Actor Park Jin-young released a new pictorial and interview through the April issue of Arena.

Park Jin-young recently played the role of the main character ‘Lee Dong-jin’ in the Channel A drama ‘The Witch’, who struggles to clear the stigma of ‘Park Mi-jung’ being a witch, surrounded by suspicion.

Park Jin-young talked about how he prepared for the role of Dong-jin in this production.

“I wanted him to be a harmless person. Dong-jin has a genius side. He uses his talent to prove that Mi-jung is not a witch. I thought that if it was seen as obsessive, it would lead to rejection. In order to avoid that kind of gaze, I had to appear really harmless. The viewer should also accept the image of him persistently chasing after someone.”

Park Jin-young shared his thoughts on what makes a ‘good actor’.

“I want to be a cheerful actor. I think a cheerful person can blend in with people anytime, anywhere. An actor who can be felt as cheerful no matter what genre or character he takes on. I want to be a flexible actor.”

Lastly, Park Jin-young shared his thoughts on his goals as an actor and as a person.

“A trustworthy person. In fact, actors and audiences don’t know each other personally. Nevertheless, they sit in front of the TV or monitor and willingly spend time with me. I’m so grateful. I want to be an actor who is trustworthy to that extent. An actor who you can watch and think, ‘It’ll be fun since Park Jin-young is in it.’. Even if the work isn’t your usual taste, there are times when you trust an actor and watch it. If I ever get to hear that kind of feedback, it’ll be really thrilling.”

Park Jin-young’s candid pictorial and interview can be found in the April issue of Arena Homme Plus.

Jeon Hyo-jin, Donga.com reporter jhj@donga.com

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