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[Magazine] Sure, August 2014 issue – Diligent actor, Ji Chang Wook

Guilty Pleasure

It has been two months since he bade farewell to Ta Hwan in “Empress Ki”. We met up with Ji Chang Wook who is enjoying a nice break.

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Ji Chang Wook is an ordinary person. Of course, we are not talking about his looks here. Even though Ta Hwan was not an easy character to empathise with, Ji Chang Wook was strong and was never once swayed because of Ta Hwan. This sense of balance is acquired through constant hard work. The Ji Chang Wook on a usual day is a diligent person. He would act diligently, while on his free days, he would go about his daily life calmly.  Thankfully, from Ji Chang Wook, we do not sense any of the pretentiousness or fussiness that celebrities think they are entitled to because of their status.

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[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.

[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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