Actor Namgoong-min mentioned insecurity as his motivation for acting.
On the 8th, a video titled 'Gentle yet loose, and so good at saying everything while being loose, I really like Namgoong-min...?' was uploaded to the YouTube channel 'Yeojeongjaehyung.'
That day, Jeong Jae-hyung revealed that he is working on the music for an upcoming drama, saying, 'I think that I shouldn’t get too accustomed to it,' and added, 'Oh? Am I becoming too mechanical?' which he found somewhat frightening. 'Of course, I will do well, but since I have to dig deep until the end, I will keep going, but I had those thoughts inside. Do other people feel this way too? Sometimes, being too diligent hinders me. I started to have those thoughts,' he confessed.
Namgoong-min, who empathized with this, said, 'I think this is my motivation. Some kind of insecurity,' and added, 'I thought I could obviously never become an actor, and no one wished for me to become the protagonist. They even directly told me, 'You can never become the protagonist.'
He continued, 'The reason I was indifferent was due to my insecurity and passion for acting, and constantly tormenting myself because if you watch my early performances, you can't bear to watch them with your eyes open.'
Although I didn't have a natural acting ability from the start, I felt that I could grow significantly because I loved acting so much. Yet, he remarked, 'But what's a bit scary now is the thought, 'Isn't it okay to be a bit more comfortable now?' because I have accumulated know-how over time. To be honest, I think I could do well even after looking at the script for 10 minutes, but I'm afraid that if I fall into that trap, I'll start to succumb to continuous temptations and begin to hypnotize myself.'
Meanwhile, Jeong Jae-hyung asked, 'Looking at the filmography, it seems like acting was enjoyable because it was so diverse. On the contrary, I think success came late.' Namgoong-min laughed, saying, 'But in fact, it’s not the appearance of someone who would succeed early on. These days, almost all male actors are over 185cm.'
He reminisced, 'Otherwise, it might have been that I was really lucky to meet a certain project at the right time, but honestly, I think now is good because I had plenty of time to polish myself and feel how much I lacked while going through those experiences.'
Especially, Namgoong-min shared, 'Even now, when my acting goes well or something good happens, my habitual thought isn’t 'Well done,' but rather 'Isn’t it lacking?''
He also stated, 'Rather, these days, if someone quickly becomes successful or if there are young friends who might not get managed well by the agency, or if they are on a very smooth road, I think some people might feel, 'What’s wrong with my acting? Weren't you a bit inexperienced in making this?' But I think that if a project doesn't do well, I'm the one who regrets it and feels hurt the most, so I try to do my best in every project.'
[Photo] 'Yeojeongjaehyung'
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