A Interview with Lee Byung Hun

Translated from article as Chinese Chosun.

http://chn.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2008/06/13/20080613000029.html

source: edaily spn

A Interview with Lee Byung-hun: To enter Hollywood bravely with real name.

Lee Byung Hun who is in Prague shooting his final scenes for a Hollywood blockbuster seems extremely eager to return to Korea. As he has been busy filming at various countries since one year back, it is inevitable that he missed his own country.

•  “To immediately return to my country after filming ended and watch all the movie which I have not seen “.

Lee Byung Hun who was in Prague said in his recent interview “All the filming will end on 15 June. However, my portion will be completed before that.  Of course I would really like to join the celebration party but I am eager to go home and intend to fly back to Korea once shooting is done”.  Sure enough, Lee Byung Hun returned to Korea on 11 June as soon as he has completed his shooting.  Starting from mid-July last year, he has been travelling to places like  China, America, Hong Kong and Prague filming “The Good, the Bad, the Weird”, “I come with the Rain” and a Hollywood production, and hence he is really very eager to go home.

When the reporter asked him what is the thing he would want to do most, his answer was surprising. It is not to see long lost friends or to eat delicious food, but to watch movies.  Lee Byung Hun said ” When I am back in Korea, I want to watch all the movies which I have missed all this time.  Occasionally during my filming, I have watched some DVD but I was really very busy, there are many movies which I have yet to appreciate”.

• “The feeling is good when the foreigners called my Korean name.”

Lee Byung Hun not only have a high popularity in Japan and other Asian countries but he also advanced to Hollywood and took up two Hollywood movies.

He did not give himself a English name but uses his real name : “Lee Byung Hun” actively.  To a foreigner, the pronunciation of his name is difficult. At first, the foreign film crew would call him “Byung” in short, but Lee Byung Hun got them to call him as “Byung Hun” when they were later familiarised with one another . To explain this, Lee Byung Hun said ”The reason for not using a English name is because I want to hear foreigners seriously call my Korean name, I also love them calling me so”.   From his explanation, the reporter felt his strong desire to raise the world using his real name “Lee Byung Hun”.

He added: “As I was not able to receiving proper treatment locally, and also not able to return home, I have to try to be careful while insisting on continuing the filming.  Although the injury will not deteriorate if I am careful enough, but I am very worried that it will take a long time to recuperate”.

Finally, the reporter asked Lee Byung Hun, who is way beyond the right age to get married what is his ideal partner, he humorously replied : “First of all, there must be a common language, followed by a beautiful hip.”

p.s. it seems like it was mentioned in another article that no matter how busy, he would make an effort to spare some time to meet the person he wants to see …. he is also lonely … was so busy that he was not able to catch up with friends but would occasionally phone someone ……

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