On this day, Jo Hyun Jae grumbled a bit against his pure and innocent image. Jo Hyun Jae said, “Every single piece of work in which I was cast is very precious to me, and I am truly thankful to everyone who cast me in their works. However, after the drama “Love Letter” (MBC, 2003) ended, I wanted to play rebellious characters. But, let us say I chose a rebellious character for my next work, but shortly before filming, the script will be modified so that my role will fit my pure and innocent image. So, I have to return to my pure image, hence I never got the chance to take on a rebellious character.”
Jo Hyun Jae explained further, “I have yearned to play villain for many years now. I know that I would do well if I return to pure and innocent roles, however, I want to play a variety of roles. This time I played a villain, maybe next time I will play a sucker or a witty person. I also want to try acting a playful character. I know I can make a role suitable for me by studying or by doing research on any character.”
Jo Hyun Jae added, “I may even do something embarrassing. I wouldn’t be afraid to do that. Doing nude scenes would be fine but I will not do full frontal nudity,” he joked. When asked for particular actresses he would like to work with, Jo Hyun Jae said, “I will work with any actress. Now is not the time to be picky. Han Do Jun is very unique and special to me because Do Jun-i is not about being romantic or melodramatic compared to my previous roles where I had to cooperate a lot with many actresses.”
Editor: I skipped paragraph 5 as it is just a rehash of the drama’s main plot.
Jo Hyun Jae played Han Do Jun, Chairman of the Hanshin Group, half-brother of Han Yeo Jin (Kim Tae Hee). Han Do Jun suffers from illegitimate child complex and forced his younger sister into a vegetative state to grab chairmanship of the company from her. This is the first time Jo Hyun Jae has challenged villain acting since he started his acting career, for which he has received wide acclaim.