JH: So far I’ve received supports as a member of CNBLUE, recently I’m often called “Collin”. I receive some reactions even now, it was a turning point of my life. I feel like happiness is continuing.
Thanks to CNBLUE member’s backup/support, I could get over filming. Especially from YH hyung, I’ve got many advices and courages.
Always I was tried to act with thinking “What am I doing if I was Collin?”. I learnt a lot of things from JDG senpai(senior) tho, it was the most impressive thing that always acting with relax mind.
(He have got many love from co-stars as a youngest actor. One day JH surprised seniors.
That was the scene of Collin crying.)
JH: The moment of started shooting, I was immersed in my character, then tears came out naturally. I guess I could filmed with relax mind.
(He said so modestly but actually seems that people around him were surprised.)
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จงฮยอน : ผมได้รับแรงสนับสนุนจาก CNBLUE มาตลอด เมื่อเร็ว ๆ นี้ผมถูกเรียกว่าโคลิน และก็ยังได้รับการตอบรับแบบนั้นอยู่จนถึงตอนนี้ มันเป็นจุดเปลี่ยนของชีวิตผม ผมมีความสุขครับที่มันยังคงเป็นแบบนั้นอยู่ ขอบคุณแรงสนับสนุนจากสมาชิก CNBLUE ทุกคน ที่ทำให้ผมก้าวผ่านการถ่ายทำละครมาได้ โดยเฉพาะพี่ยงฮวาที่ให้คำแนะนำและแรงสนับสนุนกับผมเป็นอย่างมาก เวลาที่ถ่ายทำผมจะคิดอยู่เสมอว่า "ผมจะทำอะไรถ้าผมเป็นโคลิน" ผมได้เรียนรู้มากมายจากรุ่นพี่จางดองกันว่าสิ่งที่เราควรจะคำนึงอยู่เสมอทุกครั้งที่แสดงคือเราควรจะแสดงด้วยความผ่อนคลาย (เขาได้รับความรักจากนักแสดงทุกคนในฐานะนักแสดงหน้าใหม่ แต่แล้ววันหนึ่งเขาก็ทำให้บรรดารุ่นพี่ประหลาดใจด้วยฉากที่โคลินร้องไห้) จงฮยอน : ในตอนที่เริ่มถ่ายทำ ผมอินกับบทมากแล้วน้ำตาก็ไหลออกมาเองโดยธรรมชาติ มันคงเป็นเพราะผมรู้สึกผ่อนคลาย (เขาพูดด้วยความถ่อมตัวแต่ดูเหมือนว่าใคร ๆ ต่างก็ประหลาดใจกับเรื่องนี้) Pic scanned by : kaanattsu@twitter.com Eng trans : ketchBurning@twitter.com Thai trans : @Bua2be Please take out with full credit. ***JongHyun look like anime!!!
JH: I thought I’ll keep doing music only. About acting, I had really no confidence tho, our office suggested that I should read scenario, then I read it, I thought it is really interesting. But I could not say “it seems interesting, so I wanna try”, bcoz I kept saying “I won’t do acting”. But our boss encouraged me a lot so I could try audition.
JH: Honestly, I didn’t mean I hate acting. Just I haven’t enough courage. Even if doing music only, I’m busy and I have many things to study, and even if I keep doing music only, it is difficult to approach my respect person, besides, add starting acting, it is really hard, right? I didn’t want to show awkward (acting) myself, so I was really worried. But others around me said “take a chance” so I tried bravely. When I started, I regretted that why I kept denying it till now.
(JH never corrected his dialect to keep denying acting.)
JH: Never express myself, and choosing harder way, it was my personality. But now, I think I got wider viewing a little.
JH: I was auditioned 6-7times. I and Collin’s image were matching but I was beginner so drama staffs thought if I grew up till next time, then would be casting. And it was first time that a singer appears that scriptwriter”s drama, so seemed my potential had been evaluated.
JH: I was Jang DongGun’s son, it was damn pressure. Not only looks but also action, he is cool. I tried to show same atmosphere as JDG, so imitated his action, but in vain. Real JDG is cooler than drama’s character. Gentleman, attractive, and kindly… Everyone loves him regardless sex.
JH: I was really happy to hear JDG said “I’m happy if my son became like you.”
JH: Kim Min Jung senpai(senior) is really warm person. In front of him, everyones loves him. If I’m a reporter, I’ll write good things about him a lot (laugh).
JH: I think no one knew “CNBLUE Lee JongHyun” before I sang a song with guitar in this drama. My parents are glad a most. They made hard efforts to express me as CNBLUE, so they had hidden me as their son. But now, my son is AGD’s him, almost everyone can understand, so my parents are glad really. I don’t walk around on the street, so I’m rarely realized that, tho.
JH: I had obstinacy thought “a people who doing music, should doing music only”. But now, I’ve got wider vision, and knew actuality. It was big chance to grow as adult. I could learn not only acting ,but also the way of life.
CNBLUE’s Lee Jong Hyun’s career can be divided into before and after “A Gentleman’s Dignity,” which recently wrapped on SBS. Lee Jong Hyun played Jang Dong Gun’s son Colin, and that’s how people began to know him. He had been known to their teenage fans but hadn’t really had a chance to appeal to the older audiences before.
