Q: Since your first acting work, time has much passed by until now you decided to act again.
JJ: Even in only the last two years, I wasnt motivated at all to do this again. Even though I might come across as rude if people look at me that way. Because I like music too much, I didnt think I need to feel much for things other than music. It was a narrow way of thinking. Well, now of course I already realized that this is a time where I cant only do music. Now I know that by acting, it will help in FTISLAND’s activities, so now I belatedly start to study acting. Now I fall into the charms of actors/actresses. (Through acting) I receive a lot of help with my emotions.
Q: If thats the case, in what aspect specifically does that help?
JJ: Instead of straightforward expressions, I like using metaphorical expressions better, especially the Japanese poetry. By studying acting, now I learn to sharpen my emotions, when I write lyrics, now the words that I wrote in overall give away the feeling of strength and a deeper meaning. When I sing too, I immerse (in the song’s emotion) in a different speed now (t/n: as in now its faster for him to catch on the emotion of the song).
Q: Earlier, when you did the filming, suddenly you cried.
JJ: It was really surprising for me to fall into the emotion that automatically. I didnt know why I cried like that, all that I know, I suddenly had that feeling to cry.
Q: FTISLAND debuted in 2007. Now you film a drama while wearing uniform, compared to how you wore uniform at that time, it must have felt a little bit different.
JJ: Thats right! At that time, for everyone to wear uniform, wasnt that just something that we can do nothing about. Since I had fun going through band practices, and the time that I spent with the members was also enjoyable. Back then, I didnt like wearing uniforms, and I didnt like going to school either. With the members, without the company knowing, even if we had incidents, it was still fun.
Q: What kind of incident?
JJ: We didnt want to go practice, so we tried to avoid and escape from the manager hyung. The practice room in our dorm was like a boarding school. Because the supervision was too much, our rebellious hearts were growing. After we were done with our morning exercises, we didnt go directly to our dorm, we went to the PC room and hid and play games there. Sometimes, when I wore uniform, so that I wouldnt get caught, I went undercover by dressing myself with normal clothes. We did it really enthusiastically. Even though so, while wearing uniform to film this drama this time, it feels nice actually. For that age, there is no clothes as cool as uniform, right. Why didnt I enjoy it back then.
Q: Well, to be honest, at that time, you just didnt know the charms of uniforms right?
JJ: Unfortunately, so. Those times are the most beautiful age to be in. Now I can only say that we cant go back to that time anyway. Those times when we wore uniform were the moments when we feel most alive. I am not the only one who thinks so, all the actors here think so too. Even though there was nothing special, we just burst out laughing, we joke a lot too, like teenagers, we fell in love, while telling fun stories. Had I only done music, I wouldnt be able to enjoy such feelings.
Q: If you can go back to the age of seventeen, is there anything that you want to do?
JJ: Its to have a lively romance. Having a date while wearing uniforms while meeting your friends, I couldnt do such things.
Q: If you look at those things prettily like that, doesnt that just mean that we have grown old? There are a lot of us who belatedly realize that.
JJ: Thats right. Not only one or two people who feel the same way. Even though so, is there any people who actually realize that.
Q: Since I met you, people around you say that you are kind, have a good humanism, that friend is actually alright. I have heard this reputation of yours a lot.
JJ: I didnt know that I have a reputation as a good man like that. I used to have this really passive nature, the members have changed me really a lot. I wasnt brave enough to start a conversation, I wasnt the kind of person who speaks well in front of many people. I spoke too quietly, that people wouldnt be able to hear what I said properly.
Q: FTISLAND’s members are well known to be very energetic. Originally, arent you guys are naughty, good spirited young people. Arent you guys famous for that one thing. (laughs)
JJ: For the last 8 years, the energy from the members has been really contagious. Before that, I just wanted to live a life that is not so much fun at all. People who have praised us that way, no matter what, I wonder if its because of our honesty. I believe that manners with honesty is the most important thing. When there were moments when it was hard because of debuting in such a young age, we complained a lot to our parents who we havent seen for a while. From those moments, the fact that there should be the right manners to do things, I learn there. In whatever cases, we have to do things in the right ways. Even in close relationships, no matter what, I think it is important to keep doing things according to the right manner. That is, the sense of responsibility, and the sense of reliability too, I think its something like faith. There is also the right way to express honesty.
Q: Do you have any charms that only people that are close to you know about?
JJ: When I work on music, I can do random things really spontaneously. I often with these weird kids listen to sounds playfully. In another word, I have this side of me that is crazy.
Q: When we read your SNS account, saico 0111, the right way to pronounce it is also literally like that?
JJ: Yes, it reads pshyco. Its my nickname since middle school. At that time, my cellphone number was 011. When I tried to sign up for the account, someone else had owned the name that I tried to use, so I used the combination of both then.
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