(continuing from interview ②) Actor Bae Hyun-seong expressed his unchanged friendship with Park Seo-ham.
Recently at a cafe in Gangnam District, Seoul, a wrap-up interview was held with actor Bae Hyun-seong, who played Jo Philip in the tvN Monday-Tuesday drama Shin's Project.
Shin's Project is a drama about a new company president (played by Han Seok-kyu) who, carrying mysterious secrets, crosses the line between illicit and lawful methods to resolve cases and realize justice.
In the story, Jo Philip, played by Bae Hyun-seong, is a rookie judge and an employee at the new president's fried chicken restaurant; he is also the owner of a strict personality who is proper and insists on law and principles in everything. When asked about similarities between the character and himself, Bae Hyun-seong honestly answered, "I think there are almost no similarities."
He said, "I tend to be flexible and let things go, thinking 'that can happen.' Unlike Philip, I don't pry into everything when something happens. I try to look on the positive side," adding, "But Philip may seem inflexible outwardly, yet inwardly he empathizes with people's stories and carries sadness. He knows it inside but acts stiffly outwardly because he wants to solve things for them. That part seems similar," he said candidly.
He continued, "When friends talk about their worries, inwardly I think, 'I understand what's hard for you,' but because I want to help solve it, I tend to speak rationally when talking," saying he is 'F' on the inside but 'T' on the outside.
Asked whether he actually shares acting worries with people around him, he laughed and confessed, "I haven't met friends in a long time. It's not easy to talk over messenger. Everyone is busy."
Even so, Bae Hyun-seong picked actor Park Seo-ham as a friend with whom he can share such concerns. He said, "Recently he also appeared in The Murky Stream and has been very busy, but we talked a lot during filming. We shared a lot of these worries."
He added, "This was also Park Seo-ham's first work after his return. Because it had been so long since he had filmed, he said things like 'it's awkward,' 'I can't adjust,' and 'it's difficult because it's a historical drama.' Inwardly I thought, 'Yes, it's hard and difficult, I understand,' but outwardly I said, 'I'm struggling too. What can we do? You said you would do it.'" He added, "And sometimes I think, 'Did I speak too harshly?'" delivering the episode to add more laughter.
The two are especially well known for bonding through the Digimon Adventure series. When asked if they still share common hobbies, Bae Hyun-seong said, "Recently there was a Digimon exhibition in Korea. We went together. We still like it. Seeing Digimon brings back memories and that kind of emotion, which I like. When new Digimon-related goods come out we share them. If someone says, 'A collaboration T-shirt came out,' the other says, 'I already bought it,'" showing their unchanged genuine-friend chemistry. (continuing to interview ④.)
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