Kwon Sang Woo 권상우

[Guest betchay]

GIF: Sangwoo doing some neck/head exercise! hahah

[Guest Azura]

GIF: Sangwoo doing some neck/head exercise! hahah

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hahaha...he should be doing some bon bon exercise as well....

[Guest betchay]

hahaha...he should be doing some bon bon exercise as well....

I'll do it next time! I made these for STH thread, might as well

post here.

[willenette]

you gals may laugh at me but i m so contrary to myself!

after not more than 2 hours SW has grown up by 20,000 vote away!

thanks to worldwide fans (i included worldwide because i see Japanese fans working hard and so do our VN camp ) We did not cheat, because we dun know how to and we are shame if we did it!

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Hi TY, nice news. I don't laugh at you but I'm having a big smile reading your updates. OMG - I hope they're going to end this poll already. This is the coolest poll ever - lol! The result is so obvious already. And just look back from all the photos during that event - you can see for yourself who deserve to be on the top spot. I salute from all his fans & so nice to know that they tried to vote as much as they could to achieve this. This is a challenge from other actors who are running from 2nd-5th.

We are pity ourselves too, Azura.. in this situation ... it takes us 7 days to the first shooting date.. We are dragging !

It will be in Japan.. i guess we won't have any pix on that date.. but some days after..

Hope Japanese fans will take tons of pix... Trust they will!

TY, you meant to say that the first location shoot of this drama will be in Japan? Anyway, I hope we could have some photos of this soon from his Japanese fans out there.

[Guest betchay]

I wonder what happened now in that voting thingy?

Our DaeMul Couple!

grrrr.. i'm getting so impatient, so hard to wait!

[willenette]

Pshshhs! hahhah.. We should not out loud.. the little boy is getting very very famous now.. you know!

TY, I think so, too. This little boy has been all over this thread already since the time you posted him here - lol. If only the big man can visit this site & take a look at his thread here, don't know what he'll do to you - hahaha

[Guest TY_KSW]

Hi TY, nice news. I don't laugh at you but I'm having a big smile reading your updates. OMG - I hope they're going to end this poll already. This is the coolest poll ever - lol! The result is so obvious already. And just look back from all the photos during that event - you can see for yourself who deserve to be on the top spot. I salute from all his fans & so nice to know that they tried to vote as much as they could to achieve this. This is a challenge from other actors who are running from 2nd-5th.

yah, look at all candidates only our man is obvious THE MOST distinguished and classy! Of course the other one are nice too, but our man is the best!

TY, you meant to say that the first location shoot of this drama will be in Japan? Anyway, I hope we could have some photos of this soon from his Japanese fans out there.

yes dear, look at the schedule.. SBS may change the schedule a little bit... the first shooting date is in JApan instead of in Korea as before announcement.

m sure Japanese fans will take tons of photos.. let's wait!

[Guest TY_KSW]

I wonder what happened now in that voting thingy?

heheh.. the man is leading up strongly!! 140,000 votes away!!!

[Guest betchay]

heheh.. the man is leading up strongly!! 140,000 votes away!!!

http://img185.imageshack.us/img185/1755/sohumay8fg7.jpg

hahah.. great! Dang.. i'm sure Wooers did not sleep, just

to vote. Hope it will be over soon!

[Guest TY_KSW]

Very cute Ipod of Japanese fan

Kswmugamuchu

[Guest betchay]

Very cute Ipod of Japanese fan

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Kswmugamuchu

Dear, you can avail that free engraving if you buy online at Apple.com!

[Guest TY_KSW]

Dear, you can avail that free engraving if you buy online at Apple.com!

i dun know that there is free engraving dear.. Thanks...

aish! i purchased on last year.. in white color.

[Guest betchay]

i dun know that there is free engraving dear.. Thanks...

aish! i purchased on last year.. in white color.

ya.. you can only get it on online orders.

I also bought engraved nano, free of charge,

too bad.. it was not Sangwoo's name but the other

name.. u know what i mean. hahah

[willenette]

Dear, you can avail that free engraving if you buy online at Apple.com!

Hi betchay & TY - nice ipod. Nice color - my favorite. I really wanted to have this mainly because of what's engraved there but I already had one. For sure, this is pricey!

ya.. you can only get it on online orders.

I also bought engraved nano, free of charge,

too bad.. it was not Sangwoo's name but the other

name.. u know what i mean. hahah

betchay, who's name, which is engraved in your nano - lol.........? Other k-actor or your special someone - hehehe.

