. In fact, it really doesn’t match my shy personality. That is why I said it is acting.” (Laugh)
I will go on a short backpacking trip
As he had successfully completed this drama, Park Sihoo smiled brilliantly. He shared his acting philosophy of “never taking on multiple works”.
At the end of the 2006 drama “Let’s Get Married”, I took on the drama “Which Star Are You from?” I thought it wouldn’t be difficult acting (Nance: juggling two roles) so I went ahead with it. However, it was difficult to concentrate on the characters because of the overlapping appearances. After that, I have kept to the philosophy and avoided overlapping works.
Now that I have finished filming the drama, I am going to take a long trip. I want to enjoy a relaxing backpack vacation and get some fresh air. The next piece of work? Well, I should not rest too long. Maybe the coming winter? I want to do a movie, but I think I will meet my fans in another drama before that.
Instagram Reel Video – Park Sihoo: HTMAPN: Ten years to breakthrough, 26 July 2022
Credits – Many thanks! SBS “How to meet a perfect neighbor”, Sports Chosun, Pinterest, ParkSihooSsi.com, ParkSihooHongKong.com
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