Actor Lee Jong Suk is receiving attention for a t-shirt he wore on the August 25 episode of MBC drama “W.”

With words “MY WILL IS GOOD” written on it, the black-and-white tee was designed as a collaboration between Lee Jong Suk and designer Song Ja In’s brand Jain Song.

The t-shirts were sold as part of a campaign to raise money to fight child abuse, with proceeds being donated to the Save the Children fund.

Lee Jong Suk is currently starring in “W,” which airs every Wednesday and Thursday at 10 p.m. KST. 

(SOOMPI)

Source: W Korea
Translation note: I’ve missed his serious and talkative self, especially when dissecting his own characters :)

Lee Jong Suk for W Korea - “Wellknown Unknown”

A man who wants to disappear in a wide plaza, who longs to be quiet amidst wild celebrations. He imagines all this while standing in the spotlight. Though he lives as an actor, Lee Jong Suk flies against the set rules with his choices.

W: How does it feel to especially film with these two photographers today?

The two photographers we worked with today had been with me since I was young and gone through difficult times with me. During my early 20s – that period of time when we were unsure of our future, we would share our worries with each other. After we debuted, we didn’t talk as much, but it feels special to work together like this. Now there is a feeling of being colleagues.

W: Even though there had been difficult times, your career proceeded well after your debut.

I did my best to work without stopping. But I did rest one whole year last year.

W: What did you do during this time?

I didn’t even leave my house. If you had to say I did something, then I could say I raised a puppy. I had one that I kept before, but I got too busy so I sent it to live with my parents. It got so attached to my parent’s place that it didn’t even recognise me after a while. Even though they don’t particularly love dogs, the puppies were so gentle and smart that they grew attached to it too, so they didn’t sent it back to me. Now the two puppies play well together.

W: You’ve started a new drama again. I take it that you’ve fully recharged your batteries, or is it that you feel you can’t rest any longer?

It’s probably closer to the truth to say that I had no other options. I’ve never rested for such a long time, you see.  Even though I still had fear of what’s going to happen, it wasn’t going to get any better, so I felt I had to move forward with my life. When I saw rookie actors during my acting course, I remembered how I used to treasure the smallest of opportunities, and felt perhaps I had to go back to that.

W: On July 20th, your new drama ‘W’ will be broadcasted. How has it been to work with your partner on set, Han Hyo Joo?

The drama itself poses certain difficulties. To be honest, the scripts for the first two episodes were so interesting and my role was relatively small, so I felt that I could give it try. I had no idea that my role would get progressively bigger as we went further in the drama (laughs). I want to say that if this project goes well, I can learn a lot from it. Even though it is not easy to do, Hyojoo-noona, who is my sunbae, really helped me so much. Even when the camera was not on her, she would give great and detailed reactions to my acting; I am so thankful. She is also a brighter person than I had imagined.

W: Kang Chul, the main character of ‘W’, is a fantastical character with exceptional talent, wealth and fame. It seems difficult to infuse this kind of character with a sense of realism, so how did you interpret this role?

On the page, the writer had created a character who is manly and cynical, but he also has a side that is playful and cheeky. All in all, you can call him a guy who is dependable but also deft in his actions. I gave a lot of thought into balancing all these elements. Rather than being worried about my character as it was written, I was more concerned with my own youthful looks and age. Without doing it on purpose, I used a lower tone for some of my scenes. In particular, i didn’t want to act differently between the real world and the fictional world – I think it is my job as an actor to deliver realism into even the most fantastical characters. I think I do that well – I have confidence in turning things that might be cringeworthy into something natural. It is a little more difficult than usual this time, but I am trying hard.

W: ‘I Hear Your Voice’, ‘Doctor Stranger’, ‘Pinocchio’, these dramas all had high viewer ratings. You seem to have developed a good eye for projects. What do you look at most when you consider scripts?

I am a drama fanatic myself. I watch a lot of them and I like them more than movies. I can also identify with those romantic elements than female audience members love. Compared to arthouse films that have a hidden meaning behind every scene, I find dramas with high viewer ratings interesting also. The music I like to listen to are always on the top of Melon Charts. I prefer songs where I can identify with the lyrics, over music like “Boom Shakalaka” which I can’t understand. (laughs) Maybe because I have this sense of public inclination, I would sometimes read a scene from a script and immediately get the feeling that it will do well.

As for characters that are geniuses or have superpowers, I didn’t pick these roles purposefully but I do like some fantastical elements in my projects. Now there are more dramas with the theme of time travel, but this particular drama has different worlds when compared to other dramas. As a drama fan, although I cannot be sure of the viewer ratings, I can be sure that it will become a drama to be remembered, as long as the script remains on course. But first, I have to do my job well!

W: When you are watching other dramas, do you particularly pay attention to the acting?

i will observe the overall acting or the composition of each scene. Even in some dramas which are very popular, there might be some romantic scenes that are uncomfortable to watch, like it was purposefully made to look like that and the audience becomes uncomfortable. When I think about a kiss scene, I would think carefully about which angle is natural and looks nice. My thought is that it has to look good even in a full-body shot with only the silhouettes.