Q: What do you think your identity is, a singer or an actor?
HJ: There is a singer’s blood, and there’s also an actor’s blood in me. I’m not exceptional in any one of those two (laugh), but it’s true that I have both of them.
But I think what's important is that there should be a space between singing activities and acting activities. For me also, singers or actors when they want to show a new appearance, there needs to be some time for the public to accept the new image.
When I think about why actors who were originally singers couldn’t get acknowledged by the public, I concluded that it’s because a singer's image is really strong. If the public already grow tired of a singer's image when he/she's dressing up fancily and dancing while singing, the public will no longer be curious about that person.
When they stand on stage they shine over anyone else but to do as much when acting, I think there should be some time to get immersed in the role.
[Q: Right now many junior idols are challenging acting. As a sunbae who walked this path before them is there anything you want to say to them?]
HJ: I was also the same, those friends are going to start acting because they’re told by the agency as well. Even if they don't know acting, they start it with curiosity and pressure. But even though they start it against their own will, I want to say to them that they shouldn't lose their seriousness.
It’s not just for a simple curiosity, but they also need to have the right attitude of mind. Just like how much they shed their sweats during trainee days wanting to become a singer, when challenging acting they should also come with that spirit. I hope they can engage into acting by having a passion which is the same as how much they wanted to be a singer.
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credit translation: @AlienPrinceKHJ
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