[Guest betchay]

An Interview with Kwon Sang Woo

Thursday May 8, 2008

In this exclusive interview conducted by Newsen (April 2008), Kwon Sang Woo talks about his latest movie Destiny (2008) and what kind of roles he would like to play in the future. The handsome 32-year-old actor reveals that doctor or lawyer roles do not land on his doorstep because he does not have the “distinguished” look.

Kwon chats candidly and answers some never-before-asked questions revealing that he is proud of where he is today. Unlike many actors who had to leave for military service at the height of their careers, Kwon served his compulsory two years early, before he became an actor. He relates that his years in military service as a drill instructor has helped shaped him and he became more independent and wiser from it.

Kwon comes from a single parent family and was raised by his mother who wanted him to become a teacher, not an actor. This self-made man has surfaced from an unknown nobody to become one of South Korea’s most sought after actor.

Interviewer: You played a 'funny' villain in the movie 'Destiny'. Was it supposed to be so on the script?

KSW: I saw the audience in the preview screening laughing, so I think I've done a good job. I'm satisfied with my acting (in the movie). The role was supposed to be more evil and cold-blooded (than the one I actually portrayed in the movie) on the script, but if someone is bad from the beginning to the end of the movie, it's just a real bad guy. I wanted to describe Chuljoong (his character in the movie) as a bad guy with a reason. It is his family that Chuljoong is living for (so he's a family man after all). He is a not-so-smart, not-so-perfect villain. But nobody likes him in the movie. He's a lonely guy.

I: Your acting seems more relaxed and natural in "Destiny".

KSW: Probably, I like it that way. I've been saying this many times, I guess people think I don't look elite. I can know it because nobody offers me a role like a doctor or a lawyer. Even when I'm in a business suit, unbuttoning a button or two would fit me better. I think I will fancy that sort of (relaxed) roles.

I: How about a cold and intelligent role?

KSW: I like it. I might play it one day.

I: There is not so much action in 'Destiny'.

KSW: I'm going to do real action movies later, a serious one.

I: In movies such as 'Maljooguri’ (the one KSW played a high school student) or 'The beast', you seem to prefer masculine roles.

KSW: Not really, I've been choosing good movies and roles, not the ones I could play masculine roles. It's just a coincidence. I also like to play romantic roles.

I: Yes, the drama 'Big Stuff' was a quite romantic one, but you've been playing various types of roles in your movies.

KSW: Actually I have so many roles I want to play and I'm eager to play all of them. The personalities of roles in dramas are sort of routine. I wanted to break away from it. It is not usual when a playboy is a main character in a drama ('Big Stuff'). And he is a playboy with good dancing skills so I had to learn the Jitterbug!

I: When you choose a movie, do you try to choose a different character from the ones you have done before?

KSW: Yes, I have zeal to play new characters and most of all, I don't wanna rely on a same image all the time.

I: Many people think that action movies fit you better than others.

KSW: I haven't really taken only action roles, it just happened so. I still have many things to show inside of me. That's why I chose 'Destiny'. I wanted to hear people saying, 'It's fresh to see him doing that sort of role.’

I: What did the director want you to do in Destiny?

KSW: I think I just tried my best to do what he wanted me to do. I don't really remember particular things, but I think he advised me quite a lot about how to read lines.

I: Yes, you seemed to stabilize your unique way to read lines in this movie.

KSW: Actually I'm not really satisfied with the recording (of my lines). I had another thing to do on the day of recording so I couldn't join the team. I had to do it later alone in a hotel room in Australia. I had planned to try another way (to read lines) but finally I just did it like what I used to again (note: he meant he couldn't concentrate on the recording because of the poor and hasty recording condition so he failed to do what he planned before).

I: You swear a lot in this movie. Aren’t you worried about it affecting your public image?

KSW: Movies and dramas demand different acting styles (from actors). In dramas, you do what you are asked to do. You don't get many chances to show yourself. Movies are different; you get more chances to be yourself. I was just being myself in Destiny. I do swear in my real life, especially when I'm angry. Sometimes I swear even more than Chuljoong. Chuljoong was supposed to swear a lot in the movie so if I didn't swear, that would be strange. As you know, swearing is allowed in movies but not in dramas (note: swearing is not allowed on Korean TV). Guys show their friendship by swearing. I swear at Song Seung Hun too.

I: Don't you think you are get disadvantaged because you are too honest?