The following is a recounting in Lee Jong Hyun’s own words.
It’s almost been a month since I parted ways with Colin. The disappointment that was left at departing is now changing into a strange longing but I haven’t been able to let him go just yet. He’ll probably be in a corner of my conscience for the rest of my life. The anxiety that took me when I first met him is now a very precious memory.
When I look back, I sometimes think, “I could have done better,” and then I also think, “Perhaps if I had enjoyed the ride a little more, Colin could have been a better character.” Colin, who gave me great memories, opportunities for future challenges and many other things, is my unforgettable friend.
ความเป็น CNBLUE ลีจงฮยอน ที่ถูกแบ่งออกเป็นก่อนและหลัง "A Gentleman's Dignity" ซีรียส์ที่เพิ่งจะออกอากาศทางช่อง SBS ลีจงฮยอนได้รับบทเป็นโคลินลูกชายของจางดองกัน และนั่นคือจุดเริ่มต้นที่ทำให้ผู้คนเริ่มรู้จักเขา เขาเป็นที่รู้จักในหมู่แฟนคลับวัยรุ่น แต่กลับไม่เคยได้มีโอกาสเปิดเผยตัวตนต่อผู้ชมที่มีอายุมาก่อน
I was a member of the band that had no interest in acting and especially within CNBLUE. Even when Jung Yong Hwa and Kang Min Hyuk started, I never thought of it. Is it because I have an accent? No, I never fixed my accent because I never wanted to act.
I had a strange stubbornness for the phrase, ‘Once a singer, always a singer.’ Even when my company suggested acting, I said, “I only want to sing.” I only wanted to show people the Lee Jong Hyun in the songs and on stage. But Colin was the one who won me over. An amazing dude!
I only went back on my word because Colin was a very attractive character. My management CEO left a script of “A Gentleman’s Dignity,” and I found it so fun that I couldn’t wait to see what the next story would be.
However, stubborn me couldn’t just say, “I want to do this.” I instead took on the role as if I couldn’t refuse them any longer, even though I really wanted to do it. If I had kept on being stubborn, I might have really regretted my decision.
The really difficult stuff came after I said, “I do.” What was I going to do about my Busan accent? I even thought of perhaps giving up but Jung Yong Hwa said I’d regret it forever and I took that to heart.
Regretting things later is absolutely useless. I made up my mind to do it and auditioned for the part. It wasn’t easy as there were a lot of competitors and the camera test wasn’t simple. However, the crew, who were looking for a more westernized image for the character, liked me. Happiness aside, this was the real deal. I had to fix my accent and I had to practice.
However, when the time came, there was nothing I couldn’t do and it was the first time that I thought people can really do anything they put their mind to. 6 months is long if you make it long and short if you make it short. I was able to conquer my accent and though it may be slightly awkward for those raised in Seoul, it was a huge improvement for someone like me.
Minus the accent, I prepared myself to become Colin. I put in my best to figure out how I would be able to make Colin the best that he could be.
Then there was the problem of acting. I had never received training when I had just finished getting rid of my accent for the part. Jong Hyun! What have you done??
Until the first day of shooting, I focused only on Colin. I never let my script out of my sight and as the day approached, everything was putting pressure on me. I worried if I would be a burden for the production, which I didn’t want at all. Thanks to that, I lost 6-7kg of weight and my skin became worse as I began to have lack of sleep and rest. I wanted to appear on TV at my best condition but alas, it could not be so.
As the anxiety began to fade away, D-Day finally came around.
mabushii hizashi ga atama wo nade / kaze mo yasashiku kanjiru The bright sunshine strokes my head / the wind feels gentle
haru no hajimaru kisetsu no michi / kimi to aruite ikitai In the beginning of the spring, the path / I want to walk with you
motto motto kimi ni chikazuite / kirei na hitomi mitsumete itai I want to come much closer to you / I want to stare at your eyes
kokuhaku no shunkan kimi no kao wo wasuretaku nai At the moment of confession / I don’t want to forget your face
watashi tachi dake no omoide wo egakou Let’s draw the memories of only ourselves
daisuki dayo / I need you. You love me I love you / I need you / You love me
itsumade mo Forever
sakura mai ochiru haru no aru hi / sotto kisu wo shitanda One spring day, when the cherry blossoms falling and fluttering in the wind / I kissed you gently
nani mo iwazu tada tada aruiteru / yatto kimi ga waratte kureta You were just walking without words / Finally you smiled
tomo ni suru jikan kimito mukai aeru korekara ga The time that we spend together / The future when we can face each other
hontou ni tanoshimi yo / omoide wo tsukurou I can’t wait for it / Let’s make our memories
daisuki dayo / I need you. You love me I love you / I need you / You love me
itsumade mo Forever
kimi ga tada soba ni ite kureru / sore dake de shiawase nano You just stay by me / This alone makes me happy
tomo ni suru jikan / kimi to mukai aeru korekara ga The time that we spend together / The future when we can face each other
komorebi no yoni / kokoro ni shimiru Like the sunshine filtering through foliage / sinking into my heart
daisuki dayo I need you. You love me I love you / I need you / You love me
