’Poseidon’ Choi Siwon, “I’m Touched By U-Know Yunho, And I Want to Applaud Him”>
Choi Siwon, actor cum member of Super Junior, applauded TVXQ’s U-Know Yunho.
On September 15th at Seoul Gangnam-gu Taechi-dong’s Convention Centre, a press conference was held for KBS2 TV’s new Monday-Tuesday drama “Poseidon” (Director Yoo Chul Yong | Scriptwriter Jo Kyu Won), Choi Siwon spoke up freely about filming with U-Know Yunho for the drama. He said, “Throughout the entire filming period, I was very touched by U-Know Yunho hyung.”
He commented, “U-Know Yunho hyung is very cool and handsome. Although I have stood on the stage together with him before, this is the first time where we have appeared together at the filming location. At every scene, even though it was tiring, U-Know Yunho hyung would say ‘I’ll do it once again’ without betraying any sense of fatigue. I’m very thankful to him and he left a deep impression on me. I wanted to applaud him”.
Further, Choi Siwon added, “This morning, U-Know Yunho hyung went to Japan right after filming ended. Because I was so grateful to him, I wrote about him on Twitter.” This morning, Choi Siwon wrote on his personal Twitter account that he wanted to applaud U-Know Yunho’s passion and hard work. He also uploaded a photo which he had taken together with U-Know Yunho, attracting much attention.
U-Know Yunho is making a special appearance on “Poseidon” as Kang Eun Chul, a Marine Police Special Forces Tactics Team leader. Kang Eun Chul is a principled ideologist who has received much recognition for his outstanding abilities. He is a character who faces off with Kim Seon Woo (Choi Siwon), who is also a Marine Police Special Forces team member, but who is habitually breaking the rules.
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Choi Siwon, singer cum actor, has revealed the reason why he was deeply touched by U-Know Yunho.
Choi Siwon told the reporters that U-Know Yunho, after filming throughout the entire night, had to leave immediately for Japan because of another schedule.
He praised U-Know Yunho’s professional spirit, “U-Know Yunho can be in Japan one day, and then in America the next day, Malaysia… Amidst his busy schedule, he filmed throughout the night, but even so, he did not utter a single word of complaint. Every time a scene ended, he would say “Let’s do it once again”, which made me feel his passion.”
He added, “I feel very blessed that I’m able to be in the same company with such a cool and handsome hyung, senior and colleague, and also to be able to create a stage together with him as singers. Because it would be such a pity to have only myself feel this touched feeling, I wrote on my twitter about it.”
Lastly, he spoke of the hopes he entertained, “If an opportunity arises in the future, I want to try acting in a drama with Yunho as actors, but this time it won’t be just a cameo appearance from him.”
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Super Junior’s Choi Siwon has shown his respect for TVXQ’s U-Know Yunho.
On the morning of the 15th, through his personal Twitter account, Choi Siwon revealed a photo with U-Know Yunho and also wrote, “This time, it’s U-Know Yunho hyung, who is playing the role of Kang Eun Chul. One day he’s in Japan, another day he’s in America, but no matter how busy he is with his schedules, when the cut has ended, he will still shout “Director-nim, one more time please!” He’s a senior hyung who is full of passion. I would like to applaud the Yunho hyung who is such a person. You’ve worked hard!”
In the photo which was revealed, Choi Siwon and U-Know Yunho showed a friendly atmosphere with their thumbs raised up. Particularly, both of them were had coolly settled into the uniforms of the Marine Police.
Netizens who saw this photo commented, “I’m completely anticipating “Poseidon”, “The uniforms suit them well”, “Both of them are really pretty boys”.
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At the press conference for “Poseidon”, Choi Siwon revealed, “It was a great honor to have been able to film together with such a cool and handsome hyung. If the opportunity arises again, I want to act together with him again”.
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Choi Siwon has revealed his various thoughts on acting with U-Know Yunho.
He revealed an odd relationship with TVXQ, “For important action scenes, I’ve always shot them with the TVXQ members. I shot “Athena” with Choikang Changmin and now I’ve met U-Know Yunho in “Poseidon”.”
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Because “Poseidon” includes the work of members of idol groups who are representative of Hallyu, the responses from various Asian countries has been enthusiastic.
Reporters from approximately 20 Asian countries, such as China, Japan, Taiwan and Singapore, showed up at the press conference for “Poseidon”. The fervour from the fans was even greater.
The production company of “Poseidon” explained, “In the Asian region, the broadcasting rights have almost been positively confirmed in a big portion of countries. Looking at the fact that the both of them are members of Hallyu idol groups, even in China, where the market for the broadcasting rights is small, one can see the amount of attention”.
In the drama, U-Know Yunho will be making a special appearance for 4 episodes as Sergeant Kim Seon Woo’s colleague. Yoo Chul Yong, the director for ”Poseidon”, said, “Although U-Know Yunho is only making a short appearance, he will be a character who is an essential and fundamental key to the story.
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Choi Siwon said, “Although Yunho’s airtime is not a lot, looking at his passionate acting, he was totally immersed in his acting.”
He continued, “Even though his body and mind were worn out, the fact that he still showed so much passion was really extraordinary. To me, he’s a singer who is my senior, but also my hyung for life.”
Han Jung Soo also said, “I met U-Know Yunho for the first time through this drama. Even though it was a very tough filming situation, he never once gave any indication of his fatigue. It was great looking at his passionate participation.”
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Choi Siwon expressed his affection for U-Know Yunho, “Even though we both similarly stand on the stage as singers, in actual fact, I’m really proud of him”.
He also wittingly smiled and joked, “Maybe U-Know Yunho ssi also thinks of me in such a proud manner. He’s probably sleeping now.”
*Note: only Yunho-related parts have been translated.
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Translated by: CTVXQstaff_mug_ping @ ContinueTVXQ.com
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