KSW: Actually Song Seung Hun has also told me that I'm too honest and I better not be so honest. But I don't want to lie to myself. Interviewers want to know more and I just tell them about me. I think I'm 10% more honest compared to other actors. I like my personality anyway, because when I am honest to others, they would do so to me too.

I: It is your first movie in the last 2 years. Didn't you concern anything?

KSW: The 2 years passed so fast. I think I'm an optimist. I don't regret or want to go back to that time. I just want to enjoy my life whether it's happy or sad.

I: Do you feel your acting has improved after each movie?

KSW: Yes, I think I've been improving. Although Bad Love was such a failure (note:I think he meant the poor popularity of the drama, not his acting).

I: So what did you learn while filming Destiny?

KSW: The best thing I got from this movie (Destiny) is that I learned how to show more characters inside of me. Actually before joining this movie, I decided to be rookie-minded. I visited an acting instructor with a drink (for him) and talked a lot with him about the movie and practiced many times how to read lines. There were young students around me who were learning from him but I wasn't ashamed about it. I prepared for this movie very hard to be satisfied and confident. I don't think I've ever prepared for a movie this hard.

I: What does this movie mean to you?

KSW: It's my first movie I acted in my 30's and I finally got out of my image from my 20's. That is meaningful for me. Chuljoong is a supporting role in the movie. If the movie and director is good, I wouldn't mind if my role is not the main role.

I: You've done your military service more than ten years ago. But Ji Sung and Song Seung Hun finished their military service quite recently. I've heard you guys talked a lot about your army days on the filming location. KSW: C'mon man, they've done nothing! The military service now is much shorter and relaxed than when I was doing it. So when they started to say how tough it was, I just wanted to hit their heads (laughs). I think the military service helped me a lot on my acting. I was a drill instructor at a boot camp back then. I applied for it because I thought it would be an easier job but it wasn't really. I haven't really been relaxed for the whole service term. I had to study and practice hard to instruct new soldiers. So the time passed really fast. I think I've learned a lot from the military service. I became more independent and it was also a good chance to plan my life in the future. It would be too late to start acting if I went to army later; I was already 23 when I finished serving.

I: What's the difference when comparing yourself now to ten years ago?

KSW: Well, you know, I literally became a star. My mother wanted me to be a teacher as I studied art education. So it was not she who helped me to be an actor. I had to do it all on my own. I came to Seoul (to be an actor) with nothing in my pockets and when I look at myself now, I feel proud of myself.

I remember a friend of mine telling me this after I have just finished working on my very first movie. He recalled the time when we went to Kyungpodae (a famous beach in Korea) right after finishing our university entrance test, we were quite drunk and we started to talk about what we wanted to become in the future. He reminded me that I said I wanted to be an actor. Actually I don't remember that I said so (since I was too drunk). He said he felt proud of me because I had achieved my dream.

I: You said you tried to be rookie-minded in this movie. In your eight years of career, what has changed in your life as an actor, and as a person?

KSW: When I just started acting, I was really shy and couldn't really talk to others. I was OK when I see my friends, but I used to get really shy when I meet people in the business. I think I overcame it finally. My personality has also been changed and I'm not so shy anymore. I've learned a lot during the eight years.

I: So what did you lose?

KSW: I lost my freedom.

I: So what do you do when you feel like freedom? Other celebrities travel abroad where people don't recognize them.

KSW: Koreans are everywhere in the world. I was really surprised when I was visiting Sydney last time. I had just finished my lunch and was walking down the street, and many of the people on the street were Korean, Chinese and Japanese.

I: What do you feel when Chinese or Japanese, not Koreans, recognize you? KSW: Of course I thank them. Some people view Hallyu (Korean Wave) negatively but Koreans in Japan really appreciate Korean actors. They say things are really different over there before Winter Sonata and after. Before, some facilities had signs such as 'Chinese, Vietnamese and Koreans are prohibited here'. Now Koreans are treated even better than Japanese.

I: So do you get any responsibility as a Hallyu star?

KSW: Not really, I'm not the one who leads the whole Hallyu and I just think each individual can do his best. They can act well in good dramas just like what they do in Korea.

I: I've heard you've built a KSW resort.

KSW: There's a resort named Ocean Blue Bali Resort in Bali and there's another newly built one next to it. I’ve been contracted to model for the resort for five years and I am the third biggest stockholder of the resort. This is how I am connected to the resort. I've heard many Koreans and Japanese visit the resort.

Translated by Joe Gimm K-popped!

Source: Newsen

[Guest TY_KSW]

An Interview with Kwon Sang Woo

Thursday May 8, 2008

Big kisses to you, dear Chingu, Muacks !!! for the interesting article!

