161212 “Brighter after Brotherâ€: Kyungsoo interview Actor Do Kyungsoo brought up that the film Brother changed himself for the brighter. In the movie, his character Go Dooyoung damages his optic nerves at a judo competition. His bickering with his older brother Go Dooshik, out on parole by using him, becomes brotherly love and slow maturation as Dooyoung recovers from traumas and learns how to stand on his own. Do Kyungsoo confessed that as he worked with Jo Jungseok, he himself had changed too. “Although my roles for Cart and Unforgettable were gloomy, it isn’t that I’m drawn to or only favor dark characters. I think I’d just wanted to channel myself through them. But I definitely feel myself to be brighter after Brother. There wasn’t exactly one mental change, but it was nice being able to experience brighter characters through Brother and Be Positive. (laughs) Even in my eyes I was a downer, so I liked being able to bring laughter to those watching by being brighter.†The path to creating comedic moments with Jo Jungseok while acting as blind Dooyoung wasn’t easy. Rehearsals and bouncing ideas with Jo Jungseok were all lessons that stayed as special memories to Do Kyungsoo. He was the kind of fan that had watched everything Jo Jungseok was in. They also had common ground in being discovered by Myung Films, with their debuts in Cart and Architecture 101. “I didn’t know the details that went into tone and manner. Jo Jungseok hyung put it all in order for me. I focused a bit more on the script and thought of Jungseok hyung as Dooshik hyung. Although I was supposed to be blind, I tried to work according to the look in his eyes. I’m his fan, so I haven’t missed any of his dramas or movies. He really has so many talents. He can sing and play guitar; there’s nothing he can’t do. Something I can do better than him? Haha. Nothing at all. As a fan of his, just the fact that we acted together is amazing.†Do Kyungsoo is an actor, but he’s also a member of the highly popular group EXO. Filming for Brother was another addition to an already tight schedule, and he also had to prepare for his role as judoka and visually impaired. He worried that he couldn’t realistically cross the gap between his own “small build†and that of a judoka’s. All that he could do was work out in his free time and do his best to bulk up. He’d worked out with certain scenes in mind, and mentioned sadness that the hard work he’d put in was not apparent in them. “I worked out a lot at the time. But I just looked even smaller in those scenes. I was sad because of that. (laughs) To be honest, I think I try harder to appear bigger than I am because people around me often comment on my small size. The time I had to spend working out, practicing judo, and worrying about how to act as a visually impaired person - it would be a lie to say it wasn’t hard. I really worried about that last part too, so I went to a center where I could join a program that would let me depend only on taste, smell, and hearing.†“It’s also the truth that it’s still hard to both act and be with EXO. I’m also asked if it isn’t sad losing acting projects because of EXO’s activities, but I don’t regret them at all. They aren’t mine to have. It’s hard to keep up with both acting and singing, but I find a different happiness in each of them too. On stage, the happiness is from being in sync together, and in acting it’s from connecting with the audience and having them laugh. And I think each happiness gives me the strength to try harder. (laughs) Though I haven’t had much time as Do Kyungsoo, I’m grateful to be able to live as both singer and actor.†Do Kyungsoo’s nature is as even as his physical features. He wins the goodwill of others with each of his actions and his trust in them, though he denies being such a model person. He says that “trust is the most important thing in relationshipsâ€, and that “When I was younger I was withdrawn, but at some point this became a good thing. Acting lets me experience my subconscious emotions indirectly. In real life, I’d repress them, but in acting you don’t have to bottle anything up. Feelings I didn’t even know about would leap up, and they’d be a joy.†comments: • [+4716, -124] Whoever’s son he is, he truly grew up well. • [+3675, -98] I read the whole thing, and just look at the lovely way he talks. How could I not like him when he’s like this? I’m so proud of him, so sincere and doing well with both EXO and acting. Please keep showing well. • [+3122, -98] Brother was fun!!! • [+2745, -83] I think Kyungsoo would succeed if he wanted to purely be an actor. I really enjoyed watching Brother. His chemistry with Jo Jungseok was the best!!! source: naver | translation: fydk
