‘IU♥’ Lee Jong-suk Going to ‘Seocho-dong’ “I’m born in the year of the snake, so I think things will go well this year” [Photoshoot]

TV Apr 23, 2025

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Fashion magazine Singles has released a pictorial of actor Lee Jong-suk.In this pictorial, Lee Jong-suk shows off his diverse charms, from a rational and calm charm to a mysterious atmosphere.

Lee Jong-suk said, “I played a role in the drama ‘Seocho-dong’ for the first time wearing glasses.Once I decide on a role, I have to wear glasses for every episode, so I searched for glasses with great care.Then, I saw that the main character in a drama I recently saw was wearing Lindberg glasses.I was happy to be able to do a photoshoot with those glasses.”

Lee Jong-suk, who plays a lawyer again in “Seocho-dong,” his comeback drama three years after “Big Mouth,” said,” ‘Big Mouth’ was not a drama that focused on the activities of a lawyer.In this drama, I fully portray the role of a lawyer, but there are not many scenes of heated arguments and counterarguments in court.Since it is a drama with multiple characters, you can think of it as an everyday drama that focuses on the bonds between people.Ahn Joo-hyung is not a character who chose his profession with a grand meaning, so I guess the characteristic is that it is not dramatic.”


When asked if he gained anything through this production, he chose the actors he worked with, saying, “The five main characters are Moon Ga-young, Kang Yoo-seok, Ryu Hye-young, and Lim Sung-jae.I gained these four actors more than the newness inside me.It feels like they are competing with their original characters rather than the background of the role.It’s a slightly new drama where it’s not about the synergy created by the accumulation of events and emotions, but it’s fun even if the five of them just sit down and eat together.That’s why it was a set where the actors got closer to each other and couldn’t help but influence each other,” raising expectations for the chemistry with the actors.

Also, he said that he has positive expectations for this year, the Year of the Snake.”This year is the Year of the Snake.Since I am a snake, I had a vague feeling that something would go well this year.(Laughs)In fact, I thought about resting a little more, but I knew very well that there were people waiting for me, so I made a plan last year to really work hard this year.That’s why I thought about what genres or works I haven’t done before.The projects I will do in the future will be challenging rather than things that I like and find fun.It’s before I show it to you yet, but this determination and choice are meaningful to me,” he said, revealing his serious thoughts and passion for his work.


Lee Jong-suk, who is about to start filming ‘The Remarried Empress’, said, “The original work is so popular that reviving it in live-action will be a challenging and adventurous project for the director, actors, and staff, and there will be a lot to prepare for, but I think it will be more fun because of that.I will diligently refer to the original work and follow the director’s directions and do whatever he tells me to do,” expressing his excitement and determination to prepare for the new work.

Lee Jong-suk’s pictorial can be found in the May issue of Singles.

Hong Se-young, reporter for Donga.com projecthong@donga.com

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