[Instagram update] 7-8 August 2014

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7 August 7.53PM KST
그날들 포스터촬영!!!

Translation:
“The Days” poster photo shoot!

 

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8 August 1AM KST
지무영&강정학(뮤지컬 그날들)

Translation:
Ji Mu Yeong & Kang Jung Hak (Musical “The Days”)

*On the right is Kang Tae Eul, his co-star in the musical. Mu Yeong and Jung Hak are the names of the characters that they will be playing in the musical respectively.

[Breaking News] Ji Chang Wook drama role in “Healer” confirmed (updated)

As several news portals are reporting this afternoon, it looks like Ji Chang Wook has officially accepted the offered role in the KBS2 Monday-Tuesday drama “Healer” (working title).

Starring Yoo Ji Tae in his greatly-anticipated return to KDramaland, Changwook will take on the role of “Seo Jeong Hu,” a “mysterious errand boy/messenger character who leaves no traces behind.”  He dreams of living a life of luxury alone on a deserted island in the South Pacific, but grows up to become a zany reporter on the hunt for the truth to a past case.

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[Interview] eNews 24 – The blessed gift of the name Ji Chang Wook

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The power of a character can be scary. It still feels awkward looking at Ta Hwan stripped of his royal robes. So strong is the impression he has made as that character.

With the airing of the 51st episode, the 6-month-long run of the MBC Mon-Tues drama “Empress Ki” finally drew to a close. Ji Chang Wook, who showed the Yuan Emperor Ta Hwan’s affectionate and heartbreaking love for Seung Nyang in the drama, commanded a great presence right till the end as the show concluded with a sad ending.

The past 6 months was no easy journey for Ji Chang Wook either. Taking into account the filming period in addition to the 6 months, he had been immersed in the show for a whole 9 months. To put things differently, “Empress Ki” can be considered as the drama that showed the growth of Ji Chang Wook.

This makes us curious now. If there was no Ji Chang Wook, would this journey have been possible? Ji Chang Wook successfully became one with his character through his passionate acting, such that there is no need for any doubts about him anymore.

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[Eng Sub] Ji Chang Wook’s “Empress Ki” iMBC Interview

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Uploaded on the Empress Ki official website back in December 2013, Ji Chang Wook talks about his character Ta Hwan, filming in the cold, and working with his co-stars in this video. Note that he gave this interview when they were still filming the first half of the series, so whatever he said was only based on what he knew back then.

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