I: How about a cold and intelligent role?

KSW: I like it. I might play it one day.

I: There is not so much action in 'Destiny'.

KSW: I'm going to do real action movies later, a serious one.

SW will think of the intelligent role? I would like to see ! the most handsome spy!

He said that he is GOING TO DO the reall action? May be after the DAEMUL ???

many good thingies today!

I: I've heard you've built a KSW resort.

KSW: There's a resort named Ocean Blue Bali Resort in Bali and there's another newly built one next to it. I've been contracted to model for the resort for five years and I am the third biggest stockholder of the resort. This is how I am connected to the resort. I've heard many Koreans and Japanese visit the resort.

Translated by Joe Gimm K-popped!

Source: Newsen

wow! our man is very rich huh? a longterm contract to one of the 3 Worldwide biggest hotels and the 3rd biggest shares!!!

handsome + talent + kind-hearted + rich

My Godness!

[Guest betchay]

Big kisses to you, dear Chingu, Muacks !!! for the interesting article!

SW will think of the intelligent role? I would like to see ! the most handsome spy!

He said that he is GOING TO DO the reall action? May be after the DAEMUL ???

many good thingies today!

wow! our man is very rich huh? a longterm contract to one of the 3 Worldwide biggest hotels and the 3rd biggest shares!!!

handsome + talent + kind-hearted + rich

My Godness!

Thanks for the big kisses, dear!

What can you say, very long article indeed! hahah

But very juicy, full of substance!

[willenette]

An Interview with Kwon Sang Woo

Thursday May 8, 2008

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betchay, thanks for sharing this article. A nice article & the coolest interview ever. He has been working very hard for what he is now. I salute him for his determination to achieve what’s required & expected from him. Wow, he partly owns a resort - so, the news, which was been reported before is true. No wonder he's the endorser of this resort hotel at the same time, huh & for 5-years at that! This man also knows how to handle his money. Just wondering why of all resort hotel in the country, he chose the place in Bali. Is this hotel resort has other affiliate in other countries? I hope this resort hotel is doing fine.

KSW is popular not only in Korea but to other Asian countries as well. For sure, he'd be recognized wherever he goes. And right he is when he said that he lost his freedom - he also loses his privacy in a lot of things. But although how popular he is now, there seems to be a shyness in him.

Thankfully, he didn't become a teacher. If not, we wouldn't be able to know him. And thanks also that he served the MS at an early age where he was still a model & not yet an actor. So, he was 21 years old when he entered the army.

About his latest movie, Destiny, looking forward to grab a DVD copy of this film. I know he worked very hard for this movie. He's a great actor even the first time I watched him in STH. This is the first drama of him where I get addicted towards this man. I know he's giving his all to all the projects that he's working on. You can see different acting styles from all his dramas/movies. I don't consider his latest drama, Bad Love a failure. It was just not really patronized by many people because of the story & how it ended. But I love it - & this is my opinion. He gave everything on this drama. I'm just so thankful that he wasn't disappointed very much of how the drama turned out instead he becomes optimistic. I want him to try out several kinds of role. Now, can't wait for his upcoming drama. We can see another kind of KSW there. And talking about the role offered to him, how I wish he could play as a doctor in a drama in the future. For sure, this would fit him to a T. I disagree with him so much when he said that he doesn't have that "distinguished" look being one. Any role that requires him to play as a rich man would fit him very well.

KSW is a very transparent person - this is what I think about him as a person because every time he's interviewed, he always tell everything - he doesn't go around the bush - he answers the question directly. He's a person that what you see is what you get. I love this side of his personality.

[Guest TY_KSW]

Well said, Will! love your words! **Clap clap clap**

Ocean Blue is the world class dear.. is one of the 3 biggest ranges in the world..

The reason why he choose Ocean Blue is partly because of that.. moreover, because of fame and his long-term contract, last but not least, its sales might be very good!

Instead of investing into selling food like other one does he invested in resort! hahah!

[willenette]

Well said, Will! love your words! **Clap clap clap**

Ocean Blue is the world class dear.. is one of the 3 biggest ranges in the world..

The reason why he choose Ocean Blue is partly because of that.. moreover, because of fame and his long-term contract, last but not least, its sales might be very good!

Instead of investing into selling food like other one does he invested in resort! hahah!

TY, thanks for the clap, clap - hahaha. Also, thanks for the reply about this resort hotel. (sorry, no idea) I also love your last sentence words - hehehe.