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It's like second home to me
By Jocelyn Lee
The New Paper
Sunday, May 26, 2013
South Korean actor Jo In Sung may be a popular star, but even he gets excited when meeting female K-pop idols.
The 31-year-old revealed that K-pop girl group A Pink had dropped by the set during the filming of Korean drama That Winter, The Wind Blows, brightening up everyone's mood.
Jo, who was in town on Wednesday to promote the top-rated Korean tear-jerker, plays the male lead alongside popular Korean actress Song Hye Kyo and A Pink member Jung Eunji.
The drama will air every Saturday and Sunday at 3.15pm on Channel One from June 1 (StarHub Channel 823, mio TV Channels 513 and 604).
The suave heart-throb told The New Paper in an interview at Pan Pacific Singapore: "We were all very happy that they came to visit. It is not every day that I get to see K-pop idols, so I was quite excited.
"I immediately went up to them to introduce myself and shook their hands."
Jo's melodrama tells the story of conman Oh Soo (Jo) who becomes obsessed with gambling after losing his first love.
He tries to seize the inheritance of rich blind heiress Oh Young (Song) by pretending to be her long-lost brother and eventually falls for her.
The 1.86m former model was full of praise for his female lead, saying: "She is the perfect actress. I am sure anyone who can work with her will feel very happy. She is like the beautiful flower on set."
Oh Soo is Jo's comeback role after his military service and is also his first TV drama in eight years.
For Jo, returning to acting is like coming home.
"I was very nervous yet excited about returning to the small screen. I have been in showbiz for 15 years, so it's like second home to me. It always feels good to be coming home."
But the actor is serious when selecting his roles.
He said: "I always ask myself, if someone else takes on that role, would he do a better job? If he can portray the character better, I won't take it on.
"I'm not a fortune teller and I cannot tell if the role I take on will receive a good response. But once I select it, I will give it my best. Whatever happens after that is up to God to decide."
The star, who started acting in 2001, when he was a teen, won the coveted Best Actor award at the Baeksang Arts Awards for his work in top-rated drama What Happened In Bali (2004) .
He has also received multiple Best Actor awards for his role as a gangster in box office hit A Dirty Carnival (2006) .
Fans sent cookies
In the past decade, he has gained loyal fans, most of whom are in their mid-thirties now.
And they took good care of him, said Jo, especially when he was serving his national service, sending four buses full of cookies and tidbits to his camp.
He said: "I had enough cookies to open a provision shop. During dinner, we had so many tidbits in our camp that we didn't have to buy any food.
"My army mates got to taste cookies from Japan and China sent by my international fans."
Many female Korean artistes, including famous comedian Kim Shin Young and A Pink member Eunji, have also named Jo as their dream guy.
Jo said: "Kim is a very energetic, eccentric and cute host. I was quite excited when I heard that she is a fan of mine."
He added: "I don't think I am anyone's ideal boyfriend, though. I have a lot of imperfections in real life. I don't speak English and Mandarin and I don't read a lot. I am more of a country boy."
The star, who is reportedly in a relationship with model-actress Kim Min Hee, is not in a hurry to settle down. He said he is following the trend in Korea to delay marriage.
"I still have a lot of things I want to achieve at the moment, so I have no plans to get married yet.
"I'll wait till I am psychologically ready and settle down only when the time is right, and be a cool guy like my dad," he said